Transplanting Mountain Sagebrush

Mountain Gardening

On 5/27/09 Susan Lamb sent this useful information: For the 15 years that we’ve lived in GVM I’ve always been amazed at the difference in the ecological terrain between the lower and upper filings of GVM and along the Boy Scout Road (for a short distance), and on up to RFL: namely the abundance of Mountain Sagebrush with ascending elevation. In many areas starting at Gate 12 and upwards, there’s a splendid carpet of the stuff. I wanted that look on our property so I asked permission of an acquaintance in RFL if I could “harvest” some Mountain Sagebrush from her lot. I transplanted 4 or 5 to our property, siting most on a south-facing bank that has very lean soil, and planted one of the sagebrushes to the east. Continue reading Transplanting Mountain Sagebrush →

Trails Update from Jeff

Hiking Trails, Nature Trail

On Tuesday, May 26, 2009 2:31 PM Jeff G. emailed: “Peggy and I hiked the Crellin Nature Trail that day (5/17/09) and I took my chainsaw and we both had trimmers. I cut out 3 very large overhanging and downed trees and we cut a number of small twigs, branches and shoots away from the path. I believe the big stuff is done for the year on that trail and we will keep an eye on the smalll stuff.

Yesterday (5/25/09), I again grabbed the chainsaw and walked most of the West Crellin Trail and I cut a larger number of big trees that were downed and crossing the path. I had been meaning to do this since last year as so much was obstructing that trail for some time. I got the path cleared with the exception of one nasty spot where I could probably spend the day clearing. It started raining so Buster and I decided to get home and dry off.

Solar Panels in GVM

Articles, Green Living

Spring 2009 Glacier Viewpoint article by Linda Bell: GVM is slowly going “green” – is now a good time to harness the sun as well? As spring arrives and summer heat is just around the corner, it is hard to imagine those cold days of December when homeowners were hostage to rising fuel costs – whether for propane, electricity, pellets, or snow-covered fire wood.

Jim Paulson from Solargreen
Jim Paulson, Solargreen

Have you noticed that some GVM residents have already installed solar panels to harness our ever-present winter sun? They might be betting on fuel costs continuing to rise, being in their homes long enough to see a substantial monetary gain for their forethought, or having something already installed a prospective homebuyer will jump at. What are the options? A group of interested GVM homeowners met in March with a representative of a Denver based solar energy company to get first-hand information on products that could be easily retrofitted or installed on new construction. Continue reading Solar Panels in GVM →