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It troubles Larry Weber that people call them "snowfleas."Were they actually fleas, they would be "snow fleas," but they're not fleas; they're…
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Every month is like January these days.In the sense that the Roman god Janus, from whom the month takes its name, is usually shown having two heads or…
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You can worry about the planet Jupiter throwing "comets and asteroids toward Earth like a sniper," or you can worry about comets ("essentially asteroids…
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Larry Weber did a little traveling around western Minnesota this last week and took in decidual forests, aspen parklands, and prairie country.But despite…
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The average February snowfall total in the Northland is 6 inches. Now just halfway through February 2019 we have already seen over 28 inches of snow…
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Who knew?Woolly bear caterpillars actually DO grow up into something: the Isabella tiger moth!Below-average temps and above-average rainfall for the…
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We're finally caught up on moisture for the month; yes, snow in April is "normal;" we'll have 14 hours of daylight come Sunday and the white pelicans have…
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When some radio show hosts spend a few days camping at his Jay Cooke State Park stomping grounds, naturalist Larry Weber gets stuck trying to explain what…
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Larry Weber's walks this week turned up more trees in bloom, blossoms of wild rose and honeysuckle, new June wildflowers away from the woods and out in…