Environment
Field Notes: Magnolia warbler and blue headed vireo
-Field Notes with Molly Hoffman can be heard every Thursday, Fri
Time for spring singing in the marshes and blooming in the woods
Jay Andersen-This is the time of year to hear frogs in the lowlands and start to see wildflowers in the forest.
Points North: No moose hunt app for this Minnesotan
-I'm not applying for a Minnesota moose permit this year.
Points North: Strange Steelhead Fishing
-Steelhead began running in North Shore rivers nearly a month ahead of schedule. If the rivers get much dryer, they’ll have to walk rather than swim upstream to reach their spawning grounds.
Spring flowers are coming out and so are the beavers
-This is the time of year we see pussy willows along the roadsides and marsh marigolds blooming in the wetlands WTIPs Jay Andersen talks with a local phenologist about early flowers, migrating bir
Making maple syrup is a sticky business
-Syrup season is in full swing on the North Shore. This year, sap in the Arrowhead ran before the rest of the state, forcing syrup produces to kick operations into high gear much earlier than usual.
Points North: Making Up for a Lost Spring
-What change a year can bring. Last year, in midst of deep snow and below-zero cold, I took a breath and wrote that April was my favorite month of the year.
