Fuel to the fire: How climate change makes wildfire season worse
What's at the intersection of climate change and wildfires, and what can we do to intervene?
Seaplanes have patrolled northern Minnesota forests for nearly a century. They're ready for this fire season
Three planes help monitor and fight wildfires in Superior National Forest, the most at-risk national forest east of the Mississippi.
It’s Wildfire Season: Explore it with Project Optimist
Those who study the forest, including biologists and Indigenous firekeepers, say that our forest is not healthy. It is a fire-dependent ecosystem, filled with tree and plant species that require fire to reproduce.
Worthington artist and mental health advocate channels Mother Nature for latest sculptures
The founder of southwestern Minnesota nonprofit Creative Healing Space always hated to see litter on the ground. Now she has two pieces that embody the pain and resilience of the earth.
Drawn by Nature: Citizen science helps counter climate anxiety
Volunteers fill data gaps, help with vital programs
After school shooting, former greater Minnesota principal creates HuddLUp to help emotionally isolated kids
HuddLUp, created by a former principal in Cold Spring, Minn., focuses on building connections among students through play.
The new green economy: Building a resilient urban forest
With diminishing public money for urban forestry, carbon offset markets are rising to meet funding gaps. One small nonprofit is leading the way in Minnesota.
Community Voices ⎸ Support Project Optimist this Leap Day
"It's been more than three months now since I started, and I have to say I'm excited to get up and get to work every day," writes managing editor Jen Zettel-Vandenhouten.
'We are rebels': Indigenous women take lead on climate action at COP28
Fredi Ponce Parra, a student at the College of St. Benedict and St. John's University, writes about how Indigenous women made their voices heard at COP28 in Dubai.