Forest Play is an outdoor, nature-based program for 3–5 year olds. We are excited to continue this adventure with youth at the Sigurd Olson Environmental Institute for our winter and spring programs. Winter sessions are every Friday from 10 a.m. to 12 p.m. beginning January 17 and ending February 28,…
…Khadka, senior: As part of my Wolf Ecology and Management class with Professor Olson, we went out in the field one weekend and used radio telemetry and howl surveys to track wolves around the Chequamegon National Forest area. As a class, we drove around the forest roads, stopping every couple…
Forest Play is an outdoor, nature-based program for 3–5 year olds. We are excited to continue this adventure with youth this spring in our six-week program. Sessions are every Friday beginning March 15 and ending April 19, 2024. Forest Play provides your child with the opportunity to be outdoors in…
Hold your next program or retreat at the historic Forest Lodge estate, located eight miles east of Cable, Wisconsin, in the Chequamegon-Nicolet National Forest in northern Wisconsin….
Join Outdoor Pursuits for a weekend retreat at Lowenwood! Nestled into mature forests near Land O’Lakes, Wisconsin, Lowenwood has a twelve-hundred-acre campus with eight lakes and twenty-four miles of trails bordering the Sylvania Wilderness. Enjoy some of your favorite indoor or outdoor activities over the weekend, and spend time cooking…
…Parks Symposium 2023 24 Abstracts: oral presentations Title: Giving Nature a Nudge: Developing an Assisted Migration Plan for the Superior National Forest Authors: Frerker, Katie*,1 * katie.l.frerker@usda.gov, 1 USDA Forest Service, Superior National Forest Abstract: The Superior National Forest (SNF) is preparing forest ecosystems for the challenges of continued climate…
You’ve worked hard this semester—it’s time to take a deep breath before finals. Join SOEI student leaders for a relaxing weekend getaway at the Forest Lodge Educational Campus! Nestled on the south shore of Lake Namekagon, you’ll enjoy leisurely walks through the Forest Lodge Nature Trail, lounging in the Boat…
…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…
