September–October 2023 | Minnesota Conservation Volunteer

A marathon canoe race on the Mississippi River challenges body and spirit.

Photographer Caleb Leto documents his friend's old-school deer camp, where tradition mingles with adventure.

A new natural resource act will help protect the state’s great outdoors.

A new turtle-trapping ban will protect state populations.

Naturalist Clinton Dexter-Nienhaus is a peatland champion.

Minnesota’s only saltwater lake doubles as a great birding destination.

A creature of woodlands, the wild turkey now lives across much of Minnesota, including in towns and cities.

They don’t bite or sting, but their sheer presence can be a nuisance.

Your guide to Minnesota's woods, waters, and wildlife