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The Brainerd lakes area organization's mission is to end homelessness and lift people out of poverty. Its Creekside Community continues to expand. Donations are being accepted to help furnish new homes.

Students and listeners from across the state send in their nature reports. Depending on the season, reports may cover Minnesota's wildflowers, weather conditions, or fascinating encounters with local wildlife.This is the week of Aug. 13, 2024.

During the week of March 17, 2026, we enjoy reports of Great Blue Herons, snow, and Saw-whet Owls. Staff phenologist John Latimer responds.

During the week of Feb. 17, 2025, we hear from four hardy groups of students who braved the cold to find tracks and befriend birds. John Latimer gives his feedback.

During the week of March 25, 2025, eight student groups report on the environmental cost of littering, flowering trees, and more. Staff phenologist John Latimer responds.

During the week of Dec. 23, 2025, we enjoy reports of Bald Eagles, rabbits, and sea smoke. Staff phenologist John Latimer responds.

During the week of Jan. 13, 2026, we enjoy reports of oak leaves, hungry woodpeckers, and a mushroom growing on another mushroom. Staff phenologist John Latimer responds.

Students and listeners from across the state send in their nature reports. Depending on the season, reports may cover wildflowers, wildlife, weather and other wonders.

Students and listeners from across the state send in their nature reports. Depending on the season, reports may cover wildflowers, animal behaviors, weather patterns and other wonders.

Students and listeners from across the state send in their nature reports. Depending on the season, reports may cover wildflowers, wildlife, weather and other wonders.

Students and listeners from across the state send in their nature reports. Depending on the season, reports may cover wildflowers, animal behaviors, weather patterns and other wonders.

Students and listeners from across the state send in their nature reports. Depending on the season, reports may cover wildflowers, animal behaviors, weather patterns and other wonders.

Co-editors Michelle Filkins and Margret Aldrich look to reframe the traditional sense of locker room talk and celebrate the privates spaces where women are often at their best in “Locker Room Talk: Women in Private Spaces.”

Students and listeners from across the state send in their nature reports. Depending on the season, reports may cover wildflowers, wildlife, weather and other wonders.

In January 2022, the council passed a resolution declaring a climate emergency. Simon Gretton and Bill Schnell are local residents determined to take small steps in the big picture of a changing climate.

The 16th annual Lakes Area Music Festival is July 26- Aug. 18 at various locations throughout the Brainerd area. This year’s theme is in honor of the 2024 Summer Olympics, “Heroic Journeys.”

Itasca Orchestra Strings Program presents "Passion and Pulse," a concert with vibrant Latin American sounds. The performance will honor Jesse Davis, who played viola with the orchestra and was president of their board.

"Deeper Blues: The Life, Songs and Salvation of Cornbread Harris" is a new biography written by music journalist Andrea Swensson.

In his new memoir, "How I Found Myself in the Midwest: A Memoir of Reinvention," Grove comes to see Minnesota as more than his home state, but a place for renewal and purpose.

The holidays often brings a mix of joy and stress. Kimberly Erickson talks about why they can trigger anxiety, fatigue and old emotional patterns, and how to recognize stress signals in the body.