Nature Page & Night Sky
Star Watch: Jupiter and a Crescent Moon
Bob Drieslein
January 13, 2023
If your local skies are clear after sunset on Wednesday, Jan. 25, 2023, don’t miss an impressive night-sky sight. The planet Jupiter and a waxing, crescent Moon will appear close together in the western sky.
Backyard and beyond: When less is more
Val Cunningham
December 29, 2022
Jim Aarns describes himself as a retired hunter but still maintains his trail cams. He enjoyed finding a recent image of a handsome 12-point buck, taken right behind his house.
MN CREP enrollment restores a wetland, preserves a legacy
Ann Wessel
December 26, 2022
A 157-acre Minnesota Conservation Reserve Enhancement Program enrollment in Rice County has restored a wetland and surrounding upland habitat, reduced the likelihood of downstream flooding, and established a father’s legacy.
Backyard and beyond: Holiday bird count, and photographing the whitetail rut
Val Cunningham
December 21, 2022
On a Saturday in mid-December, I’ll be heading out with a small group of fellow bird watchers to count birds for my local Audubon Society chapter. Tens of thousands of other volunteers across our hemisphere
Backyard and beyond: A seasonal change, and the ubiquitous muskrat
Staff Report
November 30, 2022
Does the wild turkey in Carl Richard’s photo think he’s hidden from pre-Thanksgiving hunters? Little does he know that it would take a much thicker tree trunk to hide him from view, and his own
Backyard and beyond: The surprises of autumn, and one magnificent moth
Staff Report
November 2, 2022
Lane, who retired and moved to Idaho several years ago, was wary, knowing how protective females can be of their youngsters. However, a bull, a cow, and a calf separately crossed the forest road ahead
Backyard bounty: Grow a garden to pair with your wild game and fish harvests
Tyler Frantz
May 23, 2018
Hunting, fishing and gardening go together in Pennsylvania.
