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Immerse Yourselves

…you have fully immersed yourself. Then, as the cold, clean water of the Lake washes over your skin, and as you remember in awe that the same, cold water courses through your veins, sustaining you, sustaining all of us, I’d like you to commit to a year of total immersion—to…

Northland student in the lab

Research Experience Lands Weir His Dream Job

…range of different scientific disciplines that are working on water,” Lehr explained. Weir’s experiences paid off, landing his dream job as an environmental scientist with RMB Environmental Laboratories in Minnesota immediately after graduation in 2014. “My responsibilities now include performing and overseeing the analysis of a handful of water quality…

World Water Day

Dive In: Freshwater Research Opportunities

…“nature for water”—exploring nature-based solutions to the water challenges we face in the twenty-first century. Northland College, located near the shore of Lake Superior, works on freshwater research, policy, and communication year round. We’ve created a unique student research track to send students out into the world better prepared to…

Annin Judges Our Waters, Our Future Writing Contest

…a positive future for water and people in south-central Wisconsin. “We are leaving the century of oil and entering the century of water, which means water will become the most important natural resource in the world by 2100. Communication—especially writing—can play a key role in helping people understand just how…

Student at white board giving presentation

Students provide real life solutions to Forest Service

…Northland College last year to support freshwater research at Northland College and at the former estate of the Burke family, known as Forest Lodge. The Forest Service manages the Forest Lodge property, located on a headwater of the Mississippi River forty miles south of campus, in partnership with Northland College….

Forest Lodge Boathouse

Student projects save USFS $100,000, receive recognition

Northland College President Michael Miller, left, Assistant Professor of Outdoor Education Evan Coulson, middle, and Supervisor of the Chequamegon-Nicolet National Forest Paul Strong accept the Accessibility Accomplishment Award at a ceremony at Forest Lodge. In an unprecedented move, the USDA Forest Service for the second year in a row awarded…

Design board of Northland College graphic design student Victoria Schell

Summer of Coffee Love

…from a professional while creating work for Big Water,” Schell said. “The freedom I had to create new media for the company and skills I learned through it will stay with me.” Big Water Coffee Roasters is a locally owned business that has grown a successful storefront as well as…