A new article detailing the history of environmental advocacy work at Northern Michigan University and in the Upper Peninsula has been posted on a website dedicated to the symbiotic relationship between NMU and the surrounding region. "This Land is Our Land: Yooper Relationships to the Environment and NMU" was written by Graduate Administrative Assistant Abby LaForest, with support from the Beaumier U.P. Heritage Center on campus, and utilizing historical records from the Central U.P. and NMU Archives.
The article is featured on the Maamawi-Ozhigi/Together We Grow website. Topics covered include early environmental education, the NMU Conservation Crew, and professors and other individuals who made an impact through related advocacy efforts.
"'Gichi-namebini Ziibing,' [Marquette's traditional Anishinaabemowin name] is a place teeming with wildlife, dense forests, crisp, clean air, and the largest freshwater lake by surface area in the world: Mother Superior," LaForest wrote in the introduction. "When living in harmony with land and creatures that are essential to the natural world and, by extension, human existence, it's no surprise that so many people will fight to protect and conserve this wonderful place so many of us get to call home - both here at Northern Michigan University and in the U.P. beyond."
Read the full environmental advocacy article and view a listing of related resources here. The Maamawi-Ozhigi/Together We Grow website features other articles, images and virtual exhibits related to the Upper Peninsula and NMU.