Offer Your College Course In Our Northwoods Classrooms

  • Use Wolf Ridge's 2000 acres of boreal, mixed hardwood, and maple forests, wetlands, two lakes, and two rivers as your field campus
  • Close proximity to Lake Superior and it's related habitats and human communities
  • A variety of classroom spaces available
  • Use our extensive 2800-title Environmental Studies library

"I brought my students to Wolf Ridge as a part of my 'Writing in Nature' course. We spent the first two weeks of the course on campus at St. Olaf, then moved north for two weeks to take advantage of the inspirational natural setting and great facilities."

Some college professors have chosen to use Wolf Ridge as a "field campus." At your disposal are 2000 acres of varied northwoods habitats, classroom spaces, our 2800-title Environmental Studies library, and proximity to a wealth of North Shore area study sites beyond Wolf Ridge. Lodging and meals are provided. You provide your own course content, with the potential to augment your study with Wolf Ridge activities taught by our staff.

The Wolf Ridge Field Campus


Outdoor Settings


Varied Habitats

Classrooms

Dorm

Library

Dining Hall

Wolf Ridge Activity Suggestions:
(can be tailored to meet your group's needs)
Natural Sciences
Animal Signs
Beaver Ecology
Birds
Fisheries Management
Frozen Lake Study
Geology
Lake/Stream Study
Plant Study
Small Mammals
Trees And Keys
Weather Forecasting
Wetlands Ecology
White-tailed Deer
Wildlife Management
Human Impacts and
Lifestyles
Acid Rain
Living Lightly
Ojibwe Heritage
Seeds of Change
Voyageur Life
 Outdoor Recreation
Canoeing
Cross Country Skiing
Superior View Hike
Snowshoeing
Orienteering
Animal Signs
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Advanced and Extended Learning Options
Customize your experience by requesting time with our specialists,
exposure to a variety of ecosystems, or off-site field trips.

Special College Group Opportunities at Wolf Ridge: (with advance notice)

Specify diverse ecosystems you would like us to incorporate:
Forests: spruce/fir, aspen/birch, maple hardwood
Lakes: oligotrophic (Wolf) and eutrophic (Raven)
Streams: Sawmill Creek, Baptism River
Wetlands: mixed variety
Rock outcrops

Request time with one of our specialists:
Outdoor teaching skills
Live raptor program
Alternative energy systems
Air Quality Monitoring
Aquatic insects
Bird banding
Dragonflies
Lichens
Plant Identification
Wildlife rehabilitation
On-site land management
Non-native worms
Phenology
Wilderness first aid

North Shore Area Field Trips:
(with or with-out Wolf Ridge assistance)

Lake Superior Ecosystem
US EPA Research Lab
LL Smith Research Boat
Great Lakes Aquarium
Hawk Ridge
Lake Superior Cruises (variety)

Industry & Human Interactions
Round River Organic Farm
North Shore Mining Corp.
Hedstrom's Lumber Mill
Horse Logging
Sawbill Canoe Outfitters
Cold Spring Granite Quarry
Maxwell's Woodland Nursery

Human History
Commercial Fishing Museum
Split Rock Lighthouse Historic Site
Grand Portage National Monument
Old Fort William
Finland Historic Site
Great Lakes Maritime Museum

Wildlife Management
International Wolf Center
Bear Research Center

Land Managment
Superior National Forest
(fire ecology, wilderness, forest planning)
Minnesota Dept. of Natural Resources
MN Scientific and Natural Areas

Geology
Driving tours through North Shore Volcanics, etc.
Tower Soudan Mine
Sugarloaf and Iona's Beach SNAs
Cold Spring Granite Quarry

Recreation
Superior Hiking Trail day or overnight trips
Canoeing or Kayaking day or overnight trips
Rock Climbing (a variety of sites)
Minnesota State Parks
Sugarloaf Cove
North House Folk School
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