Archive for the 'Personal Conservation' Category
Is the Drought Broken?
0 Comments Published by DanM March 10th, 2010 in Color Country Information, Personal Conservation, Southern Utah Wildlife and Nature.This last storm had a lot of water in it.
When I fed the birds this morning, their seed dish had at least a full inch of water in it. That’s a lot of water in a 24 hour period. The mountains are white. The little ponds I have dug around the house are all full [...]
Something Inspirational
1 Comment Published by DanM March 7th, 2010 in Color Country Information, Personal Conservation.A friend passes on something worth blogging!
We’re pretty good at recycling things at our house. But a friend passed along a tip that showed us we can get better. I thought it was worth passing on to you.
Lisa sent me this email:
Many of us are looking for ways to make a difference. Check out what [...]
We Need Some Rain!
3 Comments Published by DanM October 13th, 2009 in Personal Conservation, Southern Utah Talking Points and Questions.In case you haven’t noticed, it’s been dry!
It’s getting hard to remember the last good rain. It’s been months since we’ve had more than a dust wetter. I call them “two inch rains” – two inches between the drops on the ground. According to the US Natural Resources Conservation Service, the Virgin River basin has [...]
