Big River Magazine heralds the “collection of collections” of Upper Mississippi River history at UW-La Crosse. Then the Weather Guys, Steve Ackerman and Jon Martin, talk about current winter conditions and climate science.

Like clothing and furnishings, gardens change over time. We talk about current trends and how they can fit into your landscape. Then we talk with a professor and extension educator about growing potatoes. In the last half hour we focus on the importance of good soil.

It’s our first book club meeting of the year, and we welcome Wisconsin author Christina Clancy as she tells us about her novel “The Snowbirds.” Then, we talk about the dairy industry and its economic impact with Ben Miller of Dairy Farmers of Wisconsin and Mark Crave, a dairy farmer.

We talk about what awaits visitors of state parks and forests in northern Wisconsin. Then, we hear plans for Canoecopia, the large, annual paddlesports expo, set for March 7-9 at the Alliant Energy Center in Madison.

First, tax professional and regular guest Mary Mellem is back to answer all of your tax questions ahead of the April 15 deadline. Then, we talk about financial resources for cancer patients with Amy Kralicek of the American Cancer Society and Isaac Sher, a brain cancer survivor.

A new study says heavy resistance training provides lasting health benefits for older adults. Then, we learn about efforts to more effectively alert minority groups in rural Wisconsin about well water pollution and fish consumption advisories.

The American Horticultural Society has a new perennial guide out and we look at selecting plants, using them in your landscape and how to get more blooms. In the second hour we talk about some of the newest houseplant offerings and answer questions about the care of indoor plants.

Wisconsin registered home inspector John Freiburger is back to share how you can make your home more energy efficient by improving its exterior. Then, we cover what you need to know about caring for concrete with James Ruston of Wingra Redi-Mix.

We get a report on the sturgeon spearing season now  underway. Then, we talk to a Wisconsin fisherman who brings wild sockeye salmon home from Alaska. Then, we hear a USFS fisheries biologist and a Wisconsin wetlands advocate preview the Wetlands Science Conference in La Crosse, Feb. 25-27.

We talk about gastrointestinal health with Dr. Nadim Salfiti, plus the importance of colonoscopies. Then, we catch up with two UW-Madison researchers, Dr. David Gamm and Dr. Robert Nickells, who tell us about their research on whole eye transplantation.