Minnesota chose the common loon as its state bird in 1961 because lawmakers and bird experts agreed that no other animal ...

DULUTH — A citizen science effort that began 30 years ago and has accumulated reams of data on Minnesota's loon population still needs more volunteers to check for loons on northern lakes this summer.

Minnesota’s state bird is everywhere: There are loons on license plates and library cards, at lottery counters, and now even on the official state seal. Fireplace mantels across the state sport carved ...

CROSSLAKE, MINN. — An $18.5 million facility dedicated to the state bird is expected to break ground this fall and draw 200,000 visitors annually once doors to the Nation Loon Center open here in 2026 ...

The national honor bestowed upon the official state bird of Minnesota earlier this month confirms what Minnesotans already know well — just how special the loon is. The common loon is known for its ...

Minnesota's Prairie Lakes are strangely quiet since summer inhabitants have left early. It's too bad. October provides a soul-restoring peacefulness, whether one's just hiking, fishing, viewing fall ...

MINNESOTA, USA — "Imagine now, a clear summer evening in the north woods. Above you, the bands of the Milky Way framed by the dark spindly boughs of spruce and fir. And cutting though the stillness ...

The Common Loon, an icon of the northern wilderness, is under threat from climate change due to reduced water clarity, according to a new study. The study followed up an earlier paper that showed ...

RHINELANDER, Wis. — A cascading series of environmental factors pushed by climate change are causing a decline in northern Wisconsin’s loon population and may be limiting loon numbers in Minnesota as ...

MINNESOTA - The Minnesota Department of Natural Resources is seeking volunteers to help monitor loon populations in the northwestern Minnesota counties Becker and Otter Tail. Volunteers are needed for ...