3/07/2022 Final amendments for kennel location options are still pending from Planning and Zoning Commission. In the meantime, foster care has been provided by BARC staff and the Simpson’s at the Simpson’s fenced-in yard. During this month, 6 females, 6 males and 5 puppies have been rescued. The longest distance for pickup was 120 miles … Continue reading Paw Prints: March 2022
Desert Notes: Hanging Gardens
Cave primrose (Primula specuicola) in Southeast Utah. Photo by Robin Patten. Robin Patten, April 2022 Sheltered in their alcove habitat, maidenhair ferns began unfurling new fronds around the same time the Say’s phoebes started calling and sandhill cranes sang their way across Cottonwood Wash. At least that was the first green that I saw. On … Continue reading Desert Notes: Hanging Gardens
Deeply Incised Goosenecks of the San Juan River: the reason for their location and when and how they formed
A disclaimer: I'm a retired whitewater river guide and retired geologist. How do you tell if a river guide is telling a tall tale?
Phone and Internet Outages
An update on phone and internet outages, with info provided by Royce Henningson, President of Royce's Electronics Inc., which runs River Canyon Wireless: Two outages took place this week, according to Henningson. The first outage on Monday was caused by a cloud server. "I don't know where in the world it is hosted," he said. … Continue reading Phone and Internet Outages
A tale of two rural Western counties
Why would rural Delta County, Colorado, say no to a solar farm that would enrich the county by $13 million over 15 years, at roughly the same time neighboring Montrose County said yes to a solar farm that might power nothing but the energy-draining cryptocurrency industry?
A dangerous game of chicken on the Colorado River
Seven Western states and their leaders — all depending on water from the Colorado River — remain divided.
Pi And The Sky
Happy Pi Day! Photo by Paul Martini
Stewart Aitchison: Living in the Desert
"There is a treeless place amid the rocks."
Desert Notes: From High Mountain to High Desert
The first of a new column by Robin Patten.
Paw Prints: February 2022
https://youtu.be/3f_ydjMEcYQ Wiggly puppies in Chilchinbito. Video by Dudley Beck. Dudley Beck A new permanent kennel site is still in limbo. Options will be presented by Planning and Zoning soon. Then we would need a lease and a land use clearance, including access. Meanwhile, we continue using help from temporary fosters: Cookie Powell, Elizabeth Warren, Paula … Continue reading Paw Prints: February 2022
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