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Classes have begun!! Call 970-264-5931
or email coopext_archuleta@mail.colostate.edu
to sign up for classes!
29th
Annual San Juan Basin Extension
Beef Cattle Symposium
The San Juan Basin Extension Beef
Cattle Symposium has become a tradition
in SW Colorado and NW New Mexico.
Educational programs are important
to help us sustain this way of life.
The 2012 Beef Cattle Symposium will
primarily focus on profitability,
animal health, and management. There
will be something of interest in
this area for everyone who is involved
or planning to be involved in beef
production. Please join us!
20th
Annual Four Corners Weed Symposium
9:00 Native & Non-Native Poisonous
Plants, ID & Control
10:00 GPS Data Collection Systems
10:30 Break
10:45 New Mexico Laws/Regs. Update
11:15 Colorado Laws/Regs. Update
11:45 Update on Ag. Chemicals
12:15 Lunch
1:00 Knapweed and Thistle Control
2:00 Invasive Weed Control and ID
3:00 Russian Knapweed Gall Monitoring
Myrtle
Spurge
Myrtle
spurge is designated as a “List
A” species in the Colorado
Noxious Weed Act. It is designated
for statewide eradication.
Myrtle spurge contains a toxic,
milky sap which can cause severe
skin irritations, including blistering.
This plant is poisonous if ingested;
causing nausea, vomiting and diarrhea.
Wearing gloves, long sleeves, shoes,
and eye protection is highly recommended
when in contact with myrtle spurge,
as all plant parts are considered
poisonous.
For more information visit www.colorado.gov/ag/weeds
and click on the Noxious Weed Management
Program. Or call Archuleta County
Weed and Pest Control at 970-264-6773.
Help
Grow the County Fair
Archuleta County is looking for
people to join the Fair Board to
help plan the 2012 Fair - our 61st
Anniversary. The dates for the fair
will be August 2nd - 5th, 2011.
There will lots of new and exciting
things planned as well as the return
of many old favorites for this years'
Fair. Some activities where you
can help include: Entertainment,
Education Tent, Lee Sterling Chili
Cook-Off, Advertising, Sponsors
and Fair Royalty. The Fair Board
will continue to emphasize the importance
of the root of our fair, which are
4-H and our Western Heritage. We
will always be committed to this
priority and at the same time we
are also dedicated to meeting the
needs of our growing community.
If you are interested in helping
with the 2012 Fair, contact the
CSU Extension Office at 264-5931
or e-mail: info@archuletacountyfair.com
Be Prepared!
Preparedness is everyone's job.
Not just government agencies but
all sectors of society -- service
providers, businesses, civic and
volunteer groups, industry and neighborhood
associations, as well as every individual
citizen should plan ahead for disaster.
During the first few hours or days
following a disaster, essential
services may not be available. People
must be ready to act on their own.
One of the most overlooked preparedness
kits is the car kit. You should
have a car kit for each vehicle
in your household. You should also
try to maintain at least 1/2 a tank
of gas during winter weather events.
Suggested items include a first-aid
kit and manual, fire extinguisher,
radio and batteries, non-perishable
food stored in a coffee can or other
container, bottled water, bag of
sand or kitty litter, deicer or
salt, shovel and other tools, blankets
or sleeping bags, a sundry kit that
includes paper and pencil, map,
tissues, moist towelettes, plastic
bags and essential medications,
flashlights and batteries, reflectors
or flares, tire repair kit, waterproof
matches and candles, jumper cables,
tow rope and short rubber hose for
siphoning. Be sure to keep copies
of important documents that concern
your automobile in your glove box.
Download the 72-hour Kit information.
Register
for Code Red
Seconds
count in an emergency! Archuleta
County and the Town of Pagosa Springs
have instituted the Code RED Emergency
Notification System – a high-speed
telephone communication service
for emergency notifications. You
may register your cell phone, unlisted
number, voice of IP phone or business
phone by clicking here.
Listed numbers, those found in the
phone book, are automatically added
to the system. If you are unsure,
please register. If you have any
questions please contact the Archuleta
County Office of Emergency Management
at (970) 731-4799.
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