by Kim Benjamin | Mar 14, 2023 | Home Page Slider, Sports/Outdoors
Winter Animal Survival: How Do They Do It? By Deborah Locke, DNR Information Officer A second program at Fort Snelling State Park in February helped answer a question I’ve had for a long time. How do animals in the wild survive extremely cold winter months?...
by Kim Benjamin | Mar 14, 2023 | Home Page Slider, Sports/Outdoors
Adventures at Fort Snelling State Park – A Guided Winter Stroll By Deborah Locke, DNR Information Officer In the world of animals, a skinny short branch sticking out of the snow with stripped bark is the equivalent of a dating app. The adult male buck...
by Kim Benjamin | Feb 10, 2023 | Home Page Slider, Sports/Outdoors
Adventures At Afton State Park – First Time Out: Forging A New Path On Snowshoes By Deborah Locke, Information Officer, Minnesota Department of Natural Resources The Afton State Park naturalist said to strap the snowshoes a certain way and walk a...
by Kim Benjamin | Jan 2, 2023 | Home Page Slider, Sports/Outdoors
Teaching, Serving, Protecting – Naturalist Jobs With State Parks Require Variety Of Skills By Deborah Locke, Information Officer, Minnesota Department of Natural Resources Not long ago and while off the clock, Mike Dunker took a hike. While outside,...
by Kim Benjamin | Dec 22, 2022 | Home Page Slider, Sports/Outdoors
Give The Gift Of Minnesota’s Outdoors By Parks and Trails staff, MN Dept. of Natural Resources Need a gift idea for an outdoors enthusiast? It’s tough to wrap a waterfall or a scenic overlook, so how about a Minnesota state parks annual permit or gift...
by Kim Benjamin | Nov 6, 2022 | Home Page Slider, Sports/Outdoors
Reasons For Visiting What Already Belongs To You: A Minnesota State Park Or Trail By Deborah Locke, DNR Information Officer No matter what the season or where you live, everyone in Minnesota deserves their own state park. Our family adopted Jay Cooke...
