Bob Timmons
Outdoors reporter
Timmons previously was the Page One layout and news editor at the St. Paul Pioneer Press before joining the Minnesota Star Tribune in 2005. He's a University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire (Wis.) graduate.
Latest from Bob Timmons
Outdoors
Record number of Boundary Waters permits were canceled in 2023
The trend implies that visitors are reserving more BWCAW permits than they can use, Forest Service mangers said.
November 22, 2024
Outdoor Activities![Mackenzie and Liesl, 3, made some snow angels in the park. Havey, husband Jason and their kids Liesl, 3, and Liv, 5-months, along with their Vizsla Welly had some winter fun in Arden Park, Edina, Minnesota. ] GLEN STUBBE • glen.stubbe@startribune.com Monday, December 30, 2019 Mackenzie Havey, husband Jason and their kids Liesl, 3, and Liv, 5-months, along with their Vizsla Welly had some winter fun in Arden Park, Edina, Minnesota. EDS, Gear details if you are interested: Welly's Gear: Stunt Pupp](https://arc.stimg.co/startribunemedia/UIJDFVGVL3ZRFFQOTWG2AG6EJA.jpg?&w=252&ar=3:2&fit=crop)
'We are ready!': Meet the Minnesotans longing for a snowy winter
The first big snowstorm of winter has a special resonance for many in the Midwest.
November 21, 2024
Outdoors
Get ready to watch majestic bald eagles on a new Minnesota EagleCam
A new cam is ready to go live this week after the massive nest at the DNR’s original camera collapsed in 2023.
November 19, 2024
Environment
Amid rise in theft of holiday ‘decorative materials,’ Minnesotan charged in illegal harvest of spruce tops
Babbitt man is charged with felony theft, while in Saginaw an overweight truck turns up illegally purchased spruce tops and pine boughs.
November 13, 2024
Outdoor Activities
How motor sports and quiet sports lovers are working together in northern Minnesota
The Arrowhead Coalition of Trails brings together ATVing, mountain biking, hiking, snowmobiling and others to build on outdoor recreation in the region.
November 12, 2024
Outdoor Activities
Minnesota’s best deer hunting regions and four other things to know about the 2024 opener
Last year’s mild winter has helped the state’s deer population.
November 9, 2024
Outdoors
What researchers learned after the death of one of Minnesota’s oldest known Canada lynx
A cat found dead last spring was 11-year-old ‘Trappers Lake Female,’ known to live in the Isabella area.
November 4, 2024
Outdoors
What Minnesota researchers found after studying Strava’s effects on mental health
Gustavus Adolphus College researchers have been studying the popular fitness-tracking app for a few years.
October 20, 2024
Outdoor Activities
How motor sports and quiet sports lovers are working together in northern Minnesota
The Arrowhead Coalition of Trails brings together ATVing, mountain biking, hiking, snowmobiling and others to build on outdoor recreation in the region.
November 12, 2024
Outdoor Activities
Minnesota’s best deer hunting regions and four other things to know about the 2024 opener
Last year’s mild winter has helped the state’s deer population.
November 9, 2024
Outdoors
What researchers learned after the death of one of Minnesota’s oldest known Canada lynx
A cat found dead last spring was 11-year-old ‘Trappers Lake Female,’ known to live in the Isabella area.
November 4, 2024
Outdoors
What Minnesota researchers found after studying Strava’s effects on mental health
Gustavus Adolphus College researchers have been studying the popular fitness-tracking app for a few years.
October 20, 2024