A Trip From St. Paul to Montana by Train
We take the train west from Union Depot in St. Paul through North Dakota into Montana. We stop in Glacier National Park for a three-day hike and then continue the journey through...
Take this quiz to find out your environmental footprint
This year Earth Day is Sunday April 22nd. And, unlike National Jelly Bean Day which is also celebrated on April 22nd, the creation and celebration of Earth Day has permanently changed our way of...
Keep an Eye Out for the Rusty Patched Bumble Bee
Most people try and avoid anything with a stinger - bees, typically, are at the top of that list.
Others however, are of the opposite mindset: Erica Hoaglund, for...
A New Way to Stay: Energy Positive, Above the Arctic Circle
While the threat of Climate Change is ever-growing, there are some who are looking with optimism to the future. Svart, for example, is the world's first energy-positive hotel located above the Arctic...
China is launching a fake moon to replace city lights
When the moon hits your eye like a big pizza pie, it really isn't all that bright: In fact, it's only 1-400,000th the brightness of the sun. But while moon rays may not be...
New Wildlife Management Area in Dakota County
Located four miles east of Farmington, off of highway 50, is Minnesota's newest Wildlife Management Area (WMA), Hampton Woods. This new area encompasses 191 acres of oak woodlands smack dab in the middle of...
Participate in a community garden (of solar power)
Early this year, seven new community gardens went up in communities around Minnesota. The interesting part: These weren't the type of gardens producing tomatoes, cucumbers, and other vegetables; these were solar gardens made up...
Passing on the left: New safe-passing law for bicyclists
Minnesota has an incredibly large and robust bicycling community. Cyclists contribute over a billion dollars to the state economy, and roughly 5,000 jobs to citizens. Local businesses support bike commuters as well: 55,000 Minnesotans...
MN water supply is healthy, but it has its challenges
Every year the state of Minnesota tests community water supplies, conducted by the Minnesota Department of Health (MDH). The annual MDH report is the result of 64,000 separate tests fro more than 100 potential...
Winter is (actually) coming: How to be prepared
I hate to bring up what is probably one of the most dreaded, dirty, six-letter-words in a Minnesotan's vocabulary, but I really need to talk about... winter. I'm sorry. I know it's too soon;...
