BY PETER ANNIN, Special to The Buffalo News In 1990, the small town of Lowell, Ind., made Great Lakes water history by proposing to divert 1 million gallons of water per day outside the Great Lakes watershed. Under the rules at the time, any water diversion proposal required the approval…
National Public Lands Day is the nation’s largest single-day volunteer event for people to celebrate and give back to our public lands. Established in 1994 and held annually on the fourth Saturday in September, this celebration brings out thousands of volunteers to help restore and improve public lands around the…
…pre-season. I started running. A lot. On weekends I ran miles at the beach. When I would not run, I would go on sixty-mile bike rides. The hard work pays off. That’s what I learned this summer: The only easy day was yesterday. Q. Why did you choose Northland College?…
…find future jobs for you. Biology overlaps with many natural resource courses and is the centerpiece of our pre-health care and pre-veterinary programs. After four years, you will be prepared for employment in the fields of bioresearch, natural resource science, environmental consulting, education, and for graduate, medical, and veterinarian schools….
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…
Our education courses provide you with the tools to teach content and the skills to help shape the character of children and adolescents. We also give you an environmental background that so many schools are looking for today.…
…sustainability—environmental, social, and economic—in a comprehensive and holistic manner, melding the concepts of community organizing, urban/rural/regional planning, local and international economic development, and ecological restoration. Innovative interdisciplinary courses introduce you to the theory and practice of sustainable community development. Outside of the classroom you have the opportunity to apply theory,…
