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Phenology Talkbacks: 3/30/21

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.  We heard some great reports from classrooms as well as from listeners this week!  

Hill City 2nd graders report Canada geese, a robin, and the song of a cardinal! 

  Students at North Shore Community School noticed, among other things, an eagle and two crows sharing the delicious carcass of a deer! 

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North Shore Community School Classroom Report

John also heard from several listeners this week...  Michelle Martin's students are away from her classroom because of spring break, but she sent in some thoughts.  Ron and Jolene wondered about the mystery of the missing trailing arbutus, and Dick wrote in with wonder regarding black squirrels.  

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Listener Emails

Don't hesitate to send along your observations! We'd love to hear from you. 

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

 If you love Phenology, check out our KAXE-KBXE Season Watchpage on Facebook.   

KAXE-KBXE Northern Community Radio is listener funded.  If you appreciate that programming like this exists in the world, consider making a contribution to the station to ensure we can continue this service for years to come!

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.