Fish parents
June is high season for fish spawning—fish that mate in colder waters are finishing, while those that prefer warmer water for their eggs are just starting. …
Archive by category Outdoors
News and articles pertaining to our parks, events, gardening, and cooking!
Bird nests, large and small
This is the time of year when you will see birds, large and small, lurking in corners of your yard, scouring brush and sidewalks, in search of materials for …
Colorful shrubs for early spring
Some of the first signs of spring have popped up – the daffodils, snowdrops, hyacinths and tulips are coloring the previously drab surroundings. In addition, …
Minnesota’s largest bird
Here’s a trivia question for you: what is the largest bird that nests in Minnesota? Go ahead, take a guess… Whenever I ask this question, I get many …
Beware the Emerald Ash Borer
Since 2002 the Emerald Ash Borer has decimated urban forests across the Midwest. The Emerald Ash Borer (EAB) is a beetle native to northern China and Korea …
Houseplants are good for you!
Houseplants are a relatively easy and inexpensive way to add color and life to your interior landscape in the dead of winter; but in addition to brightening …
The first flowers of spring
In March, the blooms of spring seem endlessly far away, but flowers are actually closer than you may think. In fact, one of our most favorite early …
Trees in winter
Every Minnesota winter is a little bit different – but in general they can produce stress and sometimes even injury – not necessarily to us but to our …
Journey into the winter underground
Unless my sewer line breaks or I’m planning my garden, I don’t tend to think about what is underground during the winter. The ‘underground’ feels …
Insects in winter
By Allison Holzer, Interpretive Naturalist at North Mississippi Regional Park Few people worry about what insects do in the winter time. And unless you …