…York Times among others. He is currently the executive director of the Monadnock Conservancy, a conservation land trust for southwestern New Hampshire. • 1996. The Tree Farm, Robert Treuer. The author’s quest for something to belong to, an informative study of ecology and conservation, and a tender, amusing view of…
Tiffany Kersten ’10 Tiffany Kersten first became hooked on birds at age twelve, after witnessing a flock of thousands of dancing sandhill cranes in a Wisconsin cornfield. She currently is the manager at the McAllen Nature Center in Texas and spending most of her free time fighting the proposed border…
…separate times. The first was a semester abroad in Switzerland with SIT World Learning. I took classes at the UN and focused on international organizations and diplomacy. The second time was a summer abroad in Ecuador with IES Abroad. I took classes at Galapagos University and studied Ecuadorian ecology. And…
…universal. Nearly all cultures have rites of passage that facilitate and ritualize important transitions in a person’s life. The passage from adolescence to adulthood is one of these transitions, and across cultures, the rites associated with this transition typically have a number of common elements. These include: • a separation…
…at the time consisted of ten animals and three founders—called the “certified lineage” captured in Mexico in the late 70s and early 80s. With few options to capture more wolves in Mexico, the prime objective of the 1982 Mexican Wolf Recovery Plan was an ambitious goal. However, genetic results confirmed…
Madeline Jarvis ’13 manages the Marion Public Library’s adult and outreach services as part of their mission to be the friendliest library in the world. When she’s not working she’s volunteering, gardening, or canning endless salsa. In the remaining slivers of time, she wedding plans. career: Adult and Outreach services…
Give a teen a camera, lead her or him into nature, and you could change a life—and maybe help save the planet at the same time. At least that’s been the experience of Northland College alumnus Ian Karl ’04, experiential programming coordinator at Northwest Passage. Karl oversees outdoor and experiential…
…island while taking in the pristine beauty of Lake Superior. Participants should plan on six days of travel, hiking 3–10 miles a day, with plenty of time to enjoy our time on the island and our campsite. Program staff—who are seasoned outdoor guides—are familiar with the cultural and natural history…
2014-2015 Northland Catalog
2013-2014 Northland Catalog
