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Somethin’ From Nothin’

Somethin’ From Nothin’

Betty | June 3, 2020

This week’s unrest across the country reminds me of my own biases instilled in me as a child in the 1950s and how a young black boy in the 1980s helped me overcome this prejudicial upbringing.  I wrote this article over 20 years ago, and…

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Gardening in the Desert

Gardening in the Desert

Betty | May 5, 2020May 5, 2020

“How do you feel about gardening?” The question hung in the air unanswered for several seconds as we pondered. After remaining housebound for several weeks to conform to government mandates that addressed the Covid-19 pandemic, we felt the need to get back to “work.” We…

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Suspended Snake Feeding

Suspended Snake Feeding

Betty | March 23, 2020

“Crazy times when snakes don’t get fed,” remarked an acquaintance of ours when we mentioned that the snake feeding program at White Tank Mountain Regional Park was suspended for the duration of the Coronavirus threat. “Don’t worry about the snakes,” I told him. “They’ll be…

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The Universal Language

The Universal Language

Betty | January 31, 2020April 28, 2020

“You will have an interpreter for the hard-of-hearing,” read the email sent by the White Tank Library where we were to present our reptile program in a couple weeks. Strange, Chuck and I thought, we’ve never had that before. We pretty much forgot about the…

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Take a Hike Day

Take a Hike Day

Betty | December 1, 2019

“Snakes don’t make good pets for kids,” Chuck advised a couple as their young son ran a finger across our Rosy Boa’s silky body. “They’re not cuddly. They can be difficult to feed. They don’t like to be handled and you can’t play with them….

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Halloween Treat

Halloween Treat

Betty | October 30, 2019

When I was a kid on Halloween, my main concern was harvesting as much candy as I could. My brother and I canvassed our neighborhood as far as time permitted to fill our bags to the brim. Then we’d head home and begin to gorge….

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Mapping Invasive Grasses

Mapping Invasive Grasses

Betty | October 21, 2019

How difficult could it be? Eric, the biologist at the National Elk Refuge, asked if we would map invasive spotted knapweed grass in a remote area on the north end of the Refuge. Last year we mapped cheatgrass on Miller Butte on the south end…

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