…as an environmental specialist, specializing in investigation and cleanup of hazardous waste sites. Q. You are a witness for the State of Missouri in a legal case regarding the landfill. Why? A. In 2013 the State of Missouri filed a lawsuit against owners Republic Services and Bridgeton Landfill. Although the…
…“I have always felt a sense of place around water,” Oldenborg said. “My hope is to one day help manage and restore wetlands and floodplains around the Great Lakes region.” Oldenborg is right on track, having applied to several graduate programs and been offered a full ride and work stipend…
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….
From memories of lazy Sundays floating down the Wolf River in an inner tube to tales of toxic chemicals flowing freely into the Fox, the stories we tell about water in Wisconsin shape the ways we understand our most precious natural resource. Two beloved writers share the story of water…
In time for Earth Day, Northland College has announced the winning 2015 books for the Sigurd F. Olson Nature Writing Award (SONWA) in adult, young adult, and children’s literature. The winners include: For the Love of Rivers: A Scientist’s Journey, by Kurt D. Fausch, (Oregon State University Press, Corvallis, Oregon),…
Located at the tip of Wisconsin on the shore of Lake Superior, Northland College is literally one of the coolest schools in the nation. Now Sierra magazine, a publication of the Sierra Club, has named the College in a list of “cool schools,” for its commitment to the environment and…
…country, still recovering from the Revolutionary War. Upon his arrival from France, John James Audubon discovered a world of wildlife, unspoiled scenery, and unexplored lands. • 2005. Where Mountains Are Nameless: Passion and Politics in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge, Jonathan Waterman. Waterman braves polar bears and frigid waters in…
The White House Council on Environmental Quality last year identified seven important landscapes for conservation and restoration, naming among others the Hawaiian Islands, Washington’s Puget Sound, the Florida Everglades and a section of the Great Lakes — a 6.3 million-acre stretch of coastal wetlands from Saginaw Bay on southern Lake…
…What classes did you take? I took five classes during my semester there: Spoken Japanese, Reading/Writing in Japanese, Japanese Buddhist Art History, Ethics: East and West, and Japanese Buddhism (Zen, Shingonshu, Jodo-shu, Jodo-shinshu, Nichiren-shu, etc.) What were your days like? I lived in a seminar house, where international students lived…
…students in an increasingly competitive market. “We’re an environmental college living our sustainable mission every day,” the [statement explaining full-spectrum sustainability] says. “What sets us apart from other colleges and universities is our commitment to deliver a liberal arts education with critical ‘green skills’ that employers and graduate schools are…
