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Cris Petersen

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Mom. Writer. Educator. Wildlife-watcher with an enduring sense of wonder. @naturelit (she/her)
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    Oct 17, 2020
    Canada geese taking flight at Sherburne National #WildlifeRefuge. How lucky we are to have public lands where wild things can thrive.
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    Jul 22, 2024
    I learn something - usually multiple somethings! - every time I write for @MCVmag. If you’ve never seen this stellar magazine, take some time to check out the current issue and explore the archives. It’s a treasure trove of Minnesota natural history. #minnesota #naturewriting
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    Jul 22, 2024
    A perk of editor-in-chief Chris Clayton’s job is that he learns something new nearly every day. Recently, he learned that Minnesota is home to three native cactus species. You too can gain more nature-related knowledge in the latest issue of @MCVmag tinyurl.com/y77cek2k
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    Nov 4, 2023
    It’s #NationalBisonDay and here’s my tribute to that superb species, published in the Young Naturalists section of @MCVmag. @AmericanPrairie files.dnr.state.mn.us/mcvmagazine/yo…
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    Oct 9, 2023
    Thanks for re-sharing this article, @MCVmag! I love every opportunity to write for your magazine, but this was a particular favorite. Wishing everyone the magical experience of seeing big birds in migration!
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    Oct 9, 2023
    Minnesota is nesting grounds for almost one-quarter of the world’s American white pelicans! In Oct and Nov, the pelicans take to the skies, moving southward bit by bit. tinyurl.com/2r6d6azs #MigrationMondays
    group of american white pelicans swimming near shore
    Three American White Pelicans on shore.
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    Sep 26, 2023
    My latest piece for young readers and those who appreciate nature, in the stellar Minnesota Conservation Volunteer magazine - wild turkeys!
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    Sep 25, 2023
    Near a path between the Mississippi River and buildings on the University of Minnesota campus, students hammock in trees. Others kick back on the grass with textbooks or gather to toss a frisbee. In the middle of it all stands a flock of turkeys. tinyurl.com/4myk67xe
    Turkey stands in fall grasses.  Photo by Bill Marchel
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