Small farmers meet a myriad of challenges with ingenuity and grit.
The Making of Minnesota’s New Atlas of Breeding Birds
The remarkable story of an 8-year effort
“Indian Country is clearing its throat”
Tribes are working on many fronts to push Minnesota to do a better job of protecting the environment.
Adaptation as Acceptance: Toward a New Normal in the Northwoods
The inside view from a conservation biologist
Diary of a mad tree planter
Northern Minnesota landowners prepare for the arrival of the Emerald ash borer.
A Poetry Event for the Bees
Agate Magazine and Holy Cow! Press are teaming up to create a hive of bee activities in Duluth.
Reporter’s Notebook: Oral history project continues with Grant Merritt
Key players in passage and uses of early environmental legislation are interviewed as part of an oral history project.
Book review: What Should a Clever Moose Eat? by John Pastor
Ecologist John Pastor poses and answers fascinating questions about North Woods ecosystems.
Whitetail deer diminish diversity of Minnesota’s northern forests
Hungry deer have changed Minnesota’s landscape dramatically, making it difficult to preserve or restore the original northwoods.
Natural Forces, Lax Laws Responsible for River Pipeline Spills
St. Croix River headwaters could be affected by powerful rivers and weak oversight.