…“The idea is to protect what we have and restore what we can—and keep in mind that wetland restoration has an economic side,” Cooper said. The annual value of Great Lakes fisheries is estimated at $7 billion and a majority of Great Lakes fish species use coastal wetlands at some…
…campus minister and historian David Saetre. “Yates was familiar with other colleges that held these annual events where a faculty member is asked to deliver a ‘last lecture’ to the college or to the graduating class,” Saetre said. The tradition at other campuses, according to Saetre, dates back to 1955…
The Wilderness Society presented Rocky Barker ‘75 the Aldo Leopold Award for Distinguished Editorial Writing during its annual governing council meeting in Sun Valley, Idaho, September 24, 2015. The award is given to editorial writers who articulate the importance of protecting American wilderness. Barker has been a tremendous influence in…
…essential filmmaking skills while also discussing the ways film can influence people and shape their reactions to a particular film. At this year’s ninth annual Big Water Film Festival sneak preview held in Northland College’s Alvord Theatre, several films were previewed, including student shorts. Marissa and classmates presented short student-made…
…costs and benefits of the options available for reducing campus carbon dioxide emissions from Northland’s current level of about 3,500 metric tons of CO2e/year (roughly the equivalent of annual emissions of 737 passenger vehicles) to net zero. “Assessment is an important first step in reducing carbon emissions and in demonstrating…
…years at University of Minnesota-Duluth. Lacrosse is the fastest-growing NCAA sport, according to U.S. Lacrosse, that produces an annual participation report. In fact, the number of lacrosse players has grown 194 percent since 2001 when they first started collecting data. “This is a proud moment for Northland and for our…
…memorial to Tom. Along with the memorial we were also shown the Tom Dean award given to the outstanding player in the annual Knox – Monmouth College football game. Because of this interruption of the tour, Kate later told me that other prospective students thought she was some highly recruited…
…annually. The systems are monitored by locally-elected volunteer water committees. CTI engineers designed the chlorinator specifically for Nicaragua, where they have been leading installations since 2009, in partnership with local NGOs like EOS International, community organizations, and the Nicaraguan Health Ministry. “Every approach and action CTI takes acknowledges and incorporates…
…And I sail with my two sons every chance we get. One of those sons, Brontë Goodspeed Gross ‘17, is now himself a Northland College graduate that turned his college major and our family passion, sailing, as his way of working through college—in Bayfield, Wisconsin, teaching sailing. The circle has…
Profile: Julianne “Annie” Daw Graduated: 2015 Major: environmental geosciences—geology and mathematical sciences Minor: physics Hometown: Costa Mesa, California Annie Daw decided to come to Northland College because she wanted a big change in her life. She’d never lived in the Midwest and was looking for a college with an environmental…
