Season Watch Newsletter: 11/4/22

This week, John gives us a preview of November phenology, we check in with our friends at Long Lake Conservation Camp, and we have fun with statistics!

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FEATURE: Relationships in Nature at Long Lake

John and Heidi speak with Dave McMillan, the Long Lake Conservation Center manager. Using a wildlife camera, the folks at Long Lake had a unique chance to witness lasting familial ties in nature. A roadkilled fawn was visited daily by its mother and sibling- it's a touching story and well worth listening to! They also discuss relationships in nature, the value of time spent quietly in the woods, and how experiences in nature can have life-changing effects on students.

Listen in!

STUDENT AND LISTENER REPORTS

This week, our students were busy doing calculations! Tami Worner's class in Bemidji was graphing constant rates of change, measuring strides to calculate distance over time. The class at Waubun Forest School calculated how many trees there are in their forest, and how many leaves weigh 50 grams! I had some fun using their measurements. All this, plus the disappearance of vultures, Snow Bunting sightings, and more.

Who wants to check my math?

JOHN LATIMER'S WEEKLY REPORT

November is here! John gives us a preview of what's to come this month: Ice on lakes, the arrival of Great Grey Owls and Rough-Legged Hawks, and the departure of American Robins and Autumn Meadowhawks... it's going to be a busy month! Plus, he covers how to spread your favorite fall wildflowers to new areas, how birds work through their winter larders, and how you can use clubmoss spores to create a flash explosion.

Listen to John's report!

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More dates and locations will be announced. Desperate to get in on the fun? Send me an email, and we'll set up a zoom meeting!

11/13 Phenology in the Classroom. Session during the Minnesota Naturalists Conference at Long Lake Conservation Center. Palisade, MN.
Save the date: 1/16: Phenology in the Classroom. Lac qui Parle Valley High School. Registration information TBA!

SARAH'S RECOMMENDATION

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Thanks, internet!

Though she be but little, she is fierce: the Northern Shrike (Lanius borealis). Ojibwe: zoogipogaaneshiinh

Why do raptors always win?

Because they're the most talonted!

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