Kathy Heidel was a interpretive naturalist and teacher, who worked in the Minnesota Parks system.
July 23, 1994 - Kathy Heidel, naturalist with Hennepin Parks, discusses “The Dog Days Summer,” nature, and summer plants. Heidel also answers listener questions
January 22, 1994 - Kathy Heidel, naturalist with Hennepin Parks, discusses nature during the dead of winter. Topics include birds and animals. Heidel also answers listener questions.
November 1, 1991 - Midday’s Bob Potter talks with Kathy Heidel, naturalist at Carver Park Reserve, on how animals are dealing with the massive snowstorm. Heidel describes how she believes animals were far less surprised by blizzard than people in region, and prepared much better.
July 23, 1988 - MPR’s Bob Potter talks with Kathy Heidel, naturalist with the Hennepin County Park Reserve System. They discuss the late summer wildlife and the drought impact. Heidel also answers listener questions.
November 18, 1987 - An audio tour of the Mississippi River with naturalist Kathy Heidel.
August 15, 1987 - On this Weekend program, MPR’s Bob Potter talks with Kathy Heidel, naturalist with the Hennepin County Park Reserve System. They discuss the “dog days” of summer. Topics include the high temperatures, birds, and bees. Heidel also answers listener questions.
May 23, 1987 - On this Weekend program, Kathy Heidel, naturalist for Hennepin Parks, leads a walking tour through Carver Park Reserve, identifying a variety of bird calls, describing wild plant and animal life, including a nesting pair of ospreys.
May 17, 1986 - On this Weekend program, MPR’s Bob Potter talks with Kathy Heidel, naturalist with the Hennepin County Park Reserve System. They discuss the early appearance of spring. Topics include birds, wildlife and plants. Heidel also answers listener questions.
November 2, 1985 - On this Weekend program, MPR’s Bob Potter interviews Kathy Heidel, naturalist at the Lowry Nature Center, on what is going on with plant and animal life this time of year. Heidel also answers listener questions.
April 7, 1984 - On this Weekend program, Kathy Heidel, naturalist for the Hennepin County Park Reserve District, talks about signs of spring to look for at this time of year. Topics include birds, rabbits, and wildflowers.