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Spring issue of Images magazine
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Spring issue of Images magazine
Your spring issue of Images magazine is here!

SEED TO SEED: 20 YEARS OF A NATIVE SEED PROGRAM

The right seed, in the right place, at the right time. This phrase is emblematic of a growing field of restoration science, in the use of site specific, or ecotypic seed for restoration work.

BEHIND THE NAME: RON STEWART PRESERVE AT RABBIT MOUNTAIN

While the name Rabbit Mountain evokes images of the cottontails that have made this land their home, it is said that Ron Stewart Preserve at Rabbit Mountain was actually named for its resemblance to a sleeping rabbit, when viewed from the city of Longmont.

DAY IN THE LIFE: CULTURAL HISTORY SEASONAL

As a cultural history seasonal for Boulder County Parks and Open Space, each day and week is very different.

BEAUTIES AND THE BEAST

What could the colorful yellow and black Bullock’s oriole and the melodious western meadowlark possibly have in common with the drab and vicious cowbird and the raucous common grackle?

MUSKRAT SWIMS HOME

The animal’s name means “stinky rat,” and it lives the life of a beaver on a smaller scale. This furry creature was called musquash by the Algonquian people. The early white settlers called them “muskrats.” Muskrat is the common name still used today. Muskrats are not rats, and they are not beavers either.

SMARTPHONE PHOTOGRAPHY 101

One of the most convenient features of these phones is quick access to a camera—but just because you frequently use the camera on your phone doesn’t mean you couldn’t use a few helpful hints. Here are 5 easy tricks for taking good smartphone photos.

VARIETY & FUN – VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITY

If you want to dive more into local history, become a cultural history volunteer and share your passion for the past with people of all ages.
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