[Seasonal Topics]
Feed the Birds
Saturday, January 01, 2005
When the weather is cold, our feathered friends may need your help getting enough food.
Birds have a variety of needs, just as we do; they need food and water, shelter and habitat. Help them make it through the winter by providing food and water. You’ll be rewarded by getting to watch their antics as they spend time in your yard. Some common foods and the birds you may attract:
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[Your Efficient, Comfortable, Safe Home]
Preventing Ice Dams
Tuesday, January 15, 2008
Typical Iowa winter weather can mean a load of snow sitting up on your roof. If heat is leaking out of your house, that snow load can cause a common winter problem called “ice damming.”
What are ice dams?
If you’ve ever had pretty icicles hanging from the edge of your roof, you’ve had potential for ice damming. Ice dams start with ridges of ice that form when snow on the upper part of your roof melts. Water runs down the roof slope--often under the snow at the eave&rsq...
[Safety]
Snowmobile Safety
Sunday, January 01, 2006
Let it snow! And after the snow falls, head for the trails on a snowmobile for some great - and safe - winter fun.
Riding on a snowmobile can be an exciting way to enjoy winter snow, but according to the University of Vermont, thousands of snowmobiling accidents occur each year in the United States, resulting in hundreds of injuries and deaths. Many of the accidents are caused by natural obstacles, speed and alc...
[Education]
SchoolNet Shows Local Weather
Thursday, May 10, 2007
Keep an eye on the weather through this popular program. Check out the live webcams!
SchoolNet, sponsored by your Touchstone Energy Cooperative and other Touchstone Energy Cooperatives of Iowa, provides up-to-date weather information from over 70 school-based sites across the state. Touchstone Energy Cooperatives work with KCCI-TV (Channel 8, Des Moines) to sponsor the program.
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[General Information]
Keeping tabs on Iowa’s trees
Saturday, January 03, 2004
The Iowa Department of Natural Resources bureau of forestry knows the trees of Iowa … all 2.6 million acres of forested land.
According to the DNR's yearly Forest Inventory
and Analysis, the number of trees and amount
of forest land is increasing, as is the average
size of individual trees, with Iowa’s forests
containing an estimated 900 million
trees that are 1 inch or larger in diameter.
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