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Discover Interstate State Park in Spring
Pick Up Pet Waste
Petal Pageant
Rising from the Ashes
Hidden Tracks
Swainson's Thrush (Catharus ustulatus)
North Shore Kahuna
The K9 Connection
When Is a River Also a Lake?
Be a Water Monitor
Ice Report
Signs of Life
Lost Thunder
Cross-Country Ski in Spring
Orchid Odyssey
The Winter Nest
Wintergreen (Gaultheria procumbens)
The Cisco Squeeze
Nature's Narratives
A Multitude of Moths
The Greatest Lake
Learn About Owls
A New Focus on Old Growth
A Slimy Mystery
Grand Meadow Chert
A Win for the Trees
Mother Superior
Float On 
A Prairie Life
Call of the Woods
A Return to the Hunt
Fish House Memories
Pick Your Poison
Moose Kingdom
In Search of Awe
Skies Full of Song
Frozen In Time
From Flicker to Flame
The Roof of the Lake
Four Different Minnesotas
Waa-izhi-anokiidiyaang (Forging New Futures)
Lightning on a Bobber
MCV Turns 85!
American Black Bear (Ursus americanus)
On Board the Loon Pontoon
Visit William O’Brien State Park in Autumn
Better Bat Boxes
Crayfish Catchers
Bring in the Clean-Up Crew!
The Race of Will Steger's Life
The Birds of Longfellow Gardens
Outdoors for Everyone
American Water Lotus (Nelumbo lutea)
2025 MN Fish Art Contest Winners!
See the Sandhills at Sherburne
Winging It
Going Big for Tiny Fish
Brandenburg's Minnesota
Smooth Sumac (Rhus glabra)
Into the Flow
Paddle the Mississippi Gorge
Rare Plant Patrol
A Life Behind the Lens
Alone through the Wilderness
Return of the Elk
Lured by Fish
10 Signs of Spring
Walking in Canoe Country
Big Plans for Biochar
Black-Crowned Night Heron (Nycticorax nycticorax)
Watch the Pelicans at Chambers Grove
Visit Afton State Park in Winter
At the Bend in the River
Snow Crawlers
Nordic Revolutionary
Muskrat (Ondatra zibethicus)
Now You See Me, Now You Don’t
A New Plan for the Point
Girl from the North Country
A Winter Cruise
From Birds to Butterflies
Five Corners of Solitude
More Than a Game
Tannin-Stained Reflections
The Hidden Canyons
Snake River Memories
Depth of Experience
Bird Watch at Hawk Ridge
Meet Your Local Hawks
Creature Care
In Search of Sharptails
Growing Shade
Trail Blazer
Banded Woolly Bear (Pyrrharctia Isabella)
Greener Grounds
Singing the Blues
Adventure for All
Wildfire in a Warming World
Birding for Fun
A New Boost for Biking
On Pins and Needles
Daddy longlegs (Opiliones species)
Trivial Pursuit
Bike the Gitchi-Gami State Trail
7 Geological Wonders of Minnesota State Parks
Flashes of Brilliance
Picky Pollinators
The New Old Trout
Into the Storm
Tour the Renovated Soudan Mine
Wild Rice (Zizania palustris)
Lessons Learned
The Call of the River
A Slippery Mystery
Mysterious Morphs
Nature's Lines
Striped Skunk (Mephitis mephitis)
Fly Fish for Winter Trout
Burn Notice
The Eel and the Butterfly
Super Senses
Paw Power
Return of the Skipper
Black-capped Chickadee (Poecile atricapillus) 
A Thorny Problem
Superior Voyage
Visit the Lost 40 SNA
Last Call for the MN Fish Art Contest!
The Unexpected Guest
Night Visions
Searching For Dragons
The Sanctuary Next Door
Buckets of Memories
What's in a Place?
The Stick
The Log in the Lake
Crossing Paths
A Weekend at the Shack
Go Birding at Salt Lake
Let It Flow
A Friend of the Bog
Wild Neighbors
Boxelder Bug (Boisea Trivittata)
Catching a Break
A Smart Investment
Making Connections
All Clean!
