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Glen Moberg

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Recent Travels

August 21, 2008 - "Emerald Ash Borer"
Bill Martens fills in for vacationing Glen Moberg and discusses the problem and spread of the Emerald Ash Borer with Blaine Peterson, Forester for the City of Wausau and Amy Thorstenson, Regional and Aquatic Invasive Species Specialist for the Golden Sands Resource Conservation and Development Council. Amy will also talk about other invasive species, particularly purple loosestrife, and about landscaping and aquatic precautions we must take to stop the spread of these invaders.
Links referred to during the show:
Wisconsin DNR site for Emerald Ash Borer
Golden Sands RC & D site for Purple Loosestrife
Wisconsin DNR’s Proposed Invasive Species Classification Rule Listen

On the Horizon

August 28, 2008 - Riverfront Jazz Festival
We'll be getting the low-down on the Riverfront Jazz Festival, taking place this weekend at Pfiffner Park in downtown Stevens Point. Our guest will be Robert Kase, trumpet artist and festival performer. Kase will profile the artists that are on tap as well as offer his input to the enduring attraction and continuing evolution of jazz music in America. Listen

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