On a trip to the San Diego area at the end of January, twelve Northern Community Radio members and John Latimer spent part of one day with Dr. Jeff Krooks.  Jeff is a marine biologist who led our group on a tour of the Tijuana Estuary on the border of California and Mexico.   Jeff is the director of the Tijuana River National Estuarine Research Reserve. 

Every week we hear from Minnesota school kids and regular listeners as they call or email us with their nature observations. The return of bald eagles, an anti-social squirrel, icicles, learning, first-hand, why wolves and deer walk in a line thru show  and much more are included in these phenology reports!  

Program 37: Charles Blandin's Early Years in the Newspaper Business, Pt. 3, The Olivia Weekly Press

A radio series produced by historian Don Boese.   Don is the author of eight books dealing with local history in Itasca County, including "John C. Greenway and the Opening of the Western Mesabi", and the main source for this series,  "Papermakers: the Blandin Paper Company and Grand Rapids, Minnesota".

Program 36: Charles Blandin's Early Years in the Newspaper Business, Pt. 2

A radio series produced by historian Don Boese.   Don is the author of eight books dealing with local history in Itasca County, including "John C. Greenway and the Opening of the Western Mesabi", and the main source for this series,  "Papermakers: the Blandin Paper Company and Grand Rapids, Minnesota".

This week, I expose one of my guilty pleasures. Are you brave enough to admit you share my predilection? Give a listen - Join the cause.

Heidi Holtan and DFL commentator Colleen Nardone talk with Chisholm DFL Senator David Tomassoni.

Phenology is the biological nature of events as they relate to climate.  Every Tuesday morning, our resident Phenologist John Latimer gathers his phenological data and reports his findings in the weekly Phenology Report.  In this week's report, return of gold finches,deep snow and an increase in sunlight resulting in changes in the colors of many trees including the speckled alder! 

This week on the Border News Roundup, Sarah Bignall speaks with Timberjay editor Marshall Helmberger about:

"I don't have to shop to make myself happy, I don't have to travel to make myself happy, none of that stuff.  I get tons of joy, I get it from painting and that's all I need...However old I live, I'll be happy doing this forever...I love it." -Kelli Lien

Even though there’s not a lot of data out in the main stream, I can’t think of any native family that I know that isn’t touched by this, and knows about it intimately. - Simone Senogles