Nature moving into March and late winter

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From: WTIP

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From: WTIP

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From: WTIP

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From: WTIP

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Crossbills -- left and right "handed" (07:18)
From: WTIP

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Icey truth about rings around the moon (06:15)
From: WTIP

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From: WTIP

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Lapland Longspur Migration (06:43)
From: WTIP

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Snakes are settling in for the winter (07:16)
From: WTIP

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From: WTIP

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Intro and Outro

Moving from February into March, there are many natural phenomena occurring as we edge to spring. Jay Andersen of WTIP North Shore Community Radio spoke to local naturalist Chel Anderson about moving into late winter.

North woods naturalist interviews with Chel Anderson can be found on the Boreal homepage and on our website at wtip.org.