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

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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

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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

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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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Homeschool

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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

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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

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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

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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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