North Woods Naturalist
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North Woods Naturalist: Spring observations
-Chel Anderson is a botanist and plant ecologist and she joins us periodically to report on what she’s seeing in our woods and waters right now.
In this edition of North Woods Naturalist, Chel describes her recent observations during this March spring teaser.
North Woods Natarulist: Life in the river water
-Chel Anderson is a botanist and plant ecologist and she joins us periodically to report on what she’s seeing in our woods and waters right now.
North Woods Naturalist: Trees surviving cold
-Chel Anderson is a botanist and plant ecologist and she joins us periodically to report on what she’s seeing in our woods and waters right now.
North Woods Naturalist: Cold snap and critters
-Chel Anderson is a botanist and plant ecologist and she joins us periodically to report on what she’s seeing in our woods and waters right now.
North Woods Naturalist: Lake Effect Snow & Warming Great Lakes
-Chel Anderson is a botanist and plant ecologist and she joins us periodically to report on what she’s seeing in our woods and waters right now.
North Woods Naturalist: Barred owl
-Chel Anderson is a botanist and plant ecologist and she joins us periodically to report on what she’s seeing in our woods and waters right now.
In this edition of North Woods Naturalist, Chel tells us all she knows about the barred owl, also known as the hoot owl.
North Woods Naturalist: Hoar frost vs rime ice
-Chel Anderson is a botanist and plant ecologist and she joins us periodically to report on what she’s seeing in our woods and waters right now.
Hoar frost and rime ice are very similar, but there are small differences between the two. Chel teaches us how to tell the two apart in this edition of North Woods Naturalist.
North Woods Naturalist: Snow and stars
-Chel Anderson is a botanist and plant ecologist and she joins us periodically to report on what she’s seeing in our woods and waters right now.
In this edition of North Woods Naturalist, Chel talks about two of our biggest winter wonders - snow and stars.
North Woods Naturalist: Tracks
-There's a bit of snow cover now on frozen lakes, ponds, and rivers. The fresh snow provides a perfect canvas for wildlife to leave their tracks behinds. In this edition of North Woods Naturalist, Chel describes the tracks she's encountered recently.
North Woods Naturalist: Early winter ice
-Chel Anderson is a botanist and plant ecologist and she joins us periodically to report on what she’s seeing in our woods and waters right now.
In this edition of North Woods Naturalist, Chel walks us through the magic and intricacies of early winter ice.