We're in the heat of summer and this week is all about the blooming plants. From wild parsnip to clovers to tall meadow rue to fireweed, John Latimer chronicles what to expect this time of year in Northern Minnesota.
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Contributed/Minnesota Department of Natural ResourcesThe Department of Natural Resources reported forest tent caterpillars have damaged the leaves of 60,000 acres of foliage around Aitkin County in 2026. -
Lorie Shaull/KAXEBoundary Waters entry points near Big Moose Lake and Big Lake are also scheduled to reopen on Aug. 13, 2026. -
Contributed/Minnesota Department of Natural ResourcesFor Minnesota youths, leaders in charge of combating invasive species in lakes said the work can be a career training game changer.
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Contributed/Minnesota DNRThe annual art contest highlights the stamps’ revenue generation, supporting fisheries management, habitat and stocking efforts in Minnesota lakes. -
Emma Krab/KAXEThe University of Minnesota’s Natural Resources Research Institute, or NRRI, launched a new simulator to test innovations in iron refining July 27, 2026, in Coleraine. -
Warm water temperatures across the state go along with an increasing number of fish mortality events, where a large number of fish die at once.
