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Phenology Talkbacks: April 17, 2018

Angela Nistler via KAXE-KBXE Season Watch FB Page
Coming in for a landing!

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Student Reports, Sofie and Gracie, Blackduck, MN

Phenology Talkbacks: April 17, 2018
Student Reports, Virginia, MN

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Student Reports, Two Harbors, MN

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Student Reports, White Earth, MN

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Student Reports, Grand Rapids, MN

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Student Reports, Bemidji, MN

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Student Reports, Brainerd Fun/Phenologists

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Student Reports, Brainerd Discovery

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Student Reports, Northfield, MN

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Listener Report, Kent from south of Brainerd

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Listener Reports, Joel, Ed and Ian

Every Tuesday we hear from students and listeners as they send in weekly Phenologyobservations.  In this  Phenology Talkbacks segment, we hear student reports from kids in Blackduck, Virginia, Two Harbors, White Earth, Grand Rapids, Bemidji, Brainerd and Northfield.  We also heard from listeners Kent, Joel, Ed and Ian.  This week's reports are a a potpourri of spring happenings from robins and gold finches to nearly 2 feet of snow and frigid temps.  It's been a wild spring week that's for sure! Thanks to everyone who sent along their observations!

We extend out sympathy to Mr. Holmes's class in Virginia, MN.  As you'll hear in their report, they lost their beloved class pet, a hamster named SuperDude, this week.  It stinks losing a pet.  Our hearts go out to this Roosevelt Elementary group! 

If you are a teacher wanting to get involved in our Phenology program, send John Latimer an email and he'll get you set in the right direction. We love hearing from students and knowing they are passionate about the natural world we live in. 

Are you someone who pays attention to the natural world around you? Send along your observations and questions about what you are noticing outside.  We'd love to hear from you. Email or give us a jingle and leave a message at 218.999.9876.  Join our KAXE-KBXE Season Watch Page on Facebook to connect with others in northern Minnesota! 

Phenology Talkbacks are made possible by the members of Northern Community Radio and a grant from the U of MN NE Regional Sustainable Development Partnership.

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.