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Peter Annin at beach

Q & A with "Great Lakes Water Wars" Author Peter Annin

…you? A. Working with faculty and staff at Northland to help improve environmental literacy and educate the next generation of environmental leaders is very appealing to me. We live in an increasingly urbanized world, where populations are becoming disconnected from the landscape upon which society depends. Northland is committed to…

Loon Awareness Week Poster photo by D. Peters

Loon Ranger Training Workshop [Virtual]

May 10, 9:00 am10:30 am

Join LoonWatch Coordinator Brandi Shapland for a training session for our Annual Lakes Monitoring Program. This workshop is open to new and returning Loon Rangers. Advanced registration is required. Register Now Unfortunately, registration for this program has closed. If you registered for this event already, a link to the virtual…

2017 Loon poster Photo by Lorna Rohloff

Loon Ranger Training Workshop [In Person]

May 4, 10:00 am12:00 pm

Join LoonWatch coordinator, Brandi Shapland, for a training session for our Annual Lakes Monitoring Program. New and returning Loon Rangers are invited to join us at the beautiful Forest Lodge on Lake Namekagon. We will have a 45 minute presentation on monitoring and have the opportunity to practice our monitoring…

Northland College alumnus Tiffany Kirsten stands with fellow activists along the border of Texas and Mexico

Careers in Social Justice, Conservation, and Public Service

SOEI Interns

The Sigurd Olson Environmental Institute has been a part of the Northland College student experience for the last forty-six years—from speakers, conferences, and campus events in the physical building to research and internships with one of the many outreach programs. Sigurd’s wife, Elizabeth, contributed $50,000 to the Sigurd F. Olson

Backcountry skier in the deep woods with snowfalling

Intangible Magazine

The Sigurd Olson Environmental Institute seeks to empower citizens with objective information about the environmental issues of the north woods, advance understanding of northern species through citizen science, and educate the next generation of environmental leaders. Please fill out the gift form below and select where you would like to…

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WPT: Frequent Changes in Management Policy Escalate Wolf Debate

…Drawing on his research and others’ work, Olson discussed how the state’s wolf-management policies have affected the wolf population and people’s opinions about it. In his talk, Olson didn’t advance any one particular policy solution — in fact, he said the “prescriptive” nature of Wisconsin’s wolf hunt is part of…

Northland College student Max Beal was awarded the Parker Matzinger Internship Award

Beal first to receive Parker Matzinger Internship Award

…arrived at Northland College with a strong interest in natural resources and wildlife— but being near Lake Superior, “I found the interactions between lakes, rivers, and the surrounding landscape fascinating,” he said. Like Matzinger, Beal has interned with Natural Resources Professor Erik Olson, who is managing the Costa Rica internship,…