Your guide to Minnesota's woods, waters, and wildlife Tiny, Tough, and Totally Fascinating Tardigrades, often known as water bears, are microscopic animals that live all around Minnesota and can survive conditions that would kill most critters. From the EditorTiny Dancers DispatchA Tuneup for the Lighthouse Project aims to keep Split Rock icon high and dry. The MCV Q&AEyes to the Sky Janelle Long revels in the majesty of migration at Hawk Ridge. Bucket List Mountain Bike at Cuyuna Country Everyday ConservationStop the Spread of Creeping Bellflower Young NaturalistsGo Eat Worms! Slithery critters mean mealtime for shrews, the ferocious pint-sized predators that inhabit the spaces under your feet. Minnesota ProfileCommon Green Darner (Anax junius) Photo EssaySheer Superior A close observer of Lake Superior shares his perspectives. Sign up for email updates SUBMIT