Although only a small number of wildflowers bloom in April, we really appreciate them after their long absence.

(FOX 9) - All Minnesota state parks will be free on Saturday, April 26, for one of the Free Park Days. The Minnesota ...

The Minnesota Department of Natural Resources is offering free entrance and waiving vehicle permit fees at all 73 state parks and recreation areas on Saturday, April 26, the agency said in a news ...

Bikers and birders, along with hikers and other outdoors enthusiasts, need to recognize they can’t win the conservation fight ...

“Madison Lake in Blue Earth County is a special lake where we keep track of ice-out dates,” he said. “It was March 22, which ...

Yosemite National Park, located in California's Sierra Nevada mountains, is famed for its granite cliffs, waterfalls, clear ...

Nearly all of the wetlands in Minnesota’s prairie region have been destroyed. Many of the few that remain – an estimated 5% of the total before settlement – were saved by duck hunters.

Located at the southern end of La Crosse, the marshes and swamps around Goose Island are accessible by boat (follow the ...

With an off-putting scent and maroon flower buds that blend in with fall’s leaf litter, skunk cabbage is not on the radar of many Minnesota hikers. The plant blooms early and looks bizarre ...

She grew up Minnesota, Wisconsin and Iowa ... She had a deep love of nature and was well versed in naming plants, wildflowers, and birds; often toting field guides in order to research and ...