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Author Archives: Lawrence Wade
Bee Program
Bees, Wasps and Hornets Yellow Jacket Bumblebee – There are over 15 species of bumblebee in MN Honey Bee Bee Fly … Continue reading
Posted in Fall, Insects, Summer
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An Unexpected Experience – A Fish Tale
Reader, Steve Casper noted: “Larry you should put a note on the top of this blog that all the pics have hi-res versions if you click on them- they are so big that they make great wallpapers for my computer! … Continue reading
Migrating Monarchs 2013
Let’s face it, it has been a rough summer for monarchs! I usually look for my first monarch the first week of June. It was mid July before the first straggler showed up. In addtion, I usually have many caterpillars … Continue reading
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Bees, Wasps and Other Pollinators
What do you know about bees and wasps? I would assume probably as little as myself. For most of my adult life, I believed that all bees/wasps stung (not true). The only bees/wasps I knew were the common ones that … Continue reading
Posted in Connecting to Nature, Insects, Summer
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Sam Barczak – Field Biology Program 2013-2014
Prairie Restoration – Insect ecology and identification. Prepared and planted native prairie grasses and forbs @ Friends of the Trail, Minnetonka, MN. Identified and photographed dragonflies and pollinators. Created prairie food web. Total hours: 4 hours. Lake and stream ecology … Continue reading
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Prairie Pothole Region, NW Minnesota
This aerial photo shows existing potholes and also potholes that have been filled. Over 80% of the small wetlands have been lost to human development. How were the prairie potholes formed? Roughly, 13,000 years, when the last glaciers were … Continue reading
Posted in Connecting to Nature, Summer
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Transforming Our Lawn into a Living Laboratory
A Special interest article by Kathy Adams “… like friends, they have become so much of who I am. It is hard to separate them from who I have become because of them”. Kathy Adams Perhaps people think it is too … Continue reading
Posted in Connecting to Nature, Nature Guardians, Summer
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Common Dragonflies and Damselflies
Over the past summer, I have made it a goal to learn more about common dragonflies and damselflies in my neighborhood. I started observing and photographing them; bought a wonderful book titled: Dragonflies of the Northwoods by Kurt Mead and … Continue reading
Posted in Connecting to Nature, Insects, Nature Notes, Photography/Art, Summer
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Our Trip to Bert’s Cabin by Curran Ikhaml
“My family went to Bert Cabin’s at Itasca State Park. We saw a phoebe nest in the part that holds the cabin together. One time we saw the phoebe with a moth in its beak for the babies in … Continue reading
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