Steve Ruddell of CarbonVerde, LLC will speak to the Rotary Club of Durango at 6 p.m. Tuesday at the Strater Hotel, 699 Main Ave.

After first presenting on the U.S. national climate policy since 2007 and where it is today, Ruddell will talk on how he is helping forestland owners access compliance and voluntary carbon offset markets. Ruddell uses market-based approaches to generate value for private and public forestland owners by developing forest-offset projects for trading carbon credits in the California cap-and-trade compliance market and carbon voluntary markets. These offset projects help forestland owners generate additional revenue that help keep their land as forests while mitigating climate change. Visitors are welcome.

For more information, call Bruce Rodman at 385-7899.

CDOT announces road maintenance

Colorado Department of Transportation announces these road maintenance projects:

Pot-hole patching will take place on Colorado Highway 145 between Dolores and Rico from 7 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesday and Wednesday. There will be minimal traveler impact.

Mowing will take place on U.S. Highway 491, 11 miles north of Cortez, from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesday and Wednesday. There will be some lane closures and traffic slowing.

For more information, visit www.coloradodot.info or call 511.

Four Corners Lecture Series continues

As part of the Four Corners Lecture Series, Crow Canyon archaeologist Kristin Kuckelman will discuss new evidence of the uses of ancient Pueblo multiple-story structures at 7 p.m. Thursday at the Crow Canyon Archaeological Center, 23390 Road K, Cortez.

A professional archaeologist since 1977, Kuckelman has led several long-term excavation projects that included the investigation of multi-story structures, including projects at Castle Rock, Yellow Jacket, and Goodman Point Pueblos. Her areas of interest include subsistence stress, pre-state violence, environmental impacts on societal decision-making, and processes of depopulation. Kuckelman’s presentation is titled “Work Room, Storage Room, Kitchen and Refuge: The Many and Varied Uses of Multiple-Story Structures in Late Pueblo III Villages of the Northern San Juan.”

High Noon Rotary Club to meet Thursday

The Durango High Noon Rotary Club will meet from 11:45 a.m. to 1 p.m. Thursday at the DoubleTree Hotel, 501 Camino del Rio.

The cost for lunch is $15. Jim and Roberta Graham will speak on the Qudrat School in Afghanistan and give a “Shortest Pilot in the Navy” presentation.

Nursery to host photo contest

Durango Nursery & Supply, 271 Kay Cee Lane, is having a Dog Days of Summer Photo Contest through August.

People should submit their best pet-in-the-garden photo to [email protected]. Photos can be viewed at the nursery or on Durango Nursery’s Pinterest site, and winners will receive a gift certificate. Sales on “dog” plants like Ninebark, Dogwood, Woodruff and bark mulch also are going on in August.

For more information, call 259-8800 or visit http://durangonursery.com.

Herald Staff