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Laramie's summer farmers market season begins
1+ day, 1+ hour ago (1030+ words) The Tuesday Local Market is shown last year in Undine Park. Lisa Cox, market manager of the'Tuesday Local Market, is shown during an event last summer in Undine Park. A crowd of people check out the selections of fresh produce…...
Managed Landscapes Help Combat Summer's Biggest Challenges
5+ day, 14+ hour ago (377+ words) (NAPSI)Summer brings challenges homeowners and communities often dread: scorching heat, dusty conditions, sudden and heavy storms, and in some regions, increased wildfire risk. According to the Turf Mutt Foundation, properly managed landscapes are one of the most effectiveand often…...
Historic drought hits Wyoming ag producers | Local News
5+ day, 17+ hour ago (1259+ words) Darcy and Victor Goni began adjusting their normal ranch operations in March after an unusually dry winter. To meet their livestock's nutritional needs, the couple has added bale grazing and is using supplemental feed tubs. BUFFALO " A historic drought gripping…...
Fire concerns heightened in drought conditions heading into summer
1+ week, 3+ day ago (707+ words) Firefighters use aerial units to fight the Robertson Draw Fire near Clark in 2021. More than 2. 4 million acres of public land has already burned this year. POWELL " Park County Fire Marshall Jerry Parker is concerned. "Very concerned," he said, as dry…...
Drought delivers "worst case scenario" for fire scar recovery in Wyoming"s Bighorn Basin
1+ week, 4+ day ago (1303+ words) Hills on the right side of this gulch in the Bridger Mountains were not burned by the Red Canyon Fire. The slopes to the left lost their sagebrush overstory, which could take decades to grow back if it returns at…...
Trump administration resurrects dangerous cyanide bombs
1+ week, 5+ day ago (796+ words) M-44s are spring-loaded devices stuck in the ground and scented with decomposed animal tissue. They blast cyanide into the mouth of any creature that bites and pulls them. They were introduced in 1967, to replace gunpowder-driven Coyote Getters. M-44s are designed to kill…...
The Trump administration wants wildfires doused; that could have long-term consequences, experts say
2+ week, 11+ hour ago (188+ words) Wyoming News. com - Manage Subscription (Pay Your Bill, Vacation Request, Update Account Info) High Wind Watch from WED 6: 00 AM MDT until WED 6: 00 PM MDT Smoke rises from torched trees across the landscape as the Spread Creek Fire continues to burn....
Prairie Doc Perspective: Reflecting on progress
3+ week, 4+ day ago (262+ words) It's human nature to tell stories about the past, and doctors aren't immune to that impulse. The second year medical students rotating through my clinic have me reflecting on my own years as a fledgling physician, and the changes I've…...
Local, state and federal partners prepare for a severe fire season
3+ week, 5+ day ago (937+ words) From left after Smokey Bear, Bunni Maceo with the Forest Service, Paul Hohn with the U. S. Wildland Fire Service, Tanya Thrift with Wyoming BLM, Craig Haslam with the Wyoming Rural Firefighters Association and Kelly Norris, Wyoming State Forester, listen as Gov....