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Ear to the ground:
“If you trim the bushes, it makes the deck look bigger.”
– Useful manscaping, er, landscaping tips.
Down and derby
September is not only prime riding season in Durango, but it’s also the time when most riders, after a summer in the saddle, reach tip-top condition. If you’re looking to gauge just how much (or little) time you spent on the singletrack, why not test yourself at the second annual Durango Derby mtb race on Sun., Sept. 1?
The 40-mile race features 5,500 feet of vert across four stages on Durango’s in-town singletrack and will include solo and team divisions. For all that hard work, there is a $10,000 pro cash purse, which will be split evenly between the men’s and women’s categories. First place will take home $3,000, second place $1,250 and third $750. And for those who don’t quite make the pro podium, not to worry – there’s runner-up swag from Maxxis, King Cage, Stan’s, Tailwind and more.
Not pro enough or as amateur as they come? Race organizers promise “fun-forward racing and good times for riders of all levels.” Not only that, but you’ll get to rub elbows with some of Durango’s finest on two wheels, including Payson McElveen, Sarah Sturm, Ryan Standish, Evelyn Dong and more.
Described as an answer to the “cannibalism” of gravel racing, the Derby is the brainbaby of recently retired FLC cycling director Dave Hagen and local mtb racer Dylan Stucki, who brought the Single Speed CX World Championships to town in 2022.
New this year, the Derby has added the “Downcountry Dominator” challenge. This “race within a race” times riders on one mystery section in each stage. Winners receive bragging rights, cash and swag.
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Still need to think on it? Registration is open all they way up to noon Sat., Aug. 31, for all you last-minuters out there (pretty much the entire town). To help sweeten the deal, 10% of proceeds from registration fees will go to local trails and cycling nonprofits like Durango Trails, Durango DEVO, FLC Cycling and Gallup-based Silver Stallion. Maybe you’re a watcher? The Derby needs volunteers, too (lots).
For more info. on any and all of the above, visit www.durangoderby.com
LaVidaLocal
Playlisted
On the rare occasions I speak with people, they like to ask how I’ve been. “Busy,” I say. “But like, actually busy. Not just pretending to be busy to get me out of social engagements and other unwanted obligations. Busy, like, all-thetime busy. Busy like I-now-understand-how-coffee-becomes-a-person’s-identity levels of busy. BUSY. Now, please excuse me while I get back to the business of busyness.”
Sometimes these people don’t believe that I’m actually busy. This usually applies when these people are not themselves small business owners or entrepreneurs. I think people who run their own businesses generally understand this sense of being busy all the time.
We are so busy because, despite what your parents might think, a small business is not like a small child – you can’t just give it some whiskey to knock it out and then shut off the baby monitor for the night. A business never lets you rest. At least it never lets ME rest.
However. Running a small business – very small, because it consists of myself and the ideas dashing through my brain, some of which I deem less unfit for printing in the paper – doesn’t explain all of my busyness lately. No, in lieu of doing work-work, I’ve been working on a playlist.
Sure, you might say this project is “only” a onehour playlist. You might think that with 100,000 new tracks added to Spotify each day, identifying 15 or 20 of them to fill an hour of airtime shouldn’t be so hard. You might also think that, because I am not getting paid for this playlist, that the stakes are nonexistent.
You, however, might be wrong.
SignoftheDownfall: opinion
The hopes of a nation rest on this playlist. Or at least the hopes of a few people who belong to some nation or other. Maybe 10 of us. Odds are, at least one belongs to Bronco Nation, if that’s what you call Denver football fans, or Ford SUV drivers, or members of the Nagurski fan club.
But for those 10 or so people of various nationalities, the stakes could hardly be pounded further into the ground if I hit my head against them instead of against this cinder-block wall.
See, I was asked to throw together a little music for a post-workshop dance
Thumbin’It
Mary Monroe-Brown and her 19 years of kick-ass work as director of Trails 2000/Durango Trails, which included adding some 50 miles of singletrack to the local network. Happy trails, Mary!
Ska’s Mexi Logger is now available for our drinking pleasure all year long, so we can pretend like it’s river time, even in January. Pinch us.
A new state law that classifies bees, butterflies and other pollinators as wildlife, paving the way for more protections for the important insects, which proliferate everything from apples and strawberries to coffee and almonds.
practice coming up. Wide open, free and easy, no pressure – people may not even dance to the music I play, unless they’re not quite tired out yet, in which case they’ll dance Every Song, and oh, also they’re learning a sub-style of Argentine tango entirely new to them, so this playlist will basically be their first-ever impression of it, so if they don’t vibe with the playlist they could decide they hate this particular dance style FOREVER, and it all came down to my poor choice of a Fine Young Cannibals song.
Just a one-hour playlist. You might as well tell Chopin that he plays just the piano, or Maggie Smith that despite a long and accomplished career in theater and on screen that she will just be remembered as the Harry Potter lady.
Then you might as well take those examples and quadruple them in insult and intensity and importance, and that’ll give you a sense of the great impact of this playlist on my life and the lives of these dozen or fewer people taking part in the niche practice of dancing Argentine tango as a waltz, only they spell it “vals,” because language is fun.
However you spell it, it’s still tango music in 3/4 time instead of the usual 4/4 time, unless it’s actually 6/8 time, which seems like the same fraction to me but I’ve heard musicians argue about the distinctions longer and more passionately than “Star Wars” fans debating if Han or Greedo shot first. This also means that the vast majority of music, both tango and popular, is not accessible to me in building this Perfect Playlist. According to my latest survey, in fact, of those 100,000 new songs added to Spotify each day, fewer than 1% are waltzes (and even fewer still are “valses”).
And that’ll help you maybe grasp a strand of a hint of a sense of why I’m so darn busy.
Oh, and add in that I’m driving to another town both to debut and to close this playlist. Which means that if it goes badly, my name will be smeared, tattered, tarred and feathered in an entirely NEW community, in addition to my already declining reputation among those whom I shut down for asking me how I’m doing at the beginning of this piece.
