Do You Know Your Minnesota Trees?
Do you like to know the trees you’re looking at when you’re outside doing your favorite activities? I do, too! Let’s take a look at some of Minnesota’s most common …
Outdoor Lifestyle
Outdoor recreation topics relating to health, wholeness, nature, lifestyle and family. Many are specific to the Twin Cities metro area, others are not.
Don’t Let a Little Snow Stop You!
We have snow! I hope this means it’s going to be a snowy winter, because good snow gives us so many fun reasons to get outside: Snowshoeing…skiing…winter hiking…fat biking…even winter …
Scientific & Natural Areas in the Twin Cities
Scientific & Natural Areas are public lands set aside due to their ecological or geological diversity and importance, and are open to foot traffic all year-round. They were new to …
How Nature Helps Kids do Better in School
Because we’re becoming more and more aware of how nature benefits peoples’ overall health in wonderful ways, it just makes sense that nature can play a part in helping our …
National Trails Day
The American Hiking Society (AHS) sponsors National Trails Day every year, the first Saturday of June. In 2022, that day is June 4th. The AHS encouraged all hikers and other …