The program features North Central Minnesota experts in 52 ten minute segments that are aired throughout the year. This program is in partnership with the Leech Lake Division of Resource Management, the Leech Lake Health Division, and local experts.
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Air Quailty Program
Brandy Toft, DRM Air Quality Specialist
1. Radon - A natural occuring ordorless, colorless gas the effects the whole United States. 1 in 15 homes in United States is effected while in Minnesota 1 in 3 homes is effected.
2. Carbon Monoxide - Ordorless, colorless gas that is formed in your home by inproper burning of fuel (propane, fuel oil, wood, etc.). |
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Summer Youth Experience Part 1
Levi Brown, DRM Environmental Department Director
Leech Lake Summer Youth Experience is a three part summer program that connects our youth with natural resources and the environment turning them into stewards of the environment. Focus on Part 1.
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Summer Youth Job Program Part 2
Levi Brown, DRM Environmental Department Director
Leech Lake Summer Youth Experience is a three part summer program that connects our youth with natural resources and the environment turning them into stewards of the environment. Focus on Parts 2 and 3. |
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Green Team
With Brandy Toft and Amy Burnette, LLBO Green Team
The Green Team is a group of people that get together and work toward a sustainable community and workplace. |
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Birds Program
Steve Mortensen,
DRM Fish, Wildlife & Plants Director
Expert commentary regarding bird habitat on the Leech Lake Reservation, Chippewa National Forest and Northern Minnesota. Topics discussed are bird habitat, bird population, how climate change effects birds, bird watching tips, how to increase birds around your home, what we can do to help birds. |
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Fish Stocking
Steve Mortensen,
DRM Fish, Wildlife & Plants Director
Expert commentary on fish stocking and fish population. Fish stocking is the number one tool Resource Managers use in an attempt to alter fish populations in a lake or stream. |
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Rare, Threatened & Endangered Species
Steve Mortensen,
DRM Fish, Wildlife & Plants Director
Expert commentary on Rare, Threatened, and Endangered Species on the Leech Lake Reservation. Rare, Threatened and Endangered species that are uncommon or rapidly declining and has potential to be lost from the Reservation in the near future. Currently, there are around 100 Threatened species on the Reservation.
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Coarse Woody Debris
Steve Mortensen,
DRM Fish, Wildlife & Plants Director
Expert commentary on Coarse Woody Debris. What it is, how it is created, what it provides for the forest, lakes & streams, and issues associated with Coarse Woody Debris. |
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Invasive Species
Bobby Henderson, DRM Botanist & Exotic Species Coordinator
Expert commentary on invasive species with focus on the Zebra Mussel and how it effects the natural ecosystem. |
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Orchids
Bobby Henderson, DRM Botanist & Exotic Species Coordinator
Expert commentary on Orchid plants including; Orchid species, Orchid habitat & bloom periods, where to find Orchids, issues Orchids face and the human impact on Orchids. |
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Purple Loosestrife
Tallie Large, DRM Invasive Species Coordinator
Expert commentary on the aquatic invasive species, Purple Loosestrife and how it effects the natural ecosystem. |
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Invasive Species Education
Tallie Large, DRM Invasive Species Coordinator
Expert commentary on Aquatic and Terrestrial invasive species on the Leech Lake Reservation. |
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Forestry
Keith Karnes, DRM Forester
Expert commentary on forestry issues on Leech Lake Reservation and Chippewa National Forest. |
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Supported by funds from “the Minnesota Arts and Cultural Heritage Fund”.
