Guide highlights ways to help families discover the magic of the Lake Minnetonka area. Looking for a way to become closer with your family and the...

Guide highlights ways to help families discover the magic of the Lake Minnetonka area. Looking for a way to become closer with your family and the...
Elsa Litecky inspires the next generation of naturalists. Elsa Litecky has enjoyed the beauty of the natural world since she could start climbing...
Romance in the wild sings its own sweet song. Whenever we’re given the chance to observe the natural goings on of wildlife in our midst, it’s an...
Winter activities at the Minnesota Landscape Arboretum. The Minnesota Landscape Arboretum has a lot to offer, even in winter. The area’s 1,200 acres...
Rather than going dark and dormant for the season, the gardens at the Minnesota Landscape Arboretum come alive every year with thousands of lights...
"Our affinity naturally leans toward green." No, you’re not submerged in water, and yes, you keep your clothes on. Forest bathing or shinrin-yoku...
March often finds Minnesotans fleeing their homes to somewhere warmer. But this is precisely the time when many non-human Minnesotans are making the...
The few animals that stay in Minnesota and above ground in the winter all utilize tried-and-true elements to stay warm. As the season of cold starts...
Splendor awaits when we bear witness to nature. In July, milkweed plants, with their rubbery leaves and unassuming sprays of flowers, offer a...
As winter gives way to spring, the season of physics begins. I call this the season of physics. Most living residents of the woods have retreated to...
At Cedar Creek Ecosystem Science Reserve, Frank Meuschke combines science with art. Artist Frank Meuschke has lived all over the country—from New...
In February, precious little seems to be growing in the woods. Except lichen. In February, precious little seems to be growing in the woods. Except...
Eating winter’s underappreciated abundance. In January, winter sets in, typically with the coldest days of the year. Local fresh fruit seems a...
Columnist Anne Marie Ruff Grewal ruminates on another woodland orchid. The Minnesota state flower, the lady’s slipper, is an orchid. But woodland...
Summer mushrooms are a delicious delight. August is a month of mushroom magic in Minnesota. Mushroom “roots,” known as mycelium, do their work...
Nature’s beauty is rich and intense this month. The drama of Lake Minnetonka in July is hard to resist: the boats, the teenagers, the sparkle of the...
Noerenberg Gardens is the former estate of the Grain Belt brewing family. Wilkommen. That’s what Frederick Noerenberg, founder of Grain Belt...
Unexpected beauty stops writer Anne Marie Ruff in her tracks. This is the season Minnesota turtles are on the move, making their way up from...
After the long months of winter, I eagerly await flowers and green trees. One of the first signs that something is happening is actually out of...
A writer’s observations about the arrival of spring. This month, warmer daytime temperatures that drop below freezing at night create a pressure...