Peter Smerud understands the project he’s in charge of is a once-in-a-generation opportunity. This is why he’s swinging for the fences.
Smerud is the executive director of the private nonprofit Wolf Ridge Environmental Learning Center in Finland, Minn., a nearly 2,000-acre, 380-bed campus where kindergarten through high-school students from all over can come throughout the year to learn about nature and beyond.