…and a very acute sense of smell, using their large snouts to probe in the dark. Their diet consists mostly of insects and earthworms. Opossum This non-native species was introduced… (Search hits: 2 in body, 0 in title, 0 in categories, 0 in tags, 0 in other taxonomies, 0 in comments. Score: 13.93)
…medications that are not needed. So when there are leftover medications, how do you dispose of them? In the old days I remember my parents flushing them down the toilet,… (Search hits: 2 in body, 0 in title, 0 in categories, 0 in tags, 0 in other taxonomies, 0 in comments. Score: 13.93)
…during these stressful days: calm contemplation, being present, and drawing meaning, joy, and satisfaction from our time on Earth. As spring – that timeless subject of poems – is springing… (Search hits: 10 in body, 0 in title, 0 in categories, 0 in tags, 0 in other taxonomies, 0 in comments. Score: 81.59)
…the man she might one day marry. What she doesn’t know is that Nick’s family home happens to look like a palace, that she’ll ride in more private planes than… (Search hits: 15 in body, 0 in title, 0 in categories, 0 in tags, 0 in other taxonomies, 0 in comments. Score: 86.59)
Tomorrow, April 22, is Earth Day. This year also marks the 50th anniversary of Earth Day. In the years following World War II, manufacture and use of automobiles boomed across… (Search hits: 31 in body, 3 in title, 0 in categories, 1 in tags, 0 in other taxonomies, 0 in comments. Score: 10185.41)
Friday, April 27 is Arbor Day, a day for encouraging the planting of trees and celebrating their importance. Today, Arbor Day is somewhat overlooked, being mostly supplanted by Earth Day…. (Search hits: 11 in body, 1 in title, 0 in categories, 1 in tags, 0 in other taxonomies, 0 in comments. Score: 245.86)
…Earth Day events from the Governor’s Energy Office, along with the Colorado State Parks Earth Day page. There are many resources on environmental issues from Colorado state agencies: Environment Topics… (Search hits: 6 in body, 2 in title, 0 in categories, 0 in tags, 0 in other taxonomies, 0 in comments. Score: 7384.19)
A century ago, what we now know as Earth Day was called Arbor Day. The day was celebrated by planting trees, and in Denver especially, Mayor Speer would give out… (Search hits: 8 in body, 2 in title, 0 in categories, 0 in tags, 0 in other taxonomies, 0 in comments. Score: 7284.87)
…April is dedicated to the Earth? According to goodgoodgood.co, Earth Month came out of the same group of activists that started the Earth Day movement back in 1970, and the… (Search hits: 23 in body, 1 in title, 0 in categories, 2 in tags, 0 in other taxonomies, 0 in comments. Score: 3138.19)
Earthquakes in Colorado? Yes, earthquakes are certainly possible in Colorado, and on November 7, 1882, Colorado was hit by an earthquake thought to be centered in the northern Front Range…. (Search hits: 8 in body, 2 in title, 0 in categories, 2 in tags, 0 in other taxonomies, 0 in comments. Score: 1496.7)
…the Office of Emergency Management on this topic. A sampling – Colorado Earthquake Hazards, 1999 We Don’t have Earthquakes in Colorado, Do We? 2002 Colorado Earthquake Map Server Published Faults… (Search hits: 9 in body, 1 in title, 0 in categories, 1 in tags, 0 in other taxonomies, 0 in comments. Score: 1397.7)
…scientists began to notice something was going on when a series of earthquakes started. The earthquake activity continued, with as many as 10,000 small quakes during late March, April, and… (Search hits: 3 in body, 1 in title, 0 in categories, 2 in tags, 0 in other taxonomies, 0 in comments. Score: 785.42)
…news from Colorado State Library. Let’s open the Friday Grab Bag! Earth Day, Hooray! Garfield County Libraries invites you to celebrate Earth Day and World Book Day by becoming a… (Search hits: 18 in body, 1 in title, 0 in categories, 1 in tags, 0 in other taxonomies, 0 in comments. Score: 403.05)
Coming up on Friday, April 22, we celebrate Earth Day. The first Earth Day was celebrated on April 22, 1970. It grew out of the celebration of Arbor Day, which… (Search hits: 15 in body, 2 in title, 0 in categories, 1 in tags, 0 in other taxonomies, 0 in comments. Score: 377.73)
…roots back to the early 1900s, when schoolchildren planted trees on “Arbor Day” — the precursor to today’s Earth Day. By 1940, the movement for conservation of natural resources had… (Search hits: 3 in body, 1 in title, 0 in categories, 1 in tags, 0 in other taxonomies, 0 in comments. Score: 277.59)
…Today, April 5, 1994 Jefferson County Public Library invites teens to Celebrate Earth Day with eco-friendly activities: make your own terrarium, build a personal hydroponic growing system, and enjoy a… (Search hits: 3 in body, 1 in title, 0 in categories, 1 in tags, 0 in other taxonomies, 0 in comments. Score: 229.86)
…history of our state. The April 14, 1935 “Black Sunday” dust storm as seen near Springfield, Baca County. Photo by the Farm Security Administration (FSA). Farmers began moving to the… (Search hits: 1 in body, 1 in title, 0 in categories, 1 in tags, 0 in other taxonomies, 0 in comments. Score: 112.93)
Happy Earth Day! The theme for this Earth Day is “Invest in Our Planet,” and so it is a fantastic time to reflect on our library’s role within the community,… (Search hits: 15 in body, 0 in title, 0 in categories, 0 in tags, 0 in other taxonomies, 0 in comments. Score: 220.92)
October 9th is the third Indigenous Peoples’ Day in the US, a holiday that was established in 2021 to celebrate “the invaluable contributions and resilience of Indigenous peoples” and recognize… (Search hits: 9 in body, 1 in title, 0 in categories, 1 in tags, 0 in other taxonomies, 0 in comments. Score: 156.73)
…occurred in the 21st century: The Haiti earthquake (2010), Hurricane Katrina (2005), the Indian Ocean earthquake and tsunami (2004), Japan’s Tohoku Hurricane and Tsunami (2011), the New Zealand Earthquake (2011),… (Search hits: 3 in body, 1 in title, 0 in categories, 1 in tags, 0 in other taxonomies, 0 in comments. Score: 138.8)