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Northland College Nordic Skiing

Free Mt. Ashwabay Student Passes

December 4, 2024, 11:00 am2:00 pm

Northland College partners with Mt. Ashwabay to issue free, all-mountain passes to current students—stop by the Ponzio Campus Center to claim yours! Students interested in securing a pass must be registered for classes during Winter Term and should bring their Northland ID to the registration table. Can’t make it during…

FinalGreat Lakes Science for Parks Symposium 2023 Booklet

…Thursday, March 23rd, 2023. The symposium will be held at the Northland College Alvord Theater in the Ponzio Campus enter. https://mapcarta.com/N4564324839/Directions Signs will be posted to guide you to the appropriate room. To reach Northland College, from US 2 (Lake Shore Dr), then turn onto State Highway 13 S (Ellis…

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Great Lakes Wolf Symposium Abstracts October 15-17th, 2024 Northland College Ashland, WI 1 Movement Ecology of Gray Wolves in the Western Great Lakes Region Alejandra Zubiria Perez, Department of Fisheries and Wildlife, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI, USA, Shannon M. Barber-Meyer – Research Department, Pacific Whale Foundation, Wailuku, HI,…

Eau Claire solar garden, photo taken by PJ Nelson

In a Bold Step Forward, Students Purchase Solar Shares

Solar will provide power to CSE

…and now Ashland. The three solar gardens are part of a pilot project that was approved by the Wisconsin Public Service Commission in 2016. Xcel presented on the Ashland proposal last year as a way to gauge interest. The Northland College Student Association (NCSA) loved the idea so much, they…

Storm drain stencil

Stencil project teaches care for environment

The Chequamegon Water Collaborative (CWC), a Northland College student initiative, collaborated with Ashland Elementary School first graders Thursday, stenciling “Keep Our Bay Clean” artwork near storm drains in the city. The Collaborative has been working with regional schools to raise awareness about storm drains—that everything that flows into the drain,…

Crane beak

Saving Cranes

Senior Mary Sellars Interns at the International Crane Foundation

…along their flyways. “My ultimate goal is to continue in zoological and wildlife medicine to address the complex issues facing animals globally as we near what many scientists have deemed ‘the sixth mass extinction,’” Sellars said. “If it weren’t for my amazing opportunities throughout my undergraduate career at Northland working…

Northland College students help build a section of the Ice Age Trail.

Students, Faculty Add Muscle to Ice Age Trail

Northland College Assistant Professor of Geoscience Dave Ullman and four students worked alongside other volunteers for a weekend in October to help continue the 1200-mile Ice Age National Scenic Trail. “Northland students have a passion for their study of the natural world, while also seeking out ways to have a…

Northland student sitting next to microscope

Student Researches Lawyers: The Fishy Kind

By Sean Devlin ’15 Northland College student Kaitlyn Windschitl was accepted into the McNair Scholar’s Program in November to fund her research project on the burbot (Lota lota), sometimes referred to a seelpout, lawyers, or even the poor man’s lobster. In May 2016 she will become the first member of…

Northland College alum Terry Daulton's painting of Crystal Bog

On Merging Art and Science

How One Class Changed My Life

In ninth grade, we were assigned a career research project. I picked wildlife biologist. When Northland College sent a brochure with students paddling a wild river, I was hooked. At Northland, I found great friends and mentors. Dr. Lee Stadnyk guided my path through environmental studies. Spring courses paddled the…