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Phenology Talkbacks: January 2, 2018

Tawnee Corning via KAXE-KBXE Season Watch Page
Pileated looking up at thermometer like, "What's the big deal? Come on outside!"

 

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Listener Talkbacks

Every Tuesday we hear from students and listeners across Minnesota as they send in their weekly Phenologyobservations.  This week we get a throw back report from Lake of the Woods School as well as some great observations from listeners around the region.  

Click on the links to hear the reports. This week's cold weather opened up a nice conversation about how the frigid temps may or may not affect the Emerald Ash Borers as well as a number of other insights.  

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. 

What are you noticing outside? 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.