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Phenology
They rhythmic biological events as they relate to climate.

Phenology Report: May 16, 2017

Elissa Gallien via KAXE-KBXE Season Watch FB Page
Warbler

Each week ,our resident phenologist John Latimer compiles a full report of the subtle changes taking place in the natural environment and shares his findings with our radio listeners.  Flowering shrubs, trillium,star flowers, anemone,edible ferns, and a variety of returning birds all make their way into this week's report. It's spring!

Don't hesitate to connect with us and share what you've noticed outside.  Send John an email, leave a message on our talkback line at 218-999-9876,or join ourSeason Watch page on Facebook. We'd love to hear from you!   

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.