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Points North: No moose hunt app for this Minnesotan
-I'm not applying for a Minnesota moose permit this year.
Points North: Strange Steelhead Fishing
-Steelhead began running in North Shore rivers nearly a month ahead of schedule. If the rivers get much dryer, they’ll have to walk rather than swim upstream to reach their spawning grounds.
Spring flowers are coming out and so are the beavers
-This is the time of year we see pussy willows along the roadsides and marsh marigolds blooming in the wetlands WTIPs Jay Andersen talks with a local phenologist about early flowers, migrating bir
Making maple syrup is a sticky business
-Syrup season is in full swing on the North Shore. This year, sap in the Arrowhead ran before the rest of the state, forcing syrup produces to kick operations into high gear much earlier than usual.
Points North: Making Up for a Lost Spring
-What change a year can bring. Last year, in midst of deep snow and below-zero cold, I took a breath and wrote that April was my favorite month of the year.
What's up with this weird weather?
-National Weather Service Meteorologist Mike Stewart talked with Buck Mar. 26 about our short winter, early spring, and what it all means. Listen to the interview.
Buds, birds and drumming grouse signal spring
-Catkins, tiny flowers and sweet smelling Balm of Gilead are all strong signs that spring is on the way.
Feeder birds and chasing squirrels – spring is here
Jay Andersen-Things are changing at and under the bird feeders. Some birds are arriving, some leaving, some changing color.
State pushes for de-listing wolves from Endangered Species list
Jay Andersen-The Department of Natural Resources Wednesday submitted a formal petition to the U.S.
