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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

(top row, l-r) Common Nighthawk, American Avocet pair at North Ottawa Impoundment, Snow Geese & moon at North Ottawa (middle row, l-r) Snow Goose flock at North Ottawa Impounment, Banded Longhorn Flower Beetle, Kalm's Lobelia (bottom row, l-r) Butterwort, Bobolink, Jagged Ambush Bug
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Sparky Stensaas

It's quiet ... too quiet

It's quiet out there ... too quiet.

And you might be right to be cautious. Special guest host Sparky Stensaas describes a month with ambush bugs, assassin bugs, and carnivorous plants lurking around the most innocuous corners.

Lisa Johnson has been a broadcast journalist for 41 years ... and a radio announcer for a teensy bit longer.
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