Nature Backpacks available at Discovery Point
Looking for something to do this fall? Rent one of our Nature Exploration Backpacks! These two nature backpacks are perfect ways to explore nature with […]
Halloween trick-or-treaters
Discovery Point will be open this Halloween for trick or treaters. Bring your ghouls and goblins down on Tuesday the 31st from 6:30 to […]
Turtlehead blooming
Just because summer break is over, doesn’t mean that the flowers have stopped blooming! Along with the familiar fall flowers like goldenrods and asters, come […]
Going Native With Shoreline Restoration
From green concrete to pollinator haven Shoreline restoration may not be a top concern for most congregations, but for members of Colonial Church in Edina, […]
Mow High, Sweep Clean
Article by Minnesota Water Steward, Walter L. Whether you volunteer or follow easy best practices around your home or apartment, you can improve our environment. […]
Volunteers Needed to Adopt a Garden Bed
This season’s spotlighted volunteer opportunity is our new Adopt a Garden Bed program. Sign up to adopt one of the garden beds at our headquarters, […]
Redefining “weeds”
Spring is here! With new plants sprouting out of the ground, we get antsy to start our spring work. The outdoors calls us to soak […]
Planting Native Seeds with a New Generation
Master Gardener May Lee helps third graders learn about growing native plant seeds. With a few months of “cold stratification” in a refrigerator, plants like milkweed […]
The Iceman Cometh
Minnesota Water Steward Joe Knaeble is concerned with a problem that is mostly invisible: increasing levels of salt in groundwater due to the overuse of […]
Winter Sowing Native Seeds
Many Minnesota native wildflowers need extra help to sprout in the spring. Some need cold, wet conditions in order to break the seed coat. This […]