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ReUse Room

The ReUse Room, located in the basement of the Townhouses, is a thrift shop staffed by students and volunteers. Donations from students, staff, and faculty include used clothes, CDs, books, and household items. All items are free. Students who have an active ID can access and enjoy perusing through our…

Aerial shot of river flowing through Highway 2, following June 2018 storm

WPR: Northern Wisconsin Project Seeks To ‘Slow The Flow’ Of Stormwater

Local, State, Federal Partners Aim To Reduce Flood Peaks, Erosion In Northern Wisconsin

…can hold back some of that water on the landscape before it gets into the stream, we can reduce the amount of water that rushes into the stream at one time and reduce the amount of erosion that happens in the stream and then reduce the amount of sediment that…

Todd Rothe standing in kitchen

Northland Announces Food Systems Center

…tackle global issues like climate change by engaging with the food chain start to finish—with regional farmers, local food processing, and composting to reduce waste, reduce methane produced in landfills, and improve the soil. All within a one-hundred-mile radius. By focusing on local solutions, the College can address large-scale problems….

Wheeler Hall 2016

Message to the Community: budget updates

…Effective July 1, the full-time equivalent hours of an additional 9 positions will be reduced. Effective July 1, all staff and faculty pay will be reduced by 7.5 percent. Our goal is to reinstate pay levels upon achieving revenue growth and a stable financial position. Effective July 1, the College…

Northland College student Hattie Hoffman plays guitar

In Pursuit of Biology, Music, & Environmental Justice

Name: Hattie Hoffman Majors: biology with a music minor Keeps busy with ECCO Haus, the Sustainability Department, REuse Room, and NCAA softball It’s not always easy to merge two distinct halves of a whole brain. Sophomore Hattie Hoffman grew up surrounded by music, harnessing intuition and creativity through instruments from…

Lake Superior and beach

Geologic Perspectives on Climate Change

…altered climate state that is incompatible with the foundations of our civilization. In order to avoid catastrophic climate change, we must reduce our output of greenhouse gases. Unfortunately, there is no roadmap in the geologic record for how we might transition away from the burning of fossil fuels. We must…

Chemistry student in the lab

Chemistry

…path to these solutions is an educated population who understand how our individual actions impact the environment. In this department, we also believe that answers require more advanced chemical technologies to improve our energy efficiency and reduce our environmental impact. This major will thoroughly prepare you for graduate school and…

Muddy fish creek watershed

Northland Project Aims to Clear Chequamegon Bay’s Muddy Waters

…runoff and the detours. People stopped coming up,” he said. “It’s slowly coming back for the past couple of weeks, but it was a major, major economic deficit to the area.” The project seeks to use two main efforts to reduce the amount of sediment moving downstream. The first is…

Move in day at Northland College

What to Pack

…to be left behind. Check out the residential living policies for additional information. If you forget something – don’t worry! There are plenty of local shops and thrift stores in town. You can also visit our ReUse Room to look for household items, clothes, books, etc., all at no cost….

solar garden

CRC Helps City Plan for Renewable Future

Center for Rural Communities Updates Ashland City Plan for Energy Independence

…efficiency where most needed and help us reduce the costs of our solar infrastructure,” said Mayor Deb Lewis. CRC researchers analyzed the City’s buildings and properties, energy usage, and vehicle fleet fuel usage, and provided recommendations for achieving 25 percent renewable energy by 2025. “I was impressed by how much…