This playlist MATTERS. So, please excuse me. I have to return to it before my regular small business realizes what I’ve actually been doing for several weeks now. – Zach Hively
Crushing news that local cycling Olympian Howard Grotts is in a bad way after a horrific crash recently at the Breck Epic race (in which he was leading.) We’re all pulling for you.
Don’t eat the Diamond Shruumz! The legally available “magic” mushroom chocolate bars have been found to contain toxic levels of the same compound in poisonous red-capped Amanita muscaria mushrooms and have been linked to 140 illnesses, including two deaths.
Is anyone else’s garden full of hard, green tomatoes heading into the last week of August or is it just us?
That’s methed up
An unknown individual donated multiple bags of pineapple-flavored Rinda candies to a foodbank in Aukland, N.Z., and as a treat, the candies were added to 400 handouts last week. However, after one recipient complained that the candy “tasted funny,” the foodbank investigated and discovered that the candies were disguised chunks of solid meth that would deliver 300 times the fatal dose if swallowed. The street value of each “candy” was $600, so of course, some New Zealanders got in trouble after being caught selling their treats on Facebook, but then again, that’s also how you stop needing the foodbank.
WritersontheRange
Say what?
When it comes to trail small talk, sometimes silence is golden
by Marjorie “Slim” Woodruff
Isuppose it’s the human thing on a hiking trail to acknowledge one another when passing. But on a well-used trail, the same comments come up time and time again.
Take “good morning.” As an introvert, I don’t understand why I have to say “good morning” to every member of a 30-person group. Nor does “good afternoon” roll off the tongue as nicely. Too many plosives and fricatives. Yesterday, I got yelled at for not saying a cheery enough “good morning” to a passing hiker. I did not realize I was at a Downton Abbey garden party.
Then there’s the consoling “you’re almost there” hello. For one thing, I am almost never almost there when assured that I am. Volunteers at 10ks or marathons are warned to never, ever tell someone they are almost there. Almost there is when you can see the parking lot.
An annoying question is “everything OK?” Why are they asking this? Admittedly, I have more gray hair than brown, but do I look so decrepit that they are concerned about my well-being? What would they do if I said, “It would really be OK if you took my pack!”
“How you doing?” Do they really want to know that my trick hip is acting up, and my pack irritates that weird spot on my scapula? Probably not.
“Good luck.” Again, why? Is the only thing that will assure my success a whim of fate? I used to answer, “In the words of the immortal solo climber of Mount Everest, Reinhold Messner, ‘I do not believe in luck.’” That usually gets me a blank look.
“Where did you start, and how long did it take you?” People usually ask me this while hiking in Grand Canyon. But why ask a random stranger how they did? I’m not racing. One woman asked me this at Bryce Canyon National Park, because she and her boyfriend were attempting a loop. She thought they were on the wrong trail, but her boyfriend thought she was wrong. Turned out he was the one who was wrong, and he wasn’t happy about finding that out.
“Is it really harder hiking uphill?” Is this a trick question?
“Where are you going?” That seems a deep philosophical question to pose to a complete stranger.
“How was it?” I guess I could answer on a scale of one to 10 …
“Was it worth it?” I’m always tempted to reply, “No, turn around now.”
“Does this trail go anywhere?”
“No,” I want to say, “it just kind of sits there.”
“If I hike down this trail, is there another way out?” Not really: Walk in, walk out is usually the case.
Sometimes a joker will ask, “Are we there yet?” I sometimes answer, “Buddha would say, ‘We are always there.’” That gets me a laugh now and then.
Several times I have been asked where the next shuttle bus stop is. If this is asked while on a trail in the Grand Canyon, the answer is “A mile back and a thousand feet up the way you came.” Poleaxed stare. “The bus doesn’t come down here?”
“No,” I want to say, “they tend to stick to the paved road.”
One young man told me, “I hope I can do this.” I said, “It looks as though you are,” he replied.
“No, I mean when I am as old as you.”
I guess I can take that as a compliment. Then there is the compliment: “I hope I’m as fit as you when I’m your age.” I want to reply: “I might be as fit as your age!”
A friend who let her hair go gray during COVID told me that she gets a lot more positive comments than she used to: “Young hikers used to mutter under their breath when I passed them. Now they tend to do a thumbs up and say, ‘Good for you.’”
I was hiking one day with a group of women who have hiked the West on trails for years, when a man stepped to the side to let us pass. He beamed at us as he said, “You ladies look radiant.” Now that is the kind of trail talk I like.
Marjorie “Slim” Woodruff is a contributor to Writers on the Range, writersontherange.org, an independent nonprofit dedicated to spurring lively conversation about the West. She is an educator at the bottom of the Grand Canyon. ■
Hikers on the Colorado Trail in Gunnison County. / Photo by Ricky Stephenson
SoapBox
‘They are back’
Ursine calling card
Does a bear poop in the woods? Not if there’s a road
– Karen Carver, Durango Voices for
CATs
Voters can choose to vote “yes” to end the trophy hunting of mountain lions for their heads, and fur-trapping of bobcats on the “Cats Aren’t Trophies” ballot measure in November.
Our coalition recently held a press conference at The Wild Animal Sanctuary, northeast of Denver, where we saw a mountain lion, her sweet butterflypatterned face hiding in the grass, before she walked away, which is quintessential lion behavior when humans are present. We saw two lynx and a bobcat, making up all three of the types of wild cats that will be spared with a yes vote.
Among the cats were CATs supporters: A powerful display of seriousminded voices for true wildlife conservation.
The room was silent, however, when shown raw footage of packs of dogs chas-
ing lions and bobcats into trees, where they were shot as trophies. The video, “This is NOT Conservation,” can be seen here: tinyurl.com/49n4hpvx
Veterinarian Valerie Johnson, who holds a PhD from Colorado State University, connected the dots. “Mountain lion trophy hunters of Colorado are in the same vein as the people who pay big money to go to Africa and cut the tusks off elephants or heads off lions,” she told the crowd.
