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Phenology
They rhythmic biological events as they relate to climate.

Phenology Report: August 1, 2017

Katie Carter
Lake Bemidji Sunrise

Tuesdays are dedicated to the natural world around us here at KAXE/KBXE.  The Phenology Report provides a comprehensive look at what's blooming, what's flying, and what's happening in nature here in northern Minnesota.  Here is today's Phenology Report.  

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As a mail carrier in rural Grand Rapids, Minn., for 35 years, John Latimer put his own stamp on a career that delivered more than letters. Indeed, while driving the hundred-mile round-trip daily route, he passed the time by observing and recording seasonal changes in nature, learning everything he could about the area’s weather, plants and animals, and becoming the go-to guy who could answer customers’ questions about what they were seeing in the environment.