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My Colorado Thoughts

4/2/2023

 
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"“You rescued me when I thought nobody would. When I thought I wasn't worth the effort. You gave me everything and asked for nothing."“ ― Charles Martin

Rocky Mountain Rescue Group
A volunteer organization, Rocky Mountain Rescue Group (RMRG) has served Boulder County's 450 square miles which receives an average of 10m visits to open spaces a year. That results in about 200 search and rescue calls each of the over seventy five years the group has been in operation..Those numbers don't mean much until you are the one being  helped off the mountain.


Steve Dundorf who has been a RMRG volunteer for around 30 years, said "It has been about helping  those in need and saving the lives of people in our outdoor community."

Technical search and rescue means one or more of: snowmobiles, ATVs, scerch evauations, and even a helicopter at times. It is a year around operation. Just because avalanche and ski season are coming to an end does not mean that need is declining.  The Department of Parks and Wildlife in cooperation with Department of Transportation has worked out a deal where a person can combine the fees for a car license and a fishing license for a small savings..


Ways to Help the Monarch Butterfly
Ways to help the Monarchs coming from central Mexico soon when their migration starts'.
Loss of milkweed can be augmented by planting and watering a small patch of milkweed.
Supplement wild milkweed with occasional watering.
Do not use insecticide and herbicide to control conditions that put Monarchs at risk.
Keep pets away from Milkweed plants.

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                              Monarch on Milkweed




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