Every week, our resident Phenologist John Latimer gathers his phenological data and reports his findings in the Tuesday morning Phenology Report. As always, we love to hear what our listeners are noticing out in nature. Give us a call at 218.999.9876 and let us know what is happening around your place. You can also send an email directly to John . Either way, we want to hear from you! If you love this stuff, please consider becoming a member of KAXE/KBXE Northern Community Radio. We couldn't

We talked with Rich Rezanka this morning about the News Release on the connected lakes to the Blandin Reservoir being added to the infested waters list. This includes Pokegama, Jay Gould and Little Jay Gould lakes. Zebra mussels confirmed in Blandin Reservoir near Grand Rapids September 24, 2018 Several connected lakes also added to infested waters list The Minnesota Department of Natural Resources has confirmed a report of zebra mussels in Blandin Reservoir on the Mississippi River, abutting

Scott Hall had a chance to talk with S hima Hosseinpour - she's the Strategic Project Manager for the NRRI Business Assistance Fund Program. They recently celebrated their 35th anniversary . You can see what they do for yourself - The Natural Resources Research Institute laboratories in Coleraine is holding a public open house on Wednesday Sept. 26 th from 4-6pm. Tours include the institute’s metallurgy labs and the new biomass conversion lab for renewable energy products. The new business fund

Lack of childcare in rural MN is widespread and complex. Often deemed as just a family issue, it affects the health of a small community and its ability to grow and welcome new workers to the regioin. This November 6th, if you live in Grand Rapids, you'll have a question of raising local sales tax to expand the IRA civic center from the busy, in need of repair hockey hub it is now, to a place for families, daycare, the Boys and Girls Club and athletics in the region. The City of Grand Rapids is

It is an interesting election year across the nation, and Minnesota is no different. MinnPost reporter Peter Callaghan covers state government and joined us to talk about some of the campaign stories he's written recently. MinnPost is a nonprofit, nonpartisan enterprise whose mission is to provide high-quality journalism for people who care about Minnesota.

There is an unresolved and complicated story right now that has the biggest steel companies in North America and the world fighting over valuable ore deposits near Nashwauk . Though not exactly the same issue it's also interesting to note that steelworkers unions at three of the mines have authorized a strike vote. It's complex and a messy story, so of course we enlisted Aaron Brown to help us sort it all out.

The band Dancing Light stopped by the KBXE studio in Bemidji recently to sing a couple songs and tell a few stories. Their long career locally means there was lots to talk about. It was fun to have Greg, Kiki, and Sabbastian on the air live. Hear the whole conversation by clicking below.

With open studio tours in Wadena, Staples, New York Mills, Randall, Brainerd and Baxter, fiber art creators and appreciators will get a first hand look inside the craft of many forms of fiber art this weekend. Jenny Wilder founded Midwest Fiber Arts Trails. She spoke with us on the morning show about fiber art, why fiber artists tend to travel great distances for materials, community and inspiration and she also told us about the various stops on this unique studio tour. For your map of this

Each week, our resident Phenologist John Latimer compiles a report of the subtle and not so subtle phenological changes he's noticed in the past week. Pine needles falling, changes in the color of fireweed, a decrease in the number of wasps and hornets around hummingbird feeders, hummingbird numbers dwindling, blooming heart-leaved asters, Jerusalem artichokes and swamp milkweed are just a few topics John discusses in this week's report. As always, we love to hear what our listeners are noticing

Year-round, we hear from listeners who call or email their observations of the natural world to us and we love hearing from everyone who contributes! During the school year, we have the sweet treat of hearing from classrooms and kids around the listening area as they report what they've been noticing. This week, in addition to recieving emails and phone calls from listeners, we heard from five schools and one homeschooler! Acorns on the ground, a monarch release, ripe tomatoes, hawks, bears,