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Apr 8
2 min

Delaying Your Spring Cleanup to Promote Pollinator Friendly Habitats

How excited are you to get out and clean up your garden bed?! That dirty ol' snow pile has finally been kicked to the curb and you can...

Salt Use and Snow Removal: Effects and Alternatives

Colin Mclain

Apr 2
4 min

Salt Use and Snow Removal: Effects and Alternatives

Snow is an overwhelming part of our life up here in the northern states. Some people celebrate the coming snow storms by bundling up and...

Christopher Glassman

Mar 23
1 min

Happy International Waffle Day

International Waffle Day is Thursday, March 25. Waffles are great! Who doesn't want to have one? You can top them with loads of fun...

The Looming Threat of Water Commodification

Colin Mclain

Mar 19
5 min

The Looming Threat of Water Commodification

Is access to water a human right? You bet! In fact, for almost two decades, the United Nations has declared water for consumption and...

Michelle Hoefs

Mar 12
2 min

Back to Basics 2021

Last month, Happy Dancing Turtle held the 15th Annual Back to Basics! As with many things this past year, some changes had to be made to...

nwoodworth

Mar 7
4 min

Family Astronomy Night

Winter is above and beyond the best time (if you can bear the cold) to get out and wonder at the magic of the night sky. During winter,...

Christopher Glassman

Feb 18
2 min

Back to Basics Soup Roundup

Back to Basics is going virtual this year. You'll want to check out our event page to make sure you don't miss a thing. A lot of the...

Get to Know B2B 2021 Keynote Speaker - Dave Freeman

Colin Mclain

Feb 12
6 min

Get to Know B2B 2021 Keynote Speaker - Dave Freeman

What's the longest you've been away from your home? Imagine you were away from home and also had to paddle, hike, portage, or dogsled...

Get to Know B2B 2021 Keynote Speaker - Amy Quarberg

Colin Mclain

Feb 9
3 min

Get to Know B2B 2021 Keynote Speaker - Amy Quarberg

Minnesota is entering its 11th month of quarantine. The mandate to increase pandemic protocols while, at the same time, asking students...

HDT Team

Jan 22
2 min

Squirrel Appreciation

On the weekends, my father would wake up before everyone in the house, put a cup of coffee on, and sit at the kitchen widow as the sun...

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