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This is how we do natural resources. Woman with fish.

Natural Resources

…ready to apply your education to real-world challenges and to make a difference by working to restore the habitat, species diversity, and ecological integrity to degraded ecosystems. See Ecological Restoration Emphasis course list. Fisheries & Wildlife Ecology Fisheries and wildlife ecology will prepare you for a career studying and managing…

Northland College student standing on rock at Lake Superior

Globalization on Rural Fisheries Communities

…to Michigan State University this fall, she added. Muise will be studying the impacts of globalization on rural fisheries communities at Michigan State University. “I hope to be able to tie in my passion for indigenous cultures, biology, and conservation—and reveal the best plan for small fisheries communities,” she says….

Northland College student plays golf.

Gilligan Personifies "Student-Athlete"

…emphasis in fisheries and wildlife and a minor in chemistry—has taken full advantage of every opportunity she’s had at the institution tucked away in Ashland, Wisconsin, to develop into leader who is prepared to make a difference in the environment and the world. “Northland has given me opportunities no other…

Northland College student collects data for bat research

Monitoring Bats by Sound

The Great Lakes Inventory and Monitoring Network Employs Students for Bat Research

…Taylor Pichler was one of them. Focused on fisheries and wildlife ecology at Northland, he surveyed over twenty sites, located in corridors of bat travel like streams, creeks, trails and other clearings throughout the Apostle Islands National Lakeshore. “I got to travel by boat, to go hike on an island,…

Northland College alums Derek Ogle and Tam Hofman

Alumni Association Recognizes Hofman and Ogle

…cum laude in 1989 with a degree in environmental studies and returned to join the faculty in 1996 after earning a PhD in fisheries from the University of Minnesota. He has actively served Northland and the American Fisheries Society (AFS) and is an AFS-certified Fisheries Professional. Professor Ogle continues to…

Northland student sitting next to microscope

Student Researches Lawyers: The Fishy Kind

…appearance. They are also bottom feeders that can be difficult to catch using traditional fisheries sampling techniques as they are not scaly, but rather smooth and slimy. Burbot don’t warrant much attention from researchers, which is why she chose them for her research project. “I wanted to do something big…

Baby piglets nestled together

Pre-Veterinary Medicine

…solid liberal education preparation for veterinary medicine professions. If you are passionate about animals and caring for their health you may choose to major in biology, chemistry, or fisheries and wildlife ecology while taking courses that meet veterinary school admissions requirements. One particular major does not have an advantage over…