A short list of recent books about nature.
Experts clash over logging in wildlife areas
“Timber sales are not planned by wildlife managers; they’re assigned from the top down.”
EPA okays new Minnesota water quality rules
The federal government has approved controversial water quality changes for Minnesota.
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.
BWCA Idyll
An essay from John Toren’s new book, Cabin in the City
Microplastics proliferate in Lake Superior
Researchers are learning about the microplastics in Lake Superior.
Where Wonders Never Freeze
Life in the winter trout streams of the Driftless.
Big plan to change Minnesota’s water quality rules
Minnesota agency plans to set new rules that critics say will allow degradation in water quality.
The Driftless: the land and humans
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.
An uncommon home for the Common Tern
People are protecting Common Terns, which aren’t so common in the Midwest.