Erik Molvar spoke as a hunter, although he’s a well-published biologist in wildlife conservation.
“Hunters are like me, they subscribe to hunting ethics,” he said. “Hunting for big cats is trophy hunting, pure and simple. It’s not to fill the freezer, it’s to bring home a trophy … to brag about and impress your friends. That doesn’t respect the quarry, so it doesn’t deserve any particular respect from the general public, either.”
J. Dallas Gudgell, an experienced environmental scientist and member of the Fort Peck Assiniboine and Sioux Tribes added: “As an Indigenous person concerned with and raised in a framework of right relationship with the natural world,
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I find trophy hunting and egocentric activity upends nature’s natural balance.”
Gudgell, Wildlife and Tribal Policy Direc-
tor for the International Wildlife Coexistence Network, one of the 100 groups endorsing CATs.
Veterinarian Christine Capaldo, a specialist in feline medicine, spoke of a bobcat in her southwestern Colorado community who was fur trapped and strangled to death just to sell its fur on the lucrative Chinese fur market. “Allowing unlimited numbers of bobcats to be killed isn’t about wildlife biology or management, it’s about greed, trophies, the despicable fur trade to China and a complete disregard for the welfare of wildlife … Colorado’s native wild cats should not ever be for sale.”
Mickey Pardo, a Colorado wildlife biologist featured in The New York Times and National Geographic, explained, “As a biologist, I support the CATs ballot measure to ban trophy hunting and trapping of wild cats in Colorado. The scientific evidence is clear that hunting these animals is completely unnecessary and the methods used to hunt them are exceptionally cruel.”
Deanna Meyer, born and raised in Colorado, runs a family farm in lion country. “One Christmas Day two years ago, I followed the sounds, finding six dogs who treed a terrified bobcat on my land. I was infuriated when I found out that there was nothing I could do. When this initiative passes, it will end this harassment and protect lions and bobcats who aren’t causing conflicts with humans.”
Delia Malone is a West Slope field ecologist and Wildlife Chair for Colorado Sierra Club, which endorses CATs. “At my home in Redstone, we’re lucky enough to have a cougar family that has lived in the forest above us for generations – we’ve never had a negative encounter with the cougar family … trophy killing of lions contradicts the science, it is ethically
wrong and should be outlawed.”
Every speaker at this event shows Colorado voters who we are: A vast coalition of wildlife experts, conservationists and diverse citizens who all agree that this kind of fringe hunting for heads and fur has no place in the great state of Colorado.
As Pat Craig said so well: “Let’s be clear: mountain lions and bobcats are not a food source as many callous individuals like to suggest. Instead, they are hunted solely for their heads and beautiful coats.”
– Julie Marshall, Director of Communications for Cats Aren’t Trophies, Lafayette
Weapons proving ground
As a former Navy enlisted and officer, and in a family that had a close relative serve in every war from the Civil War to the War on Terror, I closely follow the impact of world affairs on our military posture.
Ukraine is supported in its war with Russia with vast amounts of military equipment from the U.S. and European countries. This is necessary to prevent Russia from overrunning Ukraine and then threatening NATO countries. A side, but vitally important, benefit is the utilization of our military equipment in Ukraine enables us to evaluate its performance under battlefield conditions against a potential enemy.
The Ukraine War has revealed that tanks, other vehicles, artillery and troops can be exposed to destruction by inexpensive and readily available drones. This has necessitated revamping some of our forces to incorporate the use of drones in offensive operations and develop defenses against drone attacks. We have
learned a lot about the effectiveness of our missile-firing systems. Developing systems to counter GPS jamming by the Russians has become a priority for Ukraine and the U.S.
The war has enabled us to evaluate and improve command and control systems, communications and weapon systems under battlefield conditions, which should prove valuable in any future encounters with a potential enemy. Also, the war is depleting and weakening the Russian military.
– Donald Moskowitz, Londonderry, N.H. .
Take a bite out of climate crisis
Near-record high temperatures, low humidity and high winds are quite literally adding fuel to the wildfires across Larimer, Boulder and Jefferson counties.
The human-induced climate catastrophe has caused Colorado to grow hotter and drier in recent years, setting the stage for more frequent and intense weather events, particularly wildfires.
Scientists warn that to reverse this trend, we need to cut our greenhouse gas emissions in half by 2030 and stop adding carbon dioxide to the atmosphere by the early 2050s. But how?
A study by the University of Oxford found that meat-eaters are responsible for almost twice as many dietary greenhouse gas emissions per day as vegetarians and about 2½ times as many as vegans.
Do your part and take a bite out of the climate crisis –go vegan. Visit PETA.org/VSK for a free vegan starter kit.
– Melissa Rae Sanger, The PETA Foundation, Norfolk, Va.
BigPivots
Rethinking ‘big grid’
Increasingly, microgrids seen as way to combat climate, geographic vulnerabilities
by Allen Best
Aspen and tiny Springfield, in the southeast corner of the state, have almost nothing in common other than being county seats in Colorado. But, they also happen to be in electrical cul-de-sacs, the tricky spot at the end of transmission lines.
Both places have gone dark in the past when transmission has been disrupted. Microgrids may help in their electric isolation.
Aspen, of course, has a backdrop that inspires photographers and has several dozen billionaires among its residents. It also has daily plane service for those who can’t afford their own jets. Thinkers from around the globe gather to puzzle through the world’s problems. It’s a small town unlike nearly all others on the planet.
Springfield is a more humble place, its scenery esoteric, its economy more sketchy, with the most productive farms dependent on the declining Ogallala and other aquifers. Oklahoma lies a half-hour south, Kansas just a bit farther east. There’s just one real restaurant, and it goes dark after 2 p.m. on Sunday, remaining so until Tuesday morning.
