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Outdoor volunteerism – a labor of love

June 3, 2024
Cami Brazell joins an RFOV project on Nancy's Path.

Cami Brazell joins an RFOV project on Nancy’s Path.

The volunteers who spent a recent weekday evening clearing brush from Nancy’s Path in Emma all shared at least one thing in common – a love of the outdoors.

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Spring brings a raucous display to Glassier’s marsh

April 29, 2024

 

A male red-winged blackbird displays its colors in the Glassier Open Space marsh. OST photo

A male Red-winged blackbird displays its colors. Open Space and Trails photo

The outdoors has come alive with the sounds of bird life, but there may not be a noisier spot than the marsh at Glassier Open Space.

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Successful cheatgrass battle keys Red Wind Point restoration

Dried cheatgrass is flammable and unpalatable as forage.

Cheatgrass outcompeting native vegetation.

On a high meadow at Red Wind Point Open Space, something remarkable is happening.

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