Nature at the State Fair!
What would the Great Get Together in Minnesota be without some Nature Inspiration?! MN Nature has got ya covered. #MNnature #MNstatefair MAP Cool Attractions: DNR Building’s Wild Wing Exhibit. Walk through the biomes of Minnesota as you learn about what plants and animals live in each. Naturalists on hand.Continue Reading
DNR Cites Tribal Members Testing Treaty Limits
There is an ongoing disagreement between some tribal members and the MN DNR on natural resources—including hunting, fishing, and wild harvesting things like rice. A group of Ojibwe/Chippewa occasionally exercise what they say is their legal right to harvest wild rice on ceded land outside of reservation boundaries as interpretedContinue Reading
Arborists United for Veteran Remembrance
A new partnership with the US Dept of Veteran’s Affairs and Rainbow Treecare is looking for arborist volunteers and sponsorship. The Minnesota site is Fort Snelling. Fort Snelling National Cemetery 7601 34th Avenue South Minneapolis MN 55450United StatesContinue Reading
Weekend Nature Activities: August 27–31
–––––––08/27/2015–––––– Geocaching 101 4 PM to 5 PM Join us on this modern day treasure hunt as we search for caches with a GPS unit. After learning how to use a GPS unit and what geocaching is all about, you’ll explore the park with us for hidden caches. GPS unitsContinue Reading
EIS Being Created for Superior Forest “School Trust” Land Exchange
A Notice of Intent to prepare an Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) will be published in the Federal Register for the School Trust Land Exchange within the Superior National Forest. The US Forest Service received over 1,600 comment letters and hosted five open houses February–May 2015 during the scoping period for theContinue Reading