Environment
Poplar River controversy shifts to legislature
-For decades Lutsen Mountains has been drawing water from the Poplar River to make snow in the winter months. Now there is legislation pending that would allow them to take more.
Time for the spring awakening
-Birds, frogs and salamanders are all active as spring slowly moves into the northland. WTIPs Jay Andersen spoke to local naturalist Chel Anderson about returning birds and amphibians.
Points North: It’s Not The Trout That Counts
-It’s not about numbers. So says my friend about steelhead fishing.
Wildersmith May 13
-I’m back in the woods once more! Great to be home at Wildersmith after a fine trip to Iowa for my annual stint as an official at the 102nd Drake Relays in Des Moines.
Wolf biologist Mark McNay on wolf-human interactions
-Buck spoke April 22 with Mark McNay, retired wolf biologist, about wolf-human encounters and what they tell us about wolves.
Dr. Seth Moore - Tribal Sovereignty, Treaty Rights, and Federal Partnerships
-Dr. Seth Moore is Director of Biology and Environment with the Grand Portage Band of Lake Superior Chippewa.
Young women seek to be first to re-create 'Canoeing with the Cree' adventure
-Ann Raiho and Natalie Warren, St. Olaf seniors and Camp Menogyn alums, stopped by The Roadhouse April 1 to talk about their upcoming adventure, Hudson Bay Bound. They hope to become the first women to paddle the 2,250 miles from Minneapolis to Hudson Bay, re-creating Eric Sevareid's journey and, along the way, raising money for YMCA Camp Menogyn.
Nosey Rosey May 6
-Rrruff! RRRRuff! RRRRRRrrrruuff! This is Nosey Rosey for WTIP radio. I’m rrruf-fing today because the ice is ruff and getting ruffer every day.
Nosey Rosey April 29
-Aaaaah- Rooo!! This is Nosey Rosey for WTIP comyooonitee radio. Mud season! Snow Season! Mud season! Snow Season! Come on! Make up your mind Mother Nature.
Looking at bird migration on the North Shore
-Chel Anderson is a North Shore naturalist. She lives in Cook County and joins us periodically to talk about phenology or what’s going on in the woods right now. Welcome back, Chel.