Phenology is the rhythmic biological nature of events as they relate to climate.    Each week, our resident phenologist John Latimer closely assesses the subtle and not so subtle phenological changes happening in nature and compares them to his meticulous, decades of data.  On Tuesdays during the Phenology Show, we hear his findings in the official Phenology Report. This week John reports bloom progress on a wide array of flowering plants, trees and shrubs... The data proves it.... we are running ahead of schedule this year!  

Phenology is the rhythmic biological nature of events as they relate to climate. Tuesday mornings during our Phenology Talkback we share phenology reports and questions from listeners and area students. We heard from six classrooms this week and the kids reported spring action everywhere!

Sofia and Hawley in Cohasset report longer days and warmer weather...

  Harvey in Hill City reports flickers and loons...

  Maizee and Macie in Pike Lake note raindrops on branches and frogs calling...

Mark Morrissey, BSU assistant director of campus recreation Outdoor Program Center, joins John and Heidi on the Tuesday Morning show.  Now is the time of year people are excited to get out on the areas lakes, rivers and streams.  Mark talks about the cold-water danger people should be taking into account.  He stresses the importance of having a plan for your water activities and wearing your PFD.  Accidents can happen and a person can easily end up overboard.

Andy Tri is the acting bear project leader in the forest wildlife and populations research group with the MN DNR.  He joins John and Heidi on the Tuesday Morning Show to share the wealth of knowledge he has accumulated through his research on bears.  Andy explains how a bear’s body goes through hibernation, keeping them awake and alert but with little movement.  We learn what they eat in the early spring and why they seek out bird feeders and food from our backyards. Andy says there are now more black bears in North America than there are all other bear species combined in the world.

Energy is a trillion dollar industry. Gaming is a billion dollar industry...Distributed, renewable-energy micro-grids are the future. - Bob Blake

Today on Boozhoo Nana Boozhoo we learn the Ojibwe words for forgot "wanendam" and remember "mikwendam".  Natash and Nana Boozhoo remember some things from the 1980's that they would rather forget.

This week on Minnesota Music notes Brett Carter features Minnesota singer songwriter John Magnuson.  John Magnuson released Barely Noticeable, a 13 song album in November of 2020.  As part of his musical journey, Magnuson played guitar with Twin Cities band The Carpetbaggers when they toured with Son Volt and shared stage with bands like Los Lobos, Alison Krauss and the Gear Daddies.

Each week John and Heidi pull up a chair to one of our member’s kitchen tables and get to know them a little bit better. This week’s caller, Sandy of McGregor served up leftover pork cutlets and coffee.

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This week celebrated ONE year since we've hosted the Statewide Conversations on MN's COVID-19 response with MN Lt. Governor Peggy Flanagan.  She made a committment to join us each week, or find a state official each week so that citizens in Minnesota had a chance to ask question. 

This week our conversation included outbreaks in the state, vaccine availability and listener questions about mask mandates, employers and mental health. 

Marshall Helmberger, Editor and publisher of the Timberjay newspaper, joins Heidi Holtan with news from northeastern Minnesota.  This week he reports that the COVID cases in Ely have come down after the recent spike in the area.