Carrie Jennings (left), an event organizer and the Research and Policy Director at Fresh Water Society, shows a king boletus mushroom to teachers at the Warner Nature Center property in Marine on St.

I’ve always had a soft spot for places that fly just slightly under the radar. You know the ones; overlooked in favor of flashier destinations, but quietly brimming ...

The forest floor is a bit dry as I walk through on this midsummer day. July did not give us much precipitation as June and hot days brought about evaporation. Even though not so damp, there is plenty ...

Black bears are on the move through Minnesota’s North Woods and places such as Vince Shute Wildlife Sanctuary in Orr (open to the public through Sept. 1). It’s a full-time job to find enough calories ...

Etterson’s experiments in assisted migration, done in collaboration with the Nature Conservancy and public and tribal agencies, provide a scientific foundation for including climate-adapted trees in ...

Every weekday morning, I sit down at my desk, log on and wait for my 18-year-old cat, Toonces, to jump in my lap. Then I open my email and click on Nature 365. It's not the stuff of "Nature Gone Wild.

LUVERNE, Minn. — Jim Brandenburg is turning himself this way and that, peering beneath a ledge of purplish Sioux quartzite. Barely waist-high, the outcropping still is prominent on the grassy plain of ...

GLYNDON, Minn. — The first signs of spring are emerging on the Bluestem Prairie. Close to the ground, white, yellow and pink flowers are starting to bloom. Some insects float from flower to flower, ...

With the temperature drop in the fall, Minnesota’s parks and trails still have plenty to offer. From scenic views to camping, there is a lot to do before winter sets in. Sara Joy Berhow, public ...

As the world warms, trees in such forests will no longer be adapted to their local climates. That’s where assisted migration comes in John H. Tibbetts, Knowable Magazine On a brisk September morning, ...

Internationally acclaimed nature photographer Jim Brandenburg has come full circle. From his roots on the prairie near Luverne and his first job at the Worthington Daily Globe, Brandenburg has ...