The Sustainable Development Institute is committed to information-sharing and professional development. ”Brown Bag” presentations offer a forum to share what is known and valued in the Menominee approach to sustainability and advance College of Menominee Nation and the Sustainable Development Institute’s professional and academic leadership.
1. March 1: “Protect the Penokee Hills: Mining Uncovered”
Frank Koehn kicked off March’s “brown bag” presentations with a provoking and important demonstration concerning the mining proposal in Northern Wisconsin. He shared what sorts of struggles wildlife would have to endure and how it would affect water quality and public health. Visit their website here.
2. March “Acoustic Technology: Use of Nondestructive Evaluation Technologies”
About twenty five people filled tables at the Culture Building to learn about acoustic technology. The team of presenters demonstrated how acoustic technology is used to measure variation in the velocity of sound, using the beams in the Culture Building as stand-in-demonstration trees. They noted that Menominee’s Forest ranks high amongst some of the world’s oldest and most treasured places. SDI’s Center for First American Forestlands is part of a collaborative project with the University of Minnesota Duluth – NRRI and the US Forest Service.
3. March 19: “Trails Forward”
“Trails Forward” is a virtual participatory simulation which propels users into crucial ecological and economic roles within rural Wisconsin. In a presentation, attendees learned and saw how “Trails Forward” simulates the emergent economic and environmental effects of users’ decisions on a multi-agent model of land and forest economy and ecology. Ben Shapiro and his team of developers learned about Menominee culture and forest practices. Through dialogue and information sharing, ideas emerged on the incorporation of American Indian representation in the simulation and how “Trails Forward” and other digital applications that can be woven into curriculum development and community engagement in CMN-SDI’s future. We were blessed with a beautiful day to make a stop at Smokey Falls. Visit their website here.
4. March 23: “National Renewable Energy Resources Fellowship”
“National Renewable Energy Laboratory Fellowship”
Beau Mitchell
TOMORROW, March 23rd
Library Classroom, Noon-1
5. March 28: “POSOH: Integrating Science, Culture, and Curriculum”
“POSOH Project: Integrating Science, Culture, and Curriculum”
Kate Flick and CMN Student Intern Appolonia Gomez
Next Wednesday, March 28
Culture Building, Noon-1