Kitchen remodel anticipation! Wolf Ridge alumni, Judy Gibbs, and her spouse Shawn Wentz were looking forward to renovating their 1946 kitchen. Wolf Ridge had taken on the Living Building Challenge […]
Read Full PostAs I begin my second year as Chair of the Wolf Ridge Board of Trustees, I am reminded of how proud I am of the accomplishments of this amazing organization. […]
Read Full PostSeptember at Wolf Ridge is the start of our year. Since we are a school, I imagine you’re not surprised by that way of viewing September. We welcomed 15 new […]
Read Full PostWhen you first view Lake Superior on the way to Wolf Ridge, it’s the size that makes the biggest impression. The vast and occasionally fog-shrouded lake keeps asking you to […]
Read Full PostOn Saturday, June 3, 2017 we gathered to celebrate the culmination of two important milestones in the Making Waves $9.4 million capital campaign – completion of the Lakeview Staff House and Maintenance […]
Read Full PostI’ve often thought of the West Dorm as a “home away from home.” School kids move in on Mondays ready to make the place their own. They haul their […]
Read Full PostBy Lori Walewski and Shannon Walz Living Building Challenge believes that beauty inspires caring for communities and the environment. The Beauty Petal challenges LBC projects to recalibrate what people accept […]
Read Full PostBy Lori Walewski and Shannon Walz Freshwater is a precious resource. Access to freshwater is becoming a serious issue around the world due to climate change, pollution and our current […]
Read Full PostBy Lori Walewski and Shannon Walz Living Building Challenge has been mentioned many times in this blog. Living Building Certification consists of three steps. Registration – Wolf Ridge registered the […]
Read Full PostWith 2016 behind us, we are looking forward to wrapping up work on some of the pieces of a house that people don’t often think about – the electric wiring, heating, plumbing, and […]
Read Full PostOver the holiday weekend, Wolf Ridge got a fresh covering of snow. It is a quiet week here from a programming standpoint – besides staff on campus the only others […]
Read Full PostPost By John Chandler, Wolf Ridge Development Director If you walked on site this week, you would see some major transformations in our Maintenance building. It actually looks like a […]
Read Full PostI recently had a great conversation with Curtis Martinson, our on-site construction foreman. He loves waking up in the woods with a fresh cup of coffee, photography, and he can wax poetic about […]
Read Full PostBy John Chandler, Wolf Ridge Development Director We’ve had some exciting rainy, snowy, icy weather the last few days but our construction teams are hard at work. The windows have […]
Read Full PostThis year we are building both a new naturalist house as well as a new maintenance building. This week the materials for the maintenance building have arrived and the building […]
Read Full PostThe roof is on the Naturalist House! With the framing up and now a roof above, construction crews will soon be able to work without worrying about snow. Windows will go in […]
Read Full PostWolf Ridge is buzzing with activity The construction projects have begun! In August, we began construction on our new Naturalist Housing and Maintenance shop. The Naturalist House is nearly entirely […]
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