A new round of state grants is helping Springfield and other rural towns around the state, including Silverton and Ridgway, plan microgrids. Aspen, on the other hand, is creating its own without state aid.
Aspen came close to going dark on the Fourth of July weekend in 2018. The Lake Christine wildfire had started burning a transmission pole that delivers electricity from the lower Roaring Fork Valley. Had firefighters arrived a little later, Aspen might have been unelectrified on one of its busiest weekends.
Aspen’s microgrid, nearing completion, will not keep Aspen fully electrified if something similar happens, but a few core functions will continue to get power.
The site is located along Highway 82 near the AspenPitkin County Airport, adjacent to the Pitkin County public works headquarters and a bus barn for Roaring Fork Transit. Foundations have been poured, and two batteries the size of shipping containers will be installed this autumn, but the system won’t be operational until mid-2025.
Gerald Fielding, a Pitkin County engineer, describes this microgrid as a little island. It will have maximum electricity consumption at the airport and its two other facilities for two hours – longer yet, if some demands can be shaved. None of this includes charging of electric buses.
The airport already has backup electricity via a natural gas generator, as required by the Federal Aviation Administration. These batteries will provide a secondary and non-fossil fuel backup.
Batteries aren’t just for emergencies, though. The microgrid will be managed by Holy Cross Energy, whose service territory includes about half of Aspen and the rest of the Roaring Fork Valley. The batteries will need
to be drained twice a month, and Holy Cross will incorporate that into its operations.
If transmission to the upper Roaring Fork Valley were disrupted, this microgrid would help only a little. The batteries have capacity to satisfy just 2.9% of the total peak winter demand for the Aspen area. That includes downtown Aspen, which is served by the municipal electricity provider.
Providing complete backup in the upper Roaring Fork would require far more investment. This small island, so far, costs $3.35 million. To quadruple the batteries and directly tie into a 5-megawatt solar project a few miles away would escalate the cost to $25 million.
Ben Luck, a Holy Cross engineer, says because of the expense, other microgrids in the Holy Cross service ter-
ritory will likely be community-driven.
“By definition, a microgrid is a large investment that benefits one small part of our system,” he explains. “This project was driven by Pitkin County. We will play a supporting role, but the driving force will have to come from the community to which it will deliver benefits.”
Microgrids have been defined in various ways. Colorado legislators use a definition with a broad scope. It could include individual buildings, universities or other campuses, or even entire communities. Or something in between.
Other definitions use the analogy of an island. In normal times, the island has connections to the mainland, i.e. the broader electrical grid. It can, however, function solo.
The Lake Christine Fire nearly destroyed the infrastructure that delivers power to much of the upper Roaring Fork Valley in July 2018. The county, together with Holy Cross Energy, is building a microgrid to power some essential services in the event of another grid-threatening disaster. / Photo courtesy Pitkin County
“A microgrid can connect and disconnect from the grid to enable it to operate in both grid-connected or island mode,” according to the U.S. Department of Energy definition.
A backup strategy
Microgrids are not particularly new. Hospitals and other critical infrastructure have long had backup generators that typically burn diesel or other fuels. Today’s microgrids hew to this same idea of providing backup power but, aided by batteries, can create larger islands.
Interest has been spurred by an uptick in violent weather. Boulder resident Peter Lilienthal, former chief executive at HOMER Energy, a company specializing in microgrids and other electrical innovations, points to Hurricane Sandy in 2012 as a pivotal event.
Lilienthal, speaking on a recent webinar sponsored by Boulder’s Empower Our Future, explained that the multi-day power outages provoked by the hurricane illustrated the need for alternatives when the electric grid goes down.
“You are realizing that it’s not just hospitals that need backup generation,” he said. “Grocery stores and gas stations become critical infrastructure.”
This summer’s Hurricane Beryl seemed to prove the point in Houston. Microgrid Knowledge, an industry website, reported that grocery stores and homes with microgrids weathered outages for more than a week.
“It is past time to start recognizing that the 20th century ‘Big Grid’ model doesn’t work well as weather gets increasingly extreme in the 21st century,” Boulder’s Glustrom said.
Interrelated with the rise of microgrids is the growing role of electricity in our lives. If we’re going to ask the grid to deliver power not just for our lights and dishwashers but also to heat our homes and power our cars, we need some backup strategies, right?
Creating resiliency
Microgrids aren’t just suitable for small or rural applications – they can be created in densely settled urban areas as well. Xcel Energy, for example, is wrapping up completion of six microgrids that resulted from 2018 state legislation. Those microgrids seek only to provide backup power for individual buildings. They have been completed at the Alamosa Recreation Center, the Arvada Center and Nederland Community Center. One is also planned at the Denver Rescue Mission.
Xcel explains that the sites were selected after communities were encouraged to submit projects that would support facilities deemed critical. The Arvada Center – a concert and arts venue –
Silverton is one of four towns served by San Miguel Power Association, which is pursuing a community-scale microgrid to keep the lights on when disaster strikes in the avalanche-prone area. / Photo by Wirestock/Getty Images
was chosen because it is a recovery and shelter hub in the city’s disaster plan.
There is also a microgrid at Denver International Airport, where a battery system will power the tram that moves between the terminal and concourses.
However, rural areas exhibit greater need. For example, Red Feather Lakes, an unincorporated hamlet northwest of Fort Collins, has had a small microgrid since 2018 to power crucial services if the electric grid gets disrupted, as nearly happened during wildfires in 2020. It won’t provide power for outlying cabins but does provide power for the volunteer fire department, the community building, post office, area businesses and other buildings.
In addition, San Miguel Power Association is exploring community-scale microgrids to boost resiliency for Rico, Ophir, Ridgway and Silverton, where blizzards and avalanches have threatened reliability.
The town of Telluride already has a microgrid for its sheriff’s office and a school.
Colorado legislators had rural areas primarily in mind in 2022 when they passed HB22-1013. It says microgrids can “help increase a community’s resilience regarding severe weather or natural disasters … by providing an alternative, reliable source of electricity.”
