Environment
Dream of Wild Health saves seeds traditionally cultivated by Native American communities
-Diane Wilson is executive director of Dream of Wild Health, a St. Paul nonprofit working to collect and save seeds once cultivated by Indian communities and, in the process, improve health and teach young people about food and well-being. Buck spoke with her Oct. 4 about what they do and why it's important to Native American health.
Northern Sky: Comets & constellations dominate the late Sept. sky
-Deane Morrison is a science writer at the University of Minnesota, where she authors the Minnesota Starwatch column.
Marlene Zuk on "Paleofantasy," her new book about what evolution really tells us
-Dick Swanson talked Sept. 6 with Dr. Marlene Zuk, professor of ecology, evolution & behavior at the U of Minn., about her recent book, "Paleofantasy: What evolution really tells us about sex, diet, and how we live." The book addresses the belief that humans were at some point much healthier and more environmentally acclimated that we are today, shows how & why we're different from our ancestors, and lots more. A can't-put-it-down read, especially if you like science.
Northern Sky: Harvest Moon, Waning Daylight & More In Mid-Sept.
-Deane Morrison is a science writer at the University of Minnesota, where she authors the Minnesota Starwatch column.
Otherworldly moss animals: Freshwater bryozoa
-These aquatic creatures look like something from a science fiction movie. In this edition of North Woods Naturalist, WTIP’s Jay Andersen talks with naturalist Chel Andersen about moss animals.
Northern Sky: Saturn, Spica & Beehive Cluster in Early Sept.
-Deane Morrison is a science writer at the University of Minnesota, where she authors the Minnesota Starwatch column.
Molting: an important part of bird's life
-An important part of being a bird is going through the molt, or molts…because it’s a constant replenishing of what makes birds, birds: feathers.
LSProject: Ballast Water Discharge Permit Updates
Joe Friedrichs-Invasive species are arguably one of the biggest—and most expensive—issues facing Lake Superior and the Great Lakes today.
Northern Sky: Catch the Sturgeon Moon this August
-Deane Morrison is a science writer at the University of Minnesota, where she authors the Minnesota Starwatch column.
Canoeist Natalie Warren on her new venture, Wild River Academy
-Natalie Warren, one of the first two women to paddle from Minneapolis to Hudson Bay, has a new venture, Wild River Academy, to connect young people with the land, the water, and themselves, through canoeing. Dick Swanson chatted with her Aug. 9 about that, and about her upcoming three-month canoe journey down the Mississippi from the headwaters to New Orleans.