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The U.S. Drought Monitor map shows widespread drought in Colorado.Courtesy map U.S. Drought Monitor DILLON — Summit County fared well in the way of snowpack this year yet is experiencing dryness as portions of the state fall into drought conditions. According to the U.S. Drought Monitor, Summit County’s drought level is classified as abnormally dry, while most of the counties in southern Colorado fall under extreme drought.  The U.S. Drought Monitor’s July 16 high plains drought summary explained that southern states have seen a gradual deterioration over the summer and that Colorado, Wyoming, Nebraska and Kansas are experiencing drought conditions....

We rarely deep fry. But this is worth it. I’ve never had a better version in any restaurant. And next time, homemade potato chips. Serves 4, broadly adapted from The Complete America’s Test Kitchen TV Show Cookbook Follow a few simple tips for success. What we learned: Completely submerge the fish in oil to cook. This is meant to be deep frying. A half recipe could work in a medium-size deep pot, or use a larger 7-quart Dutch oven, as this recipe recommends, to hold 2 quarts of oil and allow cooking of all pieces at once. Use the right...

After a Canadian Goose became trapped in a fishing net in Abbotsford’s Mill Lake, a B.C. conservation officer went for a dip among the lily pads. The officer tied himself off to the boardwalk surrounding Mill Lake and swam out to the goose on July 17. The birds legs and back were entangled in the net, so the officer cut the exhausted bird free to the cheers of the crowd. It is illegal to fish with nets of any kind in B.C.’s freshwater bodies, according B.C.’s Freshwater Fishing Regulations. CO’s helped free a Canada Goose after it became entangled in...

Restaurant inspections during coronavirus Health departments in Riverside and San Bernardino counties have resumed routine restaurant inspections, which had halted at the beginning of stay-home orders. Inspectors are now checking as part of their routine whether food facilities are following guidelines to prevent the spread of COVID-19 and will provide education to operators who aren’t. They are also responding to complaints from the public. In San Bernardino County, out of 35 interactions with food facilities on Wednesday, July 15, and Thursday, July 16, whose reports were available by Friday, 20 were for coronavirus-related complaints — mostly staff and/or guests not...

More than 37,000 easements exist on our public lands. Only 5,000 of them are easily accessible to the public. The MAPLand Act aims to change that and more. Access to public land isn’t always cut and dry. And unfortunately, a bevy of information across land management agencies is currently hidden away in paper files. Furthermore, it’s often located in the institutional knowledge of land managers. In 2018, the digital mapping brand onX worked in partnership with the Theodore Roosevelt Conservation Partnership to identify inaccessible public lands in the West. Their research turned up 9.52 million inaccessible acres. Noticed by lawmakers,...