“Timber sales are not planned by wildlife managers; they’re assigned from the top down.”
One Cottonwood
A year in the life of a tree, with images by Dominique Braud & music by Bryan Akipa
Working with fire, traditionally
A new short film, Oshkigin: Spirit of Fire, shows the traditional controlled burning practices of the Anishinaabe people. These small burns help prevent wildfires from getting out of hand.
Where does that mercury come from?
“We’ll use these stable isotope fingerprints of mercury to look at what source is being methylated and getting into the fish,” says USGS’s Sarah Janssen.
Duluth’s beach struggles
“People in the community were grateful we were getting some kind of help, but it turned out to be an epic disaster.”
Where Sandhills Gather
A photographic journey to Crex Meadows & Bosque del Apache
Microplastics proliferate in Lake Superior
Researchers are learning about the microplastics in Lake Superior.
A Father’s Bird Journal
Eighty Years Later
Where Wonders Never Freeze
Life in the winter trout streams of the Driftless.
Trusting the Science
Agate commentary and an interview with scientist Jim Almendinger