Northern Community Radio presents Phenology

We lost a great friend this week. Our Talk on the Wildside host - retired Forest Ecology instructor from Itasca Community College - Harry Hutchins. Tune in on Monday March 15th for Mixtape with Heidi Holtan at 2 and 10pm. You'll hear music Harry loved and music that connects us to nature, put together by the listeners of KAXE/KBXE. Harry Hutchins , age 64, passed away on Tuesday, March 9, 2021 at Grand Village. He had courageously fought a mitochondrial disease, MELAS for years. Harry was

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. On Tuesdays during the Phenology Show, we hear all about it! In his official, weekly Phenology Report he compares today's happenings to years' past and much more. In today's report - signs of

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. We heard some incredible reports from students this week... Enjoy! Kids in Cohasset report ice melt, open river water and much more! Students in the Proctor School District report wolves and pine martens from their three school trail cams! Students inthe Duluth area report a coyote den, bird songs and tapping their trees! Northfield

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. On Tuesdays during the Phenology Show, we hear all about it! In his official, weekly Phenology Report he compares today's happenings to years' past and much more. KAXE-KBXE Northern Community

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. We heard from several schools and listeners this week. It seems spring is on its way. Yay! Kids in Cohasset report birds eating apples, a dead bat and how the sunlight impacts snowmelt.. Wolves being seen and heard around the Proctor school district made their report this week... Kids at North Shore Community School report, among

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. On Tuesdays during the Phenology Show, we hear all about it! KAXE-KBXE Northern Community Radio is listener funded. If you appreciate that programming like this exists in the world, consider

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 we heard from a few listeners and the kids from Pike Lake School! Joel wrote to John about snow depth and temperatures as he cross referenced this year's averages with his many years of data. He also wondered why some branches seem lower now than in the summer. The kids at Pike Lake School have been watching their trail

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. On Tuesdays during the Phenology Show, we hear all about it! In this week's report, John discusses pileated woodpeckers, sundogs and more! KAXE-KBXE Northern Community Radio is listener funded. If

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 we received reports from several listeners, the students at North Shore Community School, and Axel sent a note from Memphis. This week's emails included questions about voles and shrews, woodpeckers, and snow-nados. John also heard from a fan. The North Shore Elementary School report includes a 10 point buck and the polar

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, joining them today is Pete Jacobson who recently retired from DNR Fisheries and is now a staff member for the Hubbard County Soil and Water Conservation District. They are on the morning show to talk about the NWLT’s Clean Water Critical Habitat program which focus’ on direct research regarding the importance

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. On Tuesdays during the Phenology Show, we hear all about it! Today we learn about many things including how heat from trees impacts the snow depth around them and an explanation for this picture

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 we heard from kids at North Shore Community School as well as a couple listeners in the Grand Rapids area! Doug reported some serious shrike action this week! Kids at North Shore Community School report longer days and much more! Pat from Grand Rapids had an otter question... Don't hesitate to send along your observations

John and Heidi are joined on the Tuesday Morning Show by two University of Minnesota staff members. Educator, artist, and scientist Abbie Anderson and phenologist Stephan Carlson talk about their project, Pesky Plant Trackers. Pesky Plant Trackers is a citizen science opportunity focused on two non-native plants, wild parsnip and Japanese knotweed. Volunteers use a program called Nature's Notebook to collect important information by observing seasonal changes in leaves, flowers, and fruits. In

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 reflects on his nature notes from decades past! He considers average coldest day of the, average date of robins returning, and he notes a change in the song of the chickadee! Listen to this week's report right here: Don't hesitate to send along your

On the Tuesday Morning Show John and Heidi welcome back Pam Perry, a retired non-game wildlife biologist for the Minnesota DNR, who joins them to talk about birds. Pam talks about the rare sighting of long-tailed ducks and tells us more about this Arctic duck while recalling a story of one that was included in the Pillager Christmas Count in 2007. Pam tells us her bird feeder has been slow this year with very few species coming in, especially a decline in finches. John and Pam discuss John’s