As one year closes, another opens with promise
Oh, 2022 where hath thee gone? As I get older (I’m in the middle of my 57th trip around the sun),...
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Tag: Andrew Hautzinger
Our legacies built on traditions
With Joseph’s recent passing, I reflect on how he represented an old-world fellow, polite and respectful, who walked the difficult line between being a man of his times (one of the first to laser-level his farm fields) and one who honored the cultural traditions of the Rio Grande Valley that the Moya family long ago made their home.
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Soil and water conservation: Autumn colors arrive early at Whitfield
About mid-July we noted leaves on a few of the recovering trees going from the typical dark shades of green to lighter colors, even yellowing a bit. Gradually, these yellowed leaves turned brown and then dropped to the ground.
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An exit interview with Allison Martin
Soil & Water Conservation As we all rejoice in the scattered rains of the last week, today I...
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Whitfield just burned; does RACA have to be next?
On April 11, 2022, the Big Hole Fire burned 904 acres of land along the floodplain of the Middle...
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Big Hole Fire devastates conservation area
Cause of blaze still under investigation; county-wide burn ban enacted
Nearly two decades of restoration and protection of a local wildlife conservation area has gone up in smoke as a bosque fire tore through Valencia County last week.
Spring, Earth Day and You
As we have now sprung our clocks forward (mayhap for the last time?), my thoughts turn to this...
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The magic of mulching
The nearly day-long event started at the community garden at El Cerro Community Center, where the group knocked out a sheet mulching project that will smother unwanted weeds and improve the soil as the components break down.
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The dirt on keeping our soil healthy
In the natural environment, plants form relationships with soil microbes to obtain nutrients, water and protection against pathogens. In return, plants provide the microbes — and us — with food. This is the wonder of healthy soils.
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Soil and Water Conservation: Outreach in the new year
The Valencia Soil and Water Conservation District is dedicated to working with all communities in...
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A dedication and desire for public service
With the end of the year upon us, many of us find ourselves reflecting on the year gone by....
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Celebrating Community Alignment
As we all witness the seasonal shift to fall, seeing our valley alight with autumnal reds and...
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