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Pink squirrel illustration by James O'Brien

Pink Explosion

Armed With a Flashlight and a Sense of Wonder, Researchers Discover Hot-Pink Squirrels

Northland College Professor Joe Rose Sr.

Distinguished Service

Honoring Gary and Kay LaPean and Joe Rose Sr.

The Northland College Alumni Association will honor Gary and Kay LaPean and Joe Rose Sr. at the annual Alumni Awards Banquet for their distinguished service and contributions to Northland College. The Alumni Awards Banquet will be held during the second annual Northland College Fall Festival at the Sigurd Olson Environmental

Wolf in winter with the Great Lakes Wolf Symposium logo

Great Lakes Wolf Symposium

In 2018, the Midwest Wolf Stewards meeting will not be held so attendees will participate in the International Wolf Symposium October 12-14. Learn more at the IWS Symposium website. Take a look at the 2017 presentations….

Collage of historical photos of the Bro Family at Northland College

The Bro Family

A Century at Northland College 

…internship at the new Sigurd Olson Environmental Institute. Kim said the experience shaped the rest of his life. “Each day at Northland, I sought advice from Sigurd Olson and Aunt Harriet,” Kim Bro said. “I think the research and experiences of Granny [Margueritte] and my Uncle Harmon helped shape my…

Timber Wolf Alliance Speakers Bureau

At the start of the Timber Wolf Alliance, 1987, only 18 wolves were estimated to live in Wisconsin and fewer in Upper Michigan. That year, the Sigurd Olson Environmental Institute began the Timber Wolf Alliance assisting twenty-one organizations and many private individuals interested in promoting wolf recovery in Wisconsin and…

Madeline Island, Wisconsin Areal View

Wisconsin Still at Center of Water Battles

Ten Years After the Passage of the Great Lakes Compact

…The Great Lakes Water Wars. Environmental groups have filed a legal challenge with the DNR claiming the diversion fails to meet key tests that the use be for “public water supply purposes,” which would serve a “group of largely residential customers,” according to compact language. Annin, who directs the Burke…

Northland College alum Jenn Wood

Wood Crusades for Climate Policy

Jenn Wood ’00 Focuses on Energy Conservation

As an environmental and social justice solutions strategist in Vermont, Jenn Wood ’00 is focused on energy conservation and supporting low-income communities that will be hardest hit by the impacts of climate change. Her consulting practice focuses on realistic, yet timely solutions for individuals, companies, communities, or organizations that can…

Timber Wolf Alliance

At the start of the Timber Wolf Alliance, 1987, only 18 wolves were estimated to live in Wisconsin and fewer in Upper Michigan. That year, the Sigurd Olson Environmental Institute began the Timber Wolf Alliance assisting twenty-one organizations and many private individuals interested in promoting wolf recovery in Wisconsin and…