Outdoor Adventures – Page 3

Beating the winter doldrums – events and activities to keep you moving

By: angiehongmn January 19, 2023January 17, 2023

Outdoor Adventuresfeatured, Minnesota, recreation, winter1 Comment

Winter is a great time for star gazing, full moon hikes, skiing and snowshoeing, and winter festivals.

Mysterious creatures of the St. Croix River

By: angiehongmn August 4, 2022

Aquatic Biology, Outdoor Adventuresbryozoans, featured, fish, freshwater mussels, St Croix River1 Comment

Bryozoans are just one of the many strange and unique animals that call the St. Croix River home.

3 Moms + 3 Boys + 1,000,000 Mosquitoes: A Boundary Waters Adventure

By: angiehongmn June 30, 2022June 29, 2022

Outdoor Adventuresboundary waters, bwca, camping, canoeing, featuredLeave a Comment

The Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness (BWCA) encompasses more than one million acres of forest, 1175 lakes, and 1200 miles of canoe routes in northeastern Minnesota.

Touring Wakáŋ Tipi at Bruce Vento Nature Sanctuary – Same View, New Perspective

By: angiehongmn August 19, 2021August 19, 2021

Outdoor AdventuresBruce Vento Nature Sanctuary, Dakota, featured, habitat restoration, Mississippi River, Wakáŋ Tipi1 Comment

“We’ve never lost our connection to this space but it’s important to bring native people back here and have them making decisions on how the land in managed,” says Keeli Siyaka, Environmental Justice Educator at the Lower Phalen Creek Project.

In the Woods and on the Water

By: angiehongmn July 8, 2021

Outdoor Adventures, Uncategorizedfamily fun, featured, nature, outdoorsLeave a Comment

Here is a lineup of some of the many FREE, fun, outdoor events scheduled in Washington County during the coming month.

A flower’s fleeting charm

By: angiehongmn April 8, 2021

Outdoor AdventuresEarth Day, featured, native plants, spring, spring ephemerals, spring wildflowers, woodland wildflowers1 Comment

Of all the flowers that exist, spring ephemerals are the ones that I hold dearest in my heart.

Frozen fish and salty toes

By: angiehongmn January 7, 2021February 4, 2021

Aquatic Biology, Keeping water clean, Outdoor Adventureschloride pollution, featured, fishing, ice fishing, Minnesota lakes, road salt, saltLeave a Comment

One growing concern for urban lakes and streams is pollution from winter road salt. Currently, there are 50 lakes and streams in Minnesota that are listed as impaired due to elevated chlorides and another 75 that are “nearly” impaired.

Getting older shouldn’t mean staying indoors

By: angiehongmn December 17, 2020December 15, 2020

Outdoor Adventuresfeatured, getting seniors outdoors, healthy living, mental health, outdoor recreation, senior health1 Comment

Randy Thoreson, a retired National Park Service employee, has traveled the country advocating for new programs to help get seniors outdoors in nature.

The healing power of nature

By: angiehongmn December 10, 2020December 8, 2020

Outdoor Adventuresbenefits of nature, ecotherapy, featured, mental health, nature, poetry2 Comments

If you’ve ever noticed that you feel happier and more relaxed after spending time outdoors, you won’t be surprised to hear that research shows a strong connection between time spent in nature and reduced stress, anxiety, and depression.

In the in between

By: angiehongmn December 3, 2020

Keeping water clean, Outdoor Adventures, Partners and Updatesfeatured, hiking, late fall, St. Croix River, St. Croix watershed, watershed management, William O'Brien State Park, winterLeave a Comment

We’re in the season of in between, both literally and metaphorically. The leaves have fallen but the snow has not. A crisp layer of ice coats the corners of the lakes and rivers, not yet thick enough to support our weight, but cold and sharp enough to keep us from impulsively leaping in for one last swim.

In the time of in between, look for the simple pleasures in life. The magic is still happening, just a little bit more quietly.