Category: Green Space & The River

  • Bird Life in the Neighborhood

    Bird Life in the Neighborhood

    by Halle O’Falvey I’m sitting outside in my yard a lot more these days. I’m noticing my backyard birds. They are constant. They live here.…

  • There Is an Alternative to the Streetcar on West Seventh

    There Is an Alternative to the Streetcar on West Seventh

    by Jim Schoettler, Citizen Advocates for Regional Transit (C.A.R.T.) The instincts of the Fort Road Community have been correct from the start: rail transit of…

  • West End Neighbors Garden Tour Hopefully Rescheduled

    West End Neighbors Garden Tour Hopefully Rescheduled

    In these uncertain times, the volunteer task force of the West Seventh/Fort Road Federation — District 9 Community Council has restructured the Thirteenth Annual West…

  • Garden Views: Spring Ahead

    Garden Views: Spring Ahead

    GARDEN VIEWSKENT PETTERSONcolumnist Veggie gardeners, it’s time to get out in the garden! That’s right, the snow is melting and the ground is ready to…

  • Minnesota State Parks & Trails: COVID-19 Response

    Minnesota State Parks & Trails: COVID-19 Response

    Minnesota State Parks and Trails remain open to the public. We are closely monitoring the situation related to COVID-19 and adjusting our operations as conditions change.…

  • BIRDS IN PARTICULAR Life on the Ice

    BIRDS IN PARTICULAR Life on the Ice

    Herring gulls are residential and migratory birds. They live year-round in Grand Marais, Minnesota, on Lake Superior, roosting in the bay this winter. They are the most…

  • Views from the Garden: Vegetable Gardener Decision Time

    Views from the Garden: Vegetable Gardener Decision Time

    For vegetable gardeners that want to grow their own food, it is decision time for the early seeding of some of the plants you may…

  • Nourish Your Need For Nature

    Nourish Your Need For Nature

    Love in the Wild Date Night: 2/13, 6-8 p.m. at Farm Entrance 3, 1701 Charlton St. West St. Paul. Hosted by Farmer Don Oberdorfer and Naturalist…

  • Bee the Change

    Bee the Change

    by Kent Petterson Some gardeners and non-gardeners have heard a buzz surrounding the topic of what they can do to enhance the habitat for insects…