…Xbox. It’s better than Xbox. Here you are hanging with friends and you’re occupied.” And another wrote: “It got us away from technology. We’re on our phones a lot as a society and getting kids out into the wilderness shows them how not to be a robot and look at…
…lead on a high path to a better future. Northland College President Michael A. Miller also noted the special nature of the partnership. “This is about creating a space where we can learn and share stories and have more generations coming to this region to understand wilderness,” Miller said. …
…wise,” writes Elizabeth Gilbert, author of “Eat, Pray, Love.” Her first book, Gathering Moss, was awarded the prestigious John Burroughs Medal in 2005 for outstanding nature writing. Sigurd Olson was a recipient of the same award in 1974 for his book, Wilderness Days. The SONWA selection committee also noted two…
…had a desire to visit the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness. He recently booked a guided trip with the Ely Outfitting Co. to take his sons Adrian, 12, and Xavier, 10. As part of the package, the company bought a specially designed paddle to considerably enhance Bush’s paddling skills. “If…
…Idaho counting fish!” Since leaving Northland, Mike has worked in remote and beautiful locations including the Grand Canyon, Alaska, and the Taylor Ranch Wilderness Research Station in Idaho. These experiences led him to pursue his masters in fish genetics at the University of Washington. To this day, Mike stays in…
…northern Wisconsin to experience the “primitive and unchanged” landscape Sigurd Olson talks about in The Singing Wilderness. “I can talk all day about wolves and will never have the impact taking students out has,” Olson said. “Hearing a wolf howl changes lives.” The following is one story from one student—Bijit…
…Island Wilderness Preserve as well as the Big Bay State Park lands on Madeline Island. “We will be looking at camera trap images to determined which species are present on the island and how abundant those species are. The primary purpose of this is to collect data.” To read full…
…Northland College in the fall. My intuition was right on point, but it has taken many years to fully realize how influential NC truly was. Not just with the many strong and deep connections I had made with people, or the intriguing coursework, or the many wilderness adventures, but the…
…resources professor at Northland College in Ashland. Olson, along with 10 undergraduate students, scouted out open areas with low human traffic in the Madeline Island Wilderness Preserve and the Big Bay State Park to place the cameras, some of which included a scent to lure the more elusive species, like…
…with 3M, a diversified technology company with a global presence, in a variety of marketing roles. After spending much of his early years in the forested areas of New England, his introduction to the local eco-region turned into a life-long love affair. He became a Madeline Island Wilderness Preserve board…
