There's good news for the West's imperiled greater sage grouse. New research suggests the bird has a better chance of survival when juniper trees are removed from its habitat. The chicken-sized sage ...
The Brothers Grimm would not have a bestseller on their hands if they tried to publish a collection of their stories in this sensitive era. Abuse, murder, cannibalism? In a children’s story? Well, we ...
My husband asks what I plan to do with my placenta. It is spring, and we have been unexpectedly gifted some elk meat. He removes all the contents of our freezer to make room for portions of another ...
This time of year, national forests in Colorado open up portions of the land for harvesting Christmas trees. But one conservation group in southern Colorado is encouraging something a little different ...
The U.S. Bureau of Land Management logged juniper trees and mowed grass and shrubs as part of a 622-acre juniper-thinning project near Crooked River Ranch in 2022. Old-growth juniper trees are a ...
On Durango’s South Side this January, a juniper tree came crashing down from its great height one morning, splitting into three main sections across the yard. Longtime resident Andrea Dalla awoke to ...
Many homeowners have been startled this spring by strange growths on juniper trees, sprouting orange tentacles like miniature sea anemones. The orange growths are nothing new, according to Sharon ...
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 ...
MEADMAKERS: Lynn and Deondra Childers stand behind the bar at Juniper Tree Meadery. Credit: Stephanie Smittle For the uninitiated, mead is a drink made by fermenting honey. Hailed as humanity’s first ...