Your guide to Minnesota's woods, waters, and wildlife New Forest for a New Climate At North Shore state parks and elsewhere, ideas about replanting for resilience are taking root. In Praise of the Portage Suffering meets bliss—and something approaching enlightenment?—on the canoe portage trail. From the Editor Random Access Memories Portaging is one, not the only, way to improve connections to the wilder side of nature. Dispatch Fresh Tracks All-terrain wheelchairs are changing lives at Minnesota state parks. The MCV Q&A Bitten by the Bug Bug Robin Thomson spends her days surrounded by 4 million dead insects. Bucket List Birdwatch at Swan Lake Checking out an avian hotspot from a water's-eye view. Young Naturalists A Tree for All Seasons Minnesota’s most common tree species, aspen, is good for wildlife and people. Minnesota Profile Fisher (Pekania pennanti) This denizen of the forest isn’t inclined to swim and does not catch or eat fish. Sign up for email updates SUBMIT