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 →
The Timber Wolf Alliance at Northland College is excited to host the Great Lakes Wolf Symposium October 15–17, 2024, on campus in Ashland, Wisconsin. The Great Lakes Wolf Symposium provides an… Read More →
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…
Sigurd Olson was born on April 4, 1899. One hundred years later, in 1999, the Sigurd Olson Environmental Institute celebrated the anniversary of Olson’s birth with two initiatives that recognized his lifelong devotion to wilderness. The first initiative was the preparation and publication of a fifteen-page pamphlet titled A Voice for Wilderness: Northland College Salutes…
On June 21-22, 1994, the Sigurd Olson Environmental Institute hosted the Robert E. Matteson Brule River Workshop: Sustaining the Brule River Ecosystem, Past, Present, and Future. This event marked the revival of an Institute activity known as “problem-solving workshops.” Institute records show that the revival of these workshops was initiated by Jane Matteson in a…
In October of 1990, Mark Peterson and Jeff Rennicke prepared a working paper titled “The 1991 Sigurd F. Olson Writing Award.” At the time, Peterson was serving as director of the Sigurd Olson Environmental Institute and Rennicke was serving on its advisory board. Their working paper outlined a proposal to establish a writing award that…
In 1932, Sigurd Olson completed a master’s thesis titled The Life History of the Timber Wolf and the Coyote: A Study in Predatory Animal Control. In the opening paragraphs of the thesis, Olson writes that “practically no scientific research or investigation has been made into the actual status of [predators] in regard to the herbivores…
The Wisconsin Conservation Congress (WCC) and the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (WDNR) will hold the WCC 2022 Spring Hearings virtually, allowing the public to submit comments via an online survey from April 11 at 7 p.m. until April 14 at 7 p.m. If you have questions on how to participate, you can review The…
Bayfield School District fifth grade teachers, Gina Monroe, Sarah Potter, and Amy Day are doing what teachers do best; engaging their students in fact-finding, critical thinking, and then teaching them how to take action on what they find out. The plan for the fifth grade, beginning the week of January 17, is for students to hear…
The February 2021 wolf hunting and trapping season will be remembered as a dark mark on a state with a rich history of sound and effective wildlife management. Unlike past hunting and trapping seasons, which were highly regulated, based on sound science, and informed by an open and transparent public process, the February 2021 season…
