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Season Watch Newsletter: 8/5/22

This week, I was thrilled to hear about an altruistic chickadee feeding a family of flycatcher chicks. Plus, nature workshops for adults (!), information about late summer fruits, and a few book recommendations! Enjoy!

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FEATURE: Fabulous Fall Geek-Out at Wolf Ridge!

Bird banding workshops. Fungi excursions. A whole session just on galls, burls, and brooms. These are just a few of the workshops going on at Wolf Ridge's Fabulous Fall Geek-Out weekend. It's a nature enthusiast's paradise: I'm so glad they have adult learning opportunities! I want to swallow all that information whole like a heron eating a huge fish.


In this week's featured segment, John and Heidi talk with Pete Harris from Wolf Ridge about the workshops and the phenology going on now at Wolf Ridge! Listen to learn more.


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STUDENT AND LISTENER REPORTS

This week, we hear from listeners about what they're seeing in their backyards! Carol identified a broad-leafed enchanter's nightshade, Ruth saw a chickadee feeding bugs to flycatcher fledglings (!), David tells a story about snakes in a bog, and Julia fills us in on the berries at Long Lake Conservation Center. Plus, we get an update on Long Lake's late-hatching loon chick!


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JOHN LATIMER'S WEEKLY REPORT

John was busy this week! With his unique take on the 'neighborhood watch' concept, he's been keeping an eye on the oaks, maples, late-summer fruits, migrating birds, butterflies, and dragonflies. He gives us a few tips on how to distinguish black chokeberries from chokecherries, gives us an updated 'flowering now' list, and updates us on his local trumpeter swan cygnets!


Listen to John's report!

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More dates and locations will be announced.

  • 8/25: Nature's Notebook for Teachers. Zoom. Register here.
  • 9/24: Phenology in the Classroom. Long Lake Conservation Center, Palisade, MN. Register here.
  • 10/1: Phenology in the Classroom. Minnesota Association of Environmental Educators conference, Finland, MN. Register here.

SARAH'S RECOMMENDATION

I'm sure many of you have already read it, but how could I not mention Braiding Sweetgrass by Robin Wall Kimmerer? I can't possibly say anything about this book that hasn't already been said- and better- by someone else. I can only speak for myself, and for me, it was a life changer. I'm a scientist to my core, but studying biology in academia felt incomplete, nourishing the mind while stigmatizing the feeling of wonder that brought me there in the first place. This book validated and clarified that feeling for me and then offered a solution. Read it: You'll be glad you did!


Have you already read it? Look up Plants Have So Much to Give Us, All We Have to Do Is Ask by Mary Siisup Geniusz. She has spent years working with and teaching Anishinaabe medicine, stories, and teachings concerning plants and this magnificent region we live in. You'll enjoy stories of how the plants came to be, recipes for using them for medicine, and advice on the ethical collection, preparation, and cooking of native foods. It's the perfect follow-up to Braiding Sweetgrass!


Find both books (and more) here!

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