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Mary Van Evera Visual Arts Center

In Gratitude and Recognition

Honoring the Van Evera Foundation’s partnership with Northland College and the woman who made it happen.

Research in lake

Q & A with Water Researcher Randy Lehr

Since 2010, Randy Lehr has been the Bro professor of sustainable regional development, leading and directing students, faculty, and staff in the field and in the classroom. In August, Lehr became the codirector of the Mary Griggs Burke Center for Freshwater Innovation. Q. Is it true you got hooked on…

Annin Judges Our Waters, Our Future Writing Contest

…important water is becoming on a regional, national and international level,” says Annin, who is also the co-director of the Mary Griggs Burke Center for Freshwater Innovation at Northland College. The contest seeks short stories that are solutions-oriented and, while fictional, are also scientifically plausible. Stories should take place in…

Peter Annin at beach

World Water Day: Writing Wisconsin’s Waterways

…in Wisconsin and provide some insight into where it has been—and where it is going. Environmental journalist Peter Annin, who is codirector of the Northland College Mary Griggs Burke Center for Freshwater Innovation, is well versed in the long history of political maneuvers and water diversion schemes that have proposed…

Northland College student Kim Oldenborg measures water on a stream.

Oldenborg Headed for Future in Water

For senior Kim Oldenborg, water is more than a life-sustaining resource. Water is her inspiration—academically, personally, and professionally. Initially attracted to Northland College for its proximity to Lake Superior, Oldenborg was excited to begin working as a research technician for the Mary Griggs Burke Center for Freshwater Innovation in 2013….

Northland College student

Self-Directed Research Creates Pathway to Grad School

Elizabeth Alexson’s self-directed student research positions with the Northland College Mary Griggs Burke Center for Freshwater Innovation fast-tracked her from graduating Northland College in 2013 to graduate studies at the University of Minnesota Duluth (UMD), where she is currently pursuing her master’s degree in water resources science. While at Northland,…

SONWA Winners 2017

Honeybees and a trailblazing scientist top the 2017 SONWA book awards

…Hill: On Packrats, Bobcats, Wildfires, Curmudgeons, A Drunken Mary Kay Lady, and Other Encounters with the Wild in the High Desert, by Michael P. Branch (Penguin Random House) Refreshing, surprising, and gloriously funny, Rants from the Hill celebrates the quandaries of human foibles and the pitfalls of living by principle….

7 Recommended Reads for World Water Day

By Peter Annin, Codirector of the Mary Griggs Burke Center for Freshwater Innovation and author of The Great Lakes Water Wars. 1. Cadillac Desert: The American West and Its Disappearing Water, Marc Reisner (1993) The definitive history of water resources in the American West, and a very illuminating lesson in…

Aerial shot of Ashland and Chequamegon Bay

Rural America: A Living Laboratory

Center for Rural Communities Bridging the Theory-Practice Divide

…warehouse for the region,” he said. He hopes the center will provide support for faculty research, real-world experiences for students, and build collaborative relationships between the College and surrounding communities. Partnerships The CRC is working on a number of projects and collaborations with the College’s Mary Griggs Burke Center for…

Northland College student taking a water sample.

Great Lakes Today: Advice for Clinton/Trump on the Great Lakes

…hope the next president supports them in managing invasive species, addressing climate change, and cleaning up polluted areas. Peter Annin is co-director of the Mary Griggs Burke Center for Freshwater Innovation at Northland College in Wisconsin. He recently brought together a group of experts representing everything from commercial to environmental…

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