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Phenology Talkbacks: 1/19/21

Katie Carter
Hobson Trails, Bemidji

Phenology is the rhythmic biological nature of events as they relate to climate. Phenology Talkbacks are an opportunity for us to hear what you are noticing outside.  This week, phenologist John Latimer heard from two classrooms who sent in stellar reports! 

Kids at Pike Lake Elementary report deer tracks, ice skating and an experiment to determine what nuts squirrels like best!  

 North Shore Community School kids report a pine marten, a flock of ducks and and they inspire John to discuss the uniqueness of the willow bud. 

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North Shore Community School

  If you are a teacher who would like more information about the Phenology Curriculum, email John, we'd love to have your students involved! 

Don't hesitate to send along your observations. We'd love to hear what you are noticing in your neck of the woods!  If you love Phenology, check out our KAXE-KBXE Season Watchpage on Facebook.  

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.