Free and Open to the Public

Wednesday, July 1st, 7:00PM
Madeline Island Museum

Speaker: Erik Olson, Associate Professor of Natural Resources, Northland College

COYOTE CAPTURED BY MOTION-ACTIVATED CAMERA. ERIK OLSON, NORTHLAND COLLEGE

Erik will examine the factors shaping and influencing the lives of wildlife of the Apostle Islands archipelago. The talk will review recent scientific studies and explore future directions for research.

ERIK R. OLSON, Associate Professor of Natural Resources, Northland College
PhD, University of Wisconsin-Madison
MS, University of Wisconsin-Madison
BS, University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point

Current research: multiple aspects of wolf management and ecology in the Great Lakes Region, including: the implications of the sociopolitical conflict over wolves, the spatial and temporal patterns of wolf-human conflicts, how changes to wolf management and policy affect wolf-human conflicts, wolf management and tribal treaty rights, the behavioral response of white-tailed deer to the presence of wolves, and the top-down effect of wolves throughout the food web (trophic cascades). His favorite activities include: backpacking, hunting, canoeing, rock and ice climbing, fishing, wild ricing, and hanging at the sugar camp with my family.