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The annual Bell Museum Bioblitz starts Friday night.  This year they’ll be exploring around the Warner Nature Center along the St. Croix.  If you’re into owls, frogs, birds, wetlands, butterflies, prairies, bogs, fungi –…

For those looking for alternative ways to help out Minnesota’s environmental community in one way or another, consider these two options: Photo Contest – The Minnesota Environmental Fund is having a photo…

Two of Minnesota’s notable polar explorers have been getting some more national attention lately.  Ann Bancroft did some Q & A with Grist. Will Steger had a write-up in Outside Magazine’s April issue.…

I've long believed that protecting the environment is a value held by most people regardless of political leanings, particularly in Minnesota. That hasn't stopped the stereotypes though. But a few things this week seems to mock those stereotypes.

Minnesota Public Radio’s Mouse and Garden blog has a short post up on how global warming is affecting Minnesota’s state flower, the Pink and White Showy Lady’s Slipper.  Do you think Dogwood would…

A couple of folks at the University of Minnesota apparently feel the world is just a little too optimistic these days, so they’ve taken it upon themselves to talk smack about the…

The League of Women Voters in Minnesota (a MEP member group) has a study on the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency (800k PDF) that is worth examining. This also prompted a recent panel discussion in Park Rapids - both of which offer some interesting insights into the agency and its current culture. Here are a few…

So, I’ve been pondering something for about a year now: If New Years is a time to make resolutions about how we want to live our lives better personally, why not make…

The Minnesota Department of Natural Resources (DNR) has reported that moose populations continue to go down.  Total population is down 23 percent to an estimated 6,500.  The Northwest population of moose is down to just 84. …