October 2, 1995 - Ann Bancroft talks with MPR’s Stephen Smith about her life as an adventurer. She has accomplished much in her career including that she was the first woman to go to the North Pole and was the first woman to go across the ice to the South Pole.
October 2, 1995 - Ann Bancroft talks with MPR’s Stephen Smith about her life as an adventurer. She has accomplished much in her career including that she was the first woman to go to the North Pole and was the first woman to go across the ice to the South Pole.
October 13, 1995 - Mainstreet Radio’s Leif Enger reports on researchers trying to figure the reason for the smaller than expected annual moose count in Agassiz National Wildlife Refuge. If disease is the culprit, where are the bodies? It may come down to human error.
November 16, 1995 - MPR’s Paula Schroeder talks with beat poet and essayist Gary Snyder about imagination, the natural world, and his book “A Place in Space: Ethics, Aesthetics, and Watersheds.”
December 29, 1995 - Paul Wellstone, Minnesota U.S. senator, discusses attempts to balance the federal budget in Washington, a shutdown possibility, his upcoming campaign for re-election in 1996, and environmental issues. Wellstone also answers listener questions.
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March 20, 1996 - With many fish hatcheries planning to stop stocking Lake Trout in Lake Superior after 1996, MPR’s Marianne Combs reports on the status of fish species and concerns over the obstacles fish still face in repopulating the lake.
March 25, 1996 - On this Voices of Minnesota segment, Catherine Winter interviews Justine Kerfoot, an author notable for her stories about the Boundary Waters. Kerfoot speaks to her experiences of wanting to be a doctor and not being able to pursue it because of the Great Depression, and her work as a hunter, fisher, and guide at her family's lodge in Gunflint, Minnesota.
March 25, 1996 - On this Voices of Minnesota segment, Catherine Winter continues interview with Justine Kerfoot, an author notable for her stories about the Boundary Waters. Kerfoot speaks to her experiences as a hunter, fisher, and guide at her family's lodge in Gunflint, Minnesota, and how the area and the lodge has changed over time.
April 8, 1996 - Don Arnosti, state director of Minnesota Chapter of the National Audubon Society, provides insights into the status of biodiversity in the state. Topics include Minnesota prairies, forests, and food crops.