…Six of these areas are in Minnesota: Grand Portage National Monument, Mississippi National Recreation and Resource Area, North Country Trail, St. Croix National Scenic River, Pipestone National Historic Site and Voyageurs National Park. Just over the Wisconsin border is a seventh — the Apostle Islands National Lakeshore. For entire article….
…preliminary, but we’ve discovered that coastal upwelling is and may have an impact on plankton communities in the Chequamegon Bay,” Welnetz said. Early on at Northland, Welnetz noticed that there are many opportunities to perform scientific research in the backcountry, and selected outdoor education as her minor. Having immersed herself…
…He was deceived. He walked for fifteen minutes before he came to it. “Cross it, [Circe’d] said, and he thought there would be a bridge of some sort. There was none. He looked across and saw hills. [The cave] must be there Right there. . . . He sat down,…
We are living at an unprecedented crossroads in history, says Paul Fleischman, who is the author of Eyes Wide Open: Going Behind the Environmental Headlines. “We’ve recently learned a lot about the effect we’re having on climate and the environment as a whole,” he says “Suddenly everything needs rethinking: cars,…
…said Jason Terry, associate professor of art. Fischer majors in biology and minors in art. She works two jobs—at a bakery and as a social media assistant in the Office of Marketing Communication at Northland College. And she is the captain of the women’s cross country team. “Mikaela takes it…
Motivational speaker and former assistant director of Fisheries and Habitat Conservation at the US Fish and Wildlife Service Dr. Mamie Parker is the 2017 commencement speaker at Northland College. She made history when appointed the first African American as the FWS regional director of the thirteen northeastern states and is…
…by a small number of individuals. Three percent of the population now owns half of the country’s firearms, says a recent, definitive study from the Injury Control Research Center at Harvard University. So, who is buying all these guns—and why? The short, broad-brush answer to the first part of that…
…strong local communities. He’s currently pursuing an AmeriCorp VISTA program, applying to several youth transitional housing programs around the country in hopes of supporting homeless youth in both major metropolitan areas and rural communities. Anthony’s mom, Sue, said that her son isn’t the type of person who stops and knows…
…known regionally for over sixty-five acres of alpine skiing and forty kilometers of cross-country skiing trails. Lately they’ve been investing time and resources into developing single-track mountain bike trails. Although we didn’t have very good bikes, my friends and I made it work and I caught the best view of…
…one I wish I had found a few years earlier. As a transfer student (a few times over), I was welcomed immediately and thoroughly. Although small and tight-knit, I easily integrated into the community, joined the basketball and cross country teams, became a senator for NCSA. I learned and contributed…
