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Harvested as part of thinning to reduce fire danger.
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“Experience keeps a dear school but fools will learn in no other”
-Benjamin Franklin
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Our Nighthawks will be the Next to Leave
As the geese leave the pond for larger bodies of water and training for the larger migratory flights, we’re left with a few ducks, and the evenings provide aerial shows of insect eating birds. The swallows have been busy all summer removing mosquitoes and other insects. As the geese leave, the air over the pond Read more
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Scraps and Threads Quilt Guild Meet while Social Distancing
On Thursday August 13, Scraps and Threads, enjoyed a beautiful summer day at the Tobacco Valley Historical Village in Eureka. This was only the second meeting since the state’s shut down in March. Under the shade of the willow, guild members discussed upcoming events while eating lunch. This is a practical meeting place for the Read more
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Community BBQ at Trego School
Busy! Amazingly busy. Optional tours (small group) coincided with grilling, snacking at picnic tables, the collection of paperwork, and a few very lively games of tag. Trego School is revisiting the past with a collection of old photographs. Most of the photos feature smiling children, but a few feature their teachers. If you’d like to Read more
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My life with Canada Geese
In the flyway, I saw geese as population, as statistics – an appropriate way for a demographer to view any group. As a retiree, back in northwest Montana, I saw geese as neighbors on about 3 ½ acres of pond. Watching individuals, and then families, began in 2015. Goose appropriated the island for her nest, Read more
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Earwigs. They’re everywhere, no?
Just yesterday morning I found one curled up inside the handle of my razor. It’s been a good year for earwigs here, a rather moist spring. If you’ve got dead wood near your house or any other nice pile of decaying plants (even mulch), you’ve likely noticed them yourself. Perhaps you’ve heard that earwigs crawl Read more
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Why Complete the Census
The Decennial Census is mandated in the Constitution for a single purpose – to apportion Congressional Representation according to population. It’s important to Montana – and looking at just Montana, Wyoming, and California shows the math – Wyoming has the lowest population (547,637 in 2010), California the largest (37,253,956 in 2010) and Montana’s 2010 population Read more
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