Monthly Archives: September 2024
Signs of Fall 4: For the Love of Dirt!
(Click on the following link to listen to an audio version of this blog … For the love of dirt We humans have a tendency to take ideas well past their logical endpoints. Germ Theory is an excellent example of … Continue reading
Signs of Fall 3: The Answer is Dandelions and Guayule!
(Click on the following link to listen to an audio version of this blog … Dandelions and guayule You can’t live out here in the West and not think about water. Water is the key limiting factor in our natural … Continue reading
Signs of Fall 2: Tree-of-heaven and the Spotted Lanternfly!
(Click on the following link to listen to an audio version of this blog …. Tree of heaven and the spoted lanternfly Last week we talked about the tree-of-heaven, a very destructive, alien invasive tree species. In Colorado, tree-of-heaven are … Continue reading
Signs of Fall 1: Tree-of-Heaven on the Range!
(Click on the following link to listen to an audioversion of this blog …. Tree of Heaven If you imagine the Colorado rangelands as they were two hundred years ago, you would see a treeless rolling expanse of shortgrass prairie … Continue reading