Episodios

  • MobilizeGreen Youth Conservation and the American Goshawk

    MobilizeGreen Youth Conservation and the American Goshawk
    Jul 23 2024
    Jon Benson, Assistant Recreation Program Manager for the Superior National Forest talks about the MobilizeGreen Youth Conservation partnership, along with Fatihah Muhammad and May Crews, two recent MobilizeGreen interns.

    Wildlife Biologist Cheron Ferland joins Forest North to talk about studying the American Goshawk, one of our larger birds of prey here in the Northwoods.

    Time Stamps:

    (1:17) Mobilize Green
    (32:27) Cheron Ferland and The American Goshawk


    Show Notes:

    https://www.allaboutbirds.org/guide/American_Goshawk/overview

    Accipiter gentilis : Northern Goshawk | Rare Species Guide | Minnesota DNR
    (state.mn.us)
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    1 h y 10 m
  • Dream Job: Wilderness Monitoring on the BWCAW

    Dream Job: Wilderness Monitoring on the BWCAW
    Jul 9 2024
    Dan Disch returns, along with Tom Roach to talk about the Superior National Forest Wilderness Monitoring Program, and what the data tells us about the modern experience in the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness

    Steve Roberts returns to talk about tiny pond critters, and the variety of berries that are thriving in our wet Northwoods summer.

    Time Stamps:

    (1:20) Steve Robertson
    (33:02) Dan Disch and Tom Roach

    Show Notes:

    Superior National Forest - Planning (usda.gov) (This is the current Forest Plan)

    Learn About Wilderness Wilderness Connect or Wilderness.net is a great resource for all things concerning wilderness matters


    • Can read the 1964 Wilderness Act, or the 1978 Boundary Waters Act
    • Can learn more about wilderness character
    • Lists all 800+ wilderness areas in the country and how to go about recreating within them

    DarkSky International | Protecting the night skies for present and future generations Learn about the International Dark Sky Association
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    1 h y 32 m
  • Fire On The Forest Part 2: The Logistics of Wildland Fire Fighting

    Fire On The Forest Part 2: The Logistics of Wildland Fire Fighting
    Jun 25 2024

    Jamie Chopp, West Zone Fuels Planner on the LaCroix District, and Kawishiwi District Engine Captain and Wildland Firefighter Luke Macho talk about the logistics on the ground and in support of wild land firefighting.

    Episode Links:

    National Situation Report – Fires across the Nation
    Fire Weather Forecast – Briefing info for daily preperation
    Minnesota indexes – tell us how likely a fire will start/grow
    Incident Information System
    Crew Video – Used for end of season
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    58 m
  • Summer's arrival in the Northwoods and the fight against Aquatic Invasive Species

    Summer's arrival in the Northwoods and the fight against Aquatic Invasive Species
    Jun 11 2024
    Liz Anderson from Lake County Soil and Water Conservation District, and Matt Santo from the 1854 Treaty Authority join Forest North to talk about Aquatic Invasive Species in our area waters and how to help stop their spread. Steve Robertson returns to talk about the arrival of summer on the Superior National Forest and some of the new baby critters making their appearance in the Northwoods.

    Time Stamps:
    (1:27) Liz Anderson and Matt Santo
    (36:00) Steve Robertson

    Show Notes:
    Lake County AIS Program
    Project page for the spiny waterflea research
    Project page for the rusty crayfish and wild rice research
    Minnesota DNR’s AIS homepage
    1854 Treaty Authority website
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    59 m
  • Fire on the Forest: Superior National Forest Fire strategies and Fire Adapted Communities

    Fire on the Forest: Superior National Forest Fire strategies and Fire Adapted Communities
    May 28 2024

    Nicole Selmer, Fire Prevention Specialist with the Kawishiwi Ranger District and Gloria Erickson, Fire Adapted Communities Project Manager with Dovetail Partners, talk about fire strategies on the Superior National Forest.

    Episode Links:

    Minnesota Fire Adapted Communities:
    https://minnesotafac.org/index.php

    Minnesota DNR Firewise Program

    Wildland Fire Ready, Set, Go

    Woodland Stewardship Plans (DNR)

    Find Your DNR Regional Forester

    Find your Soil and Water Conservation District

    UofM Guidebook to Woodland Stewardship

    Tools for Living with Fire Event Registration
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    55 m
  • Make a Living on the Forest: US Forest Service Jobs

    Make a Living on the Forest: US Forest Service Jobs
    May 14 2024

    Administrative Operations Specialist Renee Frahm joins Forest North to talk about how to apply for a US Forest Service job and begin a career working on the forest.

    Episode Links:

    USAJOBS - The Federal Government's official employment site
    Classification & Qualifications (opm.gov)
    Classifying General Schedule Positions (opm.gov)
    Superior National Forest Homepage
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    31 m
  • North Country Trail Update and Songbird Migration

    North Country Trail Update and Songbird Migration
    Apr 23 2024
    The North Country Trail which will stretch 4,800 miles across eight states from North Dakota to Vermont and will traverse the superior national forest along the border route trail, through the wilderness on the Kekekabic Trail and a new section that will bring hikers directly to Ely. We're joined by Matt Davis, Regional Trail Coordinator for the North Country Trail Association, Eric Campbell, President of the Kekekabic Trail Club, and Carl Skustad, Kawishiwi Ranger District Recreation/Wilderness and Trails Manager on the superior national forest.

    Steve Robertson returns to talk spring bird migration, identification and banding on the forest.

    Episode Links:

    https://northcountrytrail.org/volunteer/ways-to-volunteer/
    https://www.borderroutetrail.org/volunteer-opportunities
    www.kek.org
    www.nct.org
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    1 h y 6 m
  • Life of the USFS Wilderness Crews

    Life of the USFS Wilderness Crews
    Apr 9 2024

    Forest service wilderness crews are a vital part of the management of the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness.
    Tom Yankowiak from the LaCroix ranger district and Chris Maher from the Kawishiwi District manage those wilderness crews, and today they join us to talk about some of the nitty gritty of the job.

    A podcast from the Superior National Forest in Northeastern Minnesota, Forest North is created by the Ely Tourism Bureau, in partnership with the USDA Forest Service- Superior National Forest. Find out more about the Superior National Forest at FS.USDA.GOV/superior

    Remember to subscribe, share and leave a review on your favorite listening platform, and email your comments, questions or suggestions to tourism@ely.org
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    46 m