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State plans to auction off scenic prairie on Bayport bluff
Volunteers have spent 15 years restoring site, but MNDOT is now moving to sell it.
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Wiping out wild parsnip removes dangerous plant and restores critical habitat
Wisconsin “Invader Crusader” offers lessons from eradicating harmful plant in Kinnickinnic River region.
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Osceola tourist train cancels rest of season
Earlier hopes for a fall opening won’t come true this year.
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Female veterans seek financial support for restorative river trip
Crowdfunding campaign could provide profound experiences for women who served in combat.
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Afton State Park Phenology, Week of July 17, 2020
Prairie wildflowers are really blooming now and the pollinators are busy.
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Hudson’s RiverFest will celebrate the St. Croix next week
Annual event will include river clean-ups and virtual events.
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Watershed district around Marine on St. Croix seeks input on long-term plan
Carnelian-Marine-St. Croix Watershed District wants citizen comments about priorities and goals for the decade ahead.
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Boy drowns in river at William O’Brien State Park
Tragic event came at beginning of busy holiday weekend.
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Conservation officer reports from a busy July Fourth weekend
Highlights (and lowlights) from the past week in the woods and waters of east-central Minnesota.
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Polk County committee tables unpopular factory farm ordinance
Public comments critical of proposed rules sends officials back to the drawing board.
