Erin is a co-host of "The 4" on WCCO and a two-time Emmy Award-winning reporter passionate about experiential storytelling and taking viewers on an adventure - be it inside a bear den, at the bottom ...

GRAND FORKS — The Minnesota Forestry Association, in partnership with the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources, is looking for private woodlot owners in northwestern and western Minnesota who are ...

Rob Venette, director of the Minnesota Invasive Terrestrial Plants and Pests Center at the University of Minnesota and research biologist with the USDA Forest Service, uses a draw shaver to strip the ...

Hiking through Minnesota’s majestic forests is a tradition enjoyed by generations. Studies show that time in nature boosts mental health and well-being. As you walk beneath the canopy, you might ...

A view of the Evergreen Forest Fire in Chengwatana State Forest. The fire closed the forest in parts of Pine and Chisago counties. When it comes to staying informed in Minnesota, our newsletters ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Jan. 24—The Minnesota Department of Natural Resources recently released its annual forest health report from 2025. The report ...

Stephen Swanson is a web producer at CBS News Minnesota. Stephen was a floor director for a decade before moving to the WCCO-TV newsroom in 2011, where he focuses on general assignment reporting. PINE ...

LAKE OF THE WOODS COUNTY, Minn. — Just a few years into his career as a Department of Natural Resources forester, Bill Lockner got assigned to map a stretch of northern Minnesota for a timber sale in ...

MINNESOTA, USA — The dry September is a far cry from the record rain the state had to start the summer and that has caused stress on Minnesota's trees. Experts say trees are having a difficult time ...

As a forest and climate ecologist in Minnesota, I am worried that the 2.5 million acres of School Trust land managed by Minnesota’s Department of Natural Resources are not prepared for climate change.