Greg Stanley
Reporter
EnvironmentStanley is a native of Milwaukee and loves the outdoors. He graduated from St. Norbert College with a degree in English.
Latest from Greg Stanley
Judge calls city’s bluff: Minneapolis cannot issue variance to build on protected Mississippi River shore
The Minneapolis City Council approved Andrew Wattenhofer’s plan, but the DNR sued, saying it would harm a protected bluff.
March 12, 2025
Reports of wolves killing livestock in Minnesota reach a record high
Biologists think mild winters made deer harder to catch, but also attribute stepped-up outreach.
February 26, 2025
More eagles, owls dying of bird flu as persistent outbreak circulates in Minnesota
The Raptor Center in St. Paul has seen rising numbers of animals sick with avian influenza this winter.
February 19, 2025
Minnesota’s extreme weather year again fueled by record ocean temperatures
Minnesota had both the warmest winter and fall ever recorded in 2024 as the world’s oceans reached new highs.
January 25, 2025
It’s the spruce top cutter vs. the game warden in a ‘head-butting battle’ in North Woods
Blake Buschman keeps getting ticketed for harvesting the holiday greenery without permission, but he says a Minnesota conservation officer is just out to get him.
December 20, 2024
Pheromones from tiny beetles could help save Minnesota’s tamarack trees
University of Minnesota scientists have identified the chemicals tree-killing beetles use to communicate. Those could be formulated into repellents to safeguard one of the state’s signature trees.
December 14, 2024
Resort owners near Boundary Waters drop expansion plans after state environmental lawsuit
The expansion on White Iron Lake would have exceeded shoreline development rules, the Minnesota DNR argued.
December 9, 2024
A clever wolf repeatedly snuck into a Minnesota ranch. Biologists figured out its MO.
The successful fencing of a northern Minnesota ranch could help reduce conflicts between ranchers and wolves.
November 17, 2024
It’s the spruce top cutter vs. the game warden in a ‘head-butting battle’ in North Woods
Blake Buschman keeps getting ticketed for harvesting the holiday greenery without permission, but he says a Minnesota conservation officer is just out to get him.
December 20, 2024
Pheromones from tiny beetles could help save Minnesota’s tamarack trees
University of Minnesota scientists have identified the chemicals tree-killing beetles use to communicate. Those could be formulated into repellents to safeguard one of the state’s signature trees.
December 14, 2024
Resort owners near Boundary Waters drop expansion plans after state environmental lawsuit
The expansion on White Iron Lake would have exceeded shoreline development rules, the Minnesota DNR argued.
December 9, 2024
A clever wolf repeatedly snuck into a Minnesota ranch. Biologists figured out its MO.
The successful fencing of a northern Minnesota ranch could help reduce conflicts between ranchers and wolves.
November 17, 2024