Bayfield native wins Sustainability Fellowship

BELOIT, WI (04/26/2013)(readMedia)-- Bayfield native Michelle Koenig, a senior at Beloit College, has won a Sustainability Fellowship. She will do a biomass assessment of the campus forest, mapping the trees on campus, estimating the quantity of carbon they contain, and creating a database that can be used to determine changes in carbon sequestration over time.

Beloit College is a residential, liberal arts college offering 40 majors to its 1,250 students. Located 90 miles northwest of Chicago, Beloit is one of the nation's most international colleges, drawing students from 41 nations as well as 49 states.