wild prairie rose of North Dakota. [Flower Symbolism: Golenpaul, 639] See:Flower, State Allusions—Cultural, Literary, Biblical, and Historical: A Thematic Dictionary. Copyright 2008 The Gale Group, Inc. All rights reserved. Want to thank TFD for its existence?Tell a friend about us, add a...
The western meadowlark is the state bird of North Dakota. The wild prairie rose is the state flower of North Dakota. See all media Capital: Bismarck (Show more) Population: (2020) 779,094; (2023 est.) 783,926 (Show more) Governor: ...
Brandenburg, I expect, experienced all of these, even if his native Rock County differs from my home county of Redwood a bit farther to the north and east. Even on the prairie, landscapes vary. Near Luverne, atBlue Mounds State Park, cliffs of Sioux quartzite rise 100 feet above the pla...
Perched atop a hill near Nerstrand Big Woods State Park in eastern Rice County, these two churches, the cemetery, and surrounding prairie and oak savannas are a place that beckons me. I don’t know that I’ve found another rural church—and I’ve visited many in Minnesota—which holds suc...
Randy swung the van around, got back onto the northbound state highway, then took the next westbound asphalt road. I thought we were back on track…until the road began to curve, then straighten, then curve. Mile after mile after mile for perhaps 20-plus miles. Speeds dropped, sometime ...
I should back up a minute and explain why I thought this would be a good gift for my grandson. Last spring I gave several packets of seeds to the grandkids. Spinach, carrot and flower seeds, which my eldest daughter planted with her son. He took an interest once the seeds sprouted and...
Another exercise takes me outdoors to Central Park or the campus of the Minnesota State Academy for the Deaf. There I walk along the sidewalk and then on the uneven surface of grass, turning my head from side to side and then up and down. Randy walks near me as my spotter. I invariabl...
OLIVIA FROM THENORTH DAKOTA STATE UNIVERSITYConference, Orientation and Recruitment Team promised not to tattle on us, because, on our first day back at school, my husband and I skipped our afternoon classes. We’re not setting a very good example for our 18-year-old son, who was also in...
Minnesota wildfires and other notable fire facts. This summer marked an especially busy fire season in the northern Minnesota wilderness. Those of us living in the southern part of the state felt the effects also with smoke drifting from the north (including Canada) and from the west (California...
We used 13 years (2006–2018) of CDL data for the US–PPR, and 20 years (1998–2017) for the North Dakotan portion of the US–PPR. 2.3. Methods We extracted six main crop layers (corn, soybean, spring wheat, winter wheat, durum wheat, and sunflower) as well as grasslands, ...