WELCOME TO THE WEEKEND!  Things will cloud up and some moisture is in the mix tonight and tomorrow but it won’t be a wash out. Sunday is looking great for time outdoors or on the water. We catch up with state, national and world conservation updates in today’s Outdoors Roundup.

Featured Photo:  A MIX. There’s a chance of rain, but it won’t ruin your weekend. Simonson Photo.

WEATHER (Bismarck Forecast):
Today: Fri 4/25 – Rain Late – Hi 63, Lo 39, Wind N@6
Tomorrow: Sat 4/26 – Cooler – Hi 59, Lo 42, Wind N@14, G22

SOLUNAR (Bismarck Times):

Sunrise        Sunset
6:37AM        8:44PM

Moonrise         Moonset        Overhead      Underfoot
7:43AM           10:30PM         3:01PM            2:38AM
Moon Phase:  Waxing Crescent (2% Full)

EDGE HOUR: 7:30-8:30AM.  Moonrise will continue a strong bite in today’s Edge Hour.

DAY RATING:

OUTDOORS ROUNDUP:

CERTIFIED.  The North Dakota Game & Fish Department is offering up an online hunter education course for those students who may have had their traditional classroom courses cancelled due to the coronavirus pandemic.

CONNECTED.  The US Fish & Wildlife Service offers up Conservation Connect consisting of web shorts and longer presentations designed to get kids thinking about conservation efforts throughout the nation.  Longer programs are also available from the agency’s website.

CLEAN AIR. The Covid-19 pandemic has provided an amazing opportunity for researchers to study humanity’s impact on the environment, as the drop in motorized travel and production processes along with other activities which produce particulates has ceased.  By some accounts, air pollution in the worst cities throughout the world has dropped by more than 60 percent.