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Grassland Jam: “The House My Daddy Built” Edgar Loudermilk Band feat. Jeff Autry
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- Grassland Jam: “The House My Daddy Built” Edgar Loudermilk Band feat. Jeff Autry
- Runtime
- 4:02
- Date posted
- 7 years ago
- Description
- Web Extra: The Edgar Loudermilk Band featuring Jeff Autry performs "The House My Daddy Built" from their 2019 album, Lonesome Riverboat Blues.
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- Grassland Jam: "Steamboat Bill" Bob Bovee
- Runtime
- 2:59
- Date posted
- 7 years ago
- Description
- Web Extra: Bob Bovee performs the traditional old-time tune "Steamboat Bill"
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- Grassland Jam: "Girl With The Sparkling Eyes" Dreamcatcher
- Runtime
- 3:13
- Date posted
- 7 years ago
- Description
- Web Extra: Dreamcatcher performs "Girl With The Sparkling Eyes" from their self-titled album.
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- Nik Nerburn
- Runtime
- 3:30
- Date posted
- 7 years ago
- Description
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- Grassland Jam: "Wolf Creek Pass" Chris Jones & The Night Drivers feat. Becky Buller & Ned Luberecki
- Runtime
- 5:35
- Date posted
- 7 years ago
- Description
- Web Extra: Chris Jones & The Night Drivers perform the C.W. McCall song "Wolf Creek Pass" with special guests Becky Buller & Ned Luberecki!
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- Compass: Rural Minnesota Workforce and Business Strategies
- Runtime
- 26:47
- Date posted
- 7 years ago
- Description
- The workforce in rural Minnesota is seeing a shift: Employers report that their biggest challenge is finding employees and many unemployed people are finding opportunities because of this demand for workers. Cameron Macht (MN Department of Employment & Economic Development) & Carrie Bendix (Southwest Minnesota Private Industry Council Inc.) discuss this new reality.
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- Compass: Southwest Minnesota Energy Producers: Wind, Solar
- Runtime
- 26:47
- Date posted
- 7 years ago
- Description
- Lissa Pawlisch from Clean Energy Resource Teams and Bruce Peterson from Minnesota West talk about the organizations and educational institutions driving renewable and clean energy production in Minnesota.
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- Grassland Jam: "Night Driver" Becky Buller Band feat. Chris Jones & The Night Drivers
- Runtime
- 3:59
- Date posted
- 7 years ago
- Description
- Web Extra: The Becky Buller Band performs "Night Driver" with special guests, Chris Jones & The Night Drivers
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- Grassland Jam: "Chop My Money" Henhouse Prowlers
- Runtime
- 5:45
- Date posted
- 7 years ago
- Description
- Web Extra: The Henhouse Prowlers cover the Nigerian pop hit "Chop My Money"
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- Grassland Jam: Blue Groove
- Runtime
- 27:12
- Date posted
- 7 years ago
- Description
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- Compass: Legal Aid
- Runtime
- 26:47
- Date posted
- 7 years ago
- Description
- What is legal aid and how does it work in western Minnesota? How can it help low-income residents who need legal services? Join experts who explain the system on this episode of Compass. Guests include Anne Hoefgen, Executive Director, Legal Services of Northwest Minnesota (LSNM) and LSNM board member Deb Economou. Host is Les Heen.
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- Grassland Jam: Henhouse Prowlers
- Runtime
- 29:06
- Date posted
- 8 years ago
- Description
- The Henhouse Prowlers are bluegrass ambassadors. Founded more than 13 years ago with the simple desire to play original and powerful bluegrass, this quartet now finds themselves at the intersection of performance, diplomacy and education.
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- Compass: State Archaeologist
- Runtime
- 26:47
- Date posted
- 8 years ago
- Description
- What does the state archaeologist do? Former Minnesota state archaeologist Scott Anfinson and associate professor of anthropology Rebecca Dean will join Pioneer President and General Manager Les Heen to talk about archaeology in Minnesota.
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- Grassland Jam: Dreamcatcher
- Runtime
- 24:24
- Date posted
- 8 years ago
- Description
- Grassland Jam presents a great set from Johnson City, Tennessee's Dreamcatcher!
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- Compass: How Minnesota Politics Have Changed
- Runtime
- 26:47
- Date posted
- 8 years ago
- Description
- Former U.S. Senator Dave Durenberger and writer Lori Sturdevant discuss the book they have written, "When Republicans Were Progressive." They join Compass host Les Heen for a discussion about the transformation of the Republican Party in Minnesota over the past few decades.
