…twenty percent of the world’s fresh surface water.” Preorder your copies through Island Press and other outlets here. Book Tour Schedule Fall Fest Hometown Pre-launch Northland College, Ashland Friday, September 28, 2018, 4–5 p.m. Official Book Launch Discovery Center, Milwaukee Wednesday, October 3, 2018, 5–7 p.m. Author Talks and Panel…
The federal government has named Northland College in Ashland, Wis. as a partner in activating the next generation of conservation stewards. The new 21st Century Conservation Service Corps (21CSC), a national effort to place thousands of young people and veterans in conservation work, selected Northland College in December as one…
…him south from Ashland to Galesburg, Illinois. I helped him unload his luggage, dragged it into his fraternity house at Knox, and I watched him in my rear view mirror as he waved goodbye from the curb. We would be near each other again as we both served in the…
As the U.N. Convention on Climate Change prepares to meet in Geneva, Switzerland, February 8-13, Northland College in Ashland is working on its own initiatives for reducing carbon emissions. Northland announced last fall the selection of Affiliated Engineers, Inc. (AEI) to conduct a comprehensive campus-wide energy study with the goal…
…be respectful. Advocating for positive change is something I have never regretted. At Northland, I’ve been part of groups that have convinced the Board of Trustees to divest from fossil fuels, submitted development plans to the City of Ashland, and increased access to gender-neutral bathrooms on campus. The most important…
Northland College in Ashland, Wis., recently received $1 million from the Mary Livingston Griggs and Mary Griggs Burke Foundation to establish a graduate degree program. The gift is intended to fund all facets of development until the program can support itself. The College is currently working with a consultant to…
Northland College students and their professor have recently embarked on a study of the behavior of the gray fox in the Chequamegon Bay region, and are seeking community help for their research project. They are only interested in sightings in Ashland and Bayfield counties. Students Kara Winter and Michaela…
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,…
…mentor stands out in Northland’s history. In that spirit, an endowed fund has been initiated to honor Jim’s legacy. The James E. Meeker Award for Excellence in Natural Resources Research will honor an undergraduate student annually who has done excellent research on a natural resources topic at Northland College. This…
…in December at its annual conference. Some 600 people attended the grand opening of the stadium last September and men’s and women’s soccer and men and women’s lacrosse played on the field this past year. The stadium has also hosted community flag football games, youth soccer camps and games, regional…
