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Summer campers explore bogs and state parks

An American toad hides near a corner at Glendalough State Park during the week of June 16, 2026.
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An American toad hides near a corner at Glendalough State Park during the week of June 16, 2026.

During the week of June 23, 2026, we enjoy reports of pitcher plants, cotton grass and an American toad. Staff phenologist John Latimer responds.

Bell Museum summer camp in Grand Rapids

Bell Museum summer camp phenology talkback: June 23, 2026

Roots and Wings Forest School in New York Mills

Roots and Wings Forest School phenology talkback: June 23, 2026

Little Falls Middle School

Little Falls Phenology Instagram observations: June 23, 2026

Chad Kaddatz’s students and staff at Little Falls Middle School continue their reports over the summer through their Instagram page. You can find them at Little_Falls_Phenology. This week, they shared photos of:

  • A mating monarch pair
  • Inky cap mushrooms
  • A clubtail dragonfly
  • An armyworm larvae
  • An Io moth
  • A turkey tail fungus
  • Crinipellis setipes mushrooms
  • A sawfly larvae
  • A daisy
  • And a yellowjacket wasp.

Season Watch Facebook observations

Check out the latest observations on our Season Watch Facebook page here!

Season Watch Facebook page observations: June 23, 2026

Listener observations

Listener phenology talkbacks: June 23, 2026

What have you seen out there? Let us know: email us at comments@kaxe.org or text us at 218-326-1234.

For more phenology, subscribe to our Season Watch Newsletter and podcast or visit the Season Watch Facebook page.

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).

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Charlie Mitchell (she/they) joined KAXE in February of 2022. Charlie creates the Season Watch Newsletter, produces the Phenology Talkbacks show, coordinates the Phenology in the Classroom program, and writes nature-related stories for KAXE's website. Essentailly, Charlie is John Latimer's faithful sidekick and makes sure all of KAXE's nature/phenology programs find a second life online and in podcast form.<br/><br/><br/>With a background in ecology and evolutionary biology, Charlie enjoys learning a little bit about everything, whether it's plants, mushrooms, or the star-nosed mole. (Fun fact: Moles store fat in their tails, so they don't outgrow their tunnels every time conditions are good.)
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