Small Wonders
Waterlogged 
A Deeper Dive
The Secret Lives of Cave Critters
Wild Cucumber (Echinocystis lobata)
Healthy Obsessions
Pick a Bucket of Blueberries
There's No Place Like Nest
All the Fish
Fishing from the Waterline
Traveling Light
Eastern Newt (Notophthalmus viridescens)
On the Road Again
Growing a Future
Still Going, Still Joyful
Chase Waterfalls on the North Shore
Born to Dig
Bear Country Expands
Paddling Into the Past
Gobbler Dreams
Minding the Microfauna
Do the Beach at Zippel Bay State Park
Red-Bellied Woodpecker (Melanerpes carolinus)
Undersung Heroes
The Eagle Has Nested
Cold Play
Minnesota’s Mighty Oaks
Trail Share
Longnose Gar (Lepisosteus osseus) and Shortnose Gar (Lepisosteus platostomus)
Freedom to Roam
Spirits on the Land
Winter Camp at George Crosby Manitou State Park
Trail Connector
A Walk in the Park
Back to the Point
The Big, Wide Red
Perfect Pairings
Urban Sites, Native Wonders
Revelations in Chain Link
The Floating Photographer
Holding Up a Mirror
Flying With Kestrels
Fungus Among Us
Challenge Accepted
Northern bog lemming (Synaptomys borealis)
Close Readers of the Outdoors
Peak Prairie
Ghosted by Grouse
Visit the Big Springs
A Life Outdoors
Camera Obscura
Forest Explosion
Shagbark Hickory (Carya ovata)
Cedar Craft
Critter Crossings
Snorkel the Big Lake
Fish Art Winners and Thank-You Lists
Tapping New Knowledge
Hogs Gone Wild
Jewels of the Sky
Dueling Chickens
The Minimalist Angler
Kayak the St. Croix River
In the Middle of it All
Sauger (Sander canadensis)
Fresh Tracks
In Praise of the Portage
New Forest for a New Climate
Bitten by the Bug Bug
A Tree for All Seasons
Birdwatch at Swan Lake
Fisher (Pekania pennanti)
Random Access Memories
Welcome to the Woods
Cooling her heels
The Prunus Grand Slam
White-Breasted Nuthatch (Sitta carolinensis) and Red-Breasted Nuthatch (Sitta canadensis)
Freeze Frames
Ski the Banadad Trail into the BWCA
The Art of Science Writing
Fantastic Fur
Fading Forest Floors
Now streaming
The Changing View
Semi-Abstract
The Road More Traveled
Paddle Home
Moments in Between
Lure of the Wild Ice
Break Time
Natural Connection
Searching for Butterwort
Casting into the Past
Write, Sketch, Explore
A Growing Movement
Back in the Flow
Reel Education
Bike Across the Iron Range
Head in the Clouds
Bur Oak (Quercus macrocarpa)
Connecting the Dots
See the Bison at Blue Mounds
All Together Now!
Upwardly Mobile
Wish You Were Here
Posts from the past
British Soldier Lichen (Cladonia cristatella)
Down on the Boardwalk
The Friendly Forager
Birding for All
Catching Waves
Crappie (Pomoxis spp.)
Hole Sweet Hole
The Wolves Next Door
Here Today ...
Flight Plan
Running Trails, Finding Power
Revival of a River
Paddle the Way Upper Mississippi
American Goldfinch (Spinus tristis)
Frogs and Toads and Snakes, Oh My!
Catch a Catfish on the Minnesota River
Standing Tall
Back to the Land
The Razor's Edge
The Phantom Plant
When the Green Light is On, You Go
These Dogs are Wild
Wolf Pup Roundup
The Wrong Fish
Snowy Owl (Bubo scandiacus)
Where Do the Swans Go?
