Forest

University of MN scientist Diana Karwan studies the quality of water where it flows over and through forest landscapes. She takes water from our streams and medium sized rivers to identify what she calls the “chemical fingerprints” of these waters. Dr. Karwan is a member of the University of MN’s Departments of Forestry, and Soil, Water and Climate. Dr. Karwan will discuss the impact different forest landscapes have on water quality in a free, online program hosted by Itasca Waters tomorrow at noon. She joined Heidi Holtan on the KAXE/KBXE Morning Show to discuss her research and preview the latest installment of Itasca Water's "Practical Water Wisdom" series. You can hear the full conversation by clicking the "Listen" player above.

KAXE’s Tuesday Morning show strives to take an in-depth look at some natural resource-based issues important to our region. The hosts, Heidi Holtan and John Latimer, hope to not only discuss the problems, but also attempt to highlight some creative solutions.

This Friday, April 29th at taprooms across northern Minnesota, clean-water group Forest to Tap (F2T) is hosting its 3rd annual seedling giveaway event. To help spread the word about the event and the importance of forests in creating and protecting clean water, KAXE's John Bauer spoke with Patrick Sundberg of Jack Pine Brewery and Mark Jacobs, volunteer with F2T.

KAXE’s Tuesday Morning show strives to take an in-depth look at some natural resource-based issues important to our region. The hosts, Heidi Holtan and John Latimer, hope to not only discuss the problems, but also attempt to highlight some creative solutions.

Continuing our conversations on climate change and forests

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Mary Nordeen is the Public Affairs Specialist for the Chippewa National Forest. This summer, Mary took KAXE's General Manager Maggie Montgomery and…

Each week our resident phenologist John Latimer reports on the rhythmic biological nature of events as they relate to climate in his weekly Phenology…