

Stumbling into Sustainability: Ditching Disposables
What disposable items that you use daily can you change to reusable items that are actually a better product and more responsibly acquired?
Liz Bristow
Nov 204 min read


Volunteers Key to Community Strength
Although volunteering brings a wealth of positive returns for both the cause and the volunteers themselves, the hurdles to participating are real.
Quinn Swanson
Oct 164 min read


Still Standing: Benefits of a "Messy" Yard Over Winter
It can be tempting to cut everything down in the fall, but leaving some of your garden “messy” through winter is one of the best gifts you can give to birds, pollinators, and your soil.
HDT Team
Sep 242 min read


Digging Into Wellness: The Mental Benefits of Hands in Soil
Spending time with hands in the soil has been shown to provide significant mental health benefits. Gardening, farming, or simply...
Anna Smith
Apr 252 min read


Stumbling into Sustainability-Do You Really Need to Print That?
Double checking your printer settings to prevent common office waste. If you had a chance to read my previous blog about “Stumbling into...
Liz Bristow
Feb 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...
Jenny Hill
Dec 29, 20244 min read


Birds to Caterpillars–Your Observations Matter!
If you’ve ever found yourself mesmerized by the activity at your bird feeder or wondered if that’s the same caterpillar you saw...
Jenny Hill
Oct 28, 20245 min read


Water & Birds Spotlights of Citizen Science Projects
Are you a naturally curious person? Do you pay close attention to detail? Do you WISH you paid better attention or hope to develop your...
HDT Team
Jun 21, 20245 min read


Rs for Resilient Living: Refuse
It is not news that we consume a horrific amount of plastic. As author Susan Freinkel (Plastic: A Toxic Love Story) famously shows on her...
Jenny Hill
Jun 11, 20244 min read


J. Drake Hamilton Talks MN Renewable Jobs
No doubt the energizing keynote speaker had something to do with Back to Basics 2017 was the largest most attended B2B, yet. J. Drake Hamilton, Science Policy Director for Fresh Energy, spoke for an hour on the state of the renewable energy market in its current state and its future prospects.
HDT Team
Mar 1, 20171 min read


