Sprinklers in the forest: How lake water can protect northern Minnesota properties from fire and how they might fail
15 years after federal dollars funded sprinkler programs in northern Minnesota their success relies on local maintenance.
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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
Drawn by Nature: Taking a liking to lichens
While often overlooked, lichen are prevalent in Minnesota, with an estimated 700 to 800 species in the state.
What's made at a wild rice house in northern Minnesota? Food, community, and more
Driving home, I realize the Finland Wild Rice House experience has worked: I have a new relationship with this native grain.
Drawn by Nature: Keep eyes skyward for migrating birds
Thousands of cranes congregate at Sherburne refuge.