John Hermus ’19 has a degree in natural resources with an emphasis on fish and wildlife ecology and minors in biology and chemistry from Northland College. He is currently at the University of Alaska Fairbanks, finishing his graduate studies regarding otoliths—the inner ear bones—of young freshwater salmon. Salmon populations have been decreasing in the last…
The Mary Griggs Burke Center for Freshwater Innovation at Northland College has announced a significant milestone in its efforts to protect the North Fish Creek watershed. With an additional $300,000 in funding secured from the Great Lakes Restoration Initiative (GLRI), the center’s ambitious sediment reduction project moves closer to achieving its long-term goals. The new…
Northland College’s Mary Griggs Burke Center for Freshwater Innovation is playing a critical role in preserving the ecological health of the Turtle-Flambeau Flowage in Mercer, Wisconsin. This beloved waterway, spanning 12,942 acres of water and surrounded by 37,000 acres of state-owned land, is cherished for its breathtaking beauty, remote campsites, and abundant recreational opportunities. However,…
Northland College’s Timber Wolf Alliance (TWA) successfully hosted the the 2024 Great Lakes Wolf Symposium on October 15–16, attracting over 150 participants from eleven states, two Canadian provinces, and as… Read More →
Real-time data from the Lake Namekagon chain of lakes went live this week with the launch of a new Northland College website. The website, hosted by the College’s Mary Griggs Burke Center for Freshwater Innovation, gathers information hourly, such as temperature, dissolved oxygen, and chlorophyll a, and broadcasts the data online. “We are listening to…
The Timber Wolf Alliance at Northland College is proud to celebrate Wolf Awareness Week, taking place from October 15 to 21, 2023, with events in Duluth, Minnesota, and Ashland, Wisconsin. This annual observance aims to raise awareness about wolves and their vital role in our ecosystem. Building upon the rich tradition established by former Wisconsin…
Northland College’s Mary Griggs Burke Center for Freshwater Innovation has been awarded $500,000 of new funding to support the third phase of its Sediment Reduction Project on North Fish Creek—the largest source of sediment flowing into Lake Superior’s Chequamegon Bay. A grant of nearly $300,000 was recently awarded from the Great Lakes Commission’s Great Lakes…
The Lake Namekagon system in northwestern Wisconsin is set to receive long-term, real-time data thanks to a new monitoring project by the Northland College Mary Griggs Burke Center for Freshwater Innovation. The initiative will support scientific research, and real-time data will also be available to the public. Research buoys equipped with high-tech sensors have been…
Katie Tapper ’21 nets, guts, and dissects fish as part of a larger project to investigate the culinary tastes of Lake Superior fish. Her most unusual find? A nearly intact garter snake inside the stomach of a trout she netted near Madeline Island in northern Wisconsin’s Apostle Islands archipelago. “That was pretty cool,” she says…
Dr. Sarah Johnson stood in Spur Lake with waders on, her hand searching below the surface as part of an effort to revive wild rice. She pulled up what looked like a long white monster the size of her arm. “It’s only a water lily rhizome,” she said, reassuring the shocked faces in front of…
