July – August 2004
Summer Potluck
This Issue. By Kathleen Weflen
Natural Curiosities
Flock of flies, boulder lag, maple muncher, raccoon ticks, white feathers, piebald deer.
Muskie Rampage
Many still remember the hot, calm week in July 1955 when Leech Lake gave up muskies like never before. By Dan Craven
About Those Bears
Do black bears abound in Minnesota's woods? And, if so, are we bound for trouble with bears? By Gustave Axelson
The Rare Ones
Scientific and natural areas preserve Minnesota's most ecologically valuable but disappearing wild places. By Greg Breining. Photography by John Gregor
Buggy Sounds of Summer
Young Naturalists: As the days heat up, the air sizzles with the sounds of cicadas, katydids, and crickets. By Larry Weber. Illustrations by Taina Litwak. A teachers guide 
is also available. 
Wild About Ricing
Rewards are many for those who harvest wild rice by hand. By Judith Niemi. Photography by Bill Lindner
One That Got Away
Viewpoint. By John Weiss
Eyes in the Skies
Field Notes. By Jason Abraham
Crow Wing Grows
Field Notes. By Scott Pengelly
Mustard Eaters
Field Notes. By Jason Abraham
Permission to Hunt
Field Notes. By Jason Abraham
Western Poison Ivy (Toxicodendron rydbergii)
Minnesota Profile. By Susan Carol Hauser
Coming up in the September–October Minnesota Conservation Volunteer:Prairie Chicken Hunt |
Minnesota Conservation Volunteer
500 Lafayette Road
St. Paul, MN 55155-4046