Events in nature can happen fast! Don't miss out, follow John Latimer's phenology programs to learn what's happening out there each week.
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Recent Segments:
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During Phenology Talkbacks on March 11, 2025, ten groups of students sent in their observations of an incoming spring. Staff phenologist John Latimer shares his feedback. -
Woodpeckers are busy establishing breeding territories by drumming on resonant surfaces, while Bald Eagles and squirrels work on their nests in advance of baby season. Staff phenologist John Latimer reports for the week of March 4, 2025.
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During the week of Feb. 25, 2025, five student groups and two listeners observed singing songbirds, warming weather, and a hunting wolf. John Latimer provides feedback. -
In the Feb. 18, 2025 episode of the Phenology Show, KAXE staff phenologist John Latimer describes early breeding season for foxes, wolves, and Snow Buntings. Plus, he compares his stride to a turkey’s. Spring is imminent – get out there and enjoy it! -
During the week of Feb. 17, 2025, we hear from four hardy groups of students who braved the cold to find tracks and befriend birds. John Latimer gives his feedback. -
On Feb. 12, 2025, staff phenologist John Latimer reports on the first breaking buds of spring, perching posture, and the Juneberry's hairy buds. -
Kelly Applegate, the Commissioner of Natural Resources for the Mille Lacs Band of Ojibwe, discusses the cultural importance of the beaver and how that connection is still relevant today. -
In the Feb. 11, 2025 episode of Phenology Talkbacks, student phenologists heard spring songs, detected migrating owls, and found tadpoles under ice on a school pond. -
On Feb. 4, 2025, staff phenologist John Latimer remarks on shuffling skunks trekking through deep snow and the arrival of large flocks of Bohemian Waxwings. -
In the Feb. 4, 2025 episode of "Phenology Talkbacks," John Latimer remarks on seven student reports featuring wild weather swings, elusive foxes, and flying squirrels. -
Judy and Harry Worms of rural Brainerd produce maple syrup and hay and raise cattle and goats — which help to eradicate invasive buckthorn to bring back native plants and improve water and soil quality. -
The Jan. 28, 2025 edition of The Phenology Show covers an irruption of Boreal Owls, hibernating woodchucks, and the wolf/fox/coyote mating season. John Latimer hosts.
