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 …
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News and articles pertaining to our parks, events, gardening, and cooking!
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 …
Pruning shade trees
By Amy Chapman, University of Minnesota Extension Gardener The benefits of trees are many. Not only are they a pleasure to view; they offer social, …
The Prairie in November
This time of year can be bleak: the colors of October have faded, the flowers have been frosted, and our color palette seems to descend into various shades of …
Still time to do some yard work
Even though it is nearly November, the sunshine and warm temperatures have lulled us into thinking we still have plenty of time to get our yards and gardens …