Geologist Christian J. Heine will speak to the
The event will occur during the Rotary Club’s dinner meeting at the Strater Hotel, 699 Main Ave.
With more than 34 years experience in the United States and Saudi Arabia, Heine is a senior adviser with Quantum Response Impact in Houston. His focus has been in petroleum engineering and reservoir characterization. Visitors are welcome to attend.
For more information, call Bruce Rodman at 385-7899.
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced the availability of $1 million in grant for tribal applicants to fund clean diesel projects.
Under this grant competition, applicants may request up to $800,000 in federal funding. The EPA anticipates awarding up to five tribal-assistance agreements, and projects may include replacing, upgrading or retrofitting school buses, transit buses, heavy-duty diesel trucks, marine engines, locomotives, energy-production generators or other diesel engines.
This competition is part of the Diesel Emission Reduction Program, which funds projects to clean up the nation’s legacy fleet of diesel engines.
Proposals from tribal applicants must be received by Aug. 23.
For more information about the tribal request for proposals, visit http://1.usa.gov/1Ot3J5P.
For more information on the National Clean Diesel Campaign, visit www.epa.gov/cleandiesel.
La Plata County Commissioner Gwen Lachelt will hold office hours from 12 to 2 p.m. Monday at the La Plata County Fairgrounds.
Lachelt will be in the Pine Room of the Extension Building at 2500 Main Ave., Durango. Constituents from around the county can take advantage of free parking to discuss issues of concern with Lachelt.
For more information, call 382-6219.
The Center of Southwest Studies at Fort Lewis College will host two events celebrating the centennial year of the National Park Service on Thursday.
A lecture will be presented at 2:30 p.m., and from 4 to 6 p.m., an exhibit opening will be held.
Judith Reynolds’ lecture, “1891: The Baron of Mesa Verde, Myth and Reality,” will take place in the Lyceum Room.
Reynolds’ presentation will focus on Gustaf Nordenskiöld, the young Swedish scientist who wrote the first scholarly study of the cliff dwellings at Mesa Verde in the late 19th century. Reynolds is a columnist, art critic and political cartoonist with The Durango Herald.
After the lecture, the center will open its newest exhibit, “Parks, People, Preservation: Celebrating the National Park Service in the Southwest.”
The exhibit will feature national parks and monuments of the Four Corners region.
An original copy of Nordenskiöld’s book, The Cliff Dwellers of Mesa Verde, will be exhibited, as well as historic photos and postcards from the center’s permanent collections.
Images from regional photographers will also be displayed as part of “Images of the Southwest: Juried Photo Show.”
For more information, call 247-7456 or visit https://swcenter.fortlewis.edu.
This is the time of year when wild animals give birth to their young, and Colorado Parks and Wildlife is reminding people not to approach, touch or handle young animals.
During early summer, people often see young animals that appear to be alone in the forest, in backyards, on or near trails or along the sides of roads. The animals have usually not been abandoned – they are often left alone to allow the mother to feed. Temporarily leaving their young can also help them avoid predators and learn how to live in the wild.
Pets also should be kept under better control. Dogs, acting on their natural instincts, can find animals and attack them. The stress of being attacked often is fatal for young animals.
In neighborhoods and backyards, cats are adept at finding eggs and young birds. Cats are pets – but they’re also predators. Cat owners can place a small bell on the cat’s collar and the sound will alert small animals.
For more information, call Colorado Parks and Wildlife at 247-0855.
Herald Staff