It's Raining Dogs
Game On
Winter Camping at Itasca State Park
From the Editor: The Volunteer at 80
In search of the Cabbage Rocks
Conservation's Best Friend
Minnesota Profile: Hazelnut
Young Naturalists: The Soil is Alive
Bucket List: Go Trail Running on the North Shore in Autumn
From the Editor: The Land That Instagram Forgot
Dispatch: Growing Time
The MCV Q&A: I can be a bit of an optimist
From the Editor: The Good News
Minnesota Profile: Bryozoans
Bucket List: Birdwatch Close to Home
The MCV Q&A: Surveillance Expert
Dispatch: A Hike a Day
Young Naturalists: Hurrah for Muskrats!
Summer Memories
Listen to the Insects
Minnesota Profile: Ruby-throated Hummingbird
Young Naturalists: What Kind of Fish is That?
Trail Ready
When a Tree Falls in the Woods
The Farmer Who Went Underground
Bucket List: Paddleboard the St. Croix
The MCV Q&A: Fully Feral
Dispatch: Planet Protectors
From the Editor: The Hold Steady
Minnesota Profile: Bloodroot
The Wild Within
A Passion for Peregrines
The Big Reveal
Young Naturalists: Songs of Spring
From the Editor: More to the Story
Dispatch: Snow Day at School
The MCV Q&A: Plant Man
Bucket List: Bike in Cuyuna in Winter
Hibernating Bears Gallery
The MCV Q&A: Bridge Builder
Minnesota Profile: American Mink
Dispatch: Coldwater Refuge
From the Editor: A Foot in the Present, A Foot in the Past
Bucket List: Visit Gooseberry Falls State Park in Winter
Young Naturalists: Wild Things in Winter
Hold the Salt
Snowmobiles, Snowshoes, and Big Brook Trout
Into the Bear's Lair
Video: Raptor Rehab
Right Place, Right Time
Photos: Crystal Palace
Photos: The Forest and the Trees
Photos: Into the Great Wide Open
Poem: Morning, Gunflint
Essay: Adult Onset Outdoorsing
Essay: Lifeblood
Essay: In It for the Wonder
Essay: The Old Cedar Grove
From the Editor: The 2019 Sense of Place Issue
A Keen Observer
Going for Bust
Mussel Building
The Canoe-Less Portage
Minnesota Profile: Yellow Birch
Young Naturalists: Thunder on the Plains
From the Editor: Shine a Light
Video: Climbing Minnesota
Berry Recipes
Minnesota Profile: Cup Plant
Field Notes: Everyday Heroes
Young Naturalists: Peck, Pluck, Probe, Preen
Bountiful Berries
The Intent Camper
Turtles of the Forest
Sea Change
Pack and Pedal
From the Editor: Oh, the Humanity
Oscar the Otter
The Sunfish Myth
Trailblazer
Otter Odyssey
Tick...Tick...Boom
The Real River
Minnesota Profile: Freshwater Amphipods
Field Notes: Green Foliage, Orange Flames
Young Naturalists: Flesh Eaters
From the Editor: What's in a Symbol
Video: The Trail Runner
Young Naturalists: Super Squirrels
Field Notes: Spring Hunter
Running Free
Spot a Shorebird
Minnesota Profile: Yellow-Headed Blackbird
From the Editor: The Deep Woods
Karner Blue
Minnesota Profile: Headwaters Chilostigman Caddisfly
Video: Winter Whitewater Kayaking
Young Naturalists: Scat
From the Editor: Silver Linings Playbook
Nordic Influence
Winter Whitewater
Fishing the Harbor
Wild Flavors in Winter
The Quiet Hunt
Field Notes: New Dens for Fishers
Young Naturalists: Turtles
Poem: William Making Snowshoes
How to Winter Camp in the Boundary Waters
Caught in the Past
A Matter of Perspective
Reading the Landscape
When Heaven Freezes Over
Ripples: To See More Wildlife, Simmer Down
Ripples: Ode to Muskrat Alley
From the Editor: Our Shared Lens
Young Naturalists: Spiders
Minnesota Profile: Lion's Mane (Hericim spp.)
Track That Duck
From the Editor: Season of Change
Minnesota on Hoof
Bright Spots
Slide Show: Fall Colors in State Parks Gallery
Field Notes: Watershed Moment
Whose Domain?
