…judgment of what is best for wild places. In the end, organizations like The Wilderness Society, Sierra Club and Izaak Walton League successfully rallied public support as Americans’ concern for the environment escalated in the 1960s. The 1964 Wilderness Act established the National Wilderness Preservation System and set aside an…
…a “global read” by the Charter for Compassion Global Book Club, to be discussed virtually in the Alvord Theatre on Saturday, October 22, 2016, from 10:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. “This is an ideal opportunity to bring together students, staff, faculty, and the broader community to read one book in…
In a July 27, 2016, talk hosted by the Lafayette County 4-H club, recorded for Wisconsin Public Television’s University Place, Tom Fitz, associate professor of geology, delved into how the Penokees—“some of the oldest rocks in Wisconsin”—took shape. He explored the processes that formed the complex layers of rock making…
…Great Tide Rising has been chosen as a “global read” by the Charter for Compassion Global Book Club. People around the world are invited to read the book—then come together virtually for a conversation on October 22, 2016. Northland College has also chosen Great Tide Rising for a One Campus,…
…capstone work on the conflict in Northern Ireland. Intern for the Peace Corps on Northland’s campus to promote opportunities to NC students. Interned with Center for Victims of Torture in the Twin Cities and was a research assistant for the Center for Rural Communities. Adrian: Founded the Multicultural Club at…
…smaller version of tenpins; and you roll three balls per frame, not just two. There are other differences, but we’ll leave that to the experts out there to explain. You know who you are. This, the LumberJack and Jill Duckpin Bowling Night, was the Mid-Atlantic Club of Northland College’s (aka…
Profile: Stephanie Muise Graduated: 2015 Major: natural resources—fisheries and wildlife conservation Minor: biology Hometown: Haverhill, Massachusetts Stephanie Muise is a scholar, public speaker, and natural leader. So much so that she was selected as the 2015 student commencement speaker and as the recipient of the Indelible Mark Award, a Northland…
…in the Explorers Club, American Canoe Association, and Northland College Alumni Association. The John Burroughs Award. A map of the Boundary Waters printed on cloth. Snowshoes. On January 13, 1982, Sig died of a heart attack while snowshoeing near his home, leaving a note in his typewriter, still at his…
…club, try out for a play at the Chequamegon Theatre Association, vote. Remember, too, that you are part of natural as well as human communities. Follow the twists and turns of Bay City Creek through the Ravine, go paddle boarding with a friend at Solstice Outdoors, go climbing at Bob…
