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Glass of beer sitting next to Cabbie's Tap logo.

Ten-cent Taps, Lasting Romance & Ida's Special Sauce

…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…

Mary Trettin and Mike Miller, Northland College

President Miller Announces Retirement

…student educational experience. He expanded the athletic program, adding women’s hockey, men’s and women’s lacrosse, men’s and women’s golf, and constructing a new stadium. “Together as a campus community, we have raised the quality, stature, and reputation of the College, and deepened its commitment to the environmental mission,” Miller said…

Northland College Students, on-farm learning.

8 Great Sustainable Student Initiatives

…and hard work. Composting Buckets in the dorms. (2015) Repurpose of timber frame building. (2015) Campus Nine Hole Disc Golf Course. (2014) Revitalization of the MELLC Greenhouse. (2014) Eight new clotheslines. (2013) Sunshine Community Bike Shoppe storage addition and accessories. (2012) Expansion of campus gardens. (2009) Sustainable vending machines. (2009)…

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WPR: Are High Wolf Numbers Driving Hunting Dog Attacks?

A former state wildlife biologist contends Wisconsin’s high wolf numbers may not be the driving factor behind a record 40 hunting dogs killed by wolves this bear season. Timber Wolf Alliance Coordinator Adrian Wydeven, a former wildlife biologist for the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources, said the state saw fewer…

SONWA winning books

SONWA Winners 1991–2024

Nature Books for Adults and Children

…country, still recovering from the Revolutionary War. Upon his arrival from France, John James Audubon discovered a world of wildlife, unspoiled scenery, and unexplored lands. • 2005. Where Mountains Are Nameless: Passion and Politics in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge, Jonathan Waterman. Waterman braves polar bears and frigid waters in…

wolf track in the sand

Students Howl with Wolves

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…

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….

Student and professor in wetland

Chasing Dragonflies for Science

…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….

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Tug of War Over Wolves

…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…