…living laboratories for climate change research.” Lehr will be joined by colleagues: Tom Fitz, associate professor of geoscience, Toben Lafrancois, adjunct assistant professor of natural resources and philosophy, and Luke Van Roekel, assistant professor of atmospheric science. These researchers are learning surprising things. One is that the bay is diverse….
In college, Simeon Rossi ’09 brewed beer and experimented with coffee liqueur but he never expected to make a career of it. He studied natural resources and pursued a profession in conservation biology. He reintroduced pine marten in the Chequamegon-Nicolet National Forest, studied freshwater mussels in the Boundary Waters, restored…
…within a few years the college became an environmental liberal arts college, which is amazing.” According to Goetz, he helped start a number of programs like Outdoor Ed, Meteorology, Natural Resources, and GIS (Geographic information systems). “I got to help start all those curriculum and that’s an amazing thing as…
…fierce advocate for women in leadership in the outdoors. Franz raised funds, including her own, among alumni and others who support the idea behind the Women in Leadership internship: having young women gain experience in natural resources management and interpretation, receive professional development, and receive leadership mentoring. And it’s already…
…wall. The current proposed border wall map cuts Santa Ana National Wildlife Refuge—the largest contiguous tract of native habitat along the river in the entire region—off from any visitor access. Hometown: Kaukauna, Wisconsin Majors: natural resources with an emphasis in Wildlife Ecology, minors in biology and psychology Experience/Internships: LoonWatch assistant;…
…scarcely notice the 10 million gallons per day the city hopes to draw. Waukesha, a Milwaukee suburb, got the OK from the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources after five years of review. The plan, however, must still get the backing of Great Lakes governors, including Gov. Mark Dayton. That could…
…Great Lakes Water Wars,” Peter Annin wrote that Waukesha – once a “water tourism” destination on the strength, especially, of its supposedly magical springs – gained a decades-old reputation for its “pugnacious, irascible and unreasonable” tactics when those natural resources dwindled from overuse. To read the entire article visit MinnPost….
…Natural Resources as a wildlife biologist earlier this year after over thirty-two years working for the agency, and served on the Timber Wolf Alliance advisory council since 1990. He headed up the Wisconsin wolf recovery program that included intense monitoring of the state wolf population from 1990 through 2013. Northland…
…Most recently, I have leaped into a new project called Wisconsin’s Green Fire, a coalition of natural resources professionals working to elevate science in decision making in Wisconsin. Arts and sciences have always evolved together. Writing, arts, and music can move people to consider science and our role in the…
…Ashland. Drawn to Northland for its setting near Lake Superior and the Apostle Islands and for its emphasis on the outdoors, experiential learning, and a forestry program, she applied. Now in her junior year, Meyer is double majoring in natural resources with a forestry emphasis and in Native American studies….
