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Mountain Meadows Wild Flower Seed: How To Plant Wildflowers Successfully
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Mountain Meadows Wild Flower Seed. Spectacular arrays of wildflower and grass seed mixes available for all parts of the US. Our products contain no filler, or unwanted invasive species and are guaranteed 100% seeds. Tuesday, August 4, 2009. How To Plant Wildflowers Successfully. Filed Under: Wildflower Planting. When Planting any type of garden you must first prepare the site. Clear the area of all unwanted vegetation, like weeds and grasses with either or both methods:. 4 Broadcast the seed, either by h...
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Survival in the Wasteland: January 2013
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Survival in the Wasteland. Thursday, January 24, 2013. Thoughts on arts and crafts pt.1. The way we make things is very important to us. We strive for beauty and functionality in everything we craft, and we long for a return to beauty in the things we use everyday. Following are thoughts on arts and crafts that i simply couldn't have stated more clearly, so i'll echo th' words of th' late Soetsu Yanagi as translated by Bernard Leach, from the book The Unknown Craftsman. The Facts have to be faced concern...
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Survival in the Wasteland: "Now kids, never play with fire."
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Survival in the Wasteland. Tuesday, March 11, 2014. Now kids, never play with fire.". We recently held a traditional fire making class for kids. It was a cold day, 12 degrees fahrenheit and snowy, yet still th' kids came out. What a great day to make fire. Learning how to make fire with many different methods is a very empowering skill set to have. Fire is one of the basic elements, and has been used by mankind through out history. Why, i wonder, did we trade fire for electricity. The snow packed down qu...
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Survival in the Wasteland: May 2013
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Survival in the Wasteland. Tuesday, May 28, 2013. Foraging Tour and Oil Lamps. We just led our first official Foraging tour, and were pleasantly surprised at how well it went. We had about twenty folks there, and planned th tour for two hours. But as always with foraging, theres no end of surprises. . Rosemary with a nicely twisted string. Th kids in their hobo shelter. Links to this post. Friday, May 10, 2013. Stalking th' wild Asparagus, and other spring goodies. On these, and how to find them amongst ...
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Survival in the Wasteland: December 2012
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Survival in the Wasteland. Tuesday, December 04, 2012. Sinew Backed Hackberry Bow. Finally, if the student be observant, the arrow will write for him long chapters about the people, the fishes, birds and beasts of the separate regions and their peculiar habits. From North American Bows, Arrows and Quivers by Otis T. Mason, 1893. Finished up my favorite bow to date- it's a sinew backed hackberry. Measures 62 inches nock to nock- pulls 48 pounds at 26 inches of draw. Nice little design/knot on belly fade.
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2009 October 19 « Montana Adventures and Other Places
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Montana Adventures and Other Places. Elk cows, calves and a few young bulls. Small elk herd in December 2008 (Photo by Merle Ann Loman). This is a photo journal. 8220;See slideshow here”. Lone elk in April (Photo by Merle Ann Loman). When ready to give birth, usually during mid-May through late-June, a cow will move to an area that elk seldom visit to avoid predators and protect her calf. The calf will weigh about 35 pounds and has no odor. In a couple of weeks the calf is stronger and they will ...In th...
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2009 October 08 « Montana Adventures and Other Places
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Montana Adventures and Other Places. About Mule Deer in western Montana. Mule deer doe and fawn (Photo by Merle Ann Loman). Mule Deer – Odocoileus hemionus. Mule deer in western Montana are an interesting lot. They differ from Montana’s other native deer, the white-tailed deer, in their behavior and looks. 8220;See slideshow on Examiner.com here”. Button buck (Photo by Merle Ann Loman). They fork, and then fork again with the short brow tines tipping forward if they are present at all. The antlers. Mule ...
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Elk cows, calves and a few young bulls « Montana Adventures and Other Places
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Montana Adventures and Other Places. Elk cows, calves and a few young bulls. Small elk herd in December 2008 (Photo by Merle Ann Loman). This is a photo journal. 8220;See slideshow here”. Lone elk in April (Photo by Merle Ann Loman). When ready to give birth, usually during mid-May through late-June, a cow will move to an area that elk seldom visit to avoid predators and protect her calf. The calf will weigh about 35 pounds and has no odor. In a couple of weeks the calf is stronger and they will ...In th...
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Ruffed Grouse « Montana Adventures and Other Places
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Montana Adventures and Other Places. Ruffed Grouse – Bonasa umbellus. Ruffed Grouse (Photo by Merle Ann Loman). If you have been in the woods and heard a drumming sound in the spring, you may have heard a male Ruffed Grouse performing his mating ritual. To identify the Ruffed Grouse, look for the fan-shaped, banded tail and black ruff. No other grouse has these attributes. Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks. 8212; Ruffed Grouse. Discovering Lewis and Clark. Montana State University Extension Office. Cornel...