We hear a lot about what kind of carbon footprint we leave, but do you really know what it is? Or how to calculate how big yours is? (It isn’t your shoe size, in case you were wondering.) In this week’s Thinking Green, Danny Lipford explains the concept of the carbon footprint for all us carbon-based life forms. Categories: Morning…
KVRR’s Jackie Kelly travels to Detroit Lakes to learn how to do yoga on the water from Jess Stuewe, the owner of Lakes Pace, LLC. More information about yoga on the water can be found here. Categories: Morning – Features, Morning – In The Community Tags: Detroit Lakes, lakes pace, yoga on the water
Are your noisy wood floors keeping you up at night? Sure, the creaking and groaning could be a supernatural haunting of some kind. Or, it could be haunted by a rodent infestation squeaking away under the floorboards. But as Danny Lipford shows us in this week’s installment of Ask Danny, the fix is probably much easier. Categories: Morning – Features
This week, Meteorologist Scott Sincoff worked with Barry Olson of Benjamin Franklin Middle School to find the human density. What You Need: Ruler Scale Bathtub or human-size container full of water (big enough to completely submerge yourself in it) Pen and Paper a friend How to do the experiment: 1st you must find your weight on a scale in pounds…
This time of year is the time you want to fill up all the spare corners of your yard with as many beautiful new plants as possible. But buying a bunch of new plants at the nursery or garden center can get expensive. Melinda Myers has a cost-effective and nifty technique you can use in your own garden, in this…
KVRR’s Jackie Kelly talks with Jessica Korynta of the Fargo Park District about the Midwest Kid Fest. Jackie also tries out the belly bumper game, which is one of the fun things to do at the festival. Categories: Morning – Features, Morning – In The Community Tags: belly bumpers, Fargo Park District, Midwest Kid Fest
Romeo is one handsome charmer, but unlike his Shakespearean namesake, he’s only looking for platonic companionship. That’s because the roughly two-year-old pit bull terrier was neutered recently. 4 Luv of Dog rescue worker and founder Kish Hilmert says neutering and spaying your dog is the way to go, unless that animal is going to be bred. Left intact, the hormones…
When you post your hard work online, the last thing you want is someone ripping it off. Especially when it comes to photos and other items people can pass of as their own. Francie Black puts her stamp on an app that helps you mark your photos and other original creations as your own, in this week’s App of the…
The Red River in all its glory provides water to a lot of us across the region. But how has the river changed throughout the years? What starts off as a normal summer class has turned into an unorthodox classroom studying the nooks and crannies of what we call the Red. NDSU Geology students rode along the banks to enhance…
When it comes to keeping your home insulated the green way, try spinning the color wheel and thinking pink, instead — as in insulation. Danny Lipford shows us how to check to make sure your home is snug against the ravages of weather and its temperature extremes, saving your wallet and the planet in terms of heating and cooling costs,…