Electrical cooperatives are getting the bulk of grants, abetted by $10.3 million in federal money. The law also allocated $3.5 million for microgrid planning and implementation. Known as the Microgrids for Community Resilience Program, it recently announced $2 million in grants, including much of the $40,000 that Springfield and its wholesale sup-
plier, Arkansas River Power Authority, will use to explore backup power and microgrid opportunities.
Other grants went to microgrid projects in or near Ridgway, Estes Park and Livermore, east of Red Feather Lakes, and Longmont-Brighton. Previous grants have been given for microgrids in Bergen Park, in the foothills southwest of Denver; Montrose County and Delta; and one in the Beulah-Gardner area, of the southern Front Range.
The Colorado Microgrid Roadmap emphasizes rising extreme weather events. It cites the National Centers for Environmental Information in reporting that Colorado had 70 confirmed weather/climate events since 1980 with economic losses exceeding $1 billion. Transmission lines can be vulnerable to extreme heat, cold and wildfire, and renewable energy can be weather-dependent.
The roadmap also points to social vulnerabilities, places where populations are particularly susceptible to the impacts of outages. Five regions with the highest vulnerabilities are identified in the roadmap. The regions cover parts of 19 of Colorado’s 64 counties and have 10% of the state’s population:
• Pueblo, Las Animas, Bent and Otero;
• Alamosa, Conejos, Costilla, Rio Grande and Saguache;
• Archuleta, Dolores, La Plata, Montezuma and San Miguel;
• Mesa, Moffat and Rio Blanco; and
• Lake and Grand.
This was extracted from BigPivots.com, an e-magazine about Colorado’s energy and water transitions. Subscriptions are free. ■
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The bee’s knees
Bees, butterflies and other pollinators are now classified as wildlife in Colorado
by Arlo Pérez Esquivel Colorado Public Radio
Anew Colorado law aims to protect pollinators, a critical component of the state's ecosystems and agriculture.
The legislation reclassifies pollinators such as bees and butterflies as wildlife, which represents a significant shift in how these creatures are managed and conserved within the state.
Pollinators are essential for the fertilization of plants, making them not only vital for maintaining the beauty of Colorado's parks and gardens but also critical to the state's agricultural economy.
Crops such as alfalfa and apples, which are among Colorado's top agricultural exports, depend heavily on pollination. The economic value of the pollination provided by these creatures is estimated to be worth billions of dollars annually
However, studies have shown a signifi-
sions based on pollinator conservation and establishes pollinator-related staff positions.
cant decline in pollinator populations due to factors such as climate change and habitat loss, which raised concerns for lawmakers.
Prior to this law, pollinators in Colorado were not classified as wildlife, which limited the state's ability to direct resources toward their conservation. The reclassification allows Colorado Parks and Wildlife to make land management deci-
Deryn Davidson, Colorado State University Extension sustainable landscape state specialist, noted that while the law marks a significant step forward, it will be years before Coloradans see any significant change in pollinator populations.
“It's happening, and this is wonderful, but a lot of damage has been done, and so it will take time to turn that around. But this is just such a huge piece of being able to turn that around and create more habitat for the pollinators.”
While Davidson expects much of the work will happen on public lands in Col-
orado, she also emphasized the role that individuals and communities can play in supporting pollinator conservation. By creating pollinator-friendly habitats, reducing water usage and planting native flowers, residents can contribute to the overall effort to protect these essential species.
“We are a part of natural systems. Even if we live in cities, we can still contribute to making more sustainable choices and having a positive impact on the land around us,” she said.
The new law comes after the state paid for a team of scientists at Colorado State University Extension, including Davidson, to study and consolidate decades of
research. The team identified five priorities in order to help pollinators bounce back:
• Protect imperiled native pollinating insects.
• Protect, restore and connect pollinator habitats.
• Mitigate environmental changes that negatively impact pollinators and their habitats.
• Reduce the risks from pesticides to pollinating insects.
• Monitor and support native and managed pollinator health.
For more from Colorado Public Radio, go to: www.cpr.org. ■
Deryn Davidson identifies a native flower in a garden next to the Butterfly Pavilion in Denver. She is part of a CSU Extension research team that is helping protect pollinators in Colorado./ Photo by Arlo Pérez Esquivel
Planting native flowers is one way to help the state’s ailing pollinator population. The economic value of pollination is estimated to be in the billions of dollars./ Photo by Arlo Pérez Esquivel
FlashinthePan
Common condim-inator
Sweet and spicy pickled peppers the relish that makes the world go ’round
by Ari LeVaux
Sometimes the truth takes a moment to sink in. Like when a friend suggested that a sandwich is basically America’s version of sushi. At the time I happily took it as a compliment on the chicken sandwich I’d just made for her. But the more I got to thinking, I realized she had quite a point. Both sushi and sandwich represent pinnacles of compound complexity, both being composed of myriad pieces, each one requiring a different process to create.
Her sandwich, for example, contained a blend of light and dark meats that I’d hand-peeled from a highend rotisserie chicken and then refried in olive oil with slivers of new garlic. That chicken is a huge multi-step process all of its own, just to become a single layer in a matrix of complex components. Similarly, pickles are an ingredient that require a recipe of their own. The sandwich contained a sliced sweet pepper that had been pickled in the same jar as freshly roasted jalapeños. It had absorbed the menacing flavor of the jalapeño without the punch, making you cringe like you are about to get smacked, but you get kissed by sweetness instead. As it happens there is a place for pickles in sushi as well.
My first cooking job ever was as a sandwich-maker. I excelled. At about the same time, I took my first cooking class, a 10-week course on sushi-making. That was 38 years ago, but the many lessons of that job and that class have remained fresh in my mind. Such as never argue with a waiter who is high on cocaine. Or in the case of sushi-making, the never-ending chore of handfanning the rice – to drive off the steam and cool it faster – whilst simultaneously paddle-fluffing with the other hand. Once cooled, we would gently cut in the seasoned vinegar, using precise paddle motions that were developed to avoid crushing the grains of rice.
