We need more than a rain
On a sunny, summer afternoon a number of years ago, we were driving along a backroad when suddenly the forest surrounding us took on a...
Points North
From Pine Ridge to the Gunflint Trail
by Shawn Perich
What’s happening this summer actually began on a cold winter night several years ago. Sitting in her warm home, Sarah Hamilton, owner of Trail Center...
State may return Superior beach to the Ojibwe
by Shawn Perich
A 1.85-acre parcel of Lake Superior shoreline on the eastern edge of Grand Marais may come full circle. Once part of an Indigenous community known...
UM researchers make strides in CWD testing
by Shawn Perich
While Chronic Wasting Disease (CWD) hasn’t been found in the Northern Wilds, the always fatal deer disease remains on the march in Minnesota. Now endemic...
Do we need more anglers and hunters?
by Shawn Perich
When the Minnesota Legislature adjourns the session, the statewide walleye bag limit may be reduced from six to four fish. The lower bag limit was...
DNR changing rules for habitat plate spending
by Shawn Perich
Minnesota’s critical habitat license plates are familiar sights when you drive the state’s roadways. The colorful plates feature familiar Minnesota critters, including loons, moose, white-tailed...
Don’t take the wild for granted
by Shawn Perich
Somewhere on the North Shore of Lake Superior between the Ontario communities of Terrace Bay and Marathon, there is a woodland caribou. Likely there is...
Minnesota plan will guide wolf management
by Shawn Perich
On January 4, Minnesota resumed management authority for the state’s gray wolves when the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service removed them from the federal threatened...