For the Pioneer Press By Mark Peterson, executive director of the Sigurd Olson Environmental Institute One hundred years ago this month, President Woodrow Wilson signed an act that created the National Park Service — 44 years after Yellowstone, the world’s first national park, was established. Today the agency has responsibilities…
Explore all four seasons in the north woods with Emily Stone ’04, naturalist and education director at the Cable Natural History Museum in Cable, Wisconsin in this multi-media presentation Friday, September 23 at 4:30 p.m. at the Northland College Sigurd Olson Environmental Institute. Through Stone’s research and unique perspective, you…
The Northland College Sigurd Olson Environmental Institute LoonWatch program announced today that Wisconsin loons are doing surprisingly well, according to the results of the 2015 one-day Wisconsin Loon Population Survey. According to the most recent results, the adult loon population is estimated at 4,350, an increase of 9.1 percent from…
…Through updated technology and loon-specific banding techniques, some amazing new facts about juvenile loon’s migration have emerged. In 2014 and 2015 Kevin Kenow, a researcher at USGS Upper Midwest Environmental Sciences Center, satellite-tagged juvenile loons in Wisconsin and Minnesota. Like adult loons, the juveniles migrated to the Gulf of Mexico,…
By MaryJo Gingras, Outreach Program Coordinator The Sigurd Olson Environmental Institute’s outreach programs instill a sense of wonder and inspire youth and adult participants through outdoor experiences. A million acres of forest and the largest freshwater lake in the world serve simultaneously as our classroom and playground. Campus-based sessions such…
…the hottest trends in graduation gifts nationwide are watches, commemorative beer glasses, the “almost valedictorian” T shirts and the ever popular Mercedes. But I imagine at Northland, gifts run more toward kayaks, life jackets, binoculars, and certified organic bug repellent. Celebrations such as today are often marked by gift giving…
…most important part of her Northland experience was learning from Sharon Anthony, professor of environmental science. “She deserves a huge thank you,” McPeak said. Having worked closely with McPeak, Anthony feels she has the ability to contribute meaningful work to academia and research someday. “Megan’s passion for meteorology and atmospheric…
