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How close is too close when it comes to elk-watching in Estes Park?

Published Sun, 16 Feb 2025 16:12:55 GMT

As a crowd of onlookers gathered on a bike path along a nine-hole golf course in Estes Park on a brisk morning in late September, Rodney Ford peered through a magnifying scope attached to a tripod. He was focused on a magnificent bull elk that was sitting in the shade of pine trees on the ninth hole beside the Big Thompson River, surrounded by three dozen females that the herd bull was anxious to impregnate.Ford and his wife had driven from Shreveport, La., spending the night in a van parked nearby, to witness the annual drama of elk rutting season in one of Colorado’s favorite mountain towns.“I drove 16 hours just for this right here,” drawled Ford, who was situated about 100 yards from the herd. “We come here every year. This is what we do. We travel in that van, me and my wife; we go all over the United States looking at wildlife.”Fall was in the air, with scarcely a cloud in the sky, and fresh snow was visible high on the north face of Longs Peak. F...

Sanborn County Park cleanup kicks off at Christensen Nursery

Published Sun, 16 Feb 2025 16:12:55 GMT

Sanborn County Park is getting a much needed makeover.Santa Clara County recently launched the Sanborn County Master Plan to clean up the park and bring in new campgrounds, trail connections and other recreational activities for the community.Workers are starting the cleanup process at the former Christensen Nursery in the 3,500-acre park in Saratoga.They must remove waste material and debris from the former nursery operations, and contaminated soils will be removed and backfilled with native soils.Fallen and dead trees will be cut, chipped or removed, and the county will develop a tree protection plan to minimize the removal of vulnerable vegetation.“Cleanup is not as simple as it sounds,” said County Supervisor Joe Simitian in a press release. “Soils need to be treated to make sure they’re safe for the public. Trees need to be preserved and protected where possible. Once all this work is done, the foundation for a new public space will be in place, and that’s exciting.”“Sanborn Pa...

Rare Northern California wildflower designated endangered

Published Sun, 16 Feb 2025 16:12:55 GMT

Lassics lupine, a small wildflower that grows in only two areas of Northern California will be listed under the Endangered Species Act last Thursday. Those who’ve studied the flower say this listing is well needed and the species needs action to save it from extinction.“It’s so darn beautiful,” said Dave Imper, a retired botanist and lead author of the ESA petition.Imper estimates there are generally less than 1,000 that live on the remote mountains on the border of eastern Humboldt County and Trinity County. A press release from the US Fish and Wildlife service says the agency is designating around 512 acres of habitat in the Six Rivers National Forest as critical habitat for the flower.Previous managers of Six Rivers National Forest weren’t on board with conservation efforts to protect the flower, said Imper, what he says was the major issue in the last decade.“In one case, they actually worked against us from doing some of the management that we thought was needed,” he said.Now, ...

Two victims shot with pellet gun in separate incidents in Los Gatos

Published Sun, 16 Feb 2025 16:12:55 GMT

Sept. 25SUSPICIOUS PERSON: 9:25 a.m. on University Avenue. A man gained access to a resident’s back patio and looked into her apartment.JUVENILE DISTURBANCE: 2:48 p.m. at Loma Alta Avenue and Cypress Way. A caller observed two middle school-age boys tp a house.Sept. 26GRAND THEFT: 10:07 a.m. at Lunardi’s Market on Blossom Hill Road. Approximately $4,000 worth of alcohol and wine was taken.SUSPICIOUS PERSON: 11:20 a.m. at Los Gatos Boulevard and Camino Del Sol. A transient man was walking with his pants down. The caller thought they could just be falling off.BATTERY: 12:14 p.m. at Starbucks on Union Avenue. The caller’s son was walking with a friend when another group of juveniles shot him with a pellet gun, leaving a welt under his eye.Sept. 27AUTO BURGLARY: 10:52 a.m. on Castlewood Drive. Someone broke the window to an Audi.GRAND THEFT: 2:09 p.m. at Valley Oaks Apartments on Oak Rim Way. A man jumped over a fence and stole a bicycle.BATTERY: 4:47 p.m. at El Camino Hospital on Polla...

High school football rankings Week 7, 2023: Bay Area News Group Top 25

Published Sun, 16 Feb 2025 16:12:55 GMT

Archbishop Riordan, with its massive offensive and defensive lines and playmakers all over the field, has moved into the Top 5 after a 42-17 rout of Valley Christian last weekend.California, its three-point loss at Pittsburg last month looking even better after Pitt won by 10 at Los Gatos on Friday, has leaped into the Top 10.St. Ignatius, its seven-point loss at Riordan two weeks ago not looking too bad, either, has also made the leap into the Top 10.Those were the notable moves as the second half of the regular season is underway.If you have not already, please subscribe here for digital access all season. Your contributions keep us going.On to the rankings …Bay Area News Group Top 25(Mercury News & East Bay Times)No. 1 SERRA (5-0)Previous ranking: 1Last week: Beat St. Francis 45-17Up next: Friday vs. Mitty at Foothill College in Los Altos Hills, 7 p.m.No. 2 DE LA SALLE (4-2)Previous ranking: 2Last week: Beat McClymonds 21-0Up next: Oct. 13 at San Ramon Valley, 7 p.m.No. 3 SAN...

