Join fellow Northland alumni, friends, and prospective students for a casual afternoon of connection and adventure! Alumni Board member Kristin LaTour ’94 invites you to lace up your hiking boots for a scenic walk at Deer Grove Forest Preserve before heading over to Durty Nellie’s for a social gathering. Come…
Spend a weekend at the Forest Lodge Educational Campus with SOEI Youth Programs! This retreat is open to students in grades 6–9. Weather and snow dependent, activities may include skiing, snowshoeing, games, relaxation, art, bonfires, and more! We support youth in developing outdoor, ecological, leadership, and group skills while having…
…successful careers. Founded in 1892, Northland College is located at the tip of Wisconsin, on the south shore of Lake Superior. Adjacent to the Apostle Islands and nearly a million acres of national forest, Northland has an unparalleled living laboratory and natural playground just beyond our doors. The Nitty-Gritty…
On a parcel of land known as the Maxwell property, a dozen Northland students follow Jon Martin, associate professor of forestry, down a narrow footpath near the winding banks of the White River. These students are in the Sustainable Forest Management May Term course and are using the Maxwell property,…
…Way more. A Northland College forestry degree will take you beyond conventional forestry to becoming a skilled leader and thinker in this field. The modern forester needs to be fluent in the biological, ecological, social, and economic worlds, to understand how trees and forested ecosystems work, and how forests interact…
Home state: New Jersey Major: Environmental Studies ‘01 NC Highlight: Internship with NASA Current location: Greenbelt, Maryland Employer: National Aeronautics and Space Administration, Goddard Space Flight Center Occupation: Senior Scientist What I do: Study and improve metrics for monitoring forest disturbance and recovery How I got here. When I was…
Kayte Meola ‘90 is a sociologist, researcher, and educator focused on gender, agriculture, and natural resource management in international development. At Northland, she studied outdoor education with a focus on naturalist studies, then worked as a forest ranger, raft guide, wilderness and international community service trip leader, and environmental educator….
