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Wilderness Medical Associates Wilderness First Responder Course

Larson-Juhl Center for Science and the Environment (CSE)

The Sigurd Olson Environmental Institute’s Outdoor Pursuits program is partnering with Wilderness Medical Associates to host an eight-day Wilderness First Responder (WFR) course—the definitive wilderness course in medical training, leadership, and critical thinking for outdoor, low-resource, and remote professionals and leaders. The WFR program is the ideal medical training experience for leaders in remote areas…  Read More →

$650 – $700

Wild Rice

Manoominikewin Workshop: Rice Knocker Making

Hulings Rice Food Center

Are you interested in learning more about processing manoomin (wild rice) or thinking about harvesting it but don’t have your own wild rice knocking sticks? Join us at the Northland College Hulings Rice Food Center for two Manoominikewin Workshops this September. In this workshop, participants will learn how to make wild rice knocking sticks. Materials…  Read More →

$10
Wild Rice

Manoominikewin Workshop: Wild Rice Processing

Hulings Rice Food Center

Are you interested in learning more about processing manoomin (wild rice) or thinking about harvesting it? Join us at the Northland College Hulings Rice Food Center for two Manoominikewin Workshops this September. In this free workshop, participants will learn how to process manoomin and participate in parching, dancing, and winnowing. In the previous Manoominikewin Workshop,…  Read More →

Free
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Fall Festival Kids Play

Bayfield Peninsula

This event is for kids and grandkids at Fall Festival. Youth ages 5–17 are welcome to join us in a day of fun and exploration! We will meet at the Sigurd Olson Environmental Institute in the morning and head up the Bayfield Peninsula for the day. We will head to a couple different destinations: Houghton…  Read More →

$10

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Waawaashkeshi Gabeshiwin: Deer Camp

Hulings Rice Food Center

November is time for Waawaashkeshi Gabeshiwin (Deer Camp)! Come join us at 5 p.m. on Monday, November 14, 2022, at the Northland College Hulings Rice Food Center to learn about the cultural history and connection with deer and other beings, along with how to respectfully harvest, process, and prepare venison. For more information or questions…  Read More →

Traditional Foodways Through the Eyes of an Indigenous Chef

Sigurd Olson Environmental Institute 1411 Ellis Ave., Ashland, WI

Join the Indigenous Cultures Center and the Sigurd Olson Environmental Institute for a look at traditional foodways through the eyes of an Indigenous chef. We are thrilled to welcome Brian Yazzie to Northland College for this event. About Brian Yazzie Brian Yazzie aka Yazzie The Chef (Diné/Navajo) is a chef and food justice activist from…  Read More →

Birds at Two National Parks in Colombia and Peru

Sigurd Olson Environmental Institute 1411 Ellis Ave., Ashland, WI

Chequamegon Audubon president Neil Howk describes birds seen on recent visits to South America as a volunteer with the International Conservation Corps working with park staff in the Colombian Andes and the Peruvian Amazon.

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SOEI Holiday Book Sale

Sigurd Olson Environmental Institute 1411 Ellis Ave., Ashland, WI

A cash-only book sale will continue to provide modestly-priced holiday gifts this week. Adult, children’s, and nature literature. Located in the Sigurd Olson Environmental Institute foyer. Available during all open hours of the SOEI. Regular SOEI hours are Monday through Friday, 7 a.m.–7 p.m.

Women and Flyfishing

Sigurd Olson Environmental Institute 1411 Ellis Ave., Ashland, WI

Please join Wild Rivers Trout Unlimited for two short films and conversation about women and flyfishing. Three Days on the River offers an inside look into the community of women fly anglers at the annual Wisconsin Women’s Fly Fishing Clinic in the Driftless region of southwestern Wisconsin. Stepping Into the Stream introduces several women anglers…  Read More →

Free

Two female researchers on a bluff overlooking Lake Superior examining a plant specimen

Great Lakes Science for Parks Symposium

Northland College 1411 Ellis Avenue, Ashland, WI

Protecting, Restoring, and Reconnecting for the Next Generation: Addressing Emerging Issues in Great Lakes National Parks Northland College, Alvord Theatre (Ashland, Wisconsin) March 21–23, 2023 Join us for the Great Lakes Science for Parks Symposium, sponsored by Northland College in Ashland, Wisconsin, from March 21 to 23, 2023. The symposium theme is Protecting, Restoring, and…  Read More →

Free – $100