Lynette Anderson, Interpretive Naturalist

With the bison arriving soon, learn some fun facts about these majestic animals!

Join Lynette Anderson for a walk at the beginning of April at Belwin Conservancy.

Whether you love them because they are cute and industrious or view them as a pest because they eat your trees and cause flooding on your property, here are a few amazing fun facts about the beaver. 

Have you noticed those white tubes on St. Croix Trail? Read more about the ongoing restoration!

Learn about Lynette Anderson’s history with prairie restorations and her start at Belwin Conservancy.

Learn about natures best waste warrior: the Dung beetle. These critters are essential and entertaining!

Stepping onto a prairie in springtime is a sensory delight. The air is clean, the vistas wide, the sounds of birds come from the farthest corners and around each bend in the trail a new plant is coming to life.

Spring is here and the wood frogs are singing! Learn more about these impressive little amphibians.

A quick guide on how to spot cardinals in midwinter and what they signify.

It’s a quiet morning. The predawn sky is milky white with scattered clouds. The air has that delicious briskness of late fall. Standing silently at the edge of the pond I slowly pan my gaze from left to right, looking for any movement, any sign of the diurnal world waking up.

It begins with the idea of possibility. 

A piece of land becomes available. We go to the land and walk in, full of questions and ideas.

Is this landscape being overrun by buckthorn, honeysuckle or other invasive species?

If you happen to go for an early hike on a dewy morning at Stagecoach Prairie, you may notice beautifully woven orbs of white glistening in the morning sun.