Hosted by Chuck Lura, a biology professor at Dakota College in Bottineau. Chuck has a broad knowledge of “Natural North Dakota” and loves sharing that knowledge with others. Since 2005, he has written a weekly column, “Naturalist at Large,” for the Lake Metigoshe Mirror. His columns also appear under “The Naturalist” in several other weekly newspapers across North Dakota. Natural North Dakota is supported by NDSU Central Grasslands Research Extension Center and Dakota College at Bottineau, and by the members of Prairie Public. Thanks to Sunny 101.9 in Bottineau for their recording services. Hear Natural North Dakota on Prairie Public on Saturdays and Sundays at 8:35am CT.

Latest episodes of the podcast Natural North Dakota

• Keystone Species
• Seeing spring wildflowers in North Dakota
• Trees are declaring spring
• Saving native grasslands and grassland birds
• Lyrids and Eta Aquarids Meteor Showers
• Richardson's Ground Squirrel
• Get out and enjoy spring!
• The Coteau Slope
• Spring is (almost) here!
• North Dakota's Petrified Forest
• Red River Watershed
• Marbled Godwits in North Dakota
• February Isn't As Quiet As You Might Think
• Join the Great Backyard Bird Count
• Lake Sturgeon
• Short-eared Owls
• European Starlings
• Freshwater Mussels
• David Thompson in North Dakota
• Happy New Year & Quadrantid Meteor Shower