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The McLean Environmental Living and Learning Community (MELLC)

The Princeton Reviews Guide to 332 Green Colleges: 2014 Edition

Northland College is one of the 332 most environmentally responsible colleges in the U.S. and Canada, according to The Princeton Review. “We’ve been establishing sustainability standards for over 40 years,” said Northland’s Regional Sustainability Coordinator Nathan Engstrom. “It’s wonderful to be recognized by Princeton Review for our ongoing dedication and…

Fish Creek flowing into Chequamegon Bay

Researchers Prep region for Climate Change

…cleanup efforts until next spring, providing more time and opportunity for the substances to spread. Research funded by Wisconsin Sea Grant could help prevent such weather-related damage and delays in the future. “Chequamegon Bay is arguably the least-climate-adapted spot in the country from an infrastructure viewpoint,” said Randy Lehr, Bro…

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Six individuals named to Board of Trustees

…diversity, and social justice—as well as keep us true to our core mission of being the premiere environmental college in the country.” Carla J. Bailey The daughter of former Northland College President Richard P. Bailey, the Rev. Dr. Carla J. Bailey, Esq. has made it her life’s work to serve…

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Wolf Conservation in America’s National Parks

…of national parks during his presidency, called the wolf “the beast of waste and destruction”. Following what was then the publically accepted practice; in 1926 an NPS employee shot what was believed the last wolf in Yellowstone for nearly seven decades. Extermination of wolves across the West was complete by…

Northland College student Isa Meyer works with a display in the Native American Museum

Combining Forestry and Native American Studies

…spirit by wearing sacred body and face paint, regalia, and a mask,” Meyer said. Meyer is currently working with experts from around the country to authenticate the dolls, determine their tribal nation of origin, and learn more information about them. “Isa is conscientious and self-motivated: when you assign her a…

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A Winning Business Idea

…The conference, held at Wisconsin Indianhead Technical College in Ashland, is a symposium for business students and entrepreneurial professionals from across the state. The conference encourages entrepreneurism and invites professionals to present their best ideas. DiLillo and Hoszko went up against engineers and other professionals when they proposed, “A Taste…

Northland College Bee Friendly Campus

Northland College Becomes First Wisconsin Bee Campus

Working to Promote Native Bees and Pollinators

…USA are initiatives of the Xerces Society for Invertebrate Conservation, a nonprofit organization based in Portland, Oregon, with offices across the country. Bee City USA’s mission is to galvanize communities and campuses to sustain pollinators by providing them with healthy habitat, rich in a variety of native plants.    …

Gary Ferguson

Wolf Awareness Week Focuses on Yellowstone Wolves

…history writers to pique his interest in nature as a place and concept. “To receive this award and to go into his home country is incredibly satisfying,” Ferguson said. Ferguson hopes attendees of the presentation will walk away with a better understanding of the importance of preserving keystone species, such…

Alumnus Henry Fitzgibbon performs on stage at Northland College

Henry Fitzgibbon ’51 On Broadway

A Life in the Arts

…attended the National Academy of Theatre Arts in Pleasantville, New York, getting a crash course in ballet, fencing, stagecraft, and acting. He auditioned and landed the part of Genie in the production of Aladdin and His Wonderful Lamp, touring the country for the next nine months. When he returned to…