Your guide to Minnesota's woods, waters, and wildlife Growing ShadeAs climate change heats up communities, thoughtful management of urban forests can provide relief. In Search of SharptailsThe plains-loving sharp-tailed grouse was once the most popular upland game bird across northern and east-central Minnesota. A fall hunt finds them flourishing in areas with aggressive habitat management. Creature CareThe Wildlife Rehabilitation Center tends to thousands of injured, sick, and orphaned wild animals each year. From the EditorSinging the Blues DispatchGreener GroundsMinnesota schools work to reduce their carbon footprint. The MCV Q&ATrail BlazerMarty Walsh is gaining support for a new hiking destination in the Driftless Area. Bucket ListBird Watch at Hawk Ridge Young NaturalistsMeet Your Local HawksMinnesota's nine hawk species have a lot in common but plenty to tell them apart, too. Minnesota ProfileBanded Woolly Bear (Pyrrharctia Isabella)Learn more about the larval form of the Isabella tiger moth. Sign up for email updates SUBMIT