By Baylee Bessingpas, Minnesota GreenCorps Member While human recreation can impact loons and their habitat throughout the year, the weeks around the 4th of July bring some of the most dangerous conditions loons will face during the breeding season. This time of year is the pinnacle of summer recreation in

By Baylee Bessingpas, Minnesota GreenCorps Member The Roosevelt and Lawrence Area Lakes Association (RALALA) is the National Loon Center’s featured Lake Association for the upcoming 2026 Loons & Lakes Festival! As the festival draws closer, we wanted to share more about this organization and highlight some of the work they

By Baylee Bessingpas, Minnesota GreenCorps Member For this week’s blog, we are featuring an interview with local shoreline restoration expert Laura Mendoza of Great Roots LLC! Great Roots LLC serves the greater Brainerd Lakes and Aitkin areas and primarily takes on restoration projects between the months of April and October.

By Baylee Bessingpas After a long and cold Minnesota winter, the season of growth and a return to life is finally in sight – spring has sprung! Before we know it, a close look at the worn browns of last season’s fallen leaves and dried up grasses may wield a