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Hot Peppers! 

Hot Peppers!  With summer just around the corner, what a great time to talk about peppers.  HOT peppers that is! What Makes Peppers Hot? There is a chemical, called CAPSAICIN, found in peppers that give them their heat. Up to 80% of a pepper’s heat is found in the seeds and […]

Summer Camp Matters

Summer Camp Matters By Dr. Brandolyn Thran, Associate Director and Science Advisor at Nevada Outdoor School Growing up, I was fortunate to attend summer camp starting in 3rd grade.  Whether it was church, band, Girl Scouts, or swimming camp, year after year my parents made the financial and time sacrifice […]

Rattlesnake Awareness

Rattlesnake Awareness   Warm weather is around the corner (in theory!) and therefore more people and their dogs are facing the risk of coming upon snakes. Rattlesnakes are generally most active in the spring through fall, in the late evening once the sun is setting and its cooler or earlier […]