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CDC Predicts More Tick-Borne Illnesses This Year

Earlier this week we told you about rattlesnake season in North Central Washington. But it’s not just animals of the reptile variety you’ll find in the great outdoors this time of year. The CDC is predicting an increase in ticks – and the diseases they carry – this summer because of a warmer winter. Dan…

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NCW Summer Water Forecast Remains Positive

The Bureau of Reclamation’s May 2017 Total Water Supply Available forecast for North Central Washington indicates the water supply will fully satisfy senior and junior water rights this irrigation season. The forecast is