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The recent spring rains may lull you into thinking there won’t be much of a fire season. And there may not be – this summer. But fast forward to next June and think about how much more fuel is on...
DATE: June 29, 2015 | COLUMN: Guest Columns
Editor’s note: Get Growing, written by the La Plata County Extension Office’s Master Gardener Program, appears during the growing season. It features timely tips and suggestions for your garden and...
DATE: June 25, 2015 | COLUMN: Guest Columns
The Vet Center Program was established by Congress in 1979 out of recognition that a significant number of Vietnam-era veterans were experiencing readjustment problems after returning to civilian...
DATE: June 25, 2015 | COLUMN: Guest Columns
With all the recent moisture (2.5 inches since the first of April), it’s easy to get excited about gardening. After a relatively dry and warm winter, pessimism abounded, and it was easy to cast a...
DATE: June 4, 2015 | COLUMN: Guest Columns
The research and articles about the aging brain are daunting. There are so many focuses: memory with dementia and Alzheimer’s, emotional and physical changes, agility, learning, etc., and all of...
DATE: June 4, 2015 | COLUMN: Guest Columns
This is National Arbor Day. Really, it should be a recognized holiday – no school, no postal deliveries. The day has a pretty simple premise: planting trees in public spaces. First observed in...
DATE: April 23, 2015 | COLUMN: Guest Columns
“From farm to plate, make food safe” was the theme of this year’s World Health Day. On Tuesday, the World Health Organization highlighted the importance of food safety. Because that is a key focus...
DATE: April 9, 2015 | COLUMN: Guest Columns
By Maureen Keilty Living with Wildlife Advisory Board You see big eyes, a thin coat of shivering feathers, and your heart tells you, “Help me, I’ve been abandoned!” However, your brain should...
DATE: April 2, 2015 | COLUMN: Guest Columns
With the (early) arrival of spring so comes the flowering shrubs and trees – forsythia, plums, apricots and crabapples – as well as the initial vegetable growth from asparagus and garlic. A...
DATE: April 2, 2015 | COLUMN: Guest Columns
The longer hours of darkness in the winter make it a perfect time of year for stargazing - night starts early, so you don't have to stay up too late to enjoy the stars! The air temperature is...
DATE: March 4, 2015 | COLUMN: Guest Columns
The longer hours of darkness in the winter make it a perfect time of year for stargazing – night starts early, so you don’t have to stay up too late to enjoy the stars! The air temperature is...
DATE: Feb. 26, 2015 | COLUMN: Guest Columns
’Twas the day after Christmas, and all through the tree lot, many creatures were stirring and wondering, “What?” What to do with these trees that now have no home? Could we find them a place now...
DATE: Jan. 29, 2015 | COLUMN: Guest Columns
