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Backyard Almanac
Backyard Almanac: Nature’s Weekly Rhythms with Larry WeberEvery Friday morning at 8:20am, Backyard Almanac brings you the latest observations on the changing seasons, wildlife activity, and natural phenomena of Northern Minnesota. Hosted by Luke Moravec and featuring naturalist Larry Weber, this segment explores the rhythms of nature—from migrating birds to blooming wildflowers, shifting weather patterns to the quiet transformations happening all around us.Backyard Almanac – Fridays at 8:20am – Only on The North 103.3FM.

Backyard Almanac

The North 103.3 | By Lisa Johnson
Published August 20, 2021 at 10:09 AM CDT
The harvester butterfly took a break from aphid-eating to smile for the camera in 2018
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The harvester butterfly took a break from aphid-eating to smile for the camera in 2018

Arid August

If today's forecast holds true, it will rain tonight and be 20° cooler tomorrow.

And let's hope so. From gardens to woods, birds to bugs, wildlife to wildflowers, everything is stressed from the heat and the dryness.
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Lisa Johnson
Lisa Johnson has been a broadcast journalist for 41 years ... and a radio announcer for a teensy bit longer.
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