Northern Community Radio presents Phenology

Phenology is the rhythmic biological nature of events as they relate to climate. Phenology Talkbacks are an opportunity for us to hear what you are noticing outside. This week, in addition to two phenomenal classroom reports, phenologist John Latimer heard from Northern Community Senior Correspondent Scott Hall and good friends Jack and Cindy Shelton. Scott saw seventeen trumpeter swans and dozens of golden eyes on the Mississippi. Kids at Pike Lake Elementary reported a snowy owl, rabbit tracks

KAXE/KBXE volunteer Brandon Lentz joins John Latimer and Heidi Holtan on the Tuesday Morning Show. Brandon was recently appointed to the board of the Minneapolis Audubon Society and joins them to talk birds. He tells us of his favorite places for birding in the Twin Cities area as well as many other areas throughout the state. He lists some of the birds he has sighted in the metro area including varied thrush, winter finches, white winged crossbill, evening grosbeaks and the common redpoll. He

This week we welcomed back the folks from Northern Waters Land Trust. Our guests were John Sumption – Land Conservation Specialist and Annie Johnson Grants Manager/Conservation Specialist and board member Bob Karls. The Northern Waters Land Trust (NWLT) is a non-profit conservation organization working to protect water quality and preserve environmentally sensitive lands and water resources. Formerly the Leech Lake Area Watershed Foundation, NWLT serves the watersheds in Cass, Crow Wing, Hubbard

Phenology is the rhythmic biological nature of events as they relate to climate. Phenology Talkbacks are an opportunity for us to hear what you are noticing outside. This week, phenologist John Latimer heard from two classrooms who sent in stellar reports! Kids at Pike Lake Elementary report deer tracks, ice skating and an experiment to determine what nuts squirrels like best! North Shore Community School kids report a pine marten, a flock of ducks and and they inspire John to discuss the

The Star Tribune recently reported on new uses for dead ash , fir and tamarack trees. Larch beetles, caterpillars and other invasive insects have killed more than 200,000 acres of balsam fir in Minnesota and half of the state’s tamarack trees. The dead trees left behind don’t currently have a use – and could be a fire hazard. Researchers at UMD and the NRRI – Natural Resources Research Institute have been studying ways to use this wood. Here to tell us more is NRRI Researcher Matt Aro. Matt

Phenology is the rhythmic biological nature of events as they relate to climate. Each week, our resident phenologist John Latimer closely assesses the subtle changes happening outside and gives a full, official phenology report. Listen to this week's report right here: KAXE-KBXE Northern Community Radio is listener funded. If you appreciate that programming like this exists in the world, consider making a year-end contribution to the station to ensure we can continue this service for years to

Phenology is the rhythmic biological nature of events as they relate to climate. Phenology Talkbacks are an opportunity for us to hear what you are noticing outside. Each week, our resident phenologist John Latimer gathers the talkback comments and closely assesses the subtle changes happening outside. In this student report, kid from Pike Lake Elementary report deer tracks, skiing and hoar frost! Students from North Shore Community School report great gray owls, northern shrike and the Spirit

John Latimer and Heidi Holtan welcome John’s grandnephew Ames Davis to the Tuesday Morning Show to talk about wolves. Ames is a 15-year-old ninth grader from St. Louis Park, MN. He tells us how his interest in nature started by studying dragonflies and other insects and how his focus is now on larger animals, primarily the gray wolf. He informs us there are about 30 subspecies of wolves recognized today. Ames tells us about the characteristics of the eastern gray wolf found in our area. He talks

Phenology is the rhythmic biological nature of events as they relate to climate. Each week, our resident phenologist John Latimer closely assesses the subtle changes happening outside and gives a full, official phenology report. This week John discusses later than average below zero temps, the common polypody fern, house sparrows, ravens, and much more! KAXE-KBXE Northern Community Radio is listener funded. If you appreciate that programming like this exists in the world, consider making a year

Phenology is the biological nature of events as they relate to climate. Phenology Talkbacks are an opportunity for students and listeners to connect with the station about nature. Each week, resident phenologist John Latimer gathers the phenological correspondence and classroom observations sent his way. He shares and discusses them every Tuesday morning during the Phenology Show. In this pre-holiday talkback segement we heard from classrooms and regular listeners alike! Kids in Pike Lake noted

Phenology is the rhythmic biological nature of events as they relate to climate. Each week, our resident phenologist John Latimer closely assesses the subtle changes happening outside and gives a full, official phenology report. This week John discusses our recent warm spell, ice skating, green plants in the forest and he educates us on the logistical reason behind star-nosed moles storing fat in their tails! All that and more in the full report! KAXE-KBXE Northern Community Radio is listener

Phenology is the biological nature of events as they relate to climate. Phenology Talkbacks are an opportunity for students and listeners to connect with the station about nature. Each week, resident phenologist John Latimer gathers the phenological correspondence and classroom observations sent his way. He shares and discusses them every Tuesday morning during the Phenology Show.

Phenology is the rhythmic biological nature of events as they relate to climate. Each week, our resident phenologist John Latimer closely assesses the subtle changes happening outside and gives a full, official phenology report. Included in this week's report are differences between varieties of pine trees, a comparison of the northern shrike to the blue jay, and, among other things, sightings of ravens, owls, grosbeaks, a shrew.

Phenology is the biological nature of events as they relate to climate. Phenology Talkbacks are an opportunity for students and listeners to connect with the station about nature. Each week, resident phenologist John Latimer gathers the phenological correspondence and classroom observations sent his way. He shares and discusses them every Tuesday morning during the Phenology Show.

Phenology is the rhythmic biological nature of events as they relate to climate. Each week, our resident phenologist John Latimer closely assesses the subtle changes happening outside and gives a full, official phenology report. Included in this week's report are changes to the Christmas Bird Count due to Covid-19 and some listener observations about chipmunks. John also shares an essay about muskrats and encourages us to take notice of the art and architecture created by brush along the