Matthew Toavs ’98 has played many roles at Whole Foods Market since he got his first position in 2001 as a bulk buyer for the Lake Calhoun store in Minneapolis. At Northland College, he studied outdoor education-natural history with minors in earth science and environmental education and worked for two…
…to address the issues of climate change. At Northland College, we have moved to divest from fossil fuels, embraced local food preservation and composting through our new Food Systems Center, and are pursuing lasting initiatives to be carbon neutral by 2030. In addition, our educational mission strives to help students…
…crashing waves. But my biggest worry lies a 15-minute walk away, down a mossy forest path—Lake Superior, a body of water with an average yearly temperature of 40 degrees, notoriously strong currents, fickle weather, and 25-foot waves that can sink massive ships. NOTE: If you’re interested in this article, you…
…Sigurd Olson, and others. Jacques Cousteau, taking Leopold’s lead, reminded us that we “protect what we love.” If a generation slowly pulls too far indoors, away from backyard forts, mud puddles, bike paths, lakes, and portages, how will they, too, fall in love with wild places? The Sigurd Olson Environmental…
…or more, surfacing hundreds of feet away from the place where they dove. They are also able to hide by compressing their feathers, letting out air, and lying flat on the surface of the water. It wasn’t until the development of night-time capture techniques in the 1990s that researchers were…
…Center for Freshwater Innovation at Northland College in Ashland, said the compact is an example of “big, important, transformative environmental pieces of legislation” that change over time through legal challenges and court rulings. “It’s always been expected that the compact would be, as well,” Annin said. To read the full…
…water is only going to come from more corners over the next several decades, as journalist Peter Annin explained in an Oct. 22, 2015 talk at Monona Terrace in Madison. Co-director of the Mary Griggs Burke Center for Freshwater Innovation at Northland College in Ashland, he is the author of…
…rodents, squirrels, songbirds and waterfowl. “This is one of the first studies to examine the carnivore community of the Apostle Islands archipelago,” said Erik Olson, associate professor of natural resources, who led the new research with Van Deelen at the University of Wisconsin, Julie Van Stappen of the Apostle Islands…
