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  • Message scent: Douglas fir beetles detoured from Ouray forest by pheromone packets

    Erin McIntyre

    May 27, 2019 |

    The Colorado Sun |

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    Response Location: United States, Ouray, Colorado

    By combining biomimicry with biodiversity, Colorado’s forests have kept damaging fir beetles at bay. The city of Ouray, Colorado, and the Colorado State Forest Service have been working with the help of volunteers to apply chemical pheromones to protect Douglas firs from the damaging beetles. The pheromones mimic a warning produced by the beetles, discouraging them from settling on the tree. The pheromones are applied by hand, requiring teams of trained volunteers.

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  • Program helps Colorado teens coming out of foster care system

    Erin McIntyre

    September 22, 2018 |

    The Denver Post |

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    Response Location: United States, Grand Junction, Colorado

    In Grand Junction, Colorado, Foster Alumni Mentors is working to connect young adults in or leaving the foster care system with others who have gone through the same person, giving them a mentor to help them with applying and paying for college, finding jobs, and more. The program create 19 mentorship relationships during its first year of existence and the personal connections manifest in more ways than one.

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