A favorite essay from Darby Nelson’s book, For Love of Lakes
Where Sandhills Gather
A photographic journey to Crex Meadows & Bosque del Apache
Sprinkling lead on the wild garden
Carrol Henderson calls on fellow hunters to choose non-toxic ammo
Flexing mussels
The life-and-death secrets of mussels.
Hawks on High
A trio of poems from Phil Fitzpatrick’s “Hawks on High”
Confronting Great Lakes invaders
Mid-ocean ballast water exchange is working well to keep non-native aquatic organisms from invading the Great Lakes, but scientists are racing to find more secure solutions.
For the love of turtles
A conversation with herpetologist Carol Hall
Will woodland caribou survive in the Lake Superior basin?
Human policy decisions may pose a more imminent threat to caribou than climate change.
Poem: “The Underword”
A poem for a magical fall day.
Uncovering the secret lives of wolves
A study in Voyageurs National Park is revealing details about wolf predation on beavers, leading to new insights about the ways wolves hunt—breakthrough information helping scientists create a fuller picture of how wolves impact the larger ecosystem.