…Most recently, I have leaped into a new project called Wisconsin’s Green Fire, a coalition of natural resources professionals working to elevate science in decision making in Wisconsin. Arts and sciences have always evolved together. Writing, arts, and music can move people to consider science and our role in the…
Gretchen Hamernik-Winters is a pre-veterinarian student at Northland College, who has set big goals for herself. “I would love to work as a zoo vet with the potential of opening my own rehabilitation center for zoos that close as well as for wildlife that can no longer live in the…
Wisconsin officials in 2010 quietly approved a massive new allotment of water from Lake Michigan to fast-growing Pleasant Prairie in Kenosha County without extensive public reviews required in other Great Lakes water diversions in recent years. The action in the final year of Democratic Gov. Jim Doyle’s administration, gave the…
…successful careers. Founded in 1892, Northland College is located at the tip of Wisconsin, on the south shore of Lake Superior. Adjacent to the Apostle Islands and nearly a million acres of national forest, Northland has an unparalleled living laboratory and natural playground just beyond our doors. The Nitty-Gritty…
…it to thrive in the varied environments of the United States, whether wild, suburban, or urban. Richard Nelson is a Wisconsin native and a cultural anthropologist and creative nonfiction writer whose work focuses on human relationships to the natural world. • 1998. Northern Passages, Michael Van Stappen. Captures the spirit…
Northern Wisconsin has dealt with three floods in the last six years that caused millions of dollars in damage resulting in federal disaster declarations. The region is seeing more frequent, intense rainfalls. For the last several years, local, state and federal partners have been trying to find ways to…
The Mary Griggs Burke Center for Freshwater Innovation convened a Water Summit on Oct. 1, 2016 dedicated to “The Future of the Great Lakes Restoration Initiative.” Experts from New York to Minnesota gathered on Madeline Island in Lake Superior to examine past successes and challenges of GLRI, and to have…
…After all of the hours we spend gathering and analyzing data, having the opportunity to explain our findings at that level was very gratifying. I don’t think I’ll ever forget it.” It remains unclear how efforts like the Resilient Lands and Waters Initiative will move forward under the new administration….
…Madeline Island’s fellow. In fall of 2018, Madeline Island will host the Great Lakes Islands Initiative Summit, a gathering for leaders from Great Lakes islands. The Steering Committee needs to shift their focus to planning for this event. The steering committee will be planning community listening sessions in 2018 to…
The Northland College Community Jazz Ensemble has an exciting lineup of swing, funk, Latin, and love songs for your Valentine evening adventure! There will be lots of room to dance with your sweetie. Come on down and see what’s happening at the lake for the big race! Food vendors and…
