Once you know what to look for, it’s not hard to spot females traveling to and from their nesting grounds at this time of the year.
Read MoreWaterFest a Great Kick-off to Summer
WaterFest, scheduled for June 2, 11am-4pm at the Lake Phalen Pavilion in St. Paul, is a celebration of everything that makes summer great in Minnesota.
Read MoreNative Plant Sales Coming Soon
Three local native plant sales are scheduled for the first week of June.
Read MoreWill the kids be outside this summer?
This weekend, May 19 and 20, Wild Wings of Oneka in Hugo will hold its third annual Minnesota Outdoor Youth Expo. Featuring activities such as geocaching, archery, scuba diving and nature walks, the event is designed to get kids and teens outside and in contact with over 60 outdoor organizations, experts and educators from the area.
Read MorePar for the Course?
This spring, the Oak Glen Golf Course in Stillwater is wrapping up a $300,000 stream improvement project that will restore natural habitat along 1300 feet of Brown’s Creek and convert two acres of land adjacent to the stream from turf grass into a buffer of native plants.
Read MoreBuried Treasure Optional
This year, the City of Bayport joined forces with the Middle St. Croix Watershed Management Organization to put an end to Perro Creek’s annual pollution parade.
Read MoreKeeping pharmaceuticals out of our water
So do you keep medicines in your cabinet forever and risk accidentally poisoning yourself with 15-year old pseudoephedrine, or dump them down the toilet and risk turning a boy fish into a girl?
Read MoreCue the Birds
Not surprisingly, the birds that are disappearing most quickly are the ones that have the most specialized habitat needs
Read MoreLawn Chair Lawn Care
The sight of green grass emerging from a brown winter wasteland is one that drives many to foolhardy action.
Read MoreThe towns that sucked a whole lake dry
In a way, the low water levels in White Bear Lake have made a previously invisible problem glaringly evident.
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