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Shortly after beginning their journey down the Missouri River in April of 1805 after spending the winter at Fort Mandan, Meriwether Lewis wrote in his journal about an animal that Captain Clark had recently observed: \“Captain Clark walked on shore today and informed on his return, that passing through the prairie he had seen an animal that precisely resembled the burrowing squirrel, accept in point of size, it being only about one third as large as the squirrel, and that it also burrows.\”

The idea of engagement in environmental issues caught on with students and faculty on campuses throughout the country, and UND was no exception.

Driving down a gravel road in the winter is sometimes like driving down a tunnel if we have enough snow.

What kinds of squirrels live around your home area? I am thinking of tree squirrels, not ground squirrels such as the flickertail. Three of the more common tree squirrels in North Dakota are the fox, eastern gray, and red.

Readers have reached out on various topics covered in the past few months. Written By: Chuck Haga | × Chuck Haga is a columnist for the Grand Forks Herald. (Eric Hylden/Grand Forks Herald) One of the complaints I often heard as a reporter was that we wrote stories that asked you to care about something – a person, a place, a struggle, an idea – but then failed to follow up. “Whatever happened to that guy?” people asked. “How did that thing turn out?” Or you wanted to share your...