North Woods Naturalist
Contributor(s):
Chel Anderson
Chel Anderson is a botanist and plant ecologist. She lives in the Hovland area and keeps close tabs on daily changes happening in the great outdoors. She shares her insights with WTIP listeners every Tuesday during the AM and PM Community Calendar programs. Subscribe to our North Woods Naturalist podcast.
Arts, cultural and history features on WTIP are made possible in part by funding from the Minnesota Arts and Cultural Heritage Fund. Check out other programs and features funded in part with support from the Heritage Fund.
Featured On:
Podcast:
Subscribe What's On:
Late summer cicadas sing their high-pitched song
-They’re not too big, they’re green and stocky. They also make an incredibly loud sound. This is the time of year you’ll hear them.
North Woods Naturalist: Majestic Mergansers
-Canoeing in the Boundary Waters will almost certainly bring you in contact with big broods of common mergansers.
North Woods Naturalist: Fern Foliage In The North
-Fern’s may not have blossoms, but they still contribute to the north woods beautiful forest foliage. WTIPs Jay Andersen spoke to local naturalist Chel Anderson about local fern growth.
Tadpoles, Starting Small
-Tadpoles are the special young of frogs. They’re real survivors with some interesting strategies and defenses.
North Woods Naturalist: Eastern Grey Tree Frog Singing In The North
-One of the night singers we hear this summer is also a master of disguise. WTIPs Jay Andersen spoke to local naturalist Chel Anderson about the eastern gray tree frog.
North Woods Naturalist: It’s Time For the Mayfly Transformation
-One of the most ephemeral of insects is the mayfly. WTIPs Jay Andersen spoke to local naturalist Chel Anderson about what can be a huge event in the insect world
Jacks and Jills Share the Pulpit
-One of the most interesting and different flowers in the woods is the Jack-in-the-pulpit. Jack has some interesting adaptations and secrets.
It’s summer and the dragonflies are back!
-The first day of summer is here and so are the dragonflies. WTIPs Jay Andersen spoke to local naturalist Chel Anderson about one of those dragonflies – the chalk-fronted corpora.
Pumping the swamps with the “sloughpumper"
-A master of camouflage and singer of a most unusual song.
How ants and plants help one another
-Some kinds of ants and some plants have a relationship called mutualism. In other words the one contributes to the welfare of the other.
