Discounted energy assessment available
The Four Corners Office for Resource Efficiency (4CORE) is partnering with the city of Durango on residential and commercial energy efficiency, offering a $100 discount toward 50 4CORE HomeRx energy assessments, and a $200 discount for 25 commercial energy assessments.
Additional matching funds of as much as $500 will be available for 20 homes and businesses that implement energy efficiency upgrades while funds last.
Additional incentives also may be available through Amerigas, La Plata Electric Association and Atmos Energy.
The Home Performance Prescription Program (HomeRx) is a streamlined process, which helps homeowners along every step of the way. Detailed energy, health and safety assessments are performed and a consultation is provided, complete with a report and recommendations. 4CORE also offers radon testing and post-upgrade inspections as additional options.
In addition to the discounts being provided by the city of Durango, financing options are available through the First National Bank of Durango to help with energy efficiency improvements.
For more information, visit www.fourcore.org or call 259-1916.
Annual birding festival names keynote speaker
The 10th annual Ute Mountain Mesa Verde Birding Festival, which will be held May 7 to May 11, announces that Richard Cachor Taylor, author of the field guide Birds of Southeastern Arizona, will be the festival’s keynote speaker.
Taylor’s speech is called “Six Seasons of the Apache Year.”
The festival will include an overnight trip to Moab, an overnight trip to Telluride and two pontoon boat tours on McPhee Reservoir. Also, there will be several new daylong tours and an extra evening tour for owling.
The festival’s volunteer planning committee meets at 10:30 a.m. every other Thursday at the Cortez Cultural Center, 25 N. Market St. Anyone interested in assisting with the festival, including one-time activities such as addressing promotional mailings, is invited to attend the meetings.
For more information, call 565-1151 or visit www.utemountainmesaverdebirdingfestival.org.
Beef cattle symposium to be held Feb. 4
The 31st annual San Juan Basin Extension Beef Cattle Symposium will be held from 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Feb. 4 at the Archuleta County Fairgrounds, 344 Colorado Highway 84, in Pagosa Springs.
Topics will include animal health and nutrition, managing pastures at high altitudes, poisonous plants, economic livestock trends and restocking the herd after a drought.
The cost is $20 per person if registration is received before Jan. 30, and $25 per person after Jan. 30. The price includes workshop materials, lunch and snacks. No lunch or workshop materials are guaranteed for people who register after Jan. 30.
For more information, call 264-5931.
To register, make checks, cashier’s checks or money orders payable to Archuleta County Extension and bring or mail payment to: Archuleta County Extension, P.O. Box 370, 344 Colorado Highway 84, Pagosa Springs, CO, 81147; or email coopext_archuleta@mail.colostate.edu.
People with a disability who need an accommodation can call Terry Schaaf at 264-5931 before the event.
Herald Staff
