…Water Wars,” by journalist Peter Annin, who writes of the growing tensions over water use in and around the basin of the lakes — especially in Wisconsin in recent years. The official re-release of the book is Oct. 3 to mark the 10th anniversary of the signing of the Great…
1. Anti-communist crusaders and the John Birch Society called foul on the proposed date for Earth Day—April 22, 1970—because, they discovered, it coincided with the 100th anniversary of Russian communist revolutionary Vladimir Lenin’s birthday. As a result, some conservative public officials refused to sanction April 22 events. In truth, the…
…living wilderness, a gift that keeps on giving, growing in value to the benefit of generations to come. Mark R. Peterson is executive director of the Sigurd Olson Environmental Institute at Northland College, and David Zentner of Duluth is the past national president of the Izaak Walton League of America….
…result in entire colony die-offs,” Kirschbaum said. Although White Nose Syndrome has not been detected within any of the Great Lakes Network parks, five of the nine monitored species have had confirmed cases throughout the region. Kirschbaum hired four Northland College students and recent graduates in 2018. Natural resources junior…
Amanda Tutor ‘01, director of Chartwells, the dining service provider at Northland College, never intended on making food her career, but then her first student job at Northland was working in the food service office. She liked it so much, she worked there all four years and then stayed. “I…
…we’re chasing trends.” Abby Rose did not take a direct path from Northland College to Yana Dee Ethical Apparel. After graduation, she worked with AmeriCorps in West Virginia and then in California, where she oversaw volunteers and a gardening program at a nonprofit with eight gardens, a food bank, and…
