…recognizing and encouraging contemporary writers who seek to carry on his tradition of nature writing. “The College announces the winners near Earth Day each year to highlight the best environmental and nature writing at a time when people are reflecting and thinking about their place in the natural world,” said…
MADISON — Two of Wisconsin’s literary leaders will help decide the winner of the Our Waters, Our Future writing contest. Peter Annin, journalist and author of Great Lakes Water Wars, and Fabu, as Madison’s third poet laureate is professionally known, have agreed to help select the top stories that imagine…
…the Sigurd Olson Nature Writing Awards, while simultaneously developing and delivering new programs and activities. Alan Brew has served as a faculty member in the English department at Northland College since 1999. His courses focus on American literature and nature writing, and he regularly teaches field-based courses in the…
…by visionary Minnesotans. In an era when extraction of forest resources was the dominant paradigm, Arthur Carhart, a U.S. Forest Service employee working in Minnesota’s Superior National Forest, challenged this view. His 1921 recreation plan recognized an area called the Boundary Waters could become, in time, “as priceless as Yellowstone…
…both of my degrees. Q. Any advice for incoming first years? A. Summers are a great chance to gain experience in work you’re interested in. Even if you’re not yet sure what you want to pursue after college or even major in, getting a summer position revolving around some aspect…
…used as an ecological campus to develop environmental awareness and leadership. Northland College develops and delivers the environmental programming for Forest Lodge. This past summer was the first time the buildings were renovated and available for participants “Forest Lodge was such an awesome location for this workshop. I am so…
…were within one hundred meters of us at one point. We even heard them howl. Brittany Goudos-Weisbecker, Senior Natural resources with a forestry emphasis Future plans? My long-term career goal is to work for the US Forest Service What about wolves interests you? The pack dynamic; it is fascinating how…
