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North Woods Naturalist

Sunrise west harbor  from the Sunrise Series by Stephan Hoglund

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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 North Shore Morning.

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Common Nighthawk. Photo by Eric Ellingson via Flickr and Creative Commons (creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/2.0/)

North Woods Naturalist: Nighthawks and dog-day cicadas

Chel Anderson is a botanist and plant ecologist. In this edition of North Woods Naturalist, Chel talks about two common sightings in our area this time of year - nighthawks and dog-day cicadas.

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North Woods Naturalist August 11

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. 

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North Woods Naturalist July 28

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. 

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North Woods Naturalist July 21

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. 

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North Woods Naturalist July 14

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. 

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North Woods Naturalist: Summer

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. 

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North Woods Naturalist: Soundscape Around Solstice

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. 

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North Woods Naturalist: Snake Social Behavior

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. 

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Photo by Rosie Rosenberger via Flickr and Creative Commons (creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/2.0/)

North Woods Naturalist: Burgeoning of summer

Chel Anderson is a botanist and plant ecologist. In this edition of North Woods Naturalist, Chel talks about the many happenings in our woods and waters as we head into the summer season.

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Black Ash. Submitted photo

North Woods Naturalist: Early summer

With the warmer temperatures over the past week, it's feeling like an early summer.  Naturalist Chel Anderson describes her latest observations in our woods and waters as we transition out of spring.

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