…world – the demand for water and distribution. Do you anticipate a day when people are going to come knocking on the door for Lake Superior water? A. I see the Lake Superior region as the future front lines of water resource science and management. Abundant freshwater, relatively inexpensive land…
…said. What she said next surprised Coulson. “I didn’t know there could be this many trees in the whole entire world,” she said. Coulson and the girl turned their eyes back to the line of exposed ridges along the sprawling view of the Penokee Mountains. “I want to learn even…
On Earth Day each year, Northland College announces its choices for the best in nature writing for the previous year. Three authors are selected to receive the Sigurd F. Olson Nature Writing Award (SONWA) for adult, young adult, and children’s literature. Established in 1991, SONWA honors the literary legacy of…
…ecological projects. From his college years to his current job, Adam Yates ’07 has worked to make the world more inclusive—through an alternative spring break in the Blue Ridge mountains to his current position as an openly gay pastor at the Episcopalian Church of Connecticut (He received his master of…
…continues to work with the Green Mission team. “While this work is a far cry from the outdoor adventuring and natural history interpretation I focused on at Northland, it has been very satisfying to see my ideas and love for Earth translated into some significant, positive, real-world impacts,” he said….
Stockton Island is one of twenty-two Apostle Islands in Lake Superior near Northland College. The second largest island, Stockton, has many noteworthy characteristics—diverse plant life, including prolific blueberries, the highest concentration of black bears in the world, and a long stretch of “singing sand” that squeaks underfoot. At Julian Bay,…
…musicians and what not. And yeah, they’re African-American, but I want the kids and people to see, well, here’s an everyday guy and he’s doing positives in our community. And that’s kind of what’s always been my fuel to do greater good in the world. That would be my thing….
