Superior National Forest

Birch Bark Beth

When the rose petals arrive to the boreal forest and the black flies emerge, it’s time for Beth Homa Kraus to harvest birch bark for her basket weaving. This video was produced by M. Baxley for WTIP North Shore Community Radio.

Shooting with Sparky: Odd Bull-moose Behavior

Mark “Sparky” Stensaas visited the Superior National Forest in January and recently put together the footage for this episode of “Shooting with Sparky.” Watch as a bull moose attempts to mount another bull who’d lost its antlers. Also: twelve spruce grouse, boreal chickadees and a great gray owl.

Greetings from Superior National Forest

This collection of old postcards depicts scenes from the Superior National Forest, 3.9-million acres of woods and waters in northeastern Minnesota’s “Arrowhead Country.” (more…)