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- Grassland Jam: "Carolina Bound" Dreamcatcher
- Runtime
- 3:08
- Date posted
- 8 years ago
- Description
- Dreamcatcher performs "Carolina Bound" from their debut self-titled album.
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- Grassland Jam: "The Devil's Horn" Henhouse Prowlers
- Runtime
- 2:59
- Date posted
- 8 years ago
- Description
- The Henhouse Prowlers perform "The Devil's Horn" from their 2017 album, Separation Man.
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- Prairie Sportsman Field Guide: Smoking Tullibee
- Runtime
- 1:44
- Date posted
- 8 years ago
- Description
- Jason and Mark Markkula share there method of smoking delicious Tullibee.
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- Prairie Sportsman Field Guide: How to Net Tullibee
- Runtime
- 2:43
- Date posted
- 8 years ago
- Description
- Mark and Jason Markkula show Bret Amundson how to successfully net Tullibee.
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- Prairie Sportsman Field Guide: Finish the Walk for Roosters
- Runtime
- 1:50
- Date posted
- 8 years ago
- Description
- Bret Amundson reminds viewers that its always worth it to finish strong on your pheasant hunts.
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- Compass: Small Business Assistance
- Runtime
- 26:47
- Date posted
- 8 years ago
- Description
- What does it take to start a small business? Compass looks at this topic with local experts. Liz Struve is the director of the Small Business Development Center at Southwest Minnesota State University in Marshall. She will be joined by Robin Weis of the Southwest Regional Development Commission.
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- Grassland Jam: Chris Jones & The Night Drivers
- Runtime
- 25:40
- Date posted
- 8 years ago
- Description
- Grassland Jam presents a great set from Chris Jones & The Night Drivers!
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- Your Legislators: 2020 Constitutional Amendments (May 23, 2019)
- Runtime
- 3:27
- Date posted
- 8 years ago
- Description
- Sen. Mark Koran-R and Rep. Anne Neu-R talk about what they think some potential constitutional amendments in 2020.
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- Your Legislators: 2020 Predictions (May 23, 2019)
- Runtime
- 6:50
- Date posted
- 8 years ago
- Description
- Sen. Mark Koran-R and Rep. Anne Neu-R talk about what their priorities for the 2020 session.
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- Your Legislators: Air and Water Quality (May 23, 2019)
- Runtime
- 4:26
- Date posted
- 8 years ago
- Description
- Sen. Mark Koran-R and Rep. Anne Neu-R discuss potential bills relating to energy and clean air and water.
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- Your Legislators: Transportation Funding (May 23, 2019)
- Runtime
- 10:18
- Date posted
- 8 years ago
- Description
- Sen. Mark Koran-R and Rep. Anne Neu-R talk about transparency in funding transportation projects and how to create a dedicated funding source.
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- Your Legislators: Provider Tax (May 23, 2019)
- Runtime
- 6:05
- Date posted
- 8 years ago
- Description
- Sen. Mark Koran-R and Rep. Anne Neu-R talk about the controversial provider tax, which was set to sunset this year, but will be up for another vote.
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- Your Legislators: Pre K-12 and Higher Education (May 23, 2019)
- Runtime
- 7:37
- Date posted
- 8 years ago
- Description
- Sen. Mark Koran-R and Rep. Anne Neu-R talk about funding discussions for Pre K-12 and higher education.
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- Your Legislators: Election Security (May 23, 2019)
- Runtime
- 3:25
- Date posted
- 8 years ago
- Description
- Steps being taken in the Legislature to fund election security.
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- Your Legislators: Special Session Process (May 23, 2019)
- Runtime
- 7:25
- Date posted
- 8 years ago
- Description
- Sen. Mark Koran-R and Rep. Anne Neu-R talk about session priorities as they move into a special session.
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- Compass: 2020 Census
- Runtime
- 26:47
- Date posted
- 8 years ago
- Description
- How important is the 2020 census to rural communities? This episode of Compass looks at how one community, Willmar, is tackling that issue. The city of Willmar has established a committee that has already started working to make sure everyone is counted. Guests include Willmar city clerk Judy Thompson and Pablo Obregón of the Southwest Initiative Foundation.
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- Grassland Jam: "The Train That Never Slows Down" Chris Jones & The Night Drivers
- Runtime
- 2:45
- Date posted
- 8 years ago
- Description
- Chris Jones & The Night Drivers perform the Harley Allen song "The Train That Never Slows Down"
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- Grassland Jam: Laurel Mountain Ramblers
- Runtime
- 29:06
- Date posted
- 8 years ago
- Description
- Grassland Jam presents the Laurel Mountain Ramblers.
