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2016 Sigurd F. Olson Nature Writing Award Winners

Northland College announces Book Awards for Earth Day

…Homeward: Restoring Hope and Nature in the Urban Wild, Adrienne Ross Scanlon (Mountaineers Books, Seattle, Washington) Young Adult Winner Hawk, by Jennifer Dance (Dundurn, Toronto, Ontario) Young Adult Honorable Mention Chasing at the Surface, by Sharon Mentyka (Graphic Arts Book, Berkeley, California) Saving Wonder, by Mary Knight (Scholastic Press, New…

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Toledo Blade: Wisconsin City at Forefront of Water Wars

…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….

Peter Annin at beach

Peter Annin with Waukesha Diversion Update

WUWM Radio Interview

Listen to audio of Milwaukee Public Radio reporter Susan Bence’s interview with Mary Griggs Burke Center for Freshwater Innovation Codirector Peter Annin regarding the Waukesha diversion proposal….

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Northland College education program recognized

…Mikula, the program was delivered on the LCOOCC campus during evenings and weekends in 2016. All eight graduates of the program will participate in the May 27 commencement at Northland College. Pictured above from left to right Professor Annette Nelson with students Dana Gordon, Mary Lou Taylor, and Brianna Cody….

Peter Annin Interviewed About Foxconn

WUWM Lake Effect

WUWM reporter Susan Bence interviews Peter Annin, co-director of the Mary Griggs Burke Center for Freshwater Innovation and author of the Great Lakes Water Wars, about the Foxconn proposal and what it means for the Great Lakes Compact. (13 minutes)….

Northland College students doing field research.

Investigating Coastal Wetlands as "Nursery Habitats"

Burke Center Researchers College Data

As part of a collaborative research project with fisheries scientists from around the Great Lakes, Northland College Mary Griggs Burke Center for Freshwater Innovation researchers set nets in the Fish Creek Sloughs last month to collect data on young fish. “The project is investigating how coastal wetlands are ‘nursery habitats’…

Forest Lodge Educational Campus Takes Shape

In 1999, Mary Griggs Burke conveyed her family’s Forest Lodge estate to the USDA Forest Service via the Trust for Public Lands. Situated on 872 forested acres along the southern shore of Lake Namekagon east of Cable, Wisconsin, the estate includes fifteen log buildings that are listed on the National…

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…

Fischer Debuts Bacterial Artwork

Senior Mikaela Fischer, Northland College student, will hold a public reception for her senior exhibition “Art of Bacteria” on Tuesday, April 4, 4-6 p.m. at the Mary Van Evera Visual Arts Center. The event is free and open to the public. The exhibit features photographs of the bacterial paintings created…

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Kraft to Speak on Wisconsin Groundwater Issues

…Lessons from the Central Sands,” as part of the Marvin Pertzik World Water Day Lecture Series, an annual lecture hosted by the Mary Griggs Burke Center for Freshwater Innovation, focused on freshwater water issues. Kraft holds appointments with both the University of Wisconsin–Stevens Point College of Natural Resources and the…