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Forest Service offers free ponderosa seedlings

In honor of Arbor Day, the San Juan National Forest will offer native ponderosa seedlings from Friday to April 29 on a first-come, first-serve basis. The seedlings are free, thou...

DATE: Apr 20, 2016 | CATEGORY: Good Earth

Industrial hemp gains traction in Colorado

Huge jump in acres farmed is expected; more processing companies needed

DATE: Apr 20, 2016 | CATEGORY: Good Earth

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Cattle Growers group seeking intern The Colorado Independent Cattle Growers Association Board of Directors is accepting applications for a summer intern. The internship will last ...

DATE: Apr 13, 2016 | CATEGORY: Good Earth

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Learn to grow food in your backyard The Colorado State University Extension Office in La Plata County will offer its Backyard Food Production Series from 6 to 8 p.m. on various Tuesdays begi...

DATE: Apr 6, 2016 | CATEGORY: Good Earth

Utes, Navajo seek monument to preserve canyon

Utes, Navajos want monument status to protect 1.9M acres of ancestral lands

DATE: Mar 30, 2016 | CATEGORY: Good Earth

Study: Juneau Ice Field to shrink if warming continues

ANCHORAGE, Alaska – A Rhode Island-size ice field in the mountains behind Alaska’s capital could disappear by 2200 if climate-warming trends continue, according to a University of Alaska Fai...

DATE: Mar 25, 2016 | CATEGORY: Good Earth

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Backyard food production class will begin in May Colorado State University Extension Office in La Plata County will offer a Backyard Food Production series from 6 to 8 p.m. vario...

DATE: Mar 23, 2016 | CATEGORY: Good Earth

Ranger reveals how Forest Service evolved

Memoir examines agency’s transition from commerce to conservation

DATE: Mar 16, 2016 | CATEGORY: Good Earth

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Nature Studies to hold weeklong camp Durango Nature Studies’ Spring Break Camp will be held from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. March 28 to April 1. The camp is for first- to fourt...

DATE: Mar 16, 2016 | CATEGORY: Good Earth

Monarch butterflies, manatees are on a big rebound

Two hardship cases in the animal kingdom – manatees and monarch butterflies – are on the rebound. Recently, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service announced that monarch butterfly pop...

DATE: Mar 9, 2016 | CATEGORY: Good Earth

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Astronomy program scheduled for Friday Durango Nature Studies and astronomer John Buting will present the Green Laser Star Program from 7:30 to 9:30 p.m. Friday at the Old Fort in...

DATE: Mar 9, 2016 | CATEGORY: Good Earth

Beetle-kill zones surprisingly rich in biodiversity

The drive over Wolf Creek Pass, scarred by the spruce beetle outbreak, can elicit strong emotions in the nature lover. Several logging sales may be on the way, but new research suggests rava...

DATE: Mar 2, 2016 | CATEGORY: Good Earth

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