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- Your Legislators: Gas Tax (May 16, 2019)
- Runtime
- 6:07
- Date posted
- 8 years ago
- Description
- Sen. Torrey Westrom, Sen. Patricia Torres Ray, Rep. Duane Sauke and Rep. Glenn Gruenhagen explain the discussion in the Legislature regarding a gas tax and transportation funding.
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- Your Legislators: Pre K-12 Education (May 16, 2019)
- Runtime
- 12:16
- Date posted
- 8 years ago
- Description
- Sen. Torrey Westrom, Sen. Patricia Torres Ray, Rep. Duane Sauke and Rep. Glenn Gruenhagen talk about what kind of funding is being legislated for Minnesota's educational system and facilities.
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- Your Legislators: Body Grip Traps, Wolf Hunting Season (May 16, 2019)
- Runtime
- 8:40
- Date posted
- 8 years ago
- Description
- Sen. Torrey Westrom, Sen. Patricia Torres Ray, Rep. Duane Sauke and Rep. Glenn Gruenhagen talk about the complexities of a bill related to body grip traps, trapping and a wolf hunting season.
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- Your Legislators: Recreational Marijuana (May 16, 2019)
- Runtime
- 3:21
- Date posted
- 8 years ago
- Description
- Sen. Torrey Westrom, Sen. Patricia Torres Ray, Rep. Duane Sauke and Rep. Glenn Gruenhagen talk about whether a recreational marijuana bill will come out of this session.
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- Your Legislators: Bonding Bill (May 16, 2019)
- Runtime
- 7:16
- Date posted
- 8 years ago
- Description
- Sen. Torrey Westrom, Sen. Patricia Torres Ray, Rep. Duane Sauke and Rep. Glenn Gruenhagen talk about the likelihood of having a bonding bill this session.
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- Your Legislators: Capitol Update (May 16, 2019)
- Runtime
- 8:07
- Date posted
- 8 years ago
- Description
- Sen. Torrey Westrom, Sen. Patricia Torres Ray, Rep. Duane Sauke and Rep. Glenn Gruenhagen talk about how policymakers are wrapping up the year.
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- Compass: Rural Retail
- Runtime
- 26:47
- Date posted
- 8 years ago
- Description
- Learn about the challenges and opportunities facing small town retailers. Small town main streets are changing, but some retailers are finding new opportunities at the same time that larger stores are closing. Pioneer’s General Manager Les Heen interviews Jill Amundson of the West Central Initiative in Fergus Falls and Joe Ferriero of You Pet’cha pet store in Morris.
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- Monsters of the North | Prairie Sportsman (S10:E13)
- Runtime
- 27:48
- Date posted
- 8 years ago
- Description
- 0:00 - Intro
1:44 - Spring on the Sturgeon (Lake sturgeon fishing at Lake of the Woods, Minnesota)
14:52 - Sturgeon Return to the Red (Sturgeon tagging)
22:34 - Backyard Bird Diner
Bret Amundson is fishing lake sturgeon on the Rainy River, then sees how fishery managers are returning sturgeon to the Red River Basin by removing dams, stocking fingerlings and tracking sturgeon’s growth and movement.
Bret Amundson and angler Jamie Dietman tackle giant lake sturgeon and explore why sturgeon fishing has grown in popularity. DNR area fisheries supervisor Phil Talmage, Outdoors Again owner Greg Mortenson and Rainy River Resort owner Guy Dittel explain how successful management strategies have contributed to higher numbers of big sturgeon in the fishery.
Lake sturgeon disappeared from the Red River Basin after dams were built that served as native fish barriers. Because sturgeon and other species need long distances to migrate, state a...
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- Wild and Scenic St. Croix | Prairie Sportsman (S10:E12)
- Runtime
- 27:48
- Date posted
- 8 years ago
- Description
- 0:00 - Intro
1:32 - All Things Possible (Jake McLean's cancer survival story)
11:59 - Wild and Scenic St. Croix (River tour)
17:53 - Join Forces to Stop AIS
Bret Amundson is on the St. Croix River fishing with Steve McLean and his son Jake, who conveys his experience surviving childhood leukemia. Then the Prairie Sportsman crew travels the St. Croix from Taylors Falls to its confluence with the Mississippi River.
Jake McLean has grown up in the outdoors and spent countless hours fishing the St. Croix River for trophy sturgeon, catfish and walleyes with his dad and grandpa. At age 5, he was diagnosed with acute lymphoblastic leukemia and underwent chemotherapy treatments for three years and two months. He has been cancer and chemo free for 14 years and says the experience strengthened his belief that he can take on anything.
