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Center of Southwest Studies to host talk about mistletoe

The Center of Southwest Studies will host a lecture by Kristy Duran about the effects of dwarf mistletoe on host ecology from 6:30 to 8 p.m. Wednesday at Fort Lewis College. Dwar...

DATE: Mar 22, 2019 | CATEGORY: Southwest Life

San Juan Mountains Association offers volunteer opportunities

San Juan Mountains Association is offering several volunteer opportunities this spring and summer. Neighbors on McElmo Canyon Road are organizing a road cleanup April 6 from R...

DATE: Mar 20, 2019 | CATEGORY: Southwest Life

Workshop to teach how to use Gaia map app

San Juan Mountains Association will host a GaiaGPS workshop from 5 to 8 p.m. April 23 at the San Juan Public Lands Center, 15 Burnett Court. Ed Young, former course leader for Ou...

DATE: Mar 20, 2019 | CATEGORY: Southwest Life

Pink Boots Society brings women in Durango’s beer industry together

International beer organization aims to assist, inspire, encourage industry professionals

DATE: Mar 20, 2019 | CATEGORY: Food

U.S. official declares drought plan done for Colorado River

FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. – Seven states that rely on a major waterway in the U.S. West have finished a yearslong effort to create a plan to protect the Colorado River amid a prolonged drought, the f...

DATE: Mar 19, 2019 | CATEGORY: Southwest Life

In this ginger-miso sheet pan dinner, chicken and pears make an unlikely duo

In this sheet-pan recipe, bone-in chicken breasts and wedges of fresh pears are roasted side by side until and the chicken is tender and juicy, and the pears are softened and lusciously cara...

DATE: Mar 18, 2019 | CATEGORY: Food

BLM, Montezuma County disagree on fighting noxious weeds

Wilderness study area complicates management

DATE: Mar 17, 2019 | CATEGORY: Southwest Life

Tara Mandala to host Spring Equinox celebration

Tara Mandala will host its Spring Equinox Celebration beginning at 9 a.m. March 23 at the Tara Mandala Retreat Center. The day of events will be focused on setting new intentions...

DATE: Mar 17, 2019 | CATEGORY: Religion

Why food sticks to your pans, and what you can do about it

Raise your hand if you’ve ever burned eggs on the bottom of your frying pan. Now that it’s clear that we’re among friends, take comfort in knowing this fact: It’s not all your fault. ...

DATE: Mar 16, 2019 | CATEGORY: Food

Los Angeles company produces Bible aimed at millennials

Brian Chung remembers the first time he attempted to read the Bible. A 20-year-old college student at the University of Southern California at the time, he’d recently converted to...

DATE: Mar 16, 2019 | CATEGORY: Religion

BLM provides roundup of regional projects

Revived resources advisory council gets back to work

DATE: Mar 15, 2019 | CATEGORY: Southwest Life

The way you speak now was shaped by what your ancestors ate

WASHINGTON – The way most of us speak today is shaped in part by how long ago our ancestors gave up chewing tough, raw meat. It’s widely known that languages evolve as societies d...

DATE: Mar 15, 2019 | CATEGORY: Food