On the surface, making a pot of rice may not have much in common with breadmaking. But both processes share paramount cultural and nutritional importance in their respective societies of origin. Rice is the dietary backbone of Asia, and there are countless regional variations on how it is prepared and served. And in America, bread is considered the greatest thing since sliced bread.
I remember the frustration I felt during week two of my sushi class. After mastering rice-making the prior week, I was ready to start rolling up fish. Instead, we
pickled daikon radish and ginger. In my youthful state of impatience, I did not appreciate the absolutely essential importance of the pickle. In sushi. In sandwich. In every other bite you take.
Whatever the context, the job of the pickle is always the same: to add a burst of acid with which to cut through the richness of the bite, like a sip of wine in a mouthful of cheese.
I would be remiss not to discuss the condiments. In the world of sushi, of course, soy sauce and wasabi rule. And they aren’t afraid of mayo. On the sandwich, we have mustard, which confers a fire similar to that of wasabi, and mayo as well. All told, both sushi and sandwich can have pickles, proteins, mayo and mustard/wasabi, all held together by culturally appropriate complex carbohydrates.
Every non-rookie sandwich-maker knows the bread must be toasted in order to not get soggy from the condiments and pickles. But sometimes that crusted
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bread can cut the inside of your mouth. I have a trick that solves this problem in breathtaking fashion.
Put two slices of bread in a toaster oven, one atop the other so they are pressed together like an empty sandwich. This results in the outer sides of each slice getting toasted, while the in-facing sides remain untoasted and soft. When it’s time to make your sandwich, reverse the orientation so the toasted sides face in, so you can lather them with mayo and other condiments. Meanwhile, the bread that meets your mouth is as soft as the day it was sliced. Props to Steve Elliot of Lifeline Farm in Victor, Mont., for teaching me this life-changing trick.
Speaking of life-changing, today’s recipe is for the jar of pickled carrots and peppers that added so much pizazz to the aforementioned chicken sandwich. Whether it’s sushi, sandwich, steak, salad, soup, taco, scrambled eggs, take out…the contents of this jar are as versatile as hot sauce, but crunchier. The peppers will deliver sweet and spice, while the carrots give their earthy crunch. Altogether, the contents of this jar can improve nearly any meal.
Alas, teaching you how to pickle is more responsibility than my lawyers will allow me to take on. However, on the off-chance that you already know the basics of pickling, or can read the instructions on a box of Mason jar lids, I want to present you with the recipe. Follow it if you can.
Pickled
Peppers and Carrots
For each quart jar:
1 tablespoon mustard seeds (brown, yellow or mixed)
1 teaspoon salt
2 tablespoons sugar
2 cups carrots, cut into disks
4 jalapeño peppers, stems removed, flame roasted until the skins blacken, if possible
4 sweet peppers, stems removed
Brine:
Equal parts water and cider vinegar
Notes:
Add the mustard seeds, salt and sugar to the jar(s). Add the carrots and peppers. Heat the brine (2 cups per jar) and pour it into the jars. Process in a waterbath according to the instructions included in a box of Mason jar lids. ■
Thursday22
Lunch & Learn: Connecting Accountability to Leadership, 12-1 p.m., TBK Bank, 259 W 9th St.
Ska-B-Q with music by The Reztones, 5-7 p.m., Ska Brewing, 225 Girard St.
Trivia Night, 5-7 p.m., EsoTerra Ciderworks, 558 Main Ave.
Live Music by Jason Myers, 5:30 p.m., The Office Spiritorium, 699 Main Ave.
Concerts in the Plaza with Black Velvet, 6-8 p.m., Three Springs Plaza, 175 Mercado St.
Live Music by Ben Gibson, 6 p.m., 11th Street Station, 1101 Main Ave.
Durango Poetry, 6-8 p.m., Create Art & Tea, 1015 Main Ave.
Live Music by Jason Myers, 6-9 p.m., Diamond Belle Saloon, 699 Main Ave.
Live Music by Matt Rupnow, 6-9 p.m., The Office Spiritorium, 699 Main Ave.
Live Music by Adam Swanson, 6-9 p.m., Diamond Belle Saloon, 699 Main Ave.
Live Music by Terri Rickard, 6-9 p.m., Union Social House, 3062 Main Ave.
Cat’s Pajama’s Party with music by Pussy Foot benefiting LPCHS, 7 p.m., The Subterrain, 900 Main Ave.
“The Mystery of Edwin Drood” the musical, 7:30-9:30 p.m., Durango Arts Center, 802 E. 2nd Ave.
Live ukulele by Devin Scott, 8 p.m.-12 a.m., 49 Lounge, Sky Ute Casino, 14324 Hwy 172, Ignacio
Part-Time Job Fair, 1:30-4 p.m., Fort Lewis College
“The Mystery of Edwin Drood” the musical, 2-4 p.m., Durango Arts Center, 802 E. 2nd Ave.
Board Game Sundays, 2 p.m., Lola’s Place, 725 E. 2nd Ave.
Sunday Funday, 6 p.m., Starlight Lounge, 937 Main Ave.
Live Music by Ben Gibson, 6-9 p.m., The Office Spiritorium, 699 Main Ave.
Live Music by the Blue Moon Ramblers, 6-9 p.m., Diamond Belle Saloon, 699 Main Ave.
Monday26
Live Music by Ben Gibson, 5 p.m., The Balcony, 600 Main Ave.
Happy Hour Yoga, 5:30 p.m., Ska Brewing, 225 Girard St.
Live Music by Cherry Odelberg, 5:30-10 p.m., Diamond Belle Saloon, 699 Main Ave.
Live Music by Leah Orlikowski, 6-9 p.m., The Office Spiritorium, 699 Main Ave.
