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Phenology
They rhythmic biological events as they relate to climate.

Phenology Show: April 4, 2017

LeAnn Plinske via KAXE-KBXE Season WatchPage on FB
Great Blue Heron at Kiwanis Park pond

Our resident phenologist John Latimergives his full, weekly report of observations he's made in the natural world as they relate to climate.  Spring is in the air! Listen to the report for a full breakdown of what is going on outside these days.  An analysis of tree maturation compared to other years, sightings of northern harriers, redwing black birds, grackles, blue birds, butterflies, junco, and wood frogs and spring peepers are all in the mix this week!  

Love hearing about this stuff?  Connect with our KAXE-KBXE Season Watch page on Facebook.  You'll find all sort of images, videos and conversations about nature.  

Have you seen something outside that you want to share?  Call us at 218.999.9876 or email the station or send John a message directly.  We want to know what you're observing!  

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.