Jenny Hill
- Nov 4, 2022
- 1 min
Bingo Scavenger Hunt: New Seasonal Favorite
It started as a COVID outdoor alternative activity in 2020. Since then there have been 8 more Bingo Scavenger Hunts and it has become...
Jenny Hill
- Oct 21, 2022
- 3 min
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...
Jenny Hill
- Oct 7, 2022
- 3 min
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, 2022
- 3 min
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, 2022
- 4 min
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
- Feb 4, 2022
- 3 min
Activity Important All Year Long
Winter can be tough. When it starts in December, we might console ourselves that after Winter Solstice, the daylight hours slowly start...
Jim Chamberlin
- Oct 14, 2021
- 3 min
The Reintroduction of Turkeys in Minnesota
For the last few months we’ve had a large flock of wild turkeys hanging out on our personal farm east of Brainerd, in the woods and our...
Colin Mclain
- Aug 26, 2021
- 3 min
Homemade Poison Ivy Treatments
Did you know that 85% of people are allergic to the oil found on poison ivy. It's called urushiol and is the cause for your latest poison...
HDT Team
- Jul 23, 2021
- 2 min
Fireflies Forever
Appreciate the little things in life. In this case, the little things are literally little! Fireflies (otherwise known as glowworms or...
Colin Mclain
- Nov 13, 2020
- 3 min
HDT Shares their Favorites for National Children's Book Week
This week, November 9th-15th is the 101st anniversary of National Children's Book Week. That's a very long time to celebrate our favorite...
HDT Team
- Oct 23, 2020
- 4 min
An HDT BWCA Retrospect
We've got a couple people in the organization that just love to explore the untouched beauty of our state.