Managing volunteers for a planned event can be a difficult challenge. For this episode of The Naturalist, we get some tips and tricks on how to do just that from Extension Educators Andrea Lorek Strauss and Angela Gupta.

Thinking Critically about the Volunteer Experience

Forest restoration on the North Shore of Lake Superior is a long and complicated process. Learn more about what it takes to undertake a project on this scale.

North Shore Forest Restoration

This past summer Becky Meyer, an Educator with University of Minnesota Extension, took part in the first run of Water Watchers, a program aimed at introducing youth to the world of aquatic invasive species.

Youth and Aquatic Invasive Species

Deer have a major impact on a variety of things. Some of which, you might not directly think about. Join us as we dig into this complex topic with Matt Russell and Johanna Desprez.

Deer Management in Minnesota

We talk bees and Minnesota with Extension Educator, Elaine Evans and Bee Atlas Program Coordinator, Britt Forsberg.

Bees, Minnesota, and Citizen Science

On this episode of the Naturalist, we get a chance to talk phenology with Staff Phenologist John Latimer from KAXE Community Radio in Grand Rapids and Associate Extension Professor Eli Sagor.

Getting Involved in the World of Phenology

For this episode, we get a chance to talk to John Geissler and Nick Wagner from Boulder Lake Environmental Learning Center about the challenges associated with running an 18,000 acre center with a two person staff.

Boulder Lake Environmental Learning Center and EAB

A University of Minnesota Extension podcast that sets out to explore the world of Minnesota natural resources all while capturing great stories and talking to people about the environment.

The Naturalist

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