Young Naturalists: Clouds
Minnesota Profile: Sundews
From the Editor: Go Great Grasslands
Reptile Renaissance
Treasures in the Grass
Return of the Peregrine
A Bill for Water, Wildlife, and People
Monsters of the Shallows
Field Notes: Growing a Future for Orchids
Slide Show: Tagging a Bullsnake
First Shot
Where the Walleyes Are
Refuge for the Tullibees
Crunch Goes the Cricket
Field Notes: Choosing Trees for a Changing Climate
Minnesota Profile: Blue-spotted salamander
Rock, Rope, and Risk
From the Editor: New Adventures in Wild Cuisine
Field Notes: Catching Pike? Check the New Regs
Slide Show: Eating Insects
Down a Creek
The Spine of Duluth
Young Naturalists: Wildfire Heroes
From the Editor: The Power of Small Things
The Glacier Did It
Brook Trout Stronghold
Minnesota Profile: Chestnut-collared longspur
Winter's Woodpeckers
The Long Reach of Legacy
Seeing the Future
Minnesota Profile: Boreal Chickadee
From the Editor: Trail Cams, Transmitters, and Other Wild Tech
Counting on Cameras
The Littlest Goose
Little Stinkers
A New Plan for Managing Lands
Slide Show: Caught on Camera
My neighbors, the merlins
Deer Stand Clarity
Young Naturalists: Rich in Beauty
Ripples
A Little Bit of Big Woods
Acres for All of Us
From the Editor: These Lands Are Your Lands
From the Editor: Just an Observation
Minnesota Profile: Green-Winged Teal
Field Notes: Outdoorswomen Connect With BOW; Wild Rice Renaissance
The Big Picture on Deer
Spreading Like Wildflowers
The Call of the Dove
Wild Plum Time
Young Naturalists: Weird and Wonderful Plants
Out of the Ashes
Diving for Aliens
From the Editor: Getting Into the Flow
Field Notes: Using Water Twice at Vermilion
Horsehair Worm (Nematomorpha)
A Refuge for Terns
Plants With Attitude
Slide Show: Protecting Waterbirds
Keeping It Natural
Young Naturalists: Cool Critters
Video: Following Fish
From the Editor: Recovering What's Been Lost
Minnesota Profile: Wire Sedge
Connected by Water
The Rarest Tree
River Revivals
Young Naturalists: Wonderful Wasps
Field Notes: Solar Sites Double as Pollinator Habitat
Looking for Sign
A Whopper of a Recovery
From the Editor: Where We Came From
Minnesota Profile: Least Bittern
Scientists Solve Geological Puzzle
A Thing Called Birding
What Is Wilderness?
Search and Rescue, Detect and Solve
The Waters Downhill
Visions of Swans
Field Notes: Horse Trail Honors DNR Trailblazer
Minnesota Profile: Bohemian Waxwing
From the Editor: Tuning In
A Superior Success Story
Field Notes: A Brief History of One Lake's Behemoth Bronzebacks
How I Became a Millennial Conservationist
Squeaks and Whistles, Grunts and Hummms
Have You Seen a Grosbeak?
A New Chapter for Elk
November Reunions
A Romp of Otters
Slide Show: Bell Museum dioramas
Lost Lake Sanctuary
A Fisherman's Tale
Through the Looking Glass
From the Editor: Our Shared Places
Slide Show: Embracing Simplicity
Tiny Travelers
Field Notes: A Society for Sharptails
From the Editor: A Matter of Scale
Minnesota Profile: Jack Pine
An Invitation to Visit: Maplewood State Park
Healthy Herd, Happy Hunters
The Pheasant Plan
World-Class Fly-Fishing Destination
A Stick and a String
Minnesota Profile: Timber Rattlesnake
Seven Natural Champions
Cabin Talk
A Late Summer Walk
An Invitation to Visit: Lake Carlos State Park
From the Editor: Summer Slowdown
Field Notes: A Major Award for a Champion of Wildlife
Dream of Wild Health
Dragonfly Paradise
Backcountry Biking
Backpacking for Bikers
Field Notes: Revival of Rollie Johnson Islands
Minnesota Profile: Paddlefish
Badgers by the Sauna
The Pull of a Rod
An Invitation to Visit: Forestville/Mystery Cave State Park
A Burning Problem
Wild and Sometimes Woolly
From the Editor: Where There's Smoke
Video: Congregation of Sandhill Cranes
An Invitation to Visit: Jay Cooke State Park
Dances With Grebes
Breakfast with Cranes
From the Editor: What Makes You Happy?
