July 28, 1992 - A conversation on the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Services reintroduction of the Osprey into the southern part of state, including the metro. The bird population dropped dramatically in the area because of shooters and pesticides.
August 21, 1992 - Carrol Henderson, author of Woodworking for Wildlife: Homes for Birds and Animals, details the use of bird boxes in supporting the healthy existence of local birds. Henderson is Nongame Wildlife Program supervisor for Minnesota’s Department of Natural Resources.
September 25, 1992 - On this segment of Voices from the Heartland, Duluth writer Barton Sutter reads Hawk Ridge, an essay on watching migrating hawks.
September 30, 1992 - MPR’s Gary Eichten interviews nature filmmaker about the growing industry of shooting preserves, in which hunting enthusiasts can shoot more fowl. These preserves are mostly made up of private farmland.
October 30, 1992 - Author Jerry Dennis and illustrator Glenn Wolff detail the aspects of their book, It’s Raining Frogs and Fishes: Four Seasons of Natural Phenomena and Oddities of the Sky. Segment concludes with a reading from Dennis.
December 10, 1992 - MPR’s Perry Finelli interviews American biologist David Mech about research on wolves and Wolves of the High Arctic, a continuation on published works he has done observing the life of the Arctic wolf.
May 7, 1993 - On this Voices from the Heartland segment, Minnesota writer Laurie Allmann reads an essay about a dawn experience outside Fargo, North Dakota.
May 12, 1993 - Mainstreet Radio’s Leif Enger reports on the presence of smelt in the Lake of the Woods, and research taking place to counter any harmful effects the invasive species may pose.
May 31, 1993 - Mainstreet Radio’s Leif Enger reports on the debate over walleye stocking in the lakes of Minnesota. The DNR used to pride itself on its walleye stocking program with more than 1,200 lakes on the list. It's the largest such effort in the country…but some biologists believe the hatcheries may be a waste of time and money.
June 7, 1993 - A Midmorning interview with Dennis Anderson, outdoors editor for the St. Paul Pioneer Press. Anderson talks about various Minnesota sporting topics and his book, An Hour Before Dawn: Stories of the Outdoors.