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Earth Briefs

Celebrate Earth Day with run, beer, music Durango Nature Studies’ annual Earth Day 5K and Family Fun Run Celebration will be held from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Sunday at Rotary Park. ...

Making rural legacies last in La Plata County

Beyond property, passing on values, life lessons

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Plant walk to identify edibles, medicinals The Four Corners Broadband, a local chapter of Great Old Broads for Wilderness, will host an ‘Edible & Medicinal Plant Walk” with local ...

Edible insects

A sustainable source of protein, but will Americans eat them?

Future bright for innovative ideas

$250,000 given for soil enhancement, energy projects in Mancos, Pagosa

How bad is California’s drought?

LOS ANGELES – The stubborn drought gripping California is dragging into a fourth year, prompting Gov. Jerry Brown to call for mandatory cutbacks in water use across the state. The drastic ac...

Conservation, wilderness areas proposed for Dolores River

Draft bill still lacks official sponsor in House, Senate

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Trails 2000 to open season with party Trails 2000 will host these programs: The Join and Renew Party will take place from 4:30 to 7 p.m. April 22 at Carver Brewing Co.,...

Firebrand farmer

Salatin’s seeds of discontent yield diverse base of support

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Birding festival features several tours Several tours offered during the 11th annual Ute Mountain-Mesa Verde Birding Festival will focus on the Dolores River’s various habitat...

Birth control harms fish

Human pill disrupts their reproduction

Tread cautiously in fragile desert

Delicate soil can take years to recover