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10/09/2024

It's elk breeding season (the "rut"); scenes like this are pretty much normal, but he's still gorgeous!!!

08/15/2023

How Wildfires Kill People
by Tanya Lewis, ScientificAmerican.com, 8/11/2023

This is a prime reason to evacuate early and not wait for any notice to do so. The folks on Maui got no warnings; the winds and the fire took out the electrical system. Don't depend on being able to check social media, don't wait to be told what to do. If you think you should evacuate, do it sooner rather than later.

'The deadly wildfire in Lahaina, Hawaii, has killed dozens of people so far. Here’s how fires threaten human health.'
https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/how-wildfires-kill-people/

The deadly wildfire in Lahaina, Hawaii, has killed dozens of people so far. Here’s how fires threaten human health

08/15/2023

Can Mushrooms Prevent Megafires?
by Stephen Robert Miller, The Washington Post, 7/10/23
Land managers have been hard at work, thinning out a hundred years of forest overgrowth in the Rocky Mountain West. An unintended consequence of this forest health activity are the piles of branches and rubble that remain behind.
What to do with this slash, as it's called, is a topic of concern. It's a fire hazard on its own. A common solution has been prescribed burns, but the risk of a prescribed burn getting out of hand has caused foresters to look to other options.
A newly-emerging idea: mushrooms. Fungus can transform woody debris into nutrient-rich soil. Recent experiments have shown that native fungi can accelerate decomposition, especially of small, wood chip-sized debris.

Fungi could turn piles of potential wildfire fuel into soil.

08/09/2023

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08/09/2023

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CAREJeffco Canyon Area Residents for the Environment C.A.R.E. is a nonprofit coalition of HOAs and other neighborhood groups in the Central Mountain Area of Jefferson County. Our purpose is to preserve and enhance the community and the environment, provide a forum for community deliberation and a un...