Initiatives to conserve Minnesota’s pollinator population are being rolled out locally and statewide. Pollinators, including types of bees and other insects, have been declining in recent years, ...

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service intends to designate 1.6 million acres of critical habitat for the rusty patched bumble bee in six states, including Minnesota. The rusty patched bumble bee received ...

One of Minnesota’s biggest animals is impacting one of the smallest, and now wildlife officials are trying to get a handle on it. For the first time in decades, changes could soon be coming to bear ...

Two Minnesota state agencies are working on ways to make the environment healthier for bees. In a report to the Legislature on Wednesday, the state Department of Agriculture will detail its plan to ...

MORRIS, Minn. — Researchers from the U.S. Department of Agriculture are testing about a dozen flowering plants that dot the landscape in western Minnesota to see whether they can be used as critical ...

If you like to eat, you should care about the bees. The League of Women Voters held its Minnesota state convention in Duluth on June 12-14. Hundred of members from all over the state gathered to set ...