Trail Access Project aims to help people in wheelchairs gain more access to nature with electric-assisted equipment that can handle rocky terrain.
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In a recent study, people following a combination of healthier habits slowed typical age-related cognitive decline.
For many people, common forms of exercise, such as walking, running and weight training, are a struggle because of pain, weakness or mobility issues.
About 43 percent of Americans have jobs that can be classified as “highly sedentary.”
“The moment of clarity happened when I realized that I have zero time to waste. This really hit for me at age 60,” the Oscar winner says.
Q: Around town and in my neighborhood, many midlife trees are dying. In beautiful large trees, there are dead branches and sometimes just a fully dead tree. Some trees are planted in gravel and some in a yard. Do you notice that also?
Horticulture expert Bob Morris answers readers’ gardening questions.
Q: I have a small crape myrtle tree with leaves that were constantly wet this year. The ground and plants underneath were always wet. Now that the leaves are gone. I can see the branches are also wet. Another tree I have is perfectly dry and normal. What’s causing this and how can I correct it?
Temple Bar, named for a massive rock formation that resembles a striking building or temple, is a good place to find solitude — both at the campground and out on Lake Mead.
Horticulture expert Bob Morris answers readers’ questions.
Visitors to the Rings Trail in California’s Mojave National Preserve descend a narrow, steep slot canyon by using metal rings bolted into the rock along two sections.
I have fruit tree pruning classes at 1 p.m. Fridays and 9 a.m. Saturdays during the month of December at Ahern Orchard in downtown Las Vegas. Class size is limited so you must enroll on Eventbrite or contact me.
Chabad Synagogue of Summerlin/Desert Shores was in the process of a major overhaul of its security system well before the anti-Semitic massacre of 11 congregants at a Pittsburgh synagogue on Oct. 27.
The most effective pest control measures for fruit, shade or ornamental trees during 2019 will be applied this December and January. Many gardeners consider the application of oils as an “organic” method of controlling future pests. In the purest sense, it is not organic. But applications of oils during the winter reduce the need for “hard pesticides” later.
The time of pruning varies with the fruit tree but generally most fruit trees are pruned during the winter months, beginning at leaf drop. When you have a lot of fruit trees, pruning may start early and not end until after flowering has started in spring.
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Shane Tamura, the Las Vegas man responsible for a NYC shooting that left 4 dead, blamed football and the NFL for his perceived struggle with the neurodegenerative disease chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE).
The Southern Nevada Health District said it has ollected its first sample of West Nile virus-positive mosquitoes this year.
A Desert Research Institute study suggests tree planting may not be Las Vegas’ saving grace in extremely hot summers.
These wearable wonders and breezy gadgets can offer some relief when the sidewalk feels like a stovetop
