…as Water Protectors who have stood with Standing Rock Sioux leaders in North Dakota to defend the land and water from a $3.8 billion, 1,200-mile pipeline slated to run under Lake Oahe and the Missouri River. The Spirit of Standing Rock is a collection of soulful narratives from Water Protectors,…
Annin, Lehr address crowd of 100 A highlight of the Northland College Fall Festival weekend of events took place Friday at the Alvord theater as some 100 people attended the opening of the Mary Griggs Burke Center for Freshwater Innovation, a center devoted to freshwater science, environmental literacy, communication and…
…withstand weather extremes much more gracefully. “Most Wisconsin farms are designed, for example, to get rid of excess water,” she explains. “Our farm is being set up to capture every drop of water we receive. Without water it doesn’t really matter what perfect balance of nutrients you have, so to…
…to be inside the city during the 1800s, with others in surrounding Waukesha County. “This city was a water destination,” Peter Annin, author of The Great Lakes Water Wars and co-director of Northland College’s Mary Griggs Burke Center for Freshwater Innovation, said. To read full article in the Toledo Blade….
…of the Burke Center and author of the Great Lakes Water Wars, delving into the long history of political maneuvers and water diversion schemes that have proposed sending Great Lakes water everywhere from Akron to Arizona. Through the prism of the past, his talk analyzes the future of Great Lakes…
This guide offers an overview and links to some of the most important policies and rules related to student-athletes. However, it does not replace or supersede the official Northland College Handbook—which provides the complete text of all College policies—or actual UMAC, NCHA, WIAC and NCAA rules and regulations. This handbook…
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…slow the flow of stormwater running off the landscape, as well as reduce the amount of sediment washing into Lake Superior. One way the group of stakeholders is trying to solve stormwater runoff is through wetland ponds. Not far from the washout caused by June flooding on U.S. Highway 2,…
…Penner is being recognized for her work with pre-service teachers. “Mrs. Penner has hosted several pre-service teachers, both in Ashland and in Mellen and has consistently guided them toward high expertise teaching criteria, such as how to use assessment data to inform instruction and how to establish friendly and effective…