Singo with Devin Scott, 6 p.m., Grassburger South, 360 S. Camino Del Rio
Comedy Showcase, 7:30 p.m., Starlight Lounge, 937 Main Ave.
Tuesday27
Durango Education Foundation’s 9R Back to School Resource Fair, 4-7 p.m., La Plata County Fairgrounds
Live Music by Darryl Kuntz, 6-9 p.m., Diamond Belle Saloon, 699 Main Ave.
Live Music by Sean O’Brien, 6-9 p.m., The Office Spiritorium, 699 Main Ave.
Open Mic Night, 7 p.m., Starlight Lounge, 937 Main Ave.
Members Exhibit, 5-7 p.m., Durango Arts Center, 802 E. 2nd Ave.
Wednesday28
Live Music by Ben Gibson, 5 p.m., Balcony Bar & Grill, 600 Main Ave.
Sunday25
Irish Jam Session, 12:30-3 p.m., Durango Beer & Ice Co., 3000 Main Ave.
Live Music by Alison Dance Duet, 12-2 p.m., Lola’s Place, 725 E. 2nd Ave.
Live Music by Darryl Kuntz, 6-9 p.m., Diamond Belle Saloon, 699 Main Ave.
Live Music by Terry Rickard, 6-9 p.m., The Office Spiritorium, 699 Main Ave.
AskRachel
D&D dropout, ranger danger & social insecurity
Interesting fact: The USPS is offering Dungeons & Dragons stamps, which means the nerds are now officially, governmentally recognized, federally sanctioned mainstream.
Dear Rachel,
I’m a big ass nerd. I got invited to a D&D campaign. I passed it off as if I’d done this plenty of times, but I have my own D&D: a Deep & Dark Secret. I’ve never played. I’m just not that kind of nerd. But everyone assumes I have, and I let them think so. Now I’m in too deep. How do I tell my fellow nerds that I might have misled them without losing my friends and without sinking my nerd creds?
– Deflected & Deceived
Dear Duped & Doomed,
You’re done for. No road left for you but the high one: getting all your friends high before you get real with them. By which I mean, of course, that you dump an even bigger lie on them. All your dice are cursed! (This is a thing, I swear.) So you dumped them all in the river, and the river nymph rose to tell you that in order to charm your new dice, you must adopt a beginner mind and re-learn D&D from scratch.
– Rolling another number, Rachel
Dear Rachel,
Last week was my first time on the Front Range in years. I’d forgotten just how far away it really is. Great. Keeps us remote and inaccessible over here. But everyone there
Animas City Night Bazaar, 6-9 p.m., Animas Alley, 2901 E. 3rd Ave.
“Writers in the Round” Nashville Songs and Stories, 7:30-10 p.m., Community Concert Hall at Fort Lewis College, 1000 Rim Dr.
Summer Comedy Open Mic, 7-8 p.m., Fired Up Pizzeria, 735 Main Ave.
Geeks Who Drink Trivia, 8 p.m., The Roost, 128 E. College Dr.
Karaoke Roulette, 8 p.m., Starlight Lounge, 937 Main Ave.
gripes about Durango, “You’re so far away, you’re not even in the same state.” I want to say “Good!” but I don’t want to draw even that much attention to us. What’s an effective deflection so these Front Rangers can keep forgetting we even exist?
– Slippery Western Slope
Dear Worst Kept Secret,
The word is out about Durango. There’s no putting that dragon back in the dungeon, as it were. The more we try to hide it, the more enticing we will seem. I think it’s time we pivot course and start up an anti-branding campaign. Let’s do a 10-year celebration of the river turning orange and put it on all Front Range TikTok feeds. Take pictures of my friends’ five-roommates-in-a-house kitchen situation and slot them on Airbnb. Things like this. In other words, give ’em the full picture! And then walk away while they tell us how much better Boulder is anyway.
– Downhill from here, Rachel
Dear Rachel,
Per the Southern Poverty Law Center, unauthorized workers pay $13 billion into the Social Security system through payroll tax deductions even though they’re not eligible for benefits. Do you think that the regular dud and duchess will notify Social Security that it’s not their money and give back to the U.S. Treasury for all to use? What do you do, keep it and forget it or pass it on to the good of all?
– Lawn Mower and Flower Planter
Ongoing
West Slope Startup Week, Aug. 19-23, 9 a.m., Center for Innovation, 835 Main Ave., Suite 225
Members Exhibit, Aug. 27-31, 5-7 p.m., Durango Arts Center, 802 E. 2nd Ave.
“The Return of the Force,” art exhibit exploring the influence of “Star Wars” on Native artists, FLC’s Center for Southwest Studies. Thru August.
Upcoming
“Revolution Until Victory: We Are the Palestinian People,” free film presented by Durango Palestine Solidarity Coalition, Thurs., Aug. 29, 5:30-8 p.m., Durango Public Library
KSUT presents the Four Corners Folk Festival, Aug. 30 – Sept. 1, Pagosa Springs.
Daniel Rodriguez performs, Fri., Aug. 30, 7 p.m., Animas City Theatre, 128 E. College Dr.
Email Rachel at telegraph@durangotelegraph.com
Dear Things Kept in a Shed, Who are this dud and duchess? Another D&D combo? They should roll their dice to discover just how dead and dismembered Social Security is anyway and how unlikely it is that us regular dudes and dudettes will ever see a dime of our dividends. The distribution of payroll deductions has never been divided democratically, so why deign to distribute them now?
– Dollars to donuts, Rachel
Durango Derby, multi-stage mtb race, Sun., Sept. 1, Durango. Register by Aug. 31.
Ska 29th Annual Anniversary Party, Sat., Sept. 7, 4 p.m., Ska Brewing, 225 Girard Street
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FreeWillAstrology
by Rob Brezsny
ARIES (March 21-April 19): Some centenarians testify they have lived more than a century because they smoked many cigarettes, drank a lot of booze and ate a steady diet of junk food. Should the rest of us adapt their habits? Of course not. The likelihood of remaining healthy while following such an unsound regimen is infinitesimal. Just because a few lucky people miraculously thrived like that is not a sound argument for imitating them. I bring this to your attention, because the coming weeks will be an excellent time to upgrade your commitment to healthy habits. If you’ve been waiting for the right time, this is it.
