San Juan Mountains Association needs volunteers to help fourth and fifth grade students from Ignacio plant Ponderosa pines in the Vallecito area on April 26. This is a moderate activity requiring hiking in rough terrain. If you are interested please contact [email protected] for additional details for the project.
FireWise of Southwest Colorado is offering a chipper rental rebate program for residents needing to reduce the slash from wildfire fuels mitigation on private lands. The program began on April 1 and is open to all residents in La Plata, Archuleta, Montezuma, Dolores, and San Juan counties.
The program will reimburse residents the lesser of $100/day or 50 percent of the chipper rental cost or mitigation contractor cost. Rebates are also available to homeowner associations that sponsor a chipping day. The program will run until Oct. 30. Rebate forms are available at www.southwestcoloradofires.org (For the Homeowner tab) and most equipment rental stores. Contact Bill Trimarco at 264-0430 or [email protected] for more information.
In honor of Arbor Day, the San Juan National Forest is offering native Ponderosa pine seedlings free to the public on a first come, first serve basis from Friday, April 22, through Friday, April 29, or as long as supplies last, at its offices in Durango, Dolores, Bayfield and Pagosa Springs.
Donations to the national forest’s Plant-a-Tree Program are encouraged to help cover the costs of collecting, storing and growing native trees to reforest burned areas in the San Juan National Forest. Individuals can pick up a maximum of 10 seedlings per person. Seedlings should be kept cool (in the shade or in a refrigerator) and be planted within the next week. Seedlings come with instructions on how to plant and care for the young trees. For more information, contact the San Juan National Forest at 247-4874.
The Ignacio Community Library, 470 Goddard Ave. in Ignacio, will offer these programs:
. “Adventures in Scratchboard” will take place from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. every Tuesday in May. Scratchboard is a reductive drawing process using fiberglass pencils, fine wire and steel wool. This class will teach the technique.
. “The Mechanics of Rope” will take place at 3 p.m. May 2. Participants will learn about the types, materials, uses and how to gain mechanical advantage. The instructor has more than 20 years of guiding and rescue experience in handling rope in a variety of settings.
. “Fruit Trees: Planting & Care” will take place at noon May 11. Participants will learn what fruit trees grow well in this area, how to pick healthy trees, preparing the ground for planting and the care of the tree.
. “The Awakening of Life: The Bear Dance Explained” will take place at 4:30 p.m. May 12. Participants will learn about the traditional Southern Ute Indian Tribe Bear Dance from tribal elder Russell Box Sr.
For more information, visit https://ignaciolibrary.org.
Would you like to learn how to share interactive, literacy-building e-books with the children in your life? The Pine River Library will host a session on how to use the library’s new Tumblebooks database to its fullest potential. The session is from 6 to 7 p.m. on Tuesday, April 26.
Tumblebooks is a virtual collection of talking and animated picture books, including many classic titles like The Paperbag Princess and fairytale favorites Jack and the Beanstalk and Old Mother Hubbard. Tumblebooks also provides access to additional resources that build reading, math, and multiple literacy skills, as well as non-fiction books, educational games, and puzzles. Parents are welcome to bring their children to the event.
For more information, call the library at 884-2222, ext. 510.
Is all the talk about gluten-free diets hype? And what about all the new products hitting stores and menus? Or is gluten secretly robbing you and your family of optimal health?
Local dietitian/ nutritionist Fran Sutherlin will discuss “Healing Your Gut: Gluten 101” at the Pine River Library. Sutherlin will discuss how gluten impacts health. The talk is at 6 p.m. on Thursday, April 28.
“The term ‘gluten-free’ is popping up in grocery stores and on restaurant menus. Gluten is a hot topic, and yet we have to be careful as the term ‘gluten-free’ does not ensure ‘healthy,'” Sutherlin said. “With that said, whole-food nutrition healing does not have to be complicated. Let’s keep our whole-food nutrition health journey simple, practical, and most importantly doable!”
For more information, call the library at 884-2222, ext. 510.
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