HUNGRY?  Eat your greens!  While you’re probably thinking barbecue for this awesome summer weekend setting up, we’ve got the inside scoop on all of the good stuff that comes from cattails, if you’re fond of foraging.  We take a look at an awesome weather weekend and the upcoming fall pronghorn season in our Outdoors Roundup as well!

 

Featured Photo:  MEOW. A stand of cattails along the Sheyenne River grows in verdant splendor. Simonson Photo.

 

WEATHER (Bismarck Forecast):
Today:   Fri 8/2 – Continued Warm – Hi 85, Lo 66, Wind SE@8
Tomorrow: Sat 8/3 – Gorgeous – Hi 87, Lo 66, Wind S@7

 

SOLUNAR (Bismarck Times):

 

Sunrise        Sunset
6:24AM       9:14PM

 

Moonrise      Moonset       Overhead    Underfoot
8:08AM          10:37PM       3:30PM        3:01AM

 

Moon Phase:  Waxing Crescent (4% Full)

 

EDGE HOUR:    6:00-7:00AM.  Sunrise and calm conditions will provide a good start to the day with a solid bite in our Edge Hour.

DAY RATING:

 

OUTDOORS ROUNDUP:

DIG IN.  The cattail is an incredible plant and a forager’s dream with edible parts from tip to root.  Edible Wild Food breaks down this ubiquitous wetland plant and provides some history as to its use and the things that can be made from the cattail.

PRONGHORN PROGNOSTICATING.  The NDG&F Dept. showcases a rebounding pronghorn population in its weekly webcast, as more than 1,300 tags will be available to hunters this fall.

BLAZIN’ DAYS.  The weekend will once again sport warm weather as we eclipse 90 degrees on Sunday.  Today and tomorrow will be in the mid-80s with light south winds, about as ideal of a summer weekend as one could get.