Northland College Assistant Professor of Geoscience Dave Ullman and four students worked alongside other volunteers for a weekend in October to help continue the 1200-mile Ice Age National Scenic Trail. “Northland students have a passion for their study of the natural world, while also seeking out ways to have a…
…the last ten years, he’s been at Atelier Ten, an international sustainable design company in New York City, where as director, he manages projects for clients around the world and closer to home, like the Mandarin Oriental Hotel in Las Vegas, Nevada to the Museum of American Revolution in Philadelphia,…
…He also joined the soccer team last fall and plays goalkeeper. “Playing two sports and having two majors is like having multiple full-time jobs and teaches you a lot about how to manage your time,” he said. A useful tool for when he leaves Northland and enters the business world….
…for the reproduction of ninety percent of the world’s wild plant species and one in every three bites of food we consume. Northland College graduate Danny Simpson, who now works for the Food Systems Center, prepared and submitted the application. One thing he wants to clarify: becoming a bee campus…
…emphasis in fisheries and wildlife and a minor in chemistry—has taken full advantage of every opportunity she’s had at the institution tucked away in Ashland, Wisconsin, to develop into leader who is prepared to make a difference in the environment and the world. “Northland has given me opportunities no other…
…that is only part of the ways wolves have changed Yellowstone. Visitor enjoyment is different. The wolves of Yellowstone have meant a lot to people and local economies. Yellowstone is arguably the best place in the world to view free ranging wolves. Increasingly, humans are separated from nature. Seeing wild…
…electric barriers designed to keep them out of the Great Lakes. The alarming discovery of an 8-pound, 28-inch adult silver carp comes as President Trump is proposing a federal budget that would gut funding for efforts to block Asian carp and other invasive species from the world’s largest body of…
By MaryJo Gingras, Outreach Program Coordinator The Sigurd Olson Environmental Institute’s outreach programs instill a sense of wonder and inspire youth and adult participants through outdoor experiences. A million acres of forest and the largest freshwater lake in the world serve simultaneously as our classroom and playground. Campus-based sessions such…
ST. PAUL, Minn. – June 28, 2016 – Unsafe drinking water is one of the primary causes of disease and death in the world, but in Nicaragua, more than 400,000 people have solved drinking water contamination with help from community leaders and a water treatment device from nonprofit Compatible Technology…
…you’ve got to see that you keep the flame alive. … The whole world depends upon you.” The heroes of the past are with us in the shadows. Their hopes are penned in the words of the Wilderness Act itself. They understood that wilderness enriches our civilization. They might be…
