by Kim Benjamin | Apr 19, 2018 | Sports/Outdoors
The Buzz On Bees: How To Help Minnesota’s Busy Pollinators Recover By Deborah Locke, Department of Natural Resources Information Officer When you sit down to your next meal, notice the fruits and vegetables on the table and think of Minnesota’s many bee species. Yes,...
by Kim Benjamin | Mar 21, 2018 | Sports/Outdoors
DNR EagleCam Features One Of The Best “Nature Shows” Around By Harland Hiemstra It’s a cross between reality TV and something you might see on Animal Planet, a live, as-it-happens close-up on one of America’s most beloved species. And you don’t even have to pay for...
by Kim Benjamin | Feb 22, 2018 | Sports/Outdoors
It’s Way More Than Play: Why Spending Time Outdoors In Cold Weather Makes You (And The Kids) Healthier By Deborah Locke, Minnesota Department of Natural Resources Information Officer Getting the kids or yourself outside on a brisk winter day may seem...
by Kim Benjamin | Jan 4, 2018 | Sports/Outdoors
On Thin Ice – Teaching Kids The Dangers Of Ice Now is the time to talk to kids about the dangers of thin ice. As temperatures continue to dip below freezing, ice is forming on many lakes, ponds and rivers. But conditions vary across the state. Minnesota...
by Kim Benjamin | Nov 30, 2017 | Sports/Outdoors
Winter Fun At A Minnesota State Park Start The Season Early With A New Year’s Candlelight Walk By Deborah Locke We all know the way candlelight softens an indoor winter evening with a soft glow that warms and illuminates. That indoor glow moves outside in the winter...
by Randy Korus | Nov 30, 2017 | Sports/Outdoors
A Walk In The Park, Great For Your Body And Soul By Deborah Locke Consider the mountainous forests of Laos and then consider the forested hills of a Minnesota state park. You may wonder what those two locations have in common, other than the fact that each exists on...
