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Minnesota winters are especially tough for birds. To keep birds healthy, offer foods high in fat and calories.
As our forests start changing in response to the shifting climate, newcomer trees are poised to expand their range toward us as conditions here become more hospitable.
The Minnesota Woodland Steward program creates a shared understanding of management issues, goals, and outcomes, and how they all affect our forest ecosystem as a whole.
An intentionally Indigenous garden planted by Extension health and nutrition coordinator Elder June Blue serves as a place for ceremony, learning, teaching and healing.
The University of Minnesota Climate Adaptation Partnership has released climate change summaries for nine geographic regions in Minnesota, using data from a climate mapping and analysis tool.
Many factors affect breeding and migration, so birds must be extremely adaptable and flexible to shifts in global climate patterns that are not equal across geographic regions.
Woodland owners can help reduce pressures on northern long-eared bat populations as the species faces a rapid population decline from white-nose syndrome.
Former U of M gymnast Tony Brough coordinates a holistic aquatic invasive species program in Hennepin County because he loves Minnesota lake life and wants to protect it.
Forest ecosystems include trees, plants, and wildlife, and the diverse belowground world of soil. Being a forest caretaker also means being a caretaker of the soil.
If you're dealing with invasive buckthorn on your property, now is the perfect time to take action.