…on behalf of, to seek justice and to work in service to others,” said the Indelible Mark Award committee. Liz is planning to move to Madison, Wisconsin, after graduation and will be looking for professional development opportunities related to public service. Liz may consider graduate school in the future, but…
…Lake Superior, the Apostle Islands, city parks, bike trails, libraries, coffee shops, bookstores, grocery stores, and more. They released the seventy-four page Assets and Amenities Comparison Report in September, and presented their findings at a one-day forum in Ashland on strategies for optimizing Ashland’s resources. Their findings included a list…
Commencement 2015 BY Sara Chase, For the Ashland Daily Press “Commencement—it doesn’t sound like an ending it sounds like a beginning,” said Northland College President Dr. Michael A. Miller Saturday in his greeting at the college’s commencement for its 2014-15 graduates. The ceremony for Northland’s 112 graduates, their family and…
The Chequamegon Water Collaborative, a student initiative aimed at citizen engagement around water issues, will host a public, one-day conference Sunday, May 15, 10:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. at the Northern Great Lakes Visitor Center. The conference is free and open to the public. “We’re hoping to connect citizens around…
…in the Northland College Dexter Library and will be on display until November 6. He will give a public lecture Thursday, Nov. 5 at 6 p.m. in the Northland College Dexter Library, room 013. When Baylor moved to Wisconsin last year, he was immediately confronted with the utter lack of…
Wisconsin officials in 2010 quietly approved a massive new allotment of water from Lake Michigan to fast-growing Pleasant Prairie in Kenosha County without extensive public reviews required in other Great Lakes water diversions in recent years. The action in the final year of Democratic Gov. Jim Doyle’s administration, gave the…
…giving public presentations, communicating and organizing volunteers, educating the public about our loons, monitoring loons, and filling out data forms. I interviewed and accepted the position beginning in February. Now I can look back at what I have done. I presented at LoonWatch events like the Trout Unlimited Expo, lake…
…of the communities in the region. Eight students with be showing a collection of short segments at the Big Water Film Festival opening night at Northland College Alvord Theatre Thursday, November 5 at 7 p.m. The student films include: Wild Rice by Axel Peterman, Manoomin by Dane Hildebrandt, Mino Aki…
…northern Wisconsin to experience the “primitive and unchanged” landscape Sigurd Olson talks about in The Singing Wilderness. “I can talk all day about wolves and will never have the impact taking students out has,” Olson said. “Hearing a wolf howl changes lives.” The following is one story from one student—Bijit…
…and grasslands in the state today. Now therefore be it resolved, that the Wisconsin Wildlife Federation at its annual meeting assembled April 21-22, 2017 in Wisconsin Rapids, Wisconsin requests the implementation of public outreach programs to educate farmers and citizens on the benefits of pollinator-friendly solar electricity, creating pilot programs,…
