Filters come to Trego School
Trego School’s Health and Safety Plan includes HEPA filters installed in air purifiers and in the heaters. While the filters for the heaters have not yet arrived (and are not expected to be needed soon, given current temperatures), the others are here. HEPA filters specialize in filtering out the really small, things measured in microns…
Community Decay… Part 2
What exactly is community decay? Who does this apply to? The Community Decay Ordinance for Lincoln County (2018-05) reads “It is unlawful for any person to maintain conditions that contribute to community decay on property owned, occupied, or controlled by him or her on or adjacent to any public roadway within the county.” At this…
Talking about Risk
A headline read, “What if we could live for a million years?” My casual answer was “not a chance.” Even if we could eliminate aging and disease, we still have to consider risk. The National Safety Council reports 1.25 deaths for every 100 million miles of highway travel. Assume 10,000 miles per year of highway…
Wasps… they’re not always out to get us.
What says midsummer better than unexpected wasp nests? Buzzing uncomfortably overhead, nests full to bursting with developing young. Dreadful things, right? What would you say if I told you that aggressive wasps (think of your stereotypical Bald Faced Hornets) aren’t the only kind out there? Even within a single species, there are a wide variety…
Knapweed, my current enemy.
At this time of year, many hill-slopes have turned a sharp pink-purple color. Whether you’re in Glacier or driving along 93, you’ll see its flowers in the cuts alongside the road. Here in Trego proper, you can often find it in ditches, or there’s an abundant field of it downslope from the Trego Pub. Knapweed.…
Montana’s Greatest Climatologist
My one class in climate studies was about 40 years ago at Montana State University. The professor was Joe Caprio . . . yeah, “The Father of Scientific Phenology.” It’s interesting how many state climatologists make their starts as meteorologists. Anyway, I was back in school, getting enough credits in ag engineering to qualify as…
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