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NPR's Marketplace: Protecting the Waters of Lake Michigan

…author of “The Great Lakes Water Wars,” says it was a big shift in the way we manage water. “There was this idea in the early part of the last century that we can ship water to wherever the people are,” Annin says. To listen or read the entire story….

Aerial shot of river flowing through Highway 2, following June 2018 storm

WPR: Northern Wisconsin Project Seeks To ‘Slow The Flow’ Of Stormwater

Local, State, Federal Partners Aim To Reduce Flood Peaks, Erosion In Northern Wisconsin

…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,…

aerial view of campus

Northland College Recognizes Outstanding Educators

…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…

Forest Lodge Woods

Mamie Parker: On Fishing Not Kissing

…talk to about those things that help me get beyond some of those challenges. Q. You have worked your way up through the ranks of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. Talk about that process. A. The US Fish and Wildlife Service has worked hard to try to make people…

Northland College Diploma

Commencement

*Updated May 23, 2019* Commencement will be held in Ponzio Stadium. Join us for the 108th Commencement ceremony and Baccalaureate service: Saturday, May 25, 2019. The Commencement ceremony will be held in Ponzio Stadium. Or, in case of inclement weather, the ceremony will be held in the Chapple Family Gymnasium….

Northland Volleyball student athlete

Student Athlete Handbook

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…

SONWA winning books

SONWA Winners 1991–2024

Nature Books for Adults and Children

…country, still recovering from the Revolutionary War. Upon his arrival from France, John James Audubon discovered a world of wildlife, unspoiled scenery, and unexplored lands. • 2005. Where Mountains Are Nameless: Passion and Politics in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge, Jonathan Waterman. Waterman braves polar bears and frigid waters in…

Pebble beach

In Waukesha's bid to tap Great Lakes, an expert separates wheat from chaff

…Lakes Compact, including Minnesota’s Mark Dayton. This is a very big deal and the outcome couldn’t be more in doubt, according to Peter Annin, who you could fairly say wrote the book on conflicts over our continent’s most precious freshwater resource: “The Great Lakes Water Wars,” published in 2006. I…