by Kim Benjamin | Apr 12, 2023 | Home Page Slider, Sports/Outdoors
Lake Bemidji State Park By Deborah Locke, DNR Information Officer Wouldn’t you agree that anyone or anything that reaches 100 years of age deserves a shoutout? Lake Bemidji State Park in north central Minnesota is 100 years old this year and starts its...
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...
