…at least 116 years old, it was just a few years shy of being considered old growth by regional management standards. Even in death, however, Martin said the white pine continues to provide instruction in ecosystems. “A tree that once provided habitat for birds, tree frogs, stoneflies, and many other…
…and operates his own consulting business, Sustainability Squared. Buckles: I was just reading about Jackson Family Wines sustainability efforts in the New York Times. You take sustainability seriously. Schreiber-Stainthorp: We treat sustainability and innovation as synonyms. I’m part of a two-person team, leading our sustainability efforts for a company with…
…The Great Lakes Commission and U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service awarded just under $300,000 in Great Lakes Restoration Initiative money that funded work to reduce flood peaks and erosion in North Fish Creek, said Matt Hudson, associate director of the college’s Mary Griggs Burke Center for Freshwater Innovation. “If we…
…a real challenge. “Part of the problem is that it is so remote; you can’t just bring heavy equipment down there to pull the banks back and fix stuff,” Hudson said. “Another part of the problem is that it takes a long time to work with private landowners.” The first…
…a year. The family moved to Chicago, where Albin continued graduate school and worked for the University of Chicago Press before becoming president of Frances Shimer College. Margueritte was a writer (and published author) with a strong interest in social justice issues. In fact, Kenneth shared a story in an…
…food insecurity through eliminating waste on college campuses. Since 2011, the chapters of the Food Recovery Network have recovered over two million pounds of food across the country. “The Food Recovery Network Chapter at Northland is an essential component of promoting a more sustainable and just food system in our…
…direction? A. I came here to do an internship in ceramics. Initially, I was just planning to take a break from biology and then take the GRE to apply to grad schools for plant ecology. I ended up working at a production studio, Ceramic Design Group, and teaching ceramics at…
…it is easy to come away with an argument either for or against firearms, but they provide little insight into how people actually think about and use their guns. Indeed, until just a half-dozen or so years ago, we knew a great deal more about the methodological challenges of surveying…
…even more importantly, Galen provides a nice model for how we should respond: we’ve got to do something about it. I think Galen provides a more responsible if perhaps more challenging model: no matter how daunting, we have to fight misinformation whenever we can and however we can, just like…
