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In Wildness and Wonder

The Sigurd Olson Environmental Institute Looks to the Future By Alan Brew, Executive Director of the SOEI Over the past year, in anticipation of the Sigurd Olson Environmental Institute’s fiftieth anniversary in 2022, the staff of the Institute have reflected on its history and deliberated about its future. We have…

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Fed Jobs Just Got Easier

…Craig said. “Of all the internships, the federal system hires — they are the nation’s largest employer.” The Northland College Sigurd Olson Environmental Institute Executive Director Mark Peterson, who is assisting Craig in administering the program, noted that Northland is an ideal institution for the partnership. “Our long-standing focus on…

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Better than Xbox: the Apostle Island School

…was formed at the Northland College Sigurd Olson Environmental Institute twenty-eight years ago. Twelve years ago, it shifted to the Outdoor Education Department, under the leadership of Professor Clayton Russell. Next year the Island School will return to the Sigurd Olson Environmental Institute, under the direction of the new Bro…

Collage of historical photos of the Bro Family at Northland College

The Bro Family

A Century at Northland College 

…internship at the new Sigurd Olson Environmental Institute. Kim said the experience shaped the rest of his life. “Each day at Northland, I sought advice from Sigurd Olson and Aunt Harriet,” Kim Bro said. “I think the research and experiences of Granny [Margueritte] and my Uncle Harmon helped shape my…

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Northland College to Host Lake Superior Youth Symposium

…Ontario. Registration deadline is April 15. “What affects Lake Superior anywhere around her 1,800 miles of shoreline affects the Lake everywhere,” said Mark Peterson, executive director of the Northland College Sigurd Olson Environmental Institute. “As citizens who live, work, or play by the Lake, we are all tied together in…