

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


Rs for Resilient Living: Back to School
I was a school-loving nerd, so all the late August back-to-school rituals were memorable and fun for me. Until college, when I started to...
Jenny Hill
Aug 1, 20244 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 12, 20244 min read


Rethink, Refuse, and Reduce - Summer Edition
Summer in Minnesota is what I live for! I love it - from the warm temps, abundant wildlife, fresh vegetables and living flowers to the...
Quinn Swanson
Jun 4, 20243 min read


Air Quality: The What and What You Can Do
Resources for understanding air quality and air quality alerts.
Jenny Hill
Sep 15, 20234 min read


Soil Health, Part Four
Jim Chamberlin, Happy Dancing Turtle’s Conservation Technician, also operates a 109-acre diversified farm and forestry operation near...
Jim Chamberlin
Sep 30, 20225 min read


Why "Reduce" Instead of "Recycle?"
November 18 of this year was the 25th anniversary of Use Less Stuff Day, traditionally the Thursday before Thanksgiving. Use Less Stuff...
Jenny Hill
Nov 19, 20212 min read