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In Case of Emergency: Use Your Library Card

By Lorelle VanFossen | Published October 19, 2013

My local library sent out a newsletter stating the following: Making a personal emergency plan and kit does not need to be all consuming. Take it in manageable bits—add to it each month until you have all of the components assembled. There are many easy items to add from the outset to pack in your […]

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What Is In Your Emergency Kit?

By Lorelle VanFossen | Published September 9, 2011

With Southern California out with no electricity, homes burning up in Texas, tornadoes across the country, devastating heat waves, much of the Northeast under water (and more water), earthquakes, and the threat of terrorism in New York and Washington DC (which means it could happen anywhere), are you ready? Is your emergency kit been inspected, […]

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Personal Safety in the Outdoors

By Lorelle VanFossen | Published March 17, 1997

“Enjoying nature, physical exercise, or getting away from urban stress – whatever your interest and ability, the mountains offer something for everyone. As with anything you do, there is a certain amount of risk involved…” Hiking Safety and the 10 Essentials, The Mountaineers Nature photographers are not immune to the risks found in nature. If […]

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Wildlife Ethics – You Are a Guest in Their Home

By Lorelle VanFossen | Published September 10, 1996

Parachuting Cats into Borneo In the early 1950’s, the Dayak people in Borneo suffered tragically from malaria and the World Health Organization (WHO) helped them by spraying DDT to kill the mosquitoes which carried the malaria. The mosquitoes died, malaria declined, but there were side effects. Among the first was the fact that the roofs […]