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Recent Segments:
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Charlie Mitchell and Heidi Holtan laugh about porcupine sounds, learn about skinks, and delve into the nesting habits of robins.Send us a voice memo through Speak Pipe!
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Pam Perry, a retired non-game wildlife biologist, stopped by to talk about skinks, salamanders, swallows and more with our staff phenologist John Latimer.
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Charlie Mitchell nerds out about salamanders while Heidi Holtan exults over spotting oak apple galls. Send us a voice memo through Speak Pipe!
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During the week of June 2, 2026, we enjoy reports of hummingbirds, blooming lady's slippers and an abundance of wood ticks. Staff phenologist John Latimer responds.
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During the Phenology Report for the week of June 2, 2026, Staff Phenologist John Latimer remarks on a quest for salamanders, the chemical protection of plants, and more.
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Co-hosts Charlie Mitchell and Heidi Holtan gaze at rare tanagers, try to remember frog calls, and learn about turtle nests.Send us a voice memo through Speak Pipe!
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During the Phenology Report for the week of May 26, 2026 Staff Phenologist John Latimer remarks on ferns, flowering fruit trees, and butterflies.
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During the week of May 26, 2026, we enjoy reports of nesting loons, Scarlet Tanagers, and wild strawberry flowers. Staff phenologist John Latimer responds.
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Co-hosts Heidi Holtan and Charlie Mitchell ponder the advisability of Charlie waylaying wildlife.Send us a voice memo through Speak Pipe!
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Jonathan Schilling, a mycologist with the U of MN, discusses wood-eating fungi. The dead and dying trees series is produced by Mark Jacobs.
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During the week of May 19, 2026, we enjoy reports of porcupettes, nesting loons, and a badger wandering in Little Falls. Staff phenologist John Latimer responds.
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During the Phenology Report for the week of May 19, 2026 Staff Phenologist John Latimer remarks on the late spring, a profusion of warblers, and the emerging greenery.