North Bay residents may see dark, heavy smoke from prescribed fire

Published Sun, 16 Feb 2025 16:12:55 GMT

(KRON) -- Smoke from a 200-acre controlled burn scheduled from Oct. 3-5 in the North Bay is expected to be in full view of populated areas, according to the County of Marin.Residents and travelers in and around Novato or northern San Rafael areas of Lucas Valley, Marinwood, Terra Linda and Santa Venetia can expect to see the smoke released in full view. Commuters along Highway 101 will also be able to see the smoke, officials said. Due to the quantity of dry vegetation, Marin County Fire Chief Jason Weber said that the smoke is expected to be “darker and heavier than usual.”Fire officials are asking the community to refrain from calling 911 if smoke is seen in the controlled burn area around Big Rock Ridge. Traffic may be impacted due to fire engines and fire trucks on area roads before and after the controlled burn. Heavy equipment and a helicopter will also be used during the burn. SF Fleet Week 2023: schedule, events, what you need to know The controlled burn is part of a fire ...

Summer heat, recent drought may mute fall foliage

Published Sun, 16 Feb 2025 16:12:55 GMT

With cooler weather expected this weekend, and the calendar flipped to October, many of us might be tempted to check out fall foliage — especially since three leaf-viewing vistas in the D.C. area rank in Yelp’s list of 20 best places in the U.S.Even in the magnificence of Skyline Drive, Shenandoah National Park and the U.S. National Arboretum, this year’s colors may not be as spectacular as years past, according to 7News First Alert Meteorologist Brian van de Graaff.“We’ve had a fairly dry spate of water, and also a pretty hot stretch late in the summer, so there are some things that can impact the color,” he said.“Shenandoah Valley and out through the Blue Ridge, they’re under a higher drought situation as of late,” van de Graaff said. “They’ve seen some color change, but it’s been more stress-change, where they actually turn brown more quickly, and see early leaf drop.”However, he said “now that we’...

Por sus avanzados estudios sobre los electrones, tres científicos ganan el Nobel de Física

Published Sun, 16 Feb 2025 16:12:55 GMT

Tres científicos ganaron el martes el premio Nobel de Física por estudiar los electrones de los átomos durante las fracciones de segundo más diminutas, un campo que algún día podría contribuir a mejorar los dispositivos electrónicos y los diagnósticos de enfermedades.El premio fue para Pierre Agostini, Ferenc Krausz y Anne L’Huillier por sus estudios sobre las partes diminutas de cada átomo que giran en torno a su núcleo, y que son fundamentales prácticamente para todo: la química, la física, nuestros cuerpos y nuestros aparatos.Los electrones se mueven tan deprisa que aislarlos se escapa de la capacidad humana, pero al observarlos en la fracción de tiempo más pequeña posible —un attosegundo, que corresponde a 0,000000000000000001 segundos—, los científicos ahora tienen una imagen “borrosa” de ellos que abre toda una nueva dimensión de la ciencia, según los expertos. El Nobel de Medicina reconoce a investigadores que abrieron camino a las vacunas contra el COVID-19 ...

Plan now for a dahlia garden next year, and don’t be intimidated

Published Sun, 16 Feb 2025 16:12:55 GMT

I’ve always adored dahlias – in other people’s gardens. As much as their cheerful appearance intrigued me, there was something about the planting, staking, digging up and storing-over-winter routine that intimidated me.But the longer I garden, the more I grow to appreciate their beauty and amenability.For one, they’re available in so many different sizes, colors and even flower shapes that it’s fair to say no two dahlia cultivars are alike. And the choices! There are anemone, cactus, peony, orchid and waterlily types; singles, doubles and even dinner plate dahlias as large as, well, dinner plates. With 42 recognized species and hundreds of hybrids, it’s impossible not to find at least one that will complement your garden.Dahlias bloom in cut-and-come-again fashion, which is to say you can pick bouquets to fill as many vases as you can, and the plants will continue to produce flowers from summer straight through fall.“Dahlias are actually simple to grow,” Lauren Sikorski, co-owner of...

Jornada 2 de la fase de grupos de la Champions League 2023/2024: partidos, fechas y horarios

Published Sun, 16 Feb 2025 16:12:55 GMT

(CNN Español) — La Champions League 2023-2024 sigue su curso esta semana con la jornada 2 de la competencia.En la primera fecha del torneo, 11 de los 32 equipos lograron la victoria: Bayern Munich, Arsenal, Napoli, Real Madrid, Salzburg, Feyenoord, PSG, Leipzig, Manchester City, Barcelona y Porto.Ahora, en la jornada 2, hay partidos de alto calibre, incluidos tres donde se enfrentarán equipos que buscarán seguir en la senda del triunfo para asegurarse el liderato de su grupo.Entre estos encuentros, destaca el Real Madrid vs. Napoli, que buscarán tomar la ventaja en el Grupo C del torneo. Este partido se vuelve más especial para el mediocampista alemán Toni Kroos, ya que, de ver minutos, sería su aparición número 100 como merengue en la Champions League.Los otros dos partidos que verán enfrentarse a ganadores de la jornada 1 son Leipzig vs. Manchester City y Porto vs. Barcelona.A continuación, toda la información sobre la jornada 2 de la Champions League.Julián Álvarez del Manc...