Environment
Wolf Ridge - April 2020
-North Shore Morning host Mark Abrahamson talks with Naturalist Caroline Urban from Wolf Ridge Environmental Learning Center.
Please share your feedback! Fishing in a changing climate series survey
-WTIP recently completed a series about climate change and its impact on North Shore fish and fishing, and we're looking for your feedback!
LSProject: How a 3-year-old boy found an ancient artifact on a Grand Marais beach
-In late October of 2010, much of North America experienced a huge storm complex, known as an extratropical cyclone. Minnesota experienced the lowest barometric pressures ever recorded.
LSProject: The story of "the Pond" in downtown Grand Marais
-Most local residents know that an area of downtown Grand Marais has a periodic flooding problem. But what may not be well known is the history of that area.
Bob King of "Astrobob" blog fame talks spring equinox, falling space stations, and more
-Bob King, who writes the Astrobob blog for the Duluth News Tribune, joins us regularly to talk all things celestial. This time, he chatted with Ann Possis about the spring equinox, northern lights, star-planet conjunctions, and much more. You can read his column here.
Walk like a penguin: Staying safe in a Minnesota winter
-We all know someone who's fallen and injured themselves on the ice...maybe it's happened to you, too. Older people are especially vulnerable. Jessica Finlay of the Center on Aging at the U of MN has been studying this problem, and chatted with Dave about how older people feel about and deal with winter.
All about offshore wind projects on the Great Lakes
-Offshore wind projects on the Great Lakes have been discussed for years, and the first one will likely happen soon, on Lake Erie. Andy Balaskovitz, a freelance reporter in Michigan, joined Dave to chat about the pros, cons and challenges of offshore wind. You can read Andy's full article about it here.
Road salt is increasingly ending up in our fresh water...science writer explains
-Winter is here and that means salt on our roads. Where does all that salt go? Jay Andersen chatted with science and nature writer Greg Breining about the effects of salt on our waters, as well as some ways we can reduce the runoff. You can read Greg's full article on this topic here.
Adventurer Eric Weicht paddles the Mississippi from Minnesota to Memphis
-Eric Weicht is a former Cook County resident known for adventuring on bodies of water. He chats here with Will Moore about his most recent trip--canoeing down the Mississippi from northern Minnesota to Memphis through the month of November.