Environment
Northern Sky: Autumn Constellations
-Deane Morrison is a science writer at the University of Minnesota, where she authors the Minnesota Starwatch column.
Wildersmith September 21
-It’s official, the calendar says that our fall excursion is on schedule along the Gunflint Byway. For a day now, east is truly east and west is west with our daytime luminary, Sol.
Points North: BWCAW Land Exchange—Another Failed Effort?
-Congressman Chip Cravaack made headlines recently when the U.S. House passed his legislation authorizing a land-for-land swap between the U.S.
Dragonflies migrate, too
-Dragonflies follow their insect prey…some as far as the Gulf coast. WTIP’s Jay Andersen spoke with local naturalist Chel Anderson about green darner dragonfly migration.
Wildersmith September 14
-If silence is golden, then it’s going to be pretty quiet in these parts. Gold is the catchword as the forest is exploding through the Gunflint hillsides.
Northern Sky: September Brings A Striking Morning Sky
-Deane Morrison is a science writer at the University of Minnesota, where she authors the Minnesota Starwatch column.
Points North: North Dakota may be the next Paradise Lost
Shawn Perich-About a decade ago, North Dakota hunters, upset with increasing numbers of out-of-state duck hunters, urged the state legislature to pass new restrictions on nonresidents.
New collaboration between Google & U of MN lets you visit Antarctica without leaving home
-Brad Herried, cartographer & web developer at the U of MN Polar Geospatial Center, chatted with Buck Sept. 7 about the new joint project with Google that allows people to see special places in the Antarctic and Arctic without ever leaving home. The pic at left shows Brad capturing Google Street View imagery at the South Pole November 2011. Click here to go to the Street View page where this shot was taken.
Wildersmith September 7
-‘Tis the season for kick-offs: another school year, football, etc. For yours truly, it’s a kick-off time too.