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...
by Kim Benjamin | Aug 15, 2023 | Home Page Slider, Sports/Outdoors
New Junior Ranger Program Promotes Life-Long Love For The Outdoors By Deborah Locke, DNR Information Officer One of the best features of the new Minnesota Parks and Trails Junior Ranger Program book is that it gets adults thinking, too. Here’s another great...
by Kim Benjamin | Jun 19, 2023 | Home Page Slider, Sports/Outdoors
Adventures at Interstate State Park By Deborah Locke, DNR Information Officer The thing about learning the past amid massive rock cliffs, green forest and a winding river is that it makes you feel miniscule. Maybe that’s a good thing. It’s like looking at an...
by Kim Benjamin | Jun 7, 2023 | Home Page Slider, Sports/Outdoors
Adventures At Minneopa State Park By Deborah Locke, DNR Information Officer A newborn bison calf stood near its mother at Minneopa State Park that afternoon. One by one, the herd, located about 500 feet away, trudged to see the red brownish baby. At the site,...
by Kim Benjamin | May 23, 2023 | Home Page Slider, Sports/Outdoors
Bat Housing As One Antidote To The Catastrophic White-nose Syndrome By Deborah Locke, DNR Information Officer Deborah Locke interviewed Parks and Trails Resource Management Supervisor Ed Quinn about the health of Minnesota bats. Below is their conversation....
