It’s a foggy early-September morning at Minneopa State Park. The dew on the grass glints in the sunlight as the area naturalist, Scott Kudelka, and I slowly approach a monarch butterfly that has landed on a Prairie Blazing Star. Quick as a wink Scott reaches forward with his net, swipes […]
Yearly Archives: 2019
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One of the largest state parks in the United States, Custer State Park in the Black Hills of South Dakota, is celebrating its 100-year anniversary this year. I traveled to the park in June, and I was blown away by the beautiful landscapes and the abundance of wildlife that are […]
Have you ever noticed how wind can shape our environment? In Minnesota, the wind plays an especially big role in winter. It shapes the snow into unique and beautiful snowdrifts! In a wide-open space where the wind had been playing with the snow for weeks, I found many amazing shapes! […]