Northland College Geoscience Professor Tom Fitz did not set out to become the key researcher of asbestos-like fibers in the Penokee Hills, the site of a proposed mine. In the absence of thorough scientific inquiry, he stepped in. Literally. In the last few years, he has walked nearly every inch…
…says he chose Northland for its small class sizes, access to professors, and its proximity to Lake Superior. He got all three. In his three years at Northland—he transferred from UW-Eau Claire after completing time with U.S. Air Force—he has participated in significant research, presented his finding, worked as a…
The Northland College Sigurd Olson Environmental Institute will award Kurt D. Fausch the Sigurd F. Olson Nature Writing Award for his book, For the Love of Rivers: A Scientist’s Journey Thursday, October 13 at 7 p.m. Fausch is an ecologist who spent a career studying how fish make a living…
On October 21, 1978, President Jimmy Carter signed into law the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness Act. Sigurd Olson, who attended Northland College from 1916-18, had a lifelong relationship with the Boundary Waters, celebrating his honeymoon there in 1921, guiding numerous trips on its waters, living and raising his family…
Kathleen Dean Moore, a philosopher, environmental advocate, award-winning essayist and the author of books about our moral relationship to the natural world, will be the featured speaker in a…
…Lakes Restoration Initiative, as well as creating a more stable, minimum level of funding. More than $2 billion has been spent cleaning up toxic hotspots along the Great Lakes over the last six years. A white paper produced by Northland College states stakeholders believe it needs a long-term funding commitment….
The Northland College student experience begins with the Everybody Party—an inclusive tradition that is listed as a favorite memory among students. Students have now added a fitting ending with a semi-formal event they’ve named the Confluence, the coming together of two streams, or the bringing together of people. The Confluence…