The Season of Mud
The Resilience of Sandhill Cranes
Mapping Subterranean Waters
Diet For Troubled Waters
From the Editor: Footsteps to Follow
Crow or Raven?
Bombing the Big Bog
Alone in the Woods
Explorers of the Underground
From the Editor: A Sense of Time
Young Naturalists: The Shy Bear
Let Nature Be Your Teacher
The Woods
Ancient Cooking
Explore an Ancient Landscape
Launching Into Wild Rice
A Funny Thing Happened
Celebrating 75 Years
From the Editor: The Wildlife Picture
Spotlight 75: Moose in Minnesota
Young Naturalists: Splendid Fliers
The 10% Solution
The Ghost Cat
Celebrating 75 Years
Web Exclusive: Zoom In!
Young Naturalists: How Big Is That Tree?
Glendalough
Different Strokes
A Bounty of Wild Bees
From the Editor: Ways of Knowing
Go Scale a Boulder
A Fisheye Lens
The Warbler Capital
Web Exclusive: Songs of Spring
Young Naturalists: Fawn's First Day
Cast Into the Past
Flatheads!
From the Editor: What Are the Chances?
The Seekers
Web Exclusive: Wild and Scenic
Learning on the Fly
The Season That Speaks
From the Editor: Heritage Gardening
Home Is Where the Habitat Is
Young Naturalists: Color by Nature
Grassland Ambassador
Young Naturalists: Nature on the Move
Web Exclusive: The Era of Wildlife Art
From the Editor: Remember?
Zany Fat-Bike Fun
Changing Waters
75 Years! Really?
From the Editor: Getting Away From It All
A Green Legacy
The Necessity of Darkness
Remote Minnesota
Young Naturalists: Outside Shots
Web Exclusive: Forest Products Innovations
Young Naturalists: Niches for Everyone
Wanted: Hunting and Fishing Buddies
Hunting the Other Turkey
Branching Out
From the Editor: Everything Counts
Web Exclusive: More of the Shore
From the Editor: Take Note of Ordinary Days
New Vision for the North Shore
Deep Therapy for Shallow Lakes
Tea From the Wild
Young Naturalists: Raptors in the Neighborhood
Web Exclusive: Prairie Blooms
Life in the Landscape essays
Young Naturalists: Splash!
Web Exclusive: Fall color in the Whitewater River valley
Walk Right In
A Voice for Wildlife
A New List of Rare Species
From the Editor: Natural Heroes
Young Naturalists: Beetlemania!
Where Cattle Roam and Wild Grasses Grow
A Careful Walk in the Woods
Life in the Landscape
From the Editor: Having a Field Day
Bona Fide Bison
Young Naturalists: Hundreds and Thousands and Millions of Fish
Web Exclusive: More Heck of the North
Serpentine Science
Rough Riders
Where's the North Country Trail?
From the Editor: Back to the Grasslands
Bountiful Bobcats
From the Editor: Hidden in Plain Sight
Our Golden Eagles
The Roots of Healthy Habitat
Web Exclusive: Boreal Owl Irruption
Young Naturalists: Awesome Opossums
Web Exclusive: The Orchid Bog
Uncovering History in Our New Park
A Search for Secrets of the Spruce Grouse
Life and Death in Bird Art
Young Naturalists: Chirp, Croak, Snore
From the Editor: How to Stay in Touch
Bullheads Drop Off
Centennial Trail Getaways
From the Editor: The Collections Backstage
Golden Birds, Golden Opportunities
The Muskie Source
Young Naturalists: The Young Naturalists Society
The Case For Copper