…on my own.” This 3D picture frame holder, created by Thomas and his brother and partner, Zach, saved the company money in reduced setup time. “The plant manager did some rough math and came to the conclusion that if our part takes the machinists five minutes to set up instead…
…made the decision to “go north,” everything felt right. In 1995, Nick couldn’t wait to see the Northland College campus for the first time. During that first commute from Pecatonica to Ashland his mother “forced” him to speed nine miles over the speed limit. Outside of Menomonie, Nick was pulled…
…to 1958 I didn’t go into Cabbie’s very much as I didn’t and don’t drink. But I was a designated driver way back then and would drink Pepsi there. I was there with several Korean War vets. My girlfriend, future wife, Charlotte Guss, went in there with her brother. She…
…2001, his company formed a new biological terrorism division. Michael P. Fiorio Mike Fiorio is a 1980 graduate of Northland College, where he studied business administration. He and his brother are successful financial planners in Ashland, Wisconsin, offering a full range of services. He served as former president of the…
…died in June 2014, continued to write about nature. Open Spaces appears to be out of print but used copies are readily available. • 1993. Brother Wolf, Jim Brandenberg. An exploration of the behavior of wolves in northern Minnesota and includes intense provocative nature photography. Brandenberg worked for several years…
Howling with Wolves Assistant Professor of Natural Resources Erik Olson serves on the board of the Timber Wolf Alliance and has conducted and collaborated on research regarding wolf-human interactions, landscape predictors of wolf attacks on bear-hunting dogs, and how pendulum swings in wolf management lead to conflict, illegal kills, and…
…he turned his attention to dragonflies. He hiked and boated to wetlands, jabbing a dip-net in the muck, to collect dragonfly larvae at Pictured Rocks, Isle Royale, Grand Portage, St. Croix, and the Apostle Islands National Lakeshore. Next year he hopes to add Sleeping Bear Dunes and Voyageurs National Park….
…this experience. It might make people see the world a different way so they might take care of the world better.” And another wrote: “It’s changed me by teaching me to go outside. There’s the Bear Trail right by my house that I want to hike on now.” “This is…
…PhD candidate, he collaborated with colleagues on lemur research. Then a professor invited him to participate in wolf research. First, Olson examined conflicts between wolves and bear-hunting hounds. On another project he explored white-tailed deer anti-predator behaviors in relation to wolves and other predators. However, as his research progressed he…
…Lee captures the depth of her reconnection and recovery. It is a book work considering. —Jan Penn, SONWA committee Children’s Category Winner: Out of School and Into Nature, by Suzanne Slade, illustrated by Jessica Lanan (Sleeping Bear Press) Anna Comstock was an environmentalist and ecologist who loves nature so much…
