In my experience, this phenomenon is the result of an aphid infestation of the milkweed plant, which

You're well on your way to putting together Wilson's Songbird Circus! Sent from my iPhone On

Welby Smith has also authored Sedges and Rushes of Minnesota, and Ferns and Lycophytes of Minnesota,

I had the same thing the first week of August. Three days I a row these just dead in the road, no

We have a consensus opinion on the identification for the moth in the photo below, and unlike the

End of August Loon information is helpful for us to know which Lake territories were successful in

Even good parents can raise delinquent kids.🥲 Sent from my iPhone On Aug 19, 2026, at 5:48 PM,

200-500 lens I actually had to back up. still couldn't get it all. On Aug 21, 2026, at 4:24 PM,

I will look into it soon. On Fri, Aug 21, 2026, 9:18 PM Matt Pierce <mepierce...@gmail.com

My nephew sent this from Lk Pokegama. Thoughts? Comments? Kindness is free. Sprinkle that stuff

Observed some fireflies early in Summer, that was it. And to continue with Carl in regard to bats, I

I meant to attach this photo. Reid Carron 3100 Hartley Point Road Ely, Minnesota 55731 cell 218-232-

Beautiful Site! Thanks for sharing On Mon, Aug 17, 2026 at 9:53 PM Steve J Engel <tracktiles@gmail

You're invited! Please click on the invitation to see more details and to RSVP. Mindy Shulfer #

For several weeks a pair of downy woodpeckers made frequent trips from our feeder, carrying off

Hi folks We are pleased to announce an additional speaker for the Ely Climate Group meeting on MONDAY

We have to look at what we do locally too. On Wed, Aug 12, 2026 at 12:51 PM Valerie Myntti <

Enjoy! Valerie Gift Article https://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/2026/09/monarch-butterfly-population

Hi folks This month Ely Climate Group will meet on MONDAY August 17 th at 4pm at the Ely Community

My eyeballs said this was posted back in August 2018. Has any organization or group adopted these

We witnessed this cicada's emergence last week in St Paul, but because it does occur up here and

Yes, I still have about ten caterpillars on my milkweed plants on Eagles Nest Lake 3. Pics taken this

Is it worth bringing the stubble over to someone's yard who has lots of milkweed plants? On Wed,

Honey, Call the Bee Vet! Veterinarians are gingerly embracing the honeybee, a vital pollinator for

Thanks for your concern. Yes Loon has ride today to UMN diagnostic lab for necropsy.

As we were driving down Lake Co Rd 2 last Friday, we were lucky enough to observe this adult sandhill

Lately, I have been re-creating armadillos (& opossum) as bag recyclers and in my anatomical

My guess would be either hairy or pileated woodpeckers at the post. If the other photo shows the

Let Sherry Abts ( 678-787-6957) or Bill Tefft know if you might be traveling to St Paul & could

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