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    Natural North Dakota

    Natural North Dakota

    Natural North Dakota

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    Length:
    20 episodes
    Language:
    English
    Format:
    Podcast

    Description

    Hosted by Chuck Lura, a biology professor at Dakota College in Bottineau. Chuck has a broad knowledge of “Natural North Dakota” and loves sharing that knowledge with others. Since 2005, he has written a weekly column, “Naturalist at Large,” for the Lake Metigoshe Mirror. His columns also appear under “The Naturalist” in several other weekly newspapers across North Dakota.

    Natural North Dakota is supported by NDSU Central Grasslands Research Extension Center and Dakota College at Bottineau, and by the members of Prairie Public. Thanks to Sunny 101.9 in Bottineau for their recording services.

    Hear Natural North Dakota on Prairie Public on Saturdays and Sundays at 8:35am CT.
    Language:
    English
    Format:
    Podcast

    Episodes1 - 10 of 20 episodes

    Title

    Trees are declaring spring

    One of the common signs of spring is when we look up at the trees and see something dif...

    2 minutes
    		Apr 27, 2024

    Saving native grasslands and grassland birds

    Both grasslands and birds are rapidly decreasing in Canada — less than 15% of the nativ...

    2 minutes
    		Apr 20, 2024

    Lyrids and Eta Aquarids Meteor Showers

    If you like to watch falling stars, this next month or so is a good time to see them. T...

    3 minutes
    		Apr 13, 2024

    Richardson's Ground Squirrel

    Shortly after beginning their journey down the Missouri River in April of 1805 after sp...

    2 minutes
    		Apr 06, 2024

    Get out and enjoy spring!

    It seems that every year when spring comes around, we are ready to go outdoors. Nature ...

    2 minutes
    		Mar 30, 2024

    The Coteau Slope

    The next time you travel on Highway 83 between Minot and Bismarck, or other areas along...

    2 minutes
    		Mar 23, 2024

    Spring is (almost) here!

    The short days of winter are starting to fade away as the days continue to lengthen. An...

    2 minutes
    		Mar 16, 2024

    North Dakota's Petrified Forest

    If you have never been to the petrified forest in Theodore Roosevelt National Park’s So...

    2 minutes
    		Mar 09, 2024

    Red River Watershed

    I recently happened upon the above map of the Red River Watershed. I suspect that the w...

    2 minutes
    		Mar 02, 2024

    Marbled Godwits in North Dakota

    One of Prairie Public’s more popular television shows is Nature. Some of you may have s...

    2 minutes
    		Feb 24, 2024