Squirreling around
Written by Sarah Dugan, Naturalist, Kroening Nature Center Tree squirrels may be one of our most familiar, and sometimes troublesome, animal neighbors. The …
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Written by Sarah Dugan, Naturalist, Kroening Nature Center Tree squirrels may be one of our most familiar, and sometimes troublesome, animal neighbors. The …
This article was written by Rachel Putnam, Kroening Naturalist During the long dry summer, we have watched the Mississippi River water levels get lower and …
September did not prove to be as great a gardening month as I had hoped. The temperatures were up and down and all over the thermometer. Some days the …
Unbelievably, we are nearing the end of August and entering September, the beginning of meteorological autumn. Where have the days and weeks …
Written by Madeline Vang, Kroening Outdoor Ed. Intern Common Buckthorn, also known as European Buckthorn or Rhamnus Cathartica, has been listed as a restricted …
In spite of the boatload of snow that fell last winter, we are experiencing our third summer of extreme drought. My summer water bill is rivaling my winter …
Written by Rachel Putnam Summer is a great time for watching dragonflies. Whether you are in the park or your neighborhood, chances are you’ll be lucky …
By Sarah Dugan, Naturalist, Kroening Nature Center One of the joys of summertime is the chance to see, and smell, so many flowers in bloom. While many gardens …
It seems that all I am doing lately is talking about invasive pests that threaten our gardens. Several years ago I wrote about a threat to Minnesota …
Once the snow had melted and the grass began to green up it became very apparent that the European Chafer Beetle is still very active in our area, not only on …