Jenny Hill
Sep 194 min
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
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!
HDT Team
Aug 14 min
The Benefits Pile Up with Citizen Science
Enjoying the outdoors in all seasons is part of Happy Dancing Turtle’s mission to grow good stewards of the planet. Observing all the...
HDT Team
Jun 214 min
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...
Delaney Dahl
Mar 85 min
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...
Michelle Hoefs
Feb 293 min
Embracing Nature: Tiny Turtles Gets Preschoolers Outside
In today's fast-paced, technology-driven world, children are spending less time outdoors and more time indoors glued to screens, making...
Jenny Hill
Feb 23 min
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...
Jenny Hill
Jan 294 min
Engage & Take Action at B2B
For the 18th Annual Back to Basics, there are more than 45 workshops on a wide variety of topics. From Zero Waste to Gardening to Clean...
Jim Chamberlin
Nov 6, 20234 min
Know the Land You Call Home
The woodlands on the Hunt Utilities Campus are dominated by pine and oak trees, with scattered birch, red maple, and aspen. But they are...
Jenny Hill
Sep 15, 20234 min
Air Quality: The What and What You Can Do
There has been no shortage of examples lately on why you might be thinking about air quality. The summer of 2023 saw a record number of...
Jenny Hill
Nov 4, 20221 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, 20223 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, 20223 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, 20223 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...
Jenny Hill
Feb 25, 20223 min
Do You Have Winter Denial?
One of the secrets to making it through challenging winter weather conditions may be winter denial. I call winter denial the...
Jenny Hill
Feb 4, 20223 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...
HDT Team
Jul 2, 20213 min
Become a Tourist in Your Own Backyard
Have you ever noticed that when you're planning your vacation, you can search for events, locations, tourist spots, and other notable...
Colin Mclain
Feb 12, 20216 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...
Quinn Swanson
Dec 18, 20205 min
Building a Strong Wellness Foundation
We are complex beings, navigating in any moment a myriad of emotional, physical, and mental gymnastics competing and coalescing.
HDT Team
Oct 23, 20204 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.