Environment
Healthy Shorelands and Aquatic Vegetation
-The Cook County Invasives Team and Soil and Water Conservation District are teaming up to host two workshops on healthy water and vegetation.
Journalist Greg Breining on increasing tendency for species to interbreed in order to survive
-Greg Breining is a journalist and author who focuses on travel, science and nature. He recently wrote an article about how species are increasingly interbreeding to survive human activity and climate change. Buck chatted with him about it June 26. You can find the full article here.
North Woods Naturalist: An early butterfly of spring - the tiger swallowtail
-They’re among our earliest butterflies in spring. WTIP’s Jay Andersen talks with naturalist Chel Anderson about tiger swallowtails.
North Woods Naturalist: The long-lived white cedar
-They are one of our longest lived tree species. WTIP’s Jay Andersen talks with naturalist Chel Anderson about the old and well adapted white cedar.
Northern forests most likely will look different as climate warms: Scientist explains
-Visitors to northern forests in coming decades will probably see a very different set of trees as the climate warms, a recent U of MN study shows. Rebecca Montgomery, associate professor in the forest resources department and one of the researchers on the study, joined Dick June 12 to explain.
LSP: A Natural History of Minnesota's Superior Coast
-“North Shore: A Natural History of Minnesota’s Superior Coast” is a major new book written by naturalists Chel Anderson and Heidi Fischer, published by the University of Minnesota
North Woods Naturalist: Summer solstice
-The summer solstice means the longest day of sunlight. WTIP’s Jay Andersen talks with naturalist Chel Anderson about what’s happening just around the corner.
Superior National Forest Update: June 12
-Hello, I’m Chelsey Coley, the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) Planner, for the Tofte and Gunflint Ranger Districts, with this week’s edition of the National Forest Update.
"Sea Change" sailing project addresses climate change
-“Sea Change” is a 3-year sailing project undertaken by the Gordon family from Two Harbors.