Since 2010, Randy Lehr has been the Bro professor of sustainable regional development, leading and directing students, faculty, and staff in the field and in the classroom. In August, Lehr became the codirector of the Mary Griggs Burke Center for Freshwater Innovation. Q. Is it true you got hooked on…
…a legislated wolf hunt. Their research now provides the first demonstrated link between illegal wildlife killing and the lack of authority that the regional resource managers have under the Endangered Species Act. The paper appeared last fall in the journal Conservation Letters; another version will be published in the International…
Student and community writers, poets, photographers, and artists founded Aqueous Magazine as a way to give local artists an outlet for their work. It is the Lake Superior region’s only ad-free, literary magazine dedicated to publishing the literary, visual and performing art works of regional artists. “The reason, and inspiration…
New York native Justin Ross will begin August 1 as the next head men’s lacrosse coach at Northland College. For the last four years, Ross has coached the Monroe Community College (MCC) men’s lacrosse program, leading his team to a 38-20 record during his tenure, including one regional championship game….
…advancement and extension of the Training Exceptional Educators (TREE) Clinical Residency Program. This partnership directly supports and impacts regional, state, and national efforts to increase diversity in the K-12 teaching profession as well as efforts in Ojibwe language revitalization by increasing the number of certified and licensed Native American teachers….
…“In other words, we have a regional food system that has the potential for weathering economic or environmental impacts—something referred to as resilience,” Hofstedt said. Not surprisingly, stores are the most common and the largest source of food—some 77 percent stated they get most of their food from stores. What…
…University of Vermont. Stone writes a weekly column published in more than a dozen local and regional newspapers. These columns have collected into a new book, “Natural Connections: Exploring Northwoods Nature through Science and Your Senses.” Three of her columns recently earned an Excellence in Craft award from the Outdoor…
…other towns on or near the watershed line. That’s it. No yellow brick road to Las Vegas—which is the most important change that the compact brought to the regional water management paradigm. The compact also requires diversion applicants like Waukesha to return Great Lakes water after it is used, so…
The Great Lakes Regional Office of the National Park Service came to professors Sarah Johnson and Jonathan Martin to help answer a question: Do natural occurring fires help or hurt vegetation, specifically Canada yew, in the Apostle Islands? Johnson, assistant professor of natural resources, has been conducting vegetative research in…
