by Kim Benjamin | Feb 17, 2024 | Home Page Slider, Sports/Outdoors
Finding Both Thunder And Quiet In Nature – Thia Xiong And Her Favorite Minnesota State Park By Minnesota DNR Staff Research for Thia Xiong’s graduate thesis introduced her to Minnesota state parks and recreation areas: their land, history, and culture....
by Kim Benjamin | Feb 8, 2024 | Home Page Slider, Sports/Outdoors
DNR Proposes New Trout Stream Classifications In Marathon County Wisconsin DNR Pursuant to NR 1.02(7)(c), Wis. Adm. Code, the Department of Natural Resources gives notice of the change in classification for 11 streams in Marathon County for a total of 75.48...
by Kim Benjamin | Feb 2, 2024 | Home Page Slider, Sports/Outdoors
Getting Ready To Plant A Backyard Tree By Deborah Locke, DNR Information Officer About two years ago I bought a tiny, flocked pine tree with tiny lights from Sam’s Club. It brightened a screen porch table at Christmas and by spring, still looked green. My...
by Kim Benjamin | Dec 5, 2023 | Home Page Slider, Sports/Outdoors
Adventures At Fort Snelling State Park – What You Don’t See You Will Hear: The Search For Wily Woodpeckers By Deborah Locke, DNR Information Officer Maybe like me, your first introduction to woodpeckers took place in the 1960s on a 30-minute television...
by Kim Benjamin | Oct 18, 2023 | Home Page Slider, Sports/Outdoors
The Push-Pull of Nature – Wild River State Park Completes Exhibits and Visitor Center Improvements By Deborah Locke, DNR Information Officer A couple years ago in the fall, park naturalist Mike Dunker returned to the Wild River State Park visitor center...
by Kim Benjamin | Sep 17, 2023 | Home Page Slider, Sports/Outdoors
Work That Blends Two Worlds – A Conversation With Roger James, Grand Portage Naturalist By Deborah Locke, DNR Information Officer Below is an interview with Leland “Roger” James (Ojibwe), the parks and trails naturalist at Grand Portage State Park in...
