KAXE's Tuesday Morning Show strives to take an in-depth look at some natural resource-based issues important to Northern Minnesota. Producer Mark Jacobs and hosts Heidi Holtan and John Latimer discuss the problems and highlight some creative solutions.
In the final installment in our "Iconic Beaver" series, Kelly Applegate, the Commissioner of Natural Resources for the Mille Lacs Band of Ojibwe, discusses the cultural importance of the beaver and how that connection is still relevant today.
Perhaps no animal has been more influential on the history of our region than the beaver. Among the beaver's unique characteristics are its large teeth that can chew through a tree, the layered fur that protects them from the cold, and their ability to stay under water for prolonged periods.
Their engineering skills enable them to not only build large lodges to raise their young, but construct dams out of mud and sticks that can alter the local environment.
Funding for this project was provided by the Minnesota Environment and Natural Resources Trust Fund as recommended by the Legislative-Citizen Commission on Minnesota Resources (LCCMR).
