…me into a geographer, which is an important part of being a cartographer. You can’t make good maps unless you know something about space, place, and the natural world.” Sack recently defended his PhD dissertation in geography and works as the GIS faculty and program coordinator at Fond du Lac…
…many, but I do recall that the strong sense of curiosity about the botanical world came from family canoe trips where we would just drift through boggy rivers and wetlands, without any goal except for looking at things. I learned that curiosity could be a pursuit. And the plants there…
Helen Pent Jenkins ’08, associate director of philanthropy at The Nature Conservancy, is responsible for raising major gifts for conservation projects around the world. Helen currently lives in Missoula, Montana. Travis Moore `11 talked to her about her time at Northland, how she is still being a change agent after…
…Chequamegon Bay and how it relates to the nation and to the world. “Chequamegon Bay is much more complicated than we originally thought but also much more interesting.” Chequamegon Bay is also one of the most susceptible places in the world for climate change, Lehr said. Annin, who is the…
…also talked about some of the issues we have in our world regarding the earth and the point we are at with our environment. “We have the technological solutions, we have the science, we have everything we need to change the world except the political will to do it,” she…
…development opportunities or academic coursework around the world. These opportunities can occur during the regular school year, May term, and in the summer. Participate in these outstanding experiences and still graduate in four years. And to make these experiences affordable, you can apply for special travel grants and funding. …
You like the outdoors, right? Then you’re going to love this place. Northland College has a location like nowhere else on Earth. We are surrounded by a million acres of forest and the largest freshwater lake in the world. These amazing natural resources are right outside our doors and serve…
…ultimately change the world for the better. Northland College has been the launching point for scientists, educators, business owners, and dedicated professionals in almost every field imaginable. Our liberal arts curriculum, with its progressive focus on the environment and sustainability, gives you the tools, confidence, and vision to be competitive…
Some of these articles were published in 1951 in North Country Magazine. Sigurd also wrote a couple of hundred short sketches for newspapers; he wrote a few between 1937 and 1939, but most were from 1940 to 1943, and were syndicated to a number of newspapers, mostly in the Midwest….
…dreamt of traveling the world and helping save the planet.” Jessica began turning the dream into reality with internships with the Round River Conservation Studies Namibia program and The Field Museum in Chicago. “My time in Africa was the most emotionally, physically, and educationally challenging time in my life and…
