Not every plant takes root, but prairie interventions help with biodiversity
A St. Cloud church with a 15-acre prairie planted seedlings in 2022 that didn’t take off. Other plantings have worked. Here’s what we learned.
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Drawn by Nature: Merlin app identifies unseen birds
Technology boosts appreciation for unseen singers, writes Lisa Meyers McClintick.
Drawn by Nature: Citizen science helps counter climate anxiety
Volunteers fill data gaps, help with vital programs
Drawn by Nature: Keep eyes skyward for migrating birds
Thousands of cranes congregate at Sherburne refuge.
Drawn by Nature: Prairie plants provide sustainable, essential ecosystem
Keep your eyes open for pollinators, including swallowtails, eastern tailed-blues, painted ladies, hummingbird moths, hummingbirds, rusty-patched bumblebees and more.
Drawn by Nature: Watch out for wildlife babies as summer nears
In addition to possibly seeing wildlife and birds with their babies this time of year, June also puts on a show with wildflowers
Drawn by Nature: Birds, early flowers signal spring’s arrival
Watching the sky and walking through woods and prairie reveal fresh sightings of cranes, bluebirds, pasque flowers and marsh marigolds as winter finally lets go.