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Gaining Ground against Beetle Infestation – HIGHLIGHT
Report from Shambhala Mountain Center by Shambhala Times Regional Correspondent Leslie Witt Brown, dead ponderosa pines have given way to open ground as Shambhala Mountain Center (SMC) battles to save its forest from the mountain pine beetle. Now in the second year of an aggressive, proactive program of ... continuePosted May 25, 2012 by
Help Save Trees at SMC – HIGHLIGHT
Bob and Lindy King share their concern for the survival of the Ponderosa Pine forest at Shambhala Mountain Center in this poignant and timely call for action. They ask the Shambhala community to take to heart this very serious and imminent threat to the trees at ... continuePosted May 9, 2011 by
Protecting the Forests of Shambhala Mountain Center – HIGHLIGHT
By Megan Winecoff and Chad Hofmann The picturesque mountain landscapes of Colorado are changing drastically, as the effects of a Mountain Pine Beetle epidemic are now visible. Large areas of forest have died, leaving dry, brown skeletons of the trees that once thrived here. Since the epidemic ... continuePosted May 7, 2011 by
Earth Hour by Candlelight – HIGHLIGHT
By Joel Shecter 8:30 pm… candles are lit one by one… lights turn off… The Touching the Earth Group sponsored the 2011 Earth Hour by encouraging centers to hold a candle light sit. Earth Hour has become one of the worlds largest collective acts of sustainability, involving 150 ... continuePosted April 24, 2011 by