And Larry says use this time before the clocks change for stargazing!

Backyard Almanac

Backyard Almanac: Aut-win™ is waiting in the wings!

"Tamaracks speak up and we forget all about deciduous trees)

Backyard Almanac: anniversaries, ducks at dusk, and other delights

Larry says Mother Nature never repeats herself. Remembering October of 2020, let's hope not.

Backyard Almanac: October: Outstanding or Obstreperous?

Also, Canada geese migrating in "really loud numbers"

Backyard Almanac: first trees to drop leaves are un-poplar

What's the best way to take the fun out of mushrooms? Larry says "eat them."

Backyard Almanac: September woods

Larry Weber has already been out this morning. It seems he enjoyed his walk.

Backyard Almanac: "A fabulous, fabulous, fabulous morning! And did I say it was fabulous?"

Backyard Almanac: As the days grow shorter, wildlife starts to prepare for the new season.

Backyard Almanac: Finally, a little rain as "Awesome August" draws to a close.

Awesome August arrives to the sound of ... crickets. It's not that there's nothing going on, it's just the birdsong has stopped for the most part, leaving frogs, toads, and yes, crickets, to fill the silence. Plus how much rain we need over the weekend to get back to "normal," and a wildlife experience that is absolutely worth being on the road at 4:15am for.

Backyard Almanac: Hello, August, my old friend ... nothin' but crickets

July snatched defeat from the jaws of victory last week, getting some rain and thereby losing the chance to set a record as the dryest July ever. But with August on the horizon things in the natural world are picking up, from wildflowers to stirrings of migration to web-strewn walks.

Backyard Almanac: "It ain't over 'til it's over"

Will we break the record for the driest July ever? Between the heat and smoke from Canadian wildflowers, we haven't seen the sky in a while. What's the moon up to these days? Are wildflowers really changing again? And where do we sign to have the goldenrod named as the National Flower? Is that even a thing? Larry Weber has the answers this week on Backyard Almanac.

Backyard Almanac: Do we even have a national flower? If not, Larry nominated goldenrod

As we slip into those lazy, hazy, crazy days of mid-summer, there's plenty to see whether we take a sidewalk stroll or hike in a wilderness area. Watch for photographers: they've either got a bead on a beautiful plant, bird, animal or insect, or they're like naturalist (and our special guest host) Judy Gibbs and they're doing their part as citizen scientists and documenting the spread of invasive species in our area. And while we know Duluth is a great place to live, why does valerian think so, too?

Backyard Almanac: invasive plant used to combat anxiety and stress is CAUSING anxiety and stress

This week, we had two days of temperatures above 90° -- and then Brimson almost broke the record with a low of 30°. But nothing tops the week of July 7-13 in 1936, when the entire country sweltered under a series of heat waves. 17 of the 48 contiguous states and two Canadian provinces tied or broke their all-time heat records and many of those records are still unbroken. In Duluth, six of those records still stand: doubly impressive when you learn temperatures were only recorded by the lake in those days.

Backyard Almanac: moths - we'll leave a light on for you

Phenology with Northern Minnesota naturalist Larry Weber every Friday morning at 8:20 on Northland Morning on KUMD in Duluth, MN. Have a question for Larry Weber? Email us and you might hear his answer on the show!