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The Driftless: the land and humans

By Jeffrey Broberg | February 1, 2021 |

Driftless landscape

Here in the Driftless, it’s a never-ending cycle: surface water infiltrates into the soils and karst, becoming groundwater that quickly flows from nearby springs to become surface water again.

Filed Under: Agriculture, An Agate Original, Driftless Region, History, Homepage Bottom Features, Homepage Top Feature, Nature, Resource Management, Science Tagged With: Driftless Area, geology

More than Honey

By Agate and Laurie Schneider | January 15, 2021 |

A conversation with Laurie Schneider, founder of the Pollinator Friendly Alliance

Filed Under: Agriculture, An Agate Original, Homepage Bottom Features, Homepage Top Feature, Insects, Issues Tagged With: pollinators

Harmony, Balance, Governance

By Agate | May 24, 2020 |

Filed Under: An Agate Original, Homepage Bottom Features, Homepage Top Feature, Nature Tagged With: manoomin, ojibwe, white earth, wild rice

Growing Seasons

By Agate | September 14, 2019 |

A video meditation on the growing season by photographer Gary Noren and guitarist Dean Magraw

Filed Under: Art, Audio, Homepage Bottom Features, Homepage Top Feature, Photography Tagged With: music, photography, seasons, slideshow

Wilderness Voices: Travis Novitsky

By Agate | May 21, 2019 |

“Some of my most unforgettable moments are sitting on the shores of a boreal forest lake on a calm night with no wind, watching the northern lights dance overhead while the haunting calls of loons echo across the water.”

Filed Under: Art, Homepage Bottom Features, Homepage Top Feature, Photography

Art, Science, Empathy, Action

By Agate | December 15, 2018 |

Upper Wright Down. Artist Chris Kannen. McMurdo Dry Valleys LTER

Michigan Researcher Lissy Goralnik Explores the Connections

Filed Under: Art, Homepage Bottom Features, Homepage Top Feature, Research Tagged With: art, interviews, science

Relishing Spring

By Agate | June 12, 2018 |

Cinnamon fern. © Dominique Braud

A video celebration of spring in Minnesota featuring images by Dominique Braud

Filed Under: Homepage Bottom Features, Homepage Top Feature, Photography

Heart of Winter

By Agate | January 26, 2017 |

Photo by Dominique Braud

The shortest days are long on beauty: winter photography by Dominique Braud

Filed Under: Audio, Homepage Bottom Features, Homepage Top Feature, Photography

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