Today we began a conversation about bird decline on the Tuesday Morning Show. Joining us is Mark Jacobs – he’s the retired land commissioner of Aitkin County and now works with organizations like Dovetail Partners – a nonprofit organization that fosters sustainability and responsible behaviors through collaboration to develop unique concepts, systems, models, and programs. Also joining us was Peter Dieser from the American Bird Conservancy. He is the Minnesota Public Lands Coordinator stationed

If you haven't been out in the forest yet, you need to get out there NOW!" - John Latimer Phenology is the rhythmic biological nature of events as they relate to climate. Each week, our resident phenologist John Latimer closely assesses the subtle and not so subtle phenological changes happening in nature and compares them to his meticulous, decades of data. On Tuesdays during the Phenology Show, we hear his findings in the official Phenology Report. KAXE-KBXE Northern Community Radio is

If you haven't been out in the forest yet, you need to get out there NOW! - John Latimer Phenology is the rhythmic biological nature of events as they relate to climate. Tuesday mornings we hear from folks young and old as they share their observations of nature during our Phenology Talkback segment. Spring is such a magical time of year and this collection of reports documents all the progress beautifully! Maddox & Hattie report mosses, chorus frogs and a field of princess pine in this Pike

...hundreds of 17 year old girls at the Minnesota State Capitol. And...OK, we need to go. We need to get out of here... Everyone knew that the protests were coming. They kind of just hurried us on the bus and drove us back to camp. We were in this big auditorium and we just sat there and prayed. And to me, that was the first time I was like...Why is the system so against us? Then I started studying Criminal Justice. - Zoe Carrasco Zoe Carrasco was attending Girls State in St. Paul when Officer

This week on Minnesota Music Notes Brett Carter features Twin Cities singer/songwriter Reina del Cid . During the pandemic, Reina started hosting livestream concerts with guitarist Toni Lindgren as a way to stay connected with her audience. Reina Del Cid describes herself as an English major nerd with a penchant for sci-fi tv shows, Virginia Woolf, fine chocolate, coffee and good whiskey (neat). Prior to the pandemic, Reina del Cid toured extensively and gained a strong following in the United

Today on Boozhoo Nana Boozhoo they talk about Bigfoot. “Sabe” is Ojibwe for the mythological creature and the symbol for Honesty in the Seven Grandfather Teaching. Natasha and Nana Boozhoo give “Sabe” or Bigfoot a call on the telephone. They also tell us about the 18th Century Ojibwe Chief Bigfoot who was called, "Ogemaa Mamaangezide". More Nana Boozhoo on FaceBoo k.

Marshall Helmberger is editor and publisher of the Timberjay newspaper, he joins Heidi each Friday for Border News Roundup. This week he explains the Minnesota Supreme Courts mixed verdict on the future of the proposed PolyMet copper-nickel mine . Marshall also gives us some good and bad news concerning nature. The good news is the evening grosbeaks are back with numbers increasing after a 20-year dip in population. The bad news is about the new study out on the decline of bats due to the impact

On this week's Statewide Conversation with Minnesota’s state officials on COVID-19, Heidi Holtan welcomed MDH Director of Infectious Disease Epidemiology, Prevention, and Control Division – Kris Ehresmann. Every week this is an opportunity to ask questions about Minnesota’s response and plans during the current COVID-19 pandemic. This week, update on vaccines and more! Sign up for the v accine connector through the state of Minnsota. If you didn’t get a chance to send or call in your question

Fred Freidman and Kyle Erickson join John Bauer for Sports Page on the Thursday Morning Show. This week they talk about the NFL draft and the best available players, they discuss the Twins players Alex Colome and Byron Buxton and they chat about the Timberwolves. John stumps them with some of the trivia questions and Kyle pulls out ahead of Fred on answers.

Early Bird Fishing Guide Jeff Sundin talks with John Bauer on the Thursday Morning Show. They discuss how and where the DNR chooses to stalk the area lakes with walleyes. Jeff says that with the surveys, test netting and lake checking it is an uphill battle to stay on top of it all. Jeff gives us tips on where to fish the opener this season. Being ahead of schedule with the weather and early ice out gives people a wider choice of lakes to fish. He predicts Winnie and Pokegama will be good lakes