TAURUS (April 20-May 20): Taurus magician Doug Henning had lavish ambitions. They served him well as he became a star performer in theater and on TV. “If I produce a 450-pound Bengal tiger,” he said, “it’s going to create a lot more wonder than if I produce a rabbit.” That’s the spirit I invite you to embrace in the coming weeks, Taurus. The cosmos is authorizing you to expand your understanding of what you can accomplish – and then accomplish it. Dream bigger dreams.
GEMINI (May 21-June 20): The color of planet Earth is predominantly blue with green, brown and white mixed in. And for people all over the world, blue is more often their favorite color than any other. Why? In part because blue typically evokes peace, tranquility, security and stability. It’s often used in therapeutic environments, becasuse it makes us feel more at ease about expressing our feelings. I bring these thoughts to your attention because you are entering a blue phase. It will be a favorable time to harvest the benefits of relaxing and slowing down. You are more likely to feel at home with yourself and accept yourself just as you are.
CANCER (June 21-July 22): Harvard Business School professor Gerald Zaltman, says that 95% of our buying choices originate in our subconscious minds. Behavioral psychologist Susan Weinschenk believes 90 percent of all our decision-making is unconscious. But I propose in coming weeks that you increase the amount of conscious awareness you bring to sorting out your options. Cosmic energies will conspire in your favor if you do. You will receive unexpected boosts and creative enhancements if you rouse more lucid analysis and careful thoughtfulness.
LEO (July 23-Aug. 22): A wealthy hedge fund manager named Raj Rajaratnam paid Leo singer Kenny Rogers $4 million to perform at his birthday party. But the night turned nightmarish for Rogers when Rajaratnam insisted that he sing his hit song “The Gambler” over and over again. Finally, after 12 repetitions, Rogers refused to do more. I wonder if you, too, might soon have to deal with a situation that’s too much of a good thing. My advice: Make sure all agreements between you and others are clear and firm. Get a guarantee that you will receive exactly what you want, and don’t do more than you have promised.
VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22): Now and then, zoologists decide that their classifications of species need to be revised and refined. For example, three subspecies of soft-furred, teardrop-shaped hedgehogs in Southeast Asia were recently elevated to a distinct species of their own. They are no longer considered to be subspecies of Hylomys suillusbut, but are now named H. dorsalis, H. maxi and H. peguensis. I bring this to your attention, because I suspect you, too, are ready for an upgrade to a new category all your own. It’s time for you to claim greater sovereignty. You will be wise to define how distinctive and unique you are, to distinguish yourself from influences that are superficially like you.
LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22): When megafamous artist Pablo Picasso was asked how he felt about NASA landing people on the moon in 1969, he said, “It means nothing to me. I have no opinion about it, and I don’t care.” I invite you to use his statement as one of your power mottoes in the coming weeks. Now is an excellent time to identify the experiences, influences, events and people about which you have absolutely zero interest. Once you do that, I predict you will have a rush of clear revelations about the most interesting experiences, influences, events and people you want in your future.
SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21): The ancient Chinese philosopher Lao-Tzu made an observation that could serve as your watchword in the coming months. “Being deeply loved by someone gives you strength,” he wrote, “while loving someone deeply gives you courage.” In my astrological opinion, Scorpio, you are now primed to embody and express these states with unique intensity. If you embrace the inspiring challenge of loving deeply and being loved deeply, you will reach new heights of strength and courage.
This week’s FREE music:
Thurs., Aug. 22, 6-9pm: Ben Gibson Fri., Aug. 23, 7-10pm: Smelter Mountain Boys
Sat., Aug. 24, 12-3pm: Devin Scott
Sat., Aug. 24, 7-10pm: Howling Coyote Tour
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SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21): Many musical instruments must be constantly adjusted to ensure they stay in tune. Having sung in bands for years, I have seen how guitarists, bass players, violinists and even drummers have to continually attend to their tuning during performances. Imagine the diligent finesse it takes to keep an entire orchestra of many instruments in tune with each other. I suspect that one of your jobs in the coming weeks, Sagittarius, will have similarities to this kind of management and coordination.
CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19): Dancing is always good for you, but it will be extra healthy and energizing in the next four weeks. I hope you will be inspired to dance as often as possible, even if you just do it alone in your kitchen while listening to music that moves you. Do you need rational explanations for why this is a good idea? Dancing reduces stress, raises serotonin levels, enhances well-being and is excellent physical exercise. Here’s another motivational reason: Dancing literally makes you smarter. Scientific research clearly says so (tinyurl.com/SmartDancing). Furthermore: In the near future, you will be in a playful, sexy, exuberant phase of your astrological cycle.
AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18): “Quo signo nata es?” is the Latin expression for “What’s your sign?” Did anyone in ancient Rome ever say that? Probably not. However, astrology was very popular in that society and era. According to scholar Rhianna Padman in her essay “Astrology in Ancient Rome,” Romans “believed that the specific positions of celestial bodies at the moment of a person’s birth could greatly impact their life and character.” Aquarius, I bring “Quo signo nata es?” to your attention so as to inspire the following assignment: Update all your old favorite things. Put new spins on symbols and ideas that have served you for a long time. Take the best parts of your traditions and transplant them into the future.
PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20): The coming weeks will be an excellent time to declare amnesty about all matters affecting your close alliances. Dissolve grudges, please. Tussle less, play more. Relax your demands and expectations – and nicely ask your companions to relax their demands and expectations. If possible, forgive others and yourself for everything; failing that, forgive as much of everything as feels right. You might even convene a ritual in which you and your intimate collaborators chant the following affirmation: “We are gleefully free to reimagine and reinvent the ways we fit together!”
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