Your guide to Minnesota's woods, waters, and wildlife Signs of Life Indicator species can tell us something about nature. Biologists are listening closely to these Minnesota species. From the EditorNature's Narratives DispatchThe Cisco Squeeze Three lakes may hold clues to this fish’s future. The MCV Q&AIce Report Climatologist Kenny Blumenfeld on Minnesota’s warming winters. Bucket ListCross-Country Ski in Spring Field NotesBe a Water Monitor Young NaturalistsLost Thunder Passenger pigeons once flew in great flocks across Minnesota. They are now extinct, but their story and its lessons live on. Minnesota ProfileWintergreen (Gaultheria procumbens) Photo EssayThe Winter Nest Photographer and great horned owl enthusiast Scott Sharkey shows the apex predator in family mode. Photo EssayOrchid Odyssey In his quest to depict all of northeastern Minnesota’s orchids, Ken Hupila has found floral wonders from subtle to showy. Sign up for email updates SUBMIT