Category Archives: Green Living

2024 Mountain Living Series

Birds, Fire mitigation, Green Living, Noxious Weeds, Wildflowers, Wildlife

This year’s programming once again includes inspiration, encouragement, and guidance in making the most of the world we live in.

April 9: Fire Mitigation in Larimer County, from the Sheriff’s Office Wildlife Partner Program.

May 14: Wildflowers! From Margie Caswell, pictures and stories.

June 11: Weed and Cheatgrass, our annual program from great Larimer County Weed District resource, Casey Cisneros, and our local specialist, Ted Sammond.

June 15: Weed Management Field Day, with hands on guidance and access to materials.

July 9: Brock McArdle, Colorado Parks and Wildlife, with his Canine Partner Cash.

August 13: Solar energy in the Mountains, with Solar Sandbox specialist Justin Wojtarowicz.

September 10: Culturally Modified Trees. WTH are they? Pretty interesting angle on local history.

October 10: Bird Conservancy of the Rockies.

For more information, check out the GVM Ecology Website.

Once again this year, we give thanks to our Ecology Team Series coordinators, Susie and Terry Campbell and Beth and Jim Lyne.

GVM on YouTube

Green Living, Land Stewardship, Uncategorized, Wildlife

Visitors to the GVM Ecology website are greeted on our Home Page with a video of our mountain neighborhood. Inheriting the opportunity to serve as the Webmaster has been an invitation for me to explore more deeply all the stories that have been shared over the years.

What I’ve discovered is a treasure trove of past videos, including views of our area and recordings of presentations over the years from our Speaker Series.

Want to hear the presentation about bird life in our neighborhood? Check it out!

Wondering what our weed management program is, and why it’s so important? Here’s Casey Cisneros, from Larimer County Department of Natural Resources.

You can explore the trail system near Glacier View Meadows, too.

While we’re enjoying the darker days and evenings of late spring, it’s a great time to explore the area from the comfort of your fireside.

Update on Collecting Rainwater in GVM

Green Living

House Bill 16-1005, effective August 10, 2016, allows precipitation to be collected from the rooftop of certain residential properties.

GVM residences that are a single family house on an exempt household-use only well can use rain barrels as allowed under HB16-1005. There is a limit of two rain barrels with a combined storage capacity not to exceed 110 gal. The water must be collected from the roof of the building that is used primarily as the residence and may be used for outdoor uses, such as lawn and garden irrigation, on the property where the water was collected. The water cannot be used for drinking water or indoor household purposes.

Click here for the Rainwater Collection page from the CO Division of Water Resources

Click here for the Best Practices in Residential Rain Barrels from CO Dept of Public Health and Environment

Click here for a Rainbarrel Fact Sheet from CSU

Click here for a Rainwater Collection Information Table from the Colorado Department of Water Resources