…“wattles,” using woody debris piles perpendicular to the slope of the Earth so when it rains the water slows causing sediments to build and leave more organic materials to seep into the soil and reducing sediment water runoff into the Bay City Creek. Koski is also interested in educating the…
…home. It’s every bit as messy and hilarious as he is. —Erin Bergin, Northland College student and SONWA committee member Turning: A Year in the Water, by Jessica J. Lee (Penguin Random House Canada) Turning is a lyrical memoir truly exemplifying the spirit of human connection with nature. The author’s…
…water quality, examine sediments, check PH balance, as well as bacteria and dissolved oxygen levels in the water. “Nicole has developed into a true professional in her first few years of teaching,” Krause said. “She willingly accepts new challenges and has emerged as a ‘teacher-leader’ in our district.” Associate Professor…
…water systems in rural communities, participating in language exchanges with students, and volunteering in sea turtle conservation. During his second year, he found a job working as a coordinator of a Permaculture farm outside a small Nicaraguan village. It was there that he learned about permaculture design, natural building, fermentation,…
By Dan Kraker, MPRNews With its groundwater wells contaminated with radium and city leaders under court order to find a new water source, Waukesha, Wis., saw an obvious fix — tap Lake Michigan, just 15 miles to the east. The massive lake, one of the world’s largest freshwater sources, would…
…in their community, our home—Chichica. In a community where there is no electricity, unreliable access to water, and where some children go to bed hungry at night, the elders saw the importance in protecting their environment and its resources for future generations. When we arrived to Panama in February 2013…
…on big rivers like the Wisconsin where the water is open, and on lakes farther south. Once our lakes open up, they’ll be here, calling out for what certainly must be joy. Loons have a “divorce rate” of about seven percent. They are largely monogamous birds, but males compete with…
The Chequamegon Water Collaborative (CWC), a Northland College student initiative, collaborated with Ashland Elementary School first graders Thursday, stenciling “Keep Our Bay Clean” artwork near storm drains in the city. The Collaborative has been working with regional schools to raise awareness about storm drains—that everything that flows into the drain,…
Waukesha, Wisconsin has a contaminated groundwater supply and wants to take water from Lake Michigan, but it’s not that easy. Peter Annin, author of The Great Lakes Water Wars, and codirector of the Mary Griggs Burke Center for Freshwater Innovation joins Stateside staff at Michigan Radio to talk about the…
