March–April 2005

Something of Value
This Issue. By Kathleen Weflen

Natural Curiosities
turtle scare, rabbit trick, turkeys lurk, gull-liable, loon swarm, swallowed up, mallard hazards.

True Wilderness
How can the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness be managed to preserve its untamed nature? By Gustave Axelson

Living in the Rock
Ancient paintings abide on Minnesota rocks in the wilderness and on the prairie. By Jon Kramer

Speaking for Wildlife
Bobcats, coyotes, fishers, sharp-tailed grouse —you name it—critters in northern Minnesota are better known because Bill Berg has been studying them and talking about them for decades. By Margaret A. Haapoja

The Parenting Game
Young Naturalists. By Jan Welsh. A teachers guide   is also available. 

In the North, in the Spring
A wilderness paddler ponders lake trout - A sense of place By Michael Furtman

Beaver Creek Valley State Park
Snapshot

A Really Rare Ranid
Close Encounters. By Robert G. McKinnell

Big Trout Changes
Field Notes. By Jason Abraham

Turkey Hunting
Field Notes. By Rich Sprouse

Phosphorus Free
Field Notes. By Harland Hiemstra

Salt Lake
Minnesota Profile. By Tom Conroy

Minnesota Conservation Volunteer
500 Lafayette Road
St. Paul, MN 55155-4046