Bob Timmons
Outdoors reporter
Timmons used to coordinate the former Star Tribune Outdoors Weekend section. He joined the Star Tribune in 2005 after several years working on Page One at the St. Paul Pioneer Press. He's a University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire (Wis.) graduate.
Latest from Bob Timmons
Experience more of winter, without frostbite, in a Minnesota camper cabin
Options, including state park units, offer a warm base after a cold outing.
November 27, 2025
Bike advocates and cops issue pre-holiday plea: Don’t buy ‘e-motos’
Marketed as e-bikes, some overpowered models are illegal in Minnesota and considered a safety threat.
November 22, 2025
Jessie Diggins, Team USA’s most successful cross-country skier, says she will retire after this season
Diggins, who grew up in Afton, was the first American to reach many milestones in Nordic skiing, including winning an Olympic gold medal and an overall World Cup title.
November 19, 2025
Editor's Pick
A deer-baiting bust, angling tips, seized ammo: Rolling with a Minnesota conservation officer
Their busy patrol duty increasingly extends beyond enforcing game law, but the gun deer opener is an especially urgent season.
November 19, 2025
Shutdown’s end spares North Dakota wildlife science center from massive staff cuts, for now
Minnesota partners feared loss of key research on migratory birds, wolf behavior, pollinator impact and more.
November 14, 2025
St. Thomas students, shelter families bring bond to colorful life in Maplewood
A college service program has built a deep connection with a Twin Cities family homeless shelter over the years.
November 9, 2025
Minnesotan Joel Reichow claims top U.S. men’s finish at New York City Marathon
“The best runner no one has ever heard of” won Grandma’s Marathon in June.
November 3, 2025
Editor's Pick
GOP bill would allow border patrol operations in the Boundary Waters
Democrats are pushing back on the effort by Republicans in Congress, saying it would overwrite protections for Minnesota’s wilderness area along the Canadian border.
October 31, 2025
A nightly spectacle plays out in the marsh with hundreds of bugling birds
An evening with sandhill cranes at a Wisconsin refuge is a sensory experience and a reminder of the waterfowl’s story of resilience.
October 24, 2025
After TCM, trail titan Dauwalter plans another road race
Hopkins native Courtney Dauwalter was a surprise entrant at TCM; now she is set on another marathon in California.
October 17, 2025
Shutdown closes visitor centers, halts research at Minnesota's national park sites
As the federal government shutdown enters its third week, Minnesota’s six National Park Service units are open but visiting them isn’t the experience the public might expect.
October 15, 2025
University of Minnesota clinic is treating a record number of ailing birds of prey
The U’s Raptor Center says West Nile virus, warmer winters might be contributing to the high patient load.
October 10, 2025
