The Boulevard Fall Gardens Tour, a walking tour of 10 historic gardens put on by the nonprofit organization Boulevard Neighborhood Association, will be held from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday on East Third Avenue.

Tickets will not be sold at the Welcome Center as previously reported, but can be purchased online at www.bnadurango.org, from an association board member or at the Durango & Silverton Narrow Gauge Railroad. The cost is $20.

Tickets not sold before Saturday will also be available by check or cash only at these garden locations:

450 East Third Ave.: A Xeric Cottage Garden.

670 East Third Ave.: Bruton’s Kitchen Garden.

805 East Fifth Ave.: The Gable House B&B Garden.

825 East Third Ave.: Waterfall Serenity.

929 East Third Ave.: A Children’s Garden.

1001 East Third Ave.: Through the Garden Gate: An Urban Paradise.

1017 East Third Ave.: Carriage House and Fire Circle Charm.

1040 East Third Ave.: Kathy’s Fairy Meadow.

1472 East Third Ave.: The Foster Terraced Garden.

1504 East Third Ave.: A Hillside Woodlands Garden.

To volunteer with ticket sales or to help guests at the individual gardens Saturday, call Mike Todt at 403-3449 or Karen Anesi at 799-0680.

Vallecito Dam closed to pedestrians

Vallecito Dam, located near Bayfield, will be closed to pedestrian traffic through Oct. 7 for public safety, according to the Bureau of Reclamation.

The closure is necessary to install vehicle barriers and boulders at both ends of Vallecito Dam. The construction work will involve heavy equipment, concrete and open excavations. Construction fencing and appropriate signs will be installed.

In addition to the dam closure, parking lots on either side of the dam will be closed for construction access, staging materials and equipment. A 4-foot opening will remain between the barriers and boulders for future pedestrian, horse, all-terrain vehicle and snowplow access.

For more information, visit www.usbr.gov.

Visit Farmers Market for Eat Local fest

The Eat Local Celebration continues with festivities from 8 a.m. to noon Saturday at the Durango Farmers Market, in the First National Bank parking lot, 259 W. Ninth St.

Mahogany Grille will offer samples of locally sourced food, and employees will be available to discuss its involvement in the local food system. The Garden Project of Southwest Colorado also will provide an opportunity to support its School Garden Program fundraiser with a raffle for a free ticket to one of its gardening workshops this fall at the Ohana Kuleana Community Garden.

For more information, visit www.local-first.org.

Old Fort Farm Stand has your fresh veggies

The Old Fort Farm Stand will be open from 1 to 4 p.m. Thursday outside the Student Union at Fort Lewis College.

The stand will offer: spinach; mixed greens; romaine; arugula; curly kale; chard; radishes; zucchini; carrots; beets; shishito, jalapeño, bell, mariachi and serrano peppers; green beans; onions; leeks; potatoes; tomatoes; Anaheim green chiles; Pueblo chiles; shallots; collards; roasted Anaheim and pueblo green chiles; cauliflower; sweet corn; garlic heads; basil; flat-leaf parsley; dill; cilantro; basil, cilantro and arugula pesto; kale chips; dehydrated onions; zucchini bread; pumpkin bread; roasted poblano chiles; caramelized onions; yellow pepper rings; grass-fed beef; and local pork.

For more information, email [email protected].

Visit Allison Grange for reunion, potluck

An Allison, Arboles, Tiffany Reunion will take place at 12:30 p.m. Sunday at the Mt. Allison Grange Hall in Allison.

A potluck will begin at 12:30 p.m. Paper goods and drinks will be provided.

Prescribed burns planned near Dolores

The Bureau of Land Management’s Tres Rios Field Office plans to begin several prescribed burns as early as this week, or as conditions allow.

The prescribed burns will treat 509 acres of ponderosa pine and Gambel oak.

The West Rim Pines Project includes 20 separate units – all located about seven miles east of Dove Creek, on BLM-managed lands. Crews anticipate introducing fire to three units as early as Thursday. The prescribed burns are anticipated up to three days, with an additional two days of monitoring both burns once completed to ensure public safety.

While smoke may be visible in the area at times during the burns, most of the smoke will lift and dissipate during the warmest parts of the day. Smoke may be visible in the area for several days after each burn is completed as vegetation in the interior of the burn continues to smolder.

Quilters guild to meet Thursday

The La Plata Quilters Guild will meet at 5:30 p.m. Thursday at Christ the King Lutheran Church, 495 Florida Road.

A trunk show will be presented by Becky Welch of Albuquerque. She will also demonstrate the art of choosing fabric and threads for a particular look one might want in his or her quilt.

Welch’s workshop will be from 9:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Saturday at Christ the King Lutheran Church. The workshop will be about different threads, needles and their uses in quilting.

For more information or to attend the class, call Cathy Duggan at 884-5129.

DHS Class of 1965 to host reunion

The Durango High School Class of 1965 will gather for its 50th reunion from 5 to 10 p.m. Friday and Saturday downstairs at the Durango Elks Lodge, 901 East Second Ave.

The classes of 1966 and 1964 are welcome to join the class Friday. For more information, email [email protected] or call 759-3295.

A rededication of the refurbished Buckley Memorial will take place at 10 a.m. Saturday at the north end of Buckley Park. The class of ’65 built and dedicated the monument to educators Warren and Wendell Buckley in 1985.

Herald Staff