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City of Ashland Presents: Save Northland Party and Fundraiser

March 22, 4:00 pm10:00 pm

The City of Ashland is hosting a Save Northland College Party and Fundraiser! This is more than just a party—it’s a rallying cry for our beloved local college! Beer starts flowin’ at 5 p.m. Party with us until 10 p.m. at the Bretting Community Center or until the beer taps…

Golf Classic foursome

2023 Annual Northland College Golf Classic

July 6, 2023

Mark your calendar, and start building your team! Northland College Athletics’ Annual Golf Classic is back. As a major fundraiser for Northland College Athletics, we look forward to a great day of golf, food, beverages, and friends. All proceeds raised support the operations of the Northland College Athletics Department. Support…

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SONWA Winners 1991-Present

Nature Books for Adults and Children

…• 2000. Hope is the Thing with Feathers, Christopher Cokinos. Cokinos weaves natural history and personal experience into the dramatic story of the last days of six North American bird species. Christopher Cokinos is a nature and science writer with strong interests in a variety of topics, including climate change,…

Robin Wall Kimmerer

The Gifts You Bring the World

…her gifts piled high. Blankets of moss, robes of feathers, baskets of corn and vials of healing herbs. Spotted trout, agate beaches, sand dunes. Thunderheads and snow drifts, cords of wood and herds of elk. Tulips. Potatoes. Luna moths and snow geese. More than anything, I want to hear a…

Loon flying

The Uncommon Lives of Common Loons

…or more, surfacing hundreds of feet away from the place where they dove. They are also able to hide by compressing their feathers, letting out air, and lying flat on the surface of the water. It wasn’t until the development of night-time capture techniques in the 1990s that researchers were…

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Discovery Southeast Honors Teacher Allie Smith

…to reach all those kids who might not otherwise get outside,” Eisele says. Discovery Southeast received several nominations for the inaugural Discovery Award, which is meant to honor educators. Smith will get the award at the organization’s annual fundraiser banquet Saturday night at the Juneau Arts and Culture Center. Discovery…

Loon airs its wings

Protect Loons

Over the last seventy years, northern Wisconsin has experienced increasing development. Housing density maps from 1940, 1990, and 2010 clearly show cumulative density throughout the decades, particularly in the lakes regions. What does this mean for loons? Loss of habitat, declining water quality, and increased recreational use of lakes influences…

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Annual Golf Classic

Join us for the 2017 Annual Golf Classic on Thursday, July 6 at Chequamegon Bay Golf Club in Ashland, Wisconsin. Mark your calendar and start building your team! Proceeds will support Northland College Athletics. Thursday, July 6 8:30 a.m. Registration Opens 10 a.m. Shotgun Start Location Chequamegon Bay Golf Club…