Red-headed Woodpeckers

A strikingly beautiful bird, the Red-headed Woodpecker is difficult to misidentify, with its brilliant scarlet head, black back and a flash of white as it wings. Immatures look much different. They have a similar profile, but are dark on head, throat and upper breast....

The Rapid Decline of North American Birds

On September 19, 2019, Science, the journal of the American Association for the Advancement of Science, published an article reporting that North America has lost three billion birds, approximately 30 percent, since the 1970s (find the article at this link). The study...

Chisago County Community Gardens

What is a community solar garden?A solar garden is an array of solar panels producing electricity that can be bought by individuals or businesses in the community to replace electricity generated by fossil fuels like coal. In Chisago County, the local utility company,...