Your guide to Minnesota's woods, waters, and wildlife New Forest for a New ClimateAt North Shore state parks and elsewhere, ideas about replanting for resilience are taking root. In Praise of the PortageSuffering meets bliss—and something approaching enlightenment?—on the canoe portage trail. From the EditorRandom Access MemoriesPortaging is one, not the only, way to improve connections to the wilder side of nature. DispatchFresh Tracks All-terrain wheelchairs are changing lives at Minnesota state parks. The MCV Q&ABitten by the Bug BugRobin Thomson spends her days surrounded by 4 million dead insects. Bucket List Birdwatch at Swan LakeChecking out an avian hotspot from a water's-eye view. Young NaturalistsA Tree for All SeasonsMinnesota’s most common tree species, aspen, is good for wildlife and people. Minnesota ProfileFisher (Pekania pennanti)This denizen of the forest isn’t inclined to swim and does not catch or eat fish. Sign up for email updates SUBMIT