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Audio postcard: Searching for orchids at Lake Bemidji State Park

Audio postcard: Searching for orchids at Lake Bemidji State Park

We get occasional dispatches from wildflower chasers Phyllis Root and Kelly Povo, as they roam the state looking for what’s in bloom. Their latest postcard comes from the bog boardwalk at Lake Bemidji State Park, where they caught the beginning of orchid season.
by Cathy Wurzer

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Monuments and teams have changed names as America reckons with racism. Birds are next

Monuments and teams have changed names as America reckons with racism. Birds are next

As America tries to come to terms with its complicated racial past, efforts are underway to remove all eponymous bird names and to "decolonize the birding experience" to include more Black people.
by Jeff St. Clair

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Friendship, health, community: Twin Cities Latino cyclists on a roll

Friendship, health, community: Twin Cities Latino cyclists on a roll

Latino Social Biking is a Twin Cities group helping Latino people connect, get healthy and get past the isolation and sedentary influences of the pandemic. MPR News recently tagged along for a ride.
by Kathryn Styer Martinez

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Risky, impatient climbers bring danger to Alaska's Denali

Risky, impatient climbers bring danger to Alaska's Denali

Rangers who keep an eye on North America's highest mountain peak say impatient and inexperienced climbers are taking more risks and endangering themselves and other climbers after a year off because of the COVID-19 pandemic.
by The Associated Press

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Minnesota looks to address disparities in outdoor recreation

Minnesota looks to address disparities in outdoor recreation

Minnesota is known for its natural beauty and many outdoor recreation opportunities. But there are disparities in who has access to outdoor spaces and who feels welcomed in outdoor recreation. Host Angela Davis talked with two outdoor activists who are trying to create more outdoor recreation opportunities for people of color. 
by Angela Davis and Samantha Matsumoto

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New Idaho law calls for killing up to 90 percent of the state's wolves

New Idaho law calls for killing up to 90 percent of the state's wolves

Twenty-five years after wolves were reintroduced to Idaho, state lawmakers have passed a law that calls for killing up to 90 percent of the animals. Idaho's Department of Fish and Game opposed the bill.
by Troy Oppie

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A boy and his grandfather visit home 'On the Trapline'

A boy and his grandfather visit home 'On the Trapline'

In “On the Trapline,” a little boy and his Moshom — which means grandfather in the Swampy Cree language — travel north to visit the trapline where, many years ago, the grandfather grew up living off the land.
by Samantha Balaban

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Duluth mayor proposes $24 million investment in Spirit Mountain

Duluth mayor proposes $24 million investment in Spirit Mountain

Duluth Mayor Emily Larson is recommending a $24 million investment into Spirit Mountain— in addition to forgiving nearly $1 million in debt— to help put the struggling city-owned ski area on more sustainable financial footing.
by Dan Kraker

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