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Wolf laying down

Book Review: The Real Wolf

…case. My perspective on the book is rooted in my role as the head of the wolf recovery and management program for the state of Wisconsin from 1990 through 2013. The Endangered Species Act (ESA) has been a major benefit to conservation of wolves and other wildlife species. The listing…

SONWA Winners 2017

Honeybees and a trailblazing scientist top the 2017 SONWA book awards

…yearlong daily dips in the waters near Berlin, Germany serves as a journal of the style of Aldo Leopold but steps into a more recently articulated dimension. The people of America experience more depression and anxiety than the citizens of any other developed country. Human disconnection is a major factor….

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Q&A with Helen Pent Jenkins, class of 2008

Helen Pent Jenkins ’08, associate director of philanthropy at The Nature Conservancy, is responsible for raising major gifts for conservation projects around the world. Helen currently lives in Missoula, Montana. Travis Moore `11 talked to her about her time at Northland, how she is still being a change agent after…

Northland College student standing on rock at Lake Superior

Globalization on Rural Fisheries Communities

Profile: Stephanie Muise Graduated: 2015 Major: natural resources—fisheries and wildlife conservation Minor: biology Hometown: Haverhill, Massachusetts Stephanie Muise is a scholar, public speaker, and natural leader. So much so that she was selected as the 2015 student commencement speaker and as the recipient of the Indelible Mark Award, a Northland

Stephanie Red Cloud Muise

Second at National STEM Conference

The American Indian Science and Engineering Society (AISES) selected 70 undergraduate students including Northland College senior Stephanie Muise to present oral presentation in all areas of science, engineering and technology for its annual conference earlier this month. With help from the College’s Parsonage Fund, Muise flew to Orlando, Fla. for…

Northland College teaching students talk with Washburn fifth graders

For Lucas, Elementary Ed Provides Pathway to Greater Good

Harrison Lucas '17

Harrison Lucas ’17 Major: Elementary Education with a focus on Social Studies Q. Why elementary education? How did you get on this path? A. Well, my dad is a teacher and so, I saw how he influences a lot of kids’ lives back home where I come from and I…

Tulips outside of Ponzio Campus Center

2018 Honors Day Awards Recipients

…Senior Awards Hailey Herrscher Joel M. Glickman Chequamegon Symphony Orchestra Award Amber Westerlund Outstanding Poster Awards Winner: Shea Schachameyer Winner: Brooke Niermann Honorable Mention: Madison Laughlin Major Merit Awards Chemistry John Aguirre Anthony Soukey Native American Studies Molly Graff Elementary/Middle Teacher Education Alaina Korpella Secondary Teacher Education Jane Kittaka Gender…

Four Northland College students sit in a boat with survey equipment

The Life Aquatic of the Penokee Hills

Students Survey Fish Populations

…research scientist Matt Cooper. Mader is a double major in water science and natural resources with an emphasis in ecological restoration and a writing minor. She is a member of the Northland softball team, ski club, enjoys fishing and hiking in the area and has led an Outdoor Orientation trip….

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7 Fun Facts About Earth Day

…Sesame Street and Mister Rogers’ Neighborhood programs focused on the environment that week. 4. Wisconsin Senator Gaylord Nelson delivered a major speech in the U.S. Senate in January 1970 presenting his “environmental agenda”—the first was for a constitutional amendment that read, “Every person has the inalienable right to a decent…

Student on Kiyi boat holding fish

Climate Change Impacts on Wildlife

Profile: Ryan C. Menebroeker Graduated: 2015 Major: biology and natural resources—fisheries and wildlife ecology Hometown: Tomahawk, Wisconsin Two weeks before graduation day, Ryan Menebroeker started his first day as a fisheries technician with the U.S. Geological Service, working a coveted position aboard the Kiyi Research Vessel on Lake Superior. Ryan…