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WTIP Outdoor News Podcast

WTIP Outdoor News Podcast

WTIP is the community radio station serving Minnesota"s North Shore. We share a variety of outdoor news content from the region, including Lake Superior, Isle Royale and the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness. From fishing and hunting to environmental issues, this locally-produced podcast covers important outdoor news relevant to our broad community of listeners.

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00:18:58

Minnesota DNR Becoming An Outdoors Woman (BOW) Program

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2022/08/19

The Becoming An Outdoors Woman (BOW) program began in the early 1990s, thanks to the research and foresight of one Dr. Christine Thomas. In addition to being a professor at the University of Wisconsin - Stevens Point, Thomas is an avid hunter and angler. She identified common barriers that hindered women from participating in outdoor recreation compared to men. In today's episode, Linda Bylander, BOW coordinator and local Cook County resident Linda Newman share more about what the program means

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00:17:13

One Year After The Greenwood Fire And BWCA Closure

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2022/08/12

The Greenwood Fire burned nearly 27,000 acres in northeastern Minnesota following a summer of heat, drought and smoky skies. The fire started August 15, 2021, and led, in part, to the complete closure of the nearby Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness last summer. Along the way, the fire destroyed more than a dozen buildings and led to the evacuation of hundreds of homes near Isabella and Highway 1 in Lake County. WTIP reported extensively on the wildfire while it was burning in August and

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00:12:52

Rock Snot in Lake Superior and Lake Trout Habitat

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2022/08/05

Rock snot, officially called didymo, is an algae native to Lake Superior. The algae was the centerpiece of research the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources recently conducted on and in Lake Superior. Heidi Rantala and several other DNR researchers, fisheries biologists and members of the state agency’s aquatic invasive species unit traveled to Grand Marais to collect samples from the bottom of Lake Superior. WTIP Outdoor News Podcast host Joe Friedrichs joined them for the research

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00:13:00

DNR Loon Monitoring Program In Field Report

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2022/07/29

Loons are an iconic species of the North Woods. From Lake Superior to the many lakes across the Boundary Waters, the call of a loon is a signature sound for many who live here and visit the area. In this episode of the podcast, Kalli Hawkins gets involved with the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources citizen science project and the 2022 state loon count. Kalli visits a lake in Cook County to count loons and report other bird activity. Kalli also talks with Gaea Crozier, the DNR's non-game

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00:14:35

Lake Trout Gill Net Survey Lake Superior July 2022

WTIP Outdoor News Podcast ·

2022/07/22

WTIP Outdoor News Podcast hosts Kalli Hawkins and Joe Friedrichs were on Lake Superior in mid-July watching staff from the DNR conduct the juvenile lake trout assessment for 2022. After nearly being wiped out in the 1950s, the Lake Superior lake trout fishery has bounced back in a big way during the past 70 years. The decline of lake trout in Lake Superior was caused by overfishing and nonnative sea lamprey. After a decades-long effort to restore lake trout, there are now so many naturally

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00:12:52

Minnesota Moose And Wolf Population Updates Summer 2022

WTIP Outdoor News Podcast ·

2022/07/15

Calf recruitment for Minnesota’s moose is the process of young moose surviving to become adults. This spring, in the far reaches of northeastern Minnesota, calf recruitment of moose does not present an uplifting narrative. “It’s abysmal. I think this is the worst calf recruitment year we’ve seen in 12 years of study,” said Dr. Seth Moore, the director of biology and environment for the Grand Portage Band of Lake Superior Chippewa. “Essentially, of our collared moose. 100 percent of the calves are

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00:18:25

Wolves Being Fed Near the BWCA And DNR Wolf Plan Update

WTIP Outdoor News Podcast ·

2022/07/08

Wolves are the focus of this week's episode. Reports of wolves being fed on Superior National Forest near the Sawbill Trail reached the WTIP news desk in July 2022. Tofte District Ranger Ellen Bogardus-Szymaniak said recent reports of humans feeding wolves near the Sawbill Trail led to the closure of a dispersed camping area on Superior National Forest, not far from the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness. Ellen shares more in this episode. We also hear an update on the Minnesota Department of

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00:16:23

DNR Halts Lake Trout Stocking In Cook County

WTIP Outdoor News Podcast ·

2022/07/01

Lake trout in Cook County are on their own when it comes to sustaining their populations on lakes in or near the Boundary Waters and Gunflint Trail corridor. A recent decision by the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources to discontinue – at least temporarily – lake trout stocking is both a success story and an indication into how hard it can be to reintroduce fish species into area lakes once they vanish. Matt Weberg, the interim Grand Marais area fisheries supervisor in Grand Marais, shares

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00:16:33

Superior Hiking Trail Outdoor News Podcast

WTIP Outdoor News Podcast ·

2022/06/23

The Superior Hiking Trail is a 300-mile pathway leading from the Duluth area to the Canadian border, following the rugged Lake Superior coastline along Minnesota's North Shore. In this episode of the WTIP Outdoor News Podcast, Kalli Hawkins talks with hikers on the SHT near Grand Marais, Minn., and the Devil Track River area. Thousands of hikers from all over the country hike the SHT annually. In this report, Kalli speaks with a collection of them as summer arrives to the North Shore.

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00:13:56

WTIP Outdoor News Podcast Lake Superior Fishing And...

WTIP Outdoor News Podcast ·

2022/06/17

Commercial fishing on Lake Superior is a centuries-old practice that includes Isle Royale, Grand Marais, Duluth and nearly every corner of the massive freshwater lake. The industry, however, sometimes raises the eyebrows of common sport anglers. In this episode of the podcast, we hear from Cory Goldsworthy, the Lake Superior Area Fisheries Supervisor for the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources about the balance of sport and commercial fishing on Lake Superior. We also hear an update on the

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00:08:17

First Installment of the WTIP Outdoor News Podcast

WTIP Outdoor News Podcast ·

2022/06/17

In this opening segment of WTIP's Outdoor News Podcast, we hear from hosts Kalli Hawkins and Joe Friedrichs. The installment comes from the banks of the Cascade River along Minnesota's North Shore, not far from where the river flows into Lake Superior. Kalli and Joe share their stories and background in reporting outdoor news near Lake Superior, the Boundary Waters and the many trails zigzagging around the region.

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