So we warn and then hopefully they'll cut it," she said. The city's complaint-based grass enforcement program gives residents 7-10 days after a warning to comply and cut it, or face a fine.

A Boulder program is making it easier for people to save water and money this summer. Resource central says their replacement program has helped coloradans save 36 million gallons of water since 2020.

A Boulder program is making it easier for people to save water and money this summer. Resource central says their replacement program has helped coloradans save 36 million gallons of water since 2020.

Peonies near peak bloom in the east garden of Eden Prairie’s Cummins-Phipps-Grill House, where a bed first planted before 1920 still thrives. Photos by Gretchen Haynes The peony garden outside Eden ...

The long-billed curlew nests in short-grass prairie and incubates eggs on a ground nest. When one hears the prairie dog alarm, she responds by pressing her head, beak and belly close to the ground.

“Those little barks are very loud — they can carry quite a long way,” said co-author Andrew Dreelin, who also works for the Smithsonian. The long-billed curlew nests in short-grass prairie and ...