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Outdoor Pursuits Events

…offer to anyone who wants to repair their bike or build a bike from scratch. If you are interested in learning the ABC’s of bike repair, you are welcome and encouraged to volunteer alongside our work-study students who manage the shop. Thinking about not bringing your own bike to campus…

SONWA winning books

SONWA Winners 1991–2024

Nature Books for Adults and Children

…has written for many outlets, including the Minneapolis Star Tribune. • 1997. Heart and Blood, Richard Nelson. Beginning with the author tracking a deer on a remote island off the Alaskan coast, Nelson examines the physiology of the deer, explaining how its unique digestive system and grazing habits have enabled…

Black bear on a trail cam

The Hidden Lives of Island Carnivores

Insights into Island Biogeography

Researchers placed 160 cameras on 19 of the 22 Apostle Islands on Lake Superior, near campus, to see which carnivores were living there. After taking more than 200,000 photos over a period of three years, the team discovered that several carnivores are living on various islands in this remote archipelago…

SOEI Youth Programs

Girls Empowered Trails: Mt. Ashwabay

August 12, 2024August 15, 2024

and make stories of our own! Each morning, we will rise from our tents and head out to volunteer on local trails, cutting and maintaining bike, ski, and hiking trails for future use. In the afternoon and evening, we will explore, recreate, and enjoy land and water trails in the…

Northland College students digs trench on Ice Age Trail.

National Public Lands Day of Service

September 28, 2024, 8:00 am4:30 pm

National Public Lands Day is the nation’s largest single-day volunteer event for people to celebrate and give back to our public lands. Established in 1994 and held annually on the fourth Saturday in September, this celebration brings out thousands of volunteers to help restore and improve public lands around the…

Northland College Food Systems Manager Todd Rothe

Todd Rothe ’10 Says Farmers Need a Plan

…task is tracking your numbers—knowing where you are gaining and losing financially. A business plan forces you to map everything out, from identifying market potential to planning crops, to profit margins. It serves as the map for your journey to build a new business enterprise. I wrote a business plan…

AASHE STAR award

Northland College Receives High Marks for Sustainability Achievements

Northland College has earned a STARS Gold rating in recognition of its sustainability achievements from the Association for the Advancement of Sustainability in Higher Education (AASHE). STARS, the Sustainability Tracking, Assessment & Rating System, measures and encourages sustainability in all aspects of higher education. Northland College ranked as one of…

Northland College Students at Apostle Island Ice Caves

Coolest School in the Midwest

Sierra Magazine Recognizes Northland for Sustainability Initiatives

…Schools rating, Northland College achieved a STARS Gold rating earlier this year in recognition of its sustainability achievements from the Association for the Advancement of Sustainability in Higher Education (AASHE). STARS, the Sustainability Tracking, Assessment & Rating System, measures and encourages sustainability in all aspects of higher education.    …

Tulips outside of Ponzio Campus Center

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