Attention all current students, rising sophomores and up! SOEI Outdoor Pursuits is offering a FREE stewardship and adventure opportunity for students who are looking kickoff their Fall Semester right in 2024. Join us for this unique nine-day experience!
You’ll spend your first four and a half days engaging in trail building and ecological stewardship projects with your leaders and US Forest Service personnel. You’ll basecamp near your project site, hike to the project each morning, and then enjoy returning to camp for dinner and campfire conversations each evening. Develop skills and project experience which can help enhance your marketability for work with federal land-management agencies, all while giving back to the local resource so many of us enjoy.
After your week of stewardship work, you and your field crew will choose which adventure you will embark on to celebrate a job well done. Choices for your four-day, three-night trip include a river canoeing expedition on the Namekagon National Scenic River, a backpacking expedition along the North Country National Scenic Trail, or a lodge-based adventure sampler at Lowenwood (formerly Conserve School) bordering the Upper Peninsula of Michigan’s Sylvania Wilderness.
We hope you will take advantage of this opportunity to gain professional stewardship skills, build community with fellow students, and rejuvenate your spirit wandering through the Northwoods before you jump into the school year. We can’t wait to get out there with you.
Space is limited and spots will fill fast.
We would like to thank the USDA Forest Service for offsetting the full cost of facilitating this SOEI trip ($875.00/person) through a generous grant.
This program is open to Northland College students who will be a sophomore or above in the 2023–24 academic year.

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Registration for this program is free thanks to a generous grant we received.
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Adventure Trip OptionsAll adventure sections are four-day, three-night experiences following your four-day, five-night service portion which is to be determined by our USFS partners. Please select your preference of adventure section below. Please note: Adventure trips are limited to ten participants each. Once a trip has filled, the option will disappear from this registration form. Trips listed here still have openings.Select Your Adventure Trip(Required)

River canoeing expedition on the Namekagon National Scenic River

Backpacking expedition along the North Country National Scenic Trail

Lodge-based adventure sampler at Lowenwood (formerly Conserve School) bordering the Upper Peninsula of Michigan’s Sylvania Wilderness

Required Releases and AcknowledgementsRefund Policy(Required)Participant Cancellations
Participant cancellations made prior to seven (7) days before the event will result in a full refund. Cancellations after seven (7) days receive no refund. However, at the discretion of the program director, a refund may be offered due to short-term illness or injury. If a short-term illness or injury prevents the participant from attending the scheduled session, the participant may reschedule to another session of equal or lesser value, during the same year only, provided space is available. If the new session has a higher value than the original session, the participant must pay the difference in tuition. Refunds will not be provided for transferring into a session of lesser value.

Cancellation by Northland College
SOEI Outdoor Pursuits program sessions cancelled by Northland College will receive a full refund. I have read and agree to the Refund Policy.Essential Eligibility Criteria Acknowledgement(Required)Sigurd Olson Environmental Institute outings and trips are open to all Northland College students, staff, and faculty who are able to meet the Essential Eligibility Criteria (EEC). Accommodations may be made as long as it does not compromise the health or safety of staff members or other participants or significantly alter the fundamental intended outcomes of the program.

Essential Eligibility Criteria are not intended to be exclusionary, but to honestly identify the basic and fundamental elements of outing or trip participation that are integrally tied to safety and risk management considerations. These criteria are the essential skills that each participant is required to perform for safety in each type of program offered and are applied equally to all potential participants.

Please read the EEC requirements. I have read and understand the Essential Eligibility Criteria.Waiver and Release for Outdoor Activities Acknowledgement(Required)Please be sure to complete the Waiver And Release for Outdoor Activity Participants (adults and minors). All participants under 18 years of age must have a parent or legal guardian complete the form. I have read and submitted the Waiver And Release for Outdoor Activity Participants (adults and minors).CommentsThis field is for validation purposes and should be left unchanged.

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Mark your calendars and call your friends, Fall Festival is coming up fast! We can’t wait to welcome alumni and friends to campus September 22–24, 2023.
This year’s events include a welcome party in Howard Pearson Park co-hosted with the City of Ashland and featuring a beer garden and live music, the celebratory Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony, presentation of Brownell Keys to the Class of 1973, and recognition of our most notable Northlanders—our Alumni Award Winners. The 1973 football team is organizing gatherings on Friday and Saturday. PLUS, We have an extra BIG surprise addition inspired by our Brother Bear family to Fall Festival. Stay tuned and get ready to make some memories.