The St. Croix River flows 164 miles from Upper St. Croix Lake in Wisconsin to the Mississippi River in Pres...
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- Rock Climbers and Trumpeters | Prairie Sportsman (S10:E11)
- Runtime
- 27:48
- Date posted
- 8 years ago
- Description
- 0:00 - Intro
1:44 - Ascending the Prairie (Rock climbing Blue Mounds State Park)
12:23 - Trumpeters in Tamarac (Trumpeter Swan Reintroduction in Minnesota)
21:06 - AIS: Starry Trek Investigators
Prairie Sportsman is out with rock climbers at Blue Mounds State Park, at Tamarac National Wildlife Refuge where trumpeter swans are flourishing, and joins Starry Trek to look for aquatic invasive species.
Blue Mounds State Park is famous for a cliff line left behind by an ancient glacial river. The scenic southwest Minnesota destination draws rock climbers from throughout the region, including Sioux Falls, the Twin Cities and Nebraska. The segment features veteran climbers Craig Lais of Worthington and Jeff Johnson and first-time climber Rachael Addis of Minneapolis.
In the early 1900s, the country’s only breeding populations of trumpeter swans existed in southwest Montana and Alaska. In the mid 1980s, the DNR embarked on reintroducing...
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- Netting Tullibee's and Cattails | Prairie Sportsman (S10:E10)
- Runtime
- 27:48
- Date posted
- 8 years ago
- Description
- 0:00 - Intro
1:39 - Netting Tullibee
12:18 - Cattail Invaders (Non-native Cattails)
18:30 - AIS: Duckboat Hitchhikers
22:39 - Cooking Caramel-Crusted Rabbit (w/Chef Curt Anderson)
Bret Amundson is netting and smoking tullibees with Mark and Jason Markkula near Park Rapids, then checks out how non-native cattails are choking waterfowl habitats.
Netting tullibee is a traditional way of fishing in Minnesota with fewer than 1,000 participants each year. Instead of rods, reels and tackle, anglers use nets and saws in specially designated lakes to target the fish. Tullibees (also known as cisco or herring) are in the trout/salmon family and are generally forage for more popular game species such as walleye, muskie, northern or lake trout. They’re particularly sensitive to water temperatures and found only in deep lakes with cold water. After netting tullibees, the Markullas show how to prepare them for a smoker, which is the most common w...
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- Foraging in the Wild with the Gentleman Forager | Prairie Sportsman (S10:E9)
- Runtime
- 27:55
- Date posted
- 8 years ago
- Description
- 0:00 - Intro
1:44 - Gentleman Forager
14:02 - Gopher Campfire Sanctuary
22:09 - AIS: Decontamination
Host Bret Amundson forages for morel mushrooms and tastes nature’s harvest at the Wild Food Fandango, then travels to the Gopher Campfire Wildlife Sanctuary, a haven for migrating waterfowl.
Mike Kempenich owns the Gentleman Forager wild food distribution business and the Forest to Fork grocer in St. Paul. His crew of foragers gather more than 50 varieties of wild mushrooms, berries, nuts and greens. Host Bret Amundson joins Mike on a hunt for morels in southern Minnesota near Waterville, then checks out the Wild Food Fandango at the former Schmidt Brewery site in St. Paul. 14 Twin Cities top chefs serve up culinary innovations made with wild foods such as chanterelle, nebrodini, black trumpet and morel mushrooms, fiddleheads, watercress and other forest ingredients.
In the next segment, Bret visits the Gopher Campfire Wildlif...
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- Whitetails, CWD and Kids in Nature | Prairie Sportsman (S10:E8)
- Runtime
- 27:48
- Date posted
- 8 years ago
- Description
- 0:00 - Intro
1:44 - Whitetails in the Driftless (CWD Deer Hunt)
11:11 - Understanding CWD (Chronic Wasting Disease)
15:28 - TUNE Camp (The Ultimate Nature Experience)
22:10 - AIS: Not on my Boat
Prairie Sportsman is in southeast Minnesota on a conservation deer hunt and at TUNE camp for girls and boys who learn outdoor sports and ecology, and shows how boaters can prevent the spread of aquatic invasive species.
The driftless region of southeastern Minnesota is home to some of the state’s biggest deer. It’s also where there are the state’s highest numbers of positive chronic wasting disease tests. Host Bret Amundson is on a late season deer hunt near Preston to learn more about what’s being done to control CWD.
TUNE (The Ultimate Nature Experience) is a five-day conservation ecology camp for girls and boys, ages 11 to 16. Youth take courses such as target shooting, archery, wilderness skills, fly fishing and tying, a...
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- Twisted Sisters and Dam Be Gone | Prairie Sportsman (S10:E7)
- Runtime
- 27:48
- Date posted
- 8 years ago
- Description
- 0:00 - Intro
1:44 - Twisted Sisters (Spearing Decoy Artist)
10:02 - Dam be Gone (Marsh Lake Ecosystem Restoration Project)
16:20 - Mussel Rescue (Marsh Lake Ecosystem Restoration Project)
22:19 - Storm Water Runoff
Meet spearing enthusiasts Tami Kotila and Amy Smith, owners of Twisted Sisters Spearing Decoys, then learn how removing obsolete dams from the Minnesota River is improving native fish habitat and how home owners can prevent stormwater runoff pollution.
Years ago, Amy Smith of Hugo was introduced to spearing. She dragged her sister Tami Kotila of Maple Lake along and they both became enthusiasts. Tami, who is crafty with tools, thought the decoys were too expensive so she decided to make her own, and ice anglers started asking if they could purchase them. Over a few beers, the sisters decided to launch their own business, Twisted Sisters Spearing Decoys, and have won numerous awards at outdoor shows.
Low-head rive...
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- Soaring with Sleds and Eagles | Prairie Sportsman (S10:E6)
- Runtime
- 27:48
- Date posted
- 8 years ago
- Description
- 0:00 - Intro
1:45 - Beatty's and the Beargrease (sled dog racing)
12:23 - National Eagle Center
22:32 - Citizen Scientist
We follow dogsled mushers Chloe and Carlie Beatty on the Beargrease Sled Dog Marathon, then travel to the National Eagle Center in Wabasha where volunteers are surveying golden eagles.
Twins Carlie and Chloe of Lakeland are featured as first-time entrants in the John Beargrease Sled Dog Marathon. They finish second and sixth in a 40-mile race that starts in Duluth and ends near Two Harbors. The event also features 120-mile and 300-mile marathons. The Beattys were in second grade when they read about dogsledding and convinced their parents to travel to northern Minnesota to learn about the sport from an experienced musher. Their enthusiasm grew and the family later purchased six retired, veteran sled dogs from musher and Stony Creek Kennel owner Rita Wehseler of Tofte. She mentored the twins, and when they entered their fi...
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- Touch the Sky with Wildlife Photographer Jim Brandenburg | Prairie Sportsman (S10:E5)
- Runtime
- 27:48
- Date posted
- 8 years ago
- Description
- 0:00 - Intro
1:38 - Finish the Walk (Pheasant Hunt and Jim Brandenburg Interview)
15:21 Citizen Water Monitoring
21:01 Wild Game Wontons (w/Chef Curt Anderson)
Bret Amundson is in Luverne at the Governor’s Pheasant Opener and visiting with world-renowned photographer Jim Brandenburg, then citizen scientists show how they monitor lakes and streams' water quality.
Host Bret Amundson interviews wildlife photographer Jim Brandenburg whose nonprofit, Brandenburg Prairie Foundation, purchased 1,000 acres of land near Luverne where Jim grew up. It was restored as Touch the Sky Prairie, part of the Northern Tallgrass Prairie National Wildlife Refuge. Bret was also in Luverne for the Governor’s Pheasant Opener and after a long day hunting on private land and the prairie, he finishes the walk with roosters a’plenty.
Then citizen science volunteers demonstrate how they measure water clarity in the Hawk Creek Watershed and Big Kandiyoh...
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- Fishing Lake of the Woods Minnesota and Saving the Skipper | Prairie Sportsman (S10:E4)
- Runtime
- 27:48
- Date posted
- 8 years ago
- Description
- 0:00 - Intro
1:44 - Lake of the Woods Minnesota History
12:20 - Return of the Skipper (Dakota Skipper Reintroduction)
20:27 - Master Naturalist Minnesota Program
Host Bret Amundson visits Lake of the Woods resort owners who have been fishing guides for decades, Dakota Skipper butterflies are returned to a southwest Minnesota prairie, and viewers learn how to become Master Naturalists.
Host Bret Amundson travels to Lake of the Woods to fish with resort owners who have been shaping the fishing industry on the lake for decades. Steve Ballard, Ed and Jack Arneson, and Mike Trueman show Bret ways that these fishing guides have adapted and innovated their techniques over the years.
Dakota skipper butterflies once flourished in Upper Midwest prairies — from Chicago to Saskatchewan — but their native habitat gave way to development and the skipper disappeared from all but a few sites in the Dakotas and one in Minnesota. Today, a part...
