Jenny Hill
Sep 194 min read
Many Rewards with Bingo Scavenger Hunt
This fall marks the start of Happy Dancing Turtle’s fifth year of Bingo Scavenger Hunts! For each season since 2020, a new bingo card has...
HDT Team
Aug 166 min read
Nature Notes: Beguiling Beetles
Did you know that Beetles make up nearly 1/4 of the animal species on earth?! Meet some of the beetles that call the midwest home!
Delaney Dahl
Mar 85 min read
Wild Winter Weather & Eco-Anxiety
With the weather we have been having this year in the Midwest, if you were to tell me that tomorrow’s forecast would be cloudy with a...
Jenny Hill
Feb 23 min read
Nature, Conservancy, & Miscellaneous
More than 45 workshops make up the 18th Annual Back to Basics. From Zero Waste to Gardening to Clean Energy, you can get your...
Delaney Dahl
Oct 27, 20235 min read
Nature Notes: Eight-Legged Wonders
Spiders are one of those species that tend to get a bad reputation, being the subject of many myths and folklore throughout history....
HDT Team
Oct 12, 20233 min read
Getting Your Pollinator Friendly Yard Ready for Winter
The population of pollinators is declining worldwide. Habitat loss and lack of food for pollinators are the primary reasons for the...
Jim Chamberlin
Aug 7, 20232 min read
Digging Into the Lives of Dung Beetles
Dung beetles came late in my soil health journey. More than three decades after becoming an “organic” farming advocate, the dung beetle...
Jim Chamberlin
Dec 28, 20223 min read
The Forest Below Our Feet
I have a distinct memory from years ago of a portage we took on a canoe trip in the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness. I believe the...
Jenny Hill
Oct 7, 20223 min read
Put the Birds (and Our Planet) in the Dark
Saturday, October 8 is the next World Migratory Bird Day! And as their slogan says: “Dim the Lights for the Birds at Night.” Why would...
HDT Team
Jul 1, 20223 min read
Foraging Finds: Dubious Food
Damon Billington is an intern with Hunt Utilities Group for agrivoltaics and agrobotics. We are glad to feature some of his other work in...
Nora Woodworth
Jun 3, 20224 min read
A Deeper Look into World Ocean Day
As June 8 - World Ocean Day - approaches, it’s easy to feel that as a Midwesterner living very far from the ocean, our actions don’t have...
Jenny Hill
Apr 15, 20223 min read
Rethink Spring Yard Care
Rs for Resilient Living Series For most of us by this time of year, the idea of getting out to work in your yard, seeing the change of...
HDT Team
Jul 23, 20212 min read
Fireflies Forever
Appreciate the little things in life. In this case, the little things are literally little! Fireflies (otherwise known as glowworms or...
nwoodworth
Mar 7, 20214 min read
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,...
HDT Team
Oct 23, 20204 min read
An HDT BWCA Retrospect
We've got a couple people in the organization that just love to explore the untouched beauty of our state.
HDT Team
Aug 14, 20207 min read
Nature Notes: Benefits of Bats
Bats are one of the most fascinating, yet misunderstood creatures in our culture. Perceptions of bats have largely been forged from...
HDT Team
Aug 7, 20204 min read
Nature Notes: Dragonfly Daze
The hot days at the end of July and early August are often referred to as the “dog days” of summer. While I always thought they were...
HDT Team
May 1, 20205 min read
Spring Birding for Conservation
Looking for something to keep you busy? Birding is the perfect activity to enjoy while social distancing and your observations can help...
HDT Team
Dec 31, 20193 min read
HDT’s 2019 Top Ten
Who doesn’t love to occasionally look back and see from where they’ve come, and reflect on where they’re going? 2019 was a year we...
HDT Team
Oct 24, 20197 min read
Minnesota Tree ID – Part 2
Now that we’ve covered how to identify some of the popular deciduous trees in Part 1 of this blog, we’ll move onto our coniferous tree...