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Muddy fish creek watershed

Northland Project Aims to Clear Chequamegon Bay’s Muddy Waters

Researchers at Northland College are trying to find ways to limit riverbank erosion that turned Chequamegon Bay to muddy soup after June rainstorms that dumped over 14 inches of rain in some areas of Bayfield County. The project on North Fish Creek is being coordinated by water scientist Matt Hudson…

Alpha sigma women of 1968

Standing on the Right Side of History

…time. The Delta Zetas were hosting a statewide gathering and invited the new Northland College Iota Chi chapter. And, so, all the women—included Fisher and another African American student, Alberta “Bert” Kennedy ’72, piled into three cars and drove to St. Norbert College near Green Bay, Wisconsin. Fisher most remembers…

Snapping turtle

Turtles, Temperature & Sex

…and alligators survived, the hypothesis goes, is that the water regulated drastic temperature changes during incubation. This subject has fascinated Northland College Assistant Professor of Biology Kayla Bieser, Ph.D., since she went abroad as an undergraduate in Costa Rica researching leatherback sea turtles. She pursued graduate degrees studying red-eared slider…

Northland College Nordic Skiing

Free Mt. Ashwabay Student Passes

December 4, 2024, 11:00 am2:00 pm

Northland College partners with Mt. Ashwabay to issue free, all-mountain passes to current students—stop by the Ponzio Campus Center to claim yours! Students interested in securing a pass must be registered for classes during Winter Term and should bring their Northland ID to the registration table. Can’t make it during…

Photo taken above Capitol Square in Madison, Wisconsin, with the State Capitol and Lake Mendota in view

Election Day Van Shuttles

November 5, 2024

The Northland College Student Association (NCSA) is providing free rides to the Bretting Community Center, which is the polling site for campus. All polling sites are open 7 a.m.–8 p.m. Refer to the schedule below for pickup times. If you have any questions, reach out to NCSA at ncsa@northland.edu. Departure…

FinalGreat Lakes Science for Parks Symposium 2023 Booklet

…Thursday, March 23rd, 2023. The symposium will be held at the Northland College Alvord Theater in the Ponzio Campus enter. https://mapcarta.com/N4564324839/Directions Signs will be posted to guide you to the appropriate room. To reach Northland College, from US 2 (Lake Shore Dr), then turn onto State Highway 13 S (Ellis…

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Great Lakes Wolf Symposium Abstracts October 15-17th, 2024 Northland College Ashland, WI 1 Movement Ecology of Gray Wolves in the Western Great Lakes Region Alejandra Zubiria Perez, Department of Fisheries and Wildlife, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI, USA, Shannon M. Barber-Meyer – Research Department, Pacific Whale Foundation, Wailuku, HI,…

Eau Claire solar garden, photo taken by PJ Nelson

In a Bold Step Forward, Students Purchase Solar Shares

Solar will provide power to CSE

…and now Ashland. The three solar gardens are part of a pilot project that was approved by the Wisconsin Public Service Commission in 2016. Xcel presented on the Ashland proposal last year as a way to gauge interest. The Northland College Student Association (NCSA) loved the idea so much, they…

Northland College students help build a section of the Ice Age Trail.

Students, Faculty Add Muscle to Ice Age Trail

Northland College Assistant Professor of Geoscience Dave Ullman and four students worked alongside other volunteers for a weekend in October to help continue the 1200-mile Ice Age National Scenic Trail. “Northland students have a passion for their study of the natural world, while also seeking out ways to have a…