Northern Community Radio presents Phenology

Harry Hutchins joins John Latimer and Heidi Holtan on Tuesday mornings for A Talk on the Wildside. This week Harry brings us singing birds with calls that are similar to that of the robin. Harry and John compare the robins call with that of the rose-breasted grosbeak, the red-eyed vireo and the scarlet tanager. You can hear the singing birds and lively conversation by clicking below. There are great apps to help you identify birds including MERLIN from the Cornell Lab of Ornithology and the

Matt Russell is an extension specialist in forest resources at the University of Minnesota. He joins Heidi Holtan and John Latimer on the Tuesday Morning Show to talk about the Minnesota Tree and Woodland Carbon Capture Challenge, a friendly competition for Minnesotans to learn about the role of trees as a natural climate solution. John has accepted the challenge and will participate with measurements he took from a red oak using a rope and a measuring tape. If you would like to participate or

Each week John looks at what's happening outside and compares it to what he's documented in his decades of recording phenology notes. This week he compares aspen leafout times to years gone by among other interesting and inspiring facts. Take a listen to learn all about it! Don't forget to check out our Season Watch page on Facebook ! And don't hold back if you have a phenology question or observation you'd like to share! We want to know about it! Send an email or call 218-999-9876 and leave a

Wow... It's the most wonderful time of the year! Click on the links below to hear all about the wild wonder our student phenologists and listeners are taking note of! We'd love to include your observations in our weekly report... don't hesitate to call 218-999-9876 or send an email and tell us what you are noticing! Among many other things, Auggie reports the frogs going quiet when the air got cold... Blackberry kids birds and blooms in their neck of the woods... North Shore Elementary kids

Every week our resident phenologist John Latimer assesses the subtle and not so subtle changes in our natural environment. Here are two phenology reports one week apart... so fun to listen to the many changes that happen in just one week in northern Minnesota! We live in an incredible place on this planet! Lucky us! What a difference a week makes! What are you noticing outside? We'd love to hear about it! Send an email or call 218-999-9876 and leave a message!

We're in the thick of glorious Minnesota springtime! Click on the following links to hear what the kids and oters are noticing! We'd love to hear about what you are seeing... send an email or call our talkback line at 218-999-9876. Get outside! The kids at North Shore Community School have noticed bluebirds, spring peepers, butterflies and bees! Kids at Pike Lake Elementary saw hooded mergansers, ticks, and loons! Kids in Barnum report thousands of fish eggs and forest ramps! Northfield kids

WOW! We heard from so many people this week! We loved all the incredible reports! Click on the links to hear the beauty that folks are witnessing. What a dreamy time to live in northern Minnesota! Augie's Report from Shevlin includes frogs, leeches and snakes, oh my! Tony on Dixon Lake reports kingfishers among other amazing things! Peyton's report from the Ely 6th graders has all kinds of hope for green things to come! Blackberry school reports robins, ice outs and skunks! North Shore Community

Every week John takes an indepth look at the subtle changes happening outside as the seasons move thru their cycles. This week, among other things, he explains the differences between the bigtooth aspen and the tembling aspen and he gives listeners an opportunity to hear the calls of the wood frogs and spring peepers! Get out and enjoy the wonder outside and then connect with us to let us know what you are noticing! Call 218-999-9876 or email your observations! We'd love to hear from you!

Young phenologists across Minnesota are reporting all kinds of activity in nature! Bears, eagles and mosquitos are just a tiny snippet of the incredible observations kids made this week! Click on the links below to hear the good news of spring activity happening all around us! Kelliher kids saw several bears, song thrush, and woodpeckers! One student saw 15 eagles and Ms. Thomason heard night hawks for the first time of the season! Emma from North Shore Elementary School reports that among many

Every week John takes an indepth look at the subtle changes happening outside as the seasons move thru their cycles. This week he reports on the vast changes happening outside! Get out and enjoy it and then connect with us to let us know what you are noticing! Call 218-999-9876 or email your observations! We'd love to hear from you! Don't forget to follow along on our KAXE-KBXE Season Watch Facebook Page . Folks are posting all kinds of amazing things to brighten your day there! We're all in

We recieved some amazing reports from students and listeners this week! Click on the links below to hear the good news of spring activity happening all around us! Don't hesitate to send your observations in via email or phone call 218-999-9876. Don't forget to join our Season Watch Facebook page, too. We think you'll find it's one of the best places on the web! Auggie reported finding and capturing a central mud minnow in a vernal stream! Mr. Marohn's class in Proctor sent us a video of their

Jeff Cook, Park Ranger with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, talks with John Latimer and Heidi Holtan on the Tuesday Morning Show. Jeff talks about his job as dam tender running both the Pokegema Dam and the Winnibigoshish Lake Dam here in Northen Minnesota. Jeff gives an update on how the spring melt is going for these areas. Life as we know it has turned upside down. KAXE/KBXE is here for you, bringing you important information and local stories, as well as entertaining music and Green Cheese

Every week John takes an indepth look at the subtle changes happening outside as the seasons move thru their cycles. This week he reports on the vast changes happening outside! Get out and enjoy it and then connect with us to let us know what you are noticing! Call 218-999-9876 or email your observations! We'd love to hear from you! Don't forget to follow along on our KAXE-KBXE Season Watch Facebook Page . Folks are posting all kinds of amazing things to brighten your day there! We're all in

Eagles, bears, butterflies, baby turtles, and crocus flowers... spring is happening! These reports are full of hope that warmer days are ahead! Don't hesitate to send your observations in via email or phone call 218-999-9876. Don't forget to join our Season Watch Facebook page, too. We think you'll find it's one of the best places on the web! School Reports: Northern Sun Farms in Shevlin: Kelliher School Report: North Shore Community School Report: Barnum Report: Northfield Report Talkbacks from

Every week John takes an indepth look at the subtle changes happening outside as the seasons move thru their cycles. This week he reports on progress of trees and shrubs, birds leaving the area, birds returning to the area, and of course the status bald eagle family nesting near his home. It's a beautiful time of change outside! Get out and enjoy it and then connect with us to let us know what you are noticing! Call 218-999-9876 or email with your observations! We'd love to hear from you! Don't