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June 18, 2026 - Volume XXV, No. 23
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A packrafter stops to take in a small herd of deer fording the Chama River recently./ Photo by Andy High

Where the plastic meets the road

Where the plastic meets the road

School District 9-R leads local effort to recycle hard-to-process plastic film
 

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Picking up speed

Picking up speed

Propelled by $1.1M in grants, Phase 2 of Silverton’s Baker’s Park to begin this summer 
 

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Wild at heart

Wild at heart

Remembering Katrina Blair’s crusade to reclaim the power of wild plants and lands 

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Book Burro hits the road

Book Burro hits the road

Maria’s vintage Airstream-turned-bookmobile aims to deliver free books across region
 

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Redefining the business of art

Redefining the business of art

Colorado’s new A Corp model helps creatives retain control while attracting investment
 

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Animas River at Durango,Co
Discharge, cubic feet per second

More at: waterdata.usgs.gov

The Pole

Ear to the Ground

"I wouldn't do the mushrooms and the acid at the same time, but that's just my professional opinion."
--Sage advice from an experienced river "tripper"

Un-making history

Last week in this space, we told you about the bigly pushback against Trump’s attempt to white-wash American history at national parks. In trying to blot out the bad parts, in 2025 Trump announced an executive order titled "Restoring Truth and Sanity to American History" and directed Interior Secretary Doug Burgum to ensure monuments, memorials, statues and markers "do not contain descriptions, depictions or other content that inappropriately disparage Americans past or living."

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Thumbin' It

There's now a way to recycle all that pesky plastic film and give it a new life, thanks to a program spearheaded by Durango School District 9-R's Sustainability Lead Ron Reed. (For more info., turn to p.8)

It's only mid-June and temps are already edging into the mid- to high-90s. Monsoons – are you out there?

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Haiku Movie Review

Pillion

You will laugh and you
will squirm but there’s more to this
than just “riding bitch”
 

~Lainie Maxson
This Week's Sign of the Downfall

Triceracocks

An anonymous man from England donated his body to science, and his reasons for doing so popped up when they dissected him: the dude had three penises. I’m a huge word nerd, so it was delightful to read the related study in the Journal of Medical Case Reports because I got to learn all sorts of new words like “triphallia” and “supernumerary penises,” both of which would make spectacular band names. But no matter how much I dug, I couldn’t find the man’s name which is a horrible injustice, because he totally deserves his own holiday. I’m thinking 3/3 for obvious reasons, and until we know his name, we’ll need to make one up. So, from this day forward, March 3 shall be forever known as Trey Richards Day. 
 

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