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Points North: Healthy eating is good for conservation
-Michael Pollan is a novice hunter, but his writing on the topics of hunting and animal rights are among the best to appear in the past decade.
Field Notes: Wilson's Warbler is rare
-Field Notes with Molly Hoffman can be heard every Thursday, Friday and Saturday morning between 9 and 9:30.&n
Aspen sunscreen and color changes in trees with Chel Anderson
-As spring approaches we begin to notice subtle changing colors on the hillsides and along roadways. Trees and shrubs are responding to the longer days.
Great Lakes protection bill introduced
Jay Andersen-Minnesota’s U.S. Senator Amy Klobuchar, along with five other Great Lakes Senators, has introduced the bipartisan Great Lakes Environmental Protection Act.
In late winter the land warms, but the big lake ices up
Jay Andersen-Why does the North Shore seem warmer this winter? Temperatures in February were some of the highest in the state. If that’s the case, why is there so much ice out on Lake Superior?
Gypsy moth meetings on North Shore March 1 & 2
Carah Thomas-The Minnesota Department of Agriculture (MDA) is gearing up to tackle gypsy moth infestations in northeastern Minnesota.
In winter plants may be dormant, but their chemistry works overtime
Jay Andersen-We all know animals have various ways of dealing with winter. Some hibernate; some stay active under the snow. Much the same is true for seeds and plants.
Crews on Gunflint Trail clearing dead trees
Carah Thomas-
The U.S. Forest Service is asking motorists to watch for crews and equipment clearing trees along the Gunflint Trail and side roads near Seagull Lake.
North Shore to be focus of gypsy moth treatment again this year
Jay Andersen-Residents along Lake Superior’s north shore will once again see aircraft overhead as the state continues to battle against the tree-munching gypsy moth.
