"It's been a record-setting year. And last year was a record-setting year," said Interim Executive Director Lori Arendt.

Summer in Minnesota shines bright for birdwatchers, with colorful visitors like a Green Heron and Hairy Woodpecker bringing joy to backyard patios and ponds throughout the warm afternoons.

The Summer Singers have become both larger and smaller over the past couple of summers. Founded in 1986 as a small chamber ...

The DNR has conducted spring drumming count surveys for 74 years, observing that the ruffed grouse population follows a ...

Veeries get their name from the “veer” notes of their downward spiraling, flute-like songs. Like other thrushes, veery songs ...

Minnesota turkey growers are sitting in a better position this summer than a year ago ... In April 2024, the disease arrived in Minnesota and started to impact the state’s birds. According to Ashley ...

Native insects have evolved along with native plants, so they recognize them as food. Filling a garden with exotic plants ...

The Minnesota folk school opened in 2017 and offers hands-on classes like beekeeping and timber framing while protecting the ...

As Shaylynn Bird danced across the arena under the hot midwestern summer sun, the Mandan Hidatsa Arikara and Oglala Lakota woman began to feel off.Bird, who once won a 76-song iron woman competition ...

Minnesota’s state bird is everywhere: There are loons on license plates and library cards, at lottery counters, and now even on the official state seal. Fireplace mantels across the state sport ...

BARRON COUNTY, Wisconsin — A woman is in critical condition at Regions Hospital in St. Paul after a rare black bear attack outside her home in rural Barron County, Wisconsin.

There's nothing better than a Minnesota summer day at the lake, and this town has you covered in spades, from shopping and festivals to waterfront dining.