…government. Merging its location with social science, environmental education, and civic engagement, the College is teaching students how to contribute their minds and hearts to issues that will continue long after they are gone. Today it is roughly one of three undergraduate programs in the country and has become one…
…Idaho, including the protection of the Boulder-White Clouds wilderness areas. In his journalism career he has covered every environmental issue in Idaho—endangered species, salmon recovery, wilderness, wolf reintroduction, grizzly management, fire, and climate change. Barker is doing the best, if not only, investigative reporting in Idaho. By seeking out diverse…
…from metropolitan areas and high intensity row crop agriculture,” Cooper said. Cooper and collaborators at the Natural Resources Research Institute at University of Minnesota-Duluth and Central Michigan University’s Institute for Great Lakes Research have focused on this region in an effort to build a better system for restoration and protection….
…Ontario. Registration deadline is April 15. “What affects Lake Superior anywhere around her 1,800 miles of shoreline affects the Lake everywhere,” said Mark Peterson, executive director of the Northland College Sigurd Olson Environmental Institute. “As citizens who live, work, or play by the Lake, we are all tied together in…
…has continued producing her own acoustic and electronic music. “My ultimate goal is to support the passions of other artists while making it more possible for them to reach their goals.” Hattie hopes to integrate her experience with Twin Cities music collectives with social justice activism, especially environmental activism. “Progressive…
…study of the St. Louis River Estuary, examining paleoindicators to determine changes in environmental conditions with the hopes to inform management decisions. Alexson is now charged with the task of researching fossil diatoms communities, a family of algae that can be used to assess changes in environmental conditions, in order…
…land cover influence, and overall ecology of northern shrikes. He also studied the impacts of lakeshore usage as an intern at the Sigurd Olson Environmental Institute. All of these experiences coalesced current work exploring interactions between humans and wildlife. In between: Andrew earned his MS Environmental Science in 2016 from…
profile: Katrina Nichols Graduated: 2015 Major: elementary education Minor: science teaching and environmental education Hometown: Shakopee, Minnesota Katrina Nichols says she will always remember her defining collegiate moment—the Everybody Party, held at the start of her freshman year. “It was warm and comfortable and I was barefoot and so alive,”…
…Your Breath Away” Environmental Science and Natural Resources Faculty Award John Aguirre Allison Kohler Samuel Tharpgeorge Matthew Koszuta Shea Schachameyer Anthony Soukey Madison Laughlin James P. Fennessey Award in Chemistry Sam Paulson Matthew Berg Endowed Award Megan Mader Tim Carpenter Memorial Award Will Otte Bruce Goetz Tools of the Trade…
…Northland College Sigurd Olson Environmental Institute and the TWA Board, to ensure a smooth transfer that is mutually beneficial,” Meza said. The belief is that Northland College will provide TWA with fertile academic ground, additional resources, and dedicated leadership that will help it flourish. Olson will provide faculty support to…
