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    <description><![CDATA[Several decades ago, some forward-thinking politicians and water resource specialists created the Great Lakes Compact, a legally binding interstate compact with protections for the use and transfer of the waters of the Great Lakes and signed in 2008 by the governors of Minnesota, Wisconsin, Michigan, Illinois, Indiana, Ohio, Pennsylvania and New York. The full title, the Great Lakes–St. Lawrence River Basin Sustainable Water Resources Agreement, also includes the premiers of the Canadian provinces of Ontario and Quebec.]]></description>
    
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<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[Insects don't simply vanish, nor do they all succumb to the severe freezing…]]></itunes:subtitle>
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    <pubDate>Tue, 18 Aug 2026 05:14:00 -0500</pubDate>
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<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[How do scientists talk about their research, and how can you untangle their…]]></itunes:subtitle>
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    <description><![CDATA[Several local plants have exploding fruits. They might not rival the fireworks on the fourth, but they are fun to see.]]></description>
    
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    <description><![CDATA[In this month's installment of Field Notes, Scott Bowe of Kemp Station discusses the warmouth. An amazing fish native to Northern Wisconsin.]]></description>
    
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<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[In this month's installment of Field Notes, Scott Bowe of Kemp Station…]]></itunes:subtitle>
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<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[Most flowers attract pollinators with fragrant scents, and energy-rich nectar…]]></itunes:subtitle>
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    <pubDate>Tue, 10 Mar 2026 06:07:00 -0500</pubDate>
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<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[Maple sap flow for maple syrup production occurs during a narrow window in late…]]></itunes:subtitle>
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<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[Stephen Moss’ book, “Ten Birds That Changed the World” is a fascinating…]]></itunes:subtitle>
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    <description><![CDATA[Every spring, Kemp Station taps maple trees and produces a few gallons of maple syrup. In March 2026, we are planning a public demonstration project—moving beyond the simple sap buckets and sap bags—to a modern tubing system for gravity-flow sap collection.]]></description>
    
    <pubDate>Tue, 09 Dec 2025 06:09:00 -0600</pubDate>
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    <itunes:title>Field Notes: Modern maple sap collection</itunes:title>
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<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[Every spring, Kemp Station taps maple trees and produces a few gallons of maple…]]></itunes:subtitle>
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    <description><![CDATA[Many people are aware that trees can be dated by counting the layers of tree rings in a cross section. But, less folks know that fish, snails, mussels, and the teeth of many local mammal species build seasonal growth rings that are used to age individuals.]]></description>
    
    <pubDate>Tue, 11 Nov 2025 07:49:16 -0600</pubDate>
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<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[Many people are aware that trees can be dated by counting the layers of tree…]]></itunes:subtitle>
<itunes:author>Gretchen Gerrish</itunes:author>
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    <description><![CDATA[Horseshoe crabs are one of the strangest critters ever; they are ancient animals who have been on earth for 450 million years and have scarcely changed in all that time.]]></description>
    
    <pubDate>Tue, 07 Oct 2025 05:49:00 -0500</pubDate>
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<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[Horseshoe crabs are one of the strangest critters ever; they are ancient…]]></itunes:subtitle>
<itunes:author>Susan Knight</itunes:author>
<itunes:duration>279</itunes:duration>






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    <description><![CDATA[In this month's installment of Field Notes, Scott Bowe of Kemp Station discusses Ruffed Grouse – a hallmark species in the Northwoods.]]></description>
    
    <pubDate>Tue, 09 Sep 2025 06:24:00 -0500</pubDate>
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<itunes:summary><![CDATA[In this month's installment of Field Notes, Scott Bowe of Kemp Station discusses Ruffed Grouse – a hallmark species in the Northwoods.]]></itunes:summary>
<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[In this month's installment of Field Notes, Scott Bowe of Kemp Station…]]></itunes:subtitle>
<itunes:author>Scott Bowe</itunes:author>
<itunes:duration>269</itunes:duration>






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    <description><![CDATA[One of the many wonderful things about summer is the arrival of fresh and tasty local fruits.]]></description>
    
    <pubDate>Tue, 08 Jul 2025 04:21:00 -0500</pubDate>
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<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[One of the many wonderful things about summer is the arrival of fresh and tasty…]]></itunes:subtitle>

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    <description><![CDATA[In this month's installment of Field Notes, Scott Bowe of Kemp Station discusses mosquitoes – a favorite insect of the Northwoods.]]></description>
    
    <pubDate>Tue, 10 Jun 2025 04:04:00 -0500</pubDate>
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    <itunes:title>Field Notes: Mosquitoes in the Northwoods</itunes:title>
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<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[In this month's installment of Field Notes, Scott Bowe of Kemp Station…]]></itunes:subtitle>
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    <pubDate>Tue, 13 May 2025 02:09:00 -0500</pubDate>
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    <itunes:title>Canadian Nightcrawlers: More Than Just Bait</itunes:title>
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<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[While they’re famous among anglers, few people realize that Canadian…]]></itunes:subtitle>
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    <description><![CDATA[Though it may be a nuisance in some situations, tag alder has a magic trick – it can fix nitrogen.]]></description>
    
    <pubDate>Tue, 08 Apr 2025 05:35:00 -0500</pubDate>
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<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[Though it may be a nuisance in some situations, tag alder has a magic trick –…]]></itunes:subtitle>
<itunes:author>Susan Knight</itunes:author>
<itunes:duration>302</itunes:duration>






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    <title>Field Notes: Frost and Roads</title>
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    <description><![CDATA[In this month's installment of Field Notes, Scott Bowe of Kemp Station discusses frost and roads – all part of managing our sustainable natural resources.]]></description>
    
    <pubDate>Tue, 11 Mar 2025 05:11:00 -0500</pubDate>
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<itunes:summary><![CDATA[In this month's installment of Field Notes, Scott Bowe of Kemp Station discusses frost and roads – all part of managing our sustainable natural resources.]]></itunes:summary>
<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[In this month's installment of Field Notes, Scott Bowe of Kemp Station…]]></itunes:subtitle>
<itunes:author>Scott Bowe</itunes:author>
<itunes:duration>302</itunes:duration>






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    <description><![CDATA[‘Fish’ is one of those words, useful in the image it evokes but less reliable as a lineage, clearly defined.]]></description>
    
    <pubDate>Tue, 18 Feb 2025 04:27:00 -0600</pubDate>
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<itunes:summary><![CDATA[‘Fish’ is one of those words, useful in the image it evokes but less reliable as a lineage, clearly defined.]]></itunes:summary>
<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[‘Fish’ is one of those words, useful in the image it evokes but less reliable…]]></itunes:subtitle>
<itunes:author>Gretchen Gerrish</itunes:author>
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    <description><![CDATA[Otters are mustelids and related to other Northwoods mammals including mink and weasels. They were common throughout North America until Europeans overharvested the animals for their warm, dense and beautiful coats.]]></description>
    
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<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[In this episode of Field Notes, Lonnie Parry Gillis takes us on an exploration…]]></itunes:subtitle>
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