Driftless Naturalist LLC

10/21/2026

What a gorgeous day to co-lead another bus tour with John Grabko of Historic Adventure Tours out of Rochester, MN! We visited various locations to look for fall colors and migrating birds and waterfowl.

10/15/2026

The nature trail project at Good Earth Village is coming along! We are installing interpretive signs for youth and families who visit the site to learn about nature and we are adding a trailhead kiosk to welcome visitors and provide site information and natural history snapshots of the valley.

10/06/2026

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Help researchers understand the causes of bird mortality by reporting dead and injured birds through our crowd-sourced data collection tool and database.

10/03/2026

The Big Spring near Fountain is really gushing with all the recent rain.

10/03/2026

Beautiful afternoon to be out on the prairie with PEM students!

09/28/2026

A forest. A bake sale. A handful of people who refused to give up on a place they loved.

Almost 75 years ago, a small group of citizens pooled their bake sale earnings and life insurance policies to save a 60-acre forest in New York. Today, The Nature Conservancy works in 83 countries and territories, and we've helped protect more than 125 million acres of land and 2.3 billion acres of ocean.

But this story isn't finished. Climate change and biodiversity loss are reshaping our world, and the need for action has never been greater. Much will change over the next 75 years, but one thing will remain the same: lasting conservation is built through people, partnerships and a shared commitment to the world that sustains us.

Read the story of TNC's first 75 years: https://nature.ly/3VfuXFK

🎨 Illustrated by Mikhaila Markham/TNC

09/28/2026

This looks very interesting!

09/28/2026

Oronoco Prairie SNA, 9-27-26

09/25/2026

Sandhill Cranes near Kellogg, MN today.