GRANITE FALLS, Minnesota, April 18, 2024 - The next Prairie Sportsman features a nonprofit that advocates for fishing improvements in Minnesota and a Mayo Clinic doctor who prescribes outdoor therapy for stress-related ailments. “MN-Fish and Biophilia Rx” airs Sunday, May 5 at 7:30 p.m. on Pioneer PBS. Check local listings and our showtimes landing page for air dates and times on other PBS stations in Minnesota, Wisconsin, Iowa and Wyoming. Starting on Sunday, May 5, the episode will also be available online at www.pioneer.org/prairiesportsman and www.youtube.com/@PrairieSportsman.
In “A Voice For Anglers,” Host Bret Amundson visits with members of MN-FISH, a nonprofit created to be a voice for Minnesota anglers at the State Capitol and with the DNR. MN-FISH is working to improve access to lakes and rivers, and secure funding for improvements to fisheries and fisheries management tools, including state hatcheries. Bret gets a close-up look at the St. Paul Hatchery, which is in dire need of overhaul or replacement.
The next segment, “Nature Rx,” features a Mayo Clinic Research Director who says prescribing time outdoors can help treat depression, blood pressure, stress-related ailments like headaches and back pain, and improve memory retention.
People in Pioneer PBS’s viewing area are able to livestream this episode at www.pioneer.org/live. This episode will rebroadcast the following Monday at 12:30 p.m. and Saturday at 7:30 p.m. Prairie Sportsman can be viewed online at www.pioneer.org/prairiesportsman,video.pioneer.org/show/prairie-sportsman/, and at www.youtube.com/@PrairieSportsman.
About Prairie Sportsman
Produced by Pioneer PBS, Prairie Sportsman is an Emmy-awarded series that celebrates love of the outdoors by featuring topics on hunting, fishing and recreation, while promoting environmental stewardship. Prairie Sportsman’s team is Dylan Curfman, producer, videographer and editor; Bret Amundson, host and editor; Cindy Dorn, writer and producer; Cera Cordova, videographer and editor; and Dan Amundson, videographer and editor. The 2024 season is made possible by funding from the Environment and Natural Resources Trust Fund, Shalom Hill Farm, Live Wide Open, Western Minnesota Prairie Waters and members of Pioneer PBS.
About Pioneer PBS
Established in 1966, Pioneer PBS is an award-winning, viewer-supported television station dedicated to sharing stories from rural Minnesota with the world. Pioneer PBS is headquartered in Granite Falls, Minnesota, with towers in Appleton, Worthington and Fergus Falls. Pioneer PBS reaches more than a million people in rural areas and small towns in western Minnesota, the eastern Dakotas and northern Iowa. Pioneer PBS is honored to be your television station—the only station in western Minnesota telling your stories and raising your voices into the media landscape. For more information visit pioneer.org or call 800-726-3178.