Browsing: Outdoors

Local photographer captures trumpeter swans with newly hatched cygnets near Flying Cloud Drive in Eden Prairie.

The 34th annual Minnesota Festival of Jazz on the Prairie will feature free music and the Rotary’s Rib Fest fundraiser on June 9.

Eden Prairie opens splash pads and beaches for summer; lifeguards will be on duty at Riley Lake starting June 10.

While photographing black bears in northern Minnesota, outdoor columnist Stan Tekiela encountered a rare solitary sandpiper nesting in trees.

Ground-nesting birds, including the iconic Horned Lark, are facing a concerning decline in North America, attributed to various environmental challenges.

Under a sky ignited by a rare geomagnetic storm, the Northern Lights, or Aurora Borealis,…

Light rains held back last Friday afternoon in Birch Island Woods, leaving a damp, overcast…

The Minnesota Landscape Arboretum’s tulips burst into a riot of colors, celebrating the Snyder Building’s 50th Golden Anniversary with vibrant blooms.

Stan Tekiela captures the intricate courtship displays of sharp-tailed grouse, highlighting their survival and mating rituals.

Stan Tekiela ventures into the chilly pre-dawn to document the dwindling prairie chicken population in their natural habitat.