Around 10 am today (Wed), I took a photo of the particles that had been falling on west side of Ely

Thinking of you all…. Praying for everyone and everything affected in the area, for the safety of

Thinking of you all…. Praying for everyone and everything affected in the area, for the safety of

These are all terrific shots, but the light in that first photo is captured so beautifully that it

Here are a couple of articles with information about this problem. It's currently in Texas, but I

July 2026 Hi folks This month we will meet on July 14 th at 4pm at the Ely Community Center to talk

Who knows? I'm past the point of being surprised by them. I know that they'll come to the

This chipping sparrow stopped by for a post-bath meal today, looking quite disheveled. Hours later

What a fabulous list of bird sightings. I'm green with envy. On my last visit to the area we had

Dear EFN folks, Please let me know any of your Loon Chick updates. Some Loons are still on a nest or

To all Nature lovers that are concerned about our Wildlife. Our last EFN meeting was about the

Don't be afraid to click the link. I copied it from today's NY Times. https://www.nytimes.com

 (Ms.) Johnnie Hyde ElyBrav...@gmail.com Ely Alliance with Braver Angels (FB) Don't

Harold Ptacek, a science teacher in Babbitt who died last year, had an amazing collection of rocks

It's a female Wolf Spider with a very fresh egg sac attached to her spinnerets. The egg sacs are

When the last of the three pine warblers I'd been feeding stopped coming on May 31, I thought it

When I went out to my mailbox today I found myself in a swarm of flies the size of horseflies.

There are 5 species of Forget-Me-Nots in MN. Only 2 are native, Myosotis laxa and Myosotis verna. I

Yes, that one is toast. 😞 Andy David 218.244.6794 andrew....@gmail.com On Thu, Jun 25, 2026 at

Discovery Walk meets on the Vermilion Campus of Minnesota North College, 1900 E Camp Street in Ely at

Tomorrows nature hike followed by wildlife program. -- Bill Tefft efn...@gmail.com 218-235-8078

Pine pollen has been filling the air and coating lake surfaces in places here in Isabella, although I

Dear Ellen, Looks to me like round leaf dogwood. rog . . . Roger A Powell Department of Applied

I noticed a chipping sparrow just killing time on our window feeder today. When I went to open the

Neat. Not sure if I've seen it before. Thanks Norma. From: norma malinowski <bogwalker52@gmail

It was nice to find this insect swarm, especially of the none-biting type, although if you listen

That is so vibrant! Beautiful. I spotted some lovely Twin Flowers today. They always make me think of

Found these this morning. So far, the orchids I've seen or that I know are flowering now: Fairy

Thanks to all of you for id of the choke cherry phenomenon. Ely field naturalists are such a great

From a Vermont Forest Health fact sheet: Taphrina confusa is an ascomycete gall fungus that typically