When it comes to disappearing into winter landscapes, Minnesota’s weasels boast a distinct advantage. Like snow hares, they shed their brown summer fur for a snow-white coat. This survival adaptation, ...

We take a look at two animals and an insect for clues to how life in the wild makes it through a long, cold winter in Northern Michigan. Hibernation? Forgettaboudit. Surviving the bitter cold of ...

Thanks to a recent snowstorm, the Northland now wears a coat of white that may last for months. This blanket serves as insulation for critters that spend the cold times among the forest leaf litter or ...

I spent the weekend up in the White Mountains participating in volunteer naturalist training for the Appalachian Mountain Club. I love these kinds of events. Every time I get together with other ...