Nestled among old growth forest, this unique north woods retreat is situated along two-plus miles of Lake Namekagon’s pristine southern shoreline….
…for National Geographic as a photographer, writer, and film producer. • 1995. The Northern Forest, David Dobbs and Richard Ober. Focused on the lives of Northern Forest residents—a mill worker, a forester, several loggers, a fishing guide, and a Christmas tree-farming family. Dobbs writes essays and features for The New…
…a 20-page proposal to Daryl Dean, architect for the USDA Forest Service, and Jason Maloney, director of Forest Lodge and the Northern Great Lakes Visitor Center, on campus February 4 regarding accessibility of historic buildings at Forest Lodge which is part of the Chequamegon-Nicolet National Forest. As part of their…
…thirty-acre, fenced “exclosure,” built to keep deer out. County foresters want to see the difference between deer and no deer on a new forest. Johnson is interested in scouting the exclosure as a teaching tool for her students in the fall. Exclosures permit the scientific community to study the impacts…
Relax and recharge at the Forest Lodge Educational Campus for a meditation, forest bathing, and yoga retreat. The schedule includes unstructured time in the woods, yoga, forest bathing, and guided meditation. We are experimenting with a drop-in retreat style. You can come for the day, stay overnight, stay for several…
Join the USDA Forest Service for the annual spring clean-up at Forest Lodge in Cable, Wisconsin! Activities will include, but are not limited to: Thorough cleaning of the boat house Fire pit preparation Trail and yard clean up This event will be held rain or shine. A tour of Forest…
Northland College has announced the winning 2017 books for the Sigurd F. Olson Nature Writing Award (SONWA). The SONWA committee awarded Where Honeybees Thrive: Stories from the Field by author Heather Swan the top prize in nature writing. “Swan takes an innovative look at the wonders of honeybees and…
U.S. Forest Service and Northland College sign historic property lease at Forest Lodge. The Chequamegon-Nicolet National Forest and Northland College signed a historic property lease Monday allowing Northland College to operate and maintain Forest Lodge. Forest Lodge, located eight miles east of Cable, Wisconsin, is a unique 872-acre estate that…
…interactions with nature promote improved cognitive functioning. And, Christopher Norment, a teacher and environmental scientist, has argued in an article for Orion Magazine that it is wonder, and especially wonder inspired by encounters with wild nature, “that sustains intellectual and artistic creativity, nourishes the most active minds, and gives rise…
