…become so dependent on chemicals. I’m teaching to carry on the tradition of chemical-free beekeeping that’s been lost in the last thirty years.” His online course has proved so successful that Wustner hopes to offer intermediate and advanced courses in the future. He has also started a new endeavor, milking…
This guide offers an overview and links to some of the most important policies and rules related to student-athletes. However, it does not replace or supersede the official Northland College Handbook—which provides the complete text of all College policies—or actual UMAC, NCHA, WIAC and NCAA rules and regulations. This handbook…
…broken ice ran in newspapers from Miami to Tel Aviv. The Los Angeles Times ran it on the front page. Barker’s future in journalism was sealed. Barker has been an environmental reporter at the Idaho Statesman for the last twenty-one years, covering stories about endangered species, salmon recovery, wilderness, wolf…
…grabs us unexpectedly, such as happened to Sigurd Olson on a canoe trip in Quetico Provincial Park. One evening he climbed a ridge. He would write about his experience 30 years later in his book, “The Singing Wilderness.” “When I reached the bald knob of the peak the sun was…
…friendly . . . with a penchant for activism and outdoor activities. In fact, life at Northland begins with a required Outdoor Orientation trip, in which first-year students participate in five- to 12-day adventures in the Wisconsin wilderness.” Northland College freshmen recently completed their August wilderness trips before starting classes…
…a fleeting glimpse of a handsome male as he is about to vanish behind a live oak into the evening shadow,” Bateman said. “Let us hope that we can put his species back into the picture of our vanishing wilderness.” Bateman painted Sierra Evening in 1994, four years before the…
…your favorite place or experience on Lake Superior. A. Several years ago my wife and I were wilderness camping on a remote uninhabited island in Lake Superior with our two sons, who were quite young at the time. We were far off the grid, a long way from the ambient…
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…
