About MinnesotaSeasons.com

The goals of this website are twofold. The first goal is to provide information on flora, fauna, and fungi occurring naturally (outside of cultivation) within the state. The information provided should be sufficient to enable a viewer to identify a taxon to the species, subspecies, and/or variety. Photos are included when available.

The second goal is to provide information on sites in Minnesota where flora, fauna, and fungi can be viewed in their natural habitat by the interested public. Maps have been created for sites where no maps are otherwise available.

In 2004 the Legislative Commission on Minnesota Resources funded an Outdoor Recreation Participation Survey of Minnesotans. Among the findings: 18% of Minnesotans participate in “Viewing, identifying or photographing wildflowers, trees, and natural vegetation.” This Web site is designed to be a resource for those 18% of Minnesotans.

MinnesotaSeasons.com Photos
Unless otherwise labeled, all photos are by John F. Valo. Those photos, all text, and all maps are copyright MinnesotaSeasons.com, and can be used only with written permission.

Contributed Photos
Visitors who contribute photos to MinnesotaSeasons.com retain the copyright on those photos. Permission must be obtained from a contributor prior to using any of that contributor’s photos. By submitting a photo, the contributor asserts that he/she is the owner of the photo and authorizes MinnesotaSeasons.com to use the photo on the MinnesotaSeasons.com Web site; MinnesotaSeasons blog; MinnesotaSeasons Facebook page; MinnesotaSeason Pinterest page; and MinnesotaSeason on Twitter.

This site is maintained by John Valo, a nature tourist, amateur naturalist, plant enthusiast, and “SNAer” living in the Twin Cities. He is the former site steward for Savage Fen Scientific and Natural Area (SNA) and Des Moines River SNA.