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Fish Creek flowing into Chequamegon Bay

Researchers Prep region for Climate Change

…with existing funding we have,” said Lehr. “We plan to look for additional funds to do more comprehensive model simulations of how climate change may impact the eddy, and how any changes in the eddy might affect Chequamegon Bay or the Apostle Islands.” Lehr expects the models developed through the…

Northland College student Isa Meyer works with a display in the Native American Museum

Combining Forestry and Native American Studies

…Ashland. Drawn to Northland for its setting near Lake Superior and the Apostle Islands and for its emphasis on the outdoors, experiential learning, and a forestry program, she applied. Now in her junior year, Meyer is double majoring in natural resources with a forestry emphasis and in Native American studies….

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What did we learn from 2017’s floods in Quebec and Ontario?

Inside the politics of water

…May 8 to 6,200 cubic metres per second. The Toronto Islands and the New York shore of Lake Ontario then flooded with high waters that persisted into August. The gates on the Moses-Saunders dam were opened steadily as the floods receded in Quebec. By Aug. 8, the dam allowed through…

SONWA Winners 2017

Honeybees and a trailblazing scientist top the 2017 SONWA book awards

…most inspired inventions. Stock’s expressive and colorful pen-and-ink and watercolor illustrations fit well with Karl’s adventurous field trips into the garden, woods, and meadows. —Demeris Brinton, owner of Apostle Islands Booksellers and SONWA committee member Notable: My Wounded Island, by Jacques Pasquet, illustrated by Marion Arbona (Orca Book Publishers) Grade…

High school boy looking through magnifying glass at lumber.

Changing Lives

…as outdoor filmmaking and aquatic ecology allow high school students to reside in the residence halls gaining a glimpse of college life at Northland. Other sessions like sailing in the Apostle Islands or backpacking in Pictured Rocks or paddling the Namekagon River offer the excitement of a wilderness expedition trip….