Nature Page & Night Sky
Plans released for Iowa’s 2024 Okoboji Blue Water Festival
Steve Weisman
July 12, 2024
Iowa’s Okoboji Blue Water Festival (OBWF) is less than a month away. This year’s 9th annual event is set for Saturday, Aug.10, at Preservation Plaza green space in Arnolds Park on the shores of West
Sandhill cranes may be moving into Pennsylvania
Mark Nale
July 12, 2024
Bird populations are often changing – some populations contract their range, while others expand. One bird species that appears to be extending its range into the Keystone State is the sandhill crane.
In early
Lake Ontario National Marine Sanctuary designated
Charles Witek III
July 11, 2024
On June 6, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s Office of National Marine Sanctuaries released the final regulations needed to create a new Lake Ontario National Marine Sanctuary, which will encompass all of the United
Minnesota Mixed Bag: DNR certifies nine new record fish
Staff and News Reports
July 11, 2024
After making changes to the record fish program, the Minnesota DNR has seen steady interest by anglers in documenting their largest catches, as evidenced by the nine new state-record fish the Minnesota DNR has certified
Seeing red-brown lake water? It might be planktothrix
Brian Mozey
July 11, 2024
Steve Hagen has lived on St. Olaf Lake in southeastern Minnesota for 17 years and has never had a problem with the lake. It’s always been a place where his children could swim and he
Commentary: Minnesota’s floods have human fingerprints
Matt Doll / Minnesota Environmental Partnership
July 11, 2024
Not long ago, large areas of Minnesota – basements, roads, fields – were underwater. From the Minnesota River Valley to northern St. Louis County to areas of the Twin Cities, communities faced some of the
Nature Smart: Stylized loon ‘gliding’
Stan Tekiela
July 10, 2024
There are many things we don’t understand in nature. We often make assumptions about the kinds of behaviors we see or witness in nature, and we often incorrectly attribute a specific animal behavior based on
Backyard and Beyond: Photos of some backyard wonders
Val Cunningham
July 10, 2024
Isn’t this the truth: “It’s amazing the amount of wildlife you can see in your own backyard,” wrote Lew Troast Jr., after spotting a short-tailed shrew trying to drink from a birdbath sitting on the
Forest Service clarifies dog leash rule in Boundary Waters, lessening confusion on what’s allowed for hunters
Natalie Ryder
July 10, 2024
On Wednesday, July 10, the U.S. Forest Service reiterated its rule regarding the enforcement of dogs on a 6-foot or shorter leash – except while actively hunting – in the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness.<br
