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Colorado Rockies rookie Trevor Story hit his seventh (7) home run in his sixth (6) big league game.
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You can’t be suspicious of a tree, or accuse a bird or a squirrel of subversion or challenge the ideology of a violet. ~Hal Borland
Gunnison Sage Grouse
Prairie Native At Risk
The Gunnison sage-grouse lives only in southwest Colorado and a small corner of southeastern Utah. Only recently recognized as a separate species, it is estimated that Gunnison sage-grouse have lost nearly 90% of their historic range. Now confined to eight isolated populations, this extremely rare species faces extinction from development threats.
In response to the rapid and severe decline of the lesser prairie-chicken, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service today announced the final listing of the species as threatened under the Endangered Species Act (ESA), as well as a final special rule under section 4(d) of the ESA that will limit regulatory impacts on landowners and businesses from this listing. Under the law, a “threatened” listing means the species is likely to become in danger of extinction within the foreseeable future; it is a step below “endangered” under the ESA and allows for more flexibility in how the Act’s protections are implemented.
Colorado Rockies rookie Trevor Story hit his seventh (7) home run in his sixth (6) big league game.
Quote
You can’t be suspicious of a tree, or accuse a bird or a squirrel of subversion or challenge the ideology of a violet. ~Hal Borland
Gunnison Sage Grouse
Prairie Native At Risk
The Gunnison sage-grouse lives only in southwest Colorado and a small corner of southeastern Utah. Only recently recognized as a separate species, it is estimated that Gunnison sage-grouse have lost nearly 90% of their historic range. Now confined to eight isolated populations, this extremely rare species faces extinction from development threats.
In response to the rapid and severe decline of the lesser prairie-chicken, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service today announced the final listing of the species as threatened under the Endangered Species Act (ESA), as well as a final special rule under section 4(d) of the ESA that will limit regulatory impacts on landowners and businesses from this listing. Under the law, a “threatened” listing means the species is likely to become in danger of extinction within the foreseeable future; it is a step below “endangered” under the ESA and allows for more flexibility in how the Act’s protections are implemented.
.WHEN: Activities peak in late April.
Gunnison Sage-Grouse
Photo by Noppadol Paothong
GUNNISON SAGE-GROUSE
Description: About a third smaller than Greater Sage-Grouse. Males have larger crests and more distinct white bands in their tail feathers.
Range: Seven separate populations in southwestern Colorado and southeastern Utah. Most occur near Gunnison, Colorado.
Where it dances:
A lek is an aggregation of males that gather to engage in competitive displays that may entice visiting females who are surveying prospective partners. The only lek available to public viewing is located at the Waunita Watchable Wildlife Site, 19 miles east of Gunnison just off Hwy. 50. Open April 1 through May 15. For more details, visit www.siskadee.org
Riddles
1. My days are numbered. What am I?
2. You leave home, make 3 left turns and return home. On the way you see two people wearing masks, who are
they?
3. Is an older one-hundred dollar bill worth more than a newer one?
THINGS YOU SHOULD KNOW
1. Donald Duck comics were banned from Finland because he doesn't wear pants.
2.The name Wendy was made up for the book Peter Pan; there was never a recorded Wendy before!
3. Leonardo Da Vinci took 10 years to paint Mona Lisa's lips.
4. John Wayne played the most leading roles in movie history with a total of 153.
5. Jaws was the first movie to gross over $100 million. (Ultimately grossing $260 million.)
6. Elizabeth Taylor was the first actor/actress to be paid one million dollars for one film.
7. Cary Grant's birth name was Archibald Leach.
8. "The Jazz Singer" staring Al Jolson was the first talkie feature film.
9 The most adaptations, parodies, and renditions of an author's work for films, the honor goes to
William Shakespeare.
10. Warren Beatty is Shirley MacLaine's brother.
Sons of Colorado
Remember "Home Improvements" sit com on TV? Tim Allen was born in Denver, Colorado the third of five sons. His Father died when Tim was eleven. His mother remarried two years later, and moved with her family to Michigan. Tim went to high school and college in Michigan. He was married, divorced, and was married again this time in Grand Lake, Colorado.
Ken Curtis was born in Las Animas, Colorado and attended Colorado College in Colorado Springs. He played Festus in the long running TV series Gunsmoke.
Riddle answers:
1. calendar
2. catcher and umpire
3. An older $100 bill is worth more than a new $1 bill
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Gunnison Sage-Grouse
Photo by Noppadol Paothong
GUNNISON SAGE-GROUSE
Description: About a third smaller than Greater Sage-Grouse. Males have larger crests and more distinct white bands in their tail feathers.
Range: Seven separate populations in southwestern Colorado and southeastern Utah. Most occur near Gunnison, Colorado.
Where it dances:
A lek is an aggregation of males that gather to engage in competitive displays that may entice visiting females who are surveying prospective partners. The only lek available to public viewing is located at the Waunita Watchable Wildlife Site, 19 miles east of Gunnison just off Hwy. 50. Open April 1 through May 15. For more details, visit www.siskadee.org
Riddles
1. My days are numbered. What am I?
2. You leave home, make 3 left turns and return home. On the way you see two people wearing masks, who are
they?
3. Is an older one-hundred dollar bill worth more than a newer one?
THINGS YOU SHOULD KNOW
1. Donald Duck comics were banned from Finland because he doesn't wear pants.
2.The name Wendy was made up for the book Peter Pan; there was never a recorded Wendy before!
3. Leonardo Da Vinci took 10 years to paint Mona Lisa's lips.
4. John Wayne played the most leading roles in movie history with a total of 153.
5. Jaws was the first movie to gross over $100 million. (Ultimately grossing $260 million.)
6. Elizabeth Taylor was the first actor/actress to be paid one million dollars for one film.
7. Cary Grant's birth name was Archibald Leach.
8. "The Jazz Singer" staring Al Jolson was the first talkie feature film.
9 The most adaptations, parodies, and renditions of an author's work for films, the honor goes to
William Shakespeare.
10. Warren Beatty is Shirley MacLaine's brother.
Sons of Colorado
Remember "Home Improvements" sit com on TV? Tim Allen was born in Denver, Colorado the third of five sons. His Father died when Tim was eleven. His mother remarried two years later, and moved with her family to Michigan. Tim went to high school and college in Michigan. He was married, divorced, and was married again this time in Grand Lake, Colorado.
Ken Curtis was born in Las Animas, Colorado and attended Colorado College in Colorado Springs. He played Festus in the long running TV series Gunsmoke.
Riddle answers:
1. calendar
2. catcher and umpire
3. An older $100 bill is worth more than a new $1 bill
Comments
Please leave your comment, questions, and suggestion under the tab "Contact Us."
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