The DNR is holding a contest for what the new Critical Habitat license plates should look like. Perhaps it is because I work for an organization that has a loon… Read more »
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Election night results
Thanks to some hard working folks at Minnesota Public Radio, you will be able to find election results here on Loon Commons as they are being reported out from the… Read more »
Sandhill Cranes
Most anyone who has talked to me for more than five minutes knows that I grew up in Colorado. Well, I just returned to Minnesota from a trip to my motherland and I thought I’d share a few photos. In particular, I had the chance to visit my cousins in the San Luis Valley in Southern Colorado, where Sandhill cranes are currently migrating through. These three feet tall birds are really something to see.
a little bit of this and that
I haven’t had the habit of just throwing out a random assortment of links on this site yet, but apparently there is a first time for everything. Mike Taylor, former… Read more »
Vote Your Values on November 7
The election is just about one month away and a lot of folks don’t know who they are going to vote for yet. Democracy doesn’t work so well when people don’t… Read more »
SEMEP
The blog Sky Blue Waters has a nice little write up on MEP member group Southeastern Minnesotans for Environmental Protection (SEMEP), which includes a long list of successes for this… Read more »
St. Paul’s public waterfront
I had the good fortune this past weekend of being able to bum a ride on the Mississippi River in St. Paul. If you were anywhere near the Twin Cities,… Read more »
Hip hop take on fire restoration
Have you ever wanted to record a rap song about how fire benefits a grassland ecosystem? Well someone has beaten you to it. Two people actually. I don’t know who… Read more »
MEP’s new members
Last week the Minnesota Environmental Partnership board officially welcomed three new organizations to the partnership. Check them out:
State Fair Eco Experience
If you are going to the State Fair this year, be sure to check out a new feature this year known as the Eco Experience. In their words: The Eco Experience is… Read more »