Events in nature can happen fast! Don't miss out, follow John Latimer's phenology programs to learn what's happening out there each week.
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Recent Segments:
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Heidi Holtan/KAXEThis week's Season Watch pod features a full John Latimer report, Little Falls Middle School and, in honor of our 50th year, a look back! Scott Hall talks with the late Harry Hutchins, forest ecology instructor and longtime host of KAXE's "A Talk on the Wild Side." -
contributed/Jeff SundinThe "KAXE Morning Show" featured fishing guide Jeff Sundin, Anne Dougherty of Wambolt Cabins in Nevis, and Visit Grand Rapids Director Megan Christenson on the tourism economy in Itasca County.
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The St. Louis County Land & Minerals' forestry division oversaw the planting of red and white pine seedlings over about 48 acres of tax-forfeited land that had burned. -
The high-quality video shows a mother and three kittens up close and feeding south of Voyageurs National Park in Northern Minnesota. -
During the week of April 28, 2026, we enjoy reports of bird calls, insects emerging, and spring wildflowers. Staff phenologist John Latimer responds. -
During the Phenology Report for the week of April 28, 2026 Staff Phenologist John Latimer remarks on loons returning, bloodroot flowering, and the first leaves emerging on raspberries. -
Research indicates that in the coming decades, the state is likely to see more risk days of wildfires starting on the ground due to more extreme droughts connected to climate change. -
A recent national study found an increasing number of federal environmental impact statements are receiving significant contributions from citizen science data. -
Charlie Mitchell enjoys interviews with Morgan Swingen (1854 Treaty Authority wildlife biologist) and phenology teacher Michelle Martin.Send us a voice memo through Speak Pipe! -
During the Phenology Report for the week of April 21, 2026, Staff Phenologist John Latimer remarks on aspen flowers, migrating swallows, and the beginning of the dawn chorus. -
During the week of April 21, 2026, we enjoy reports of life awakening and migrating across the state. Staff phenologist John Latimer responds. -
Residents may notice increased tree removals in city boulevards, parks and public spaces because of the emerald ash borer, but new trees will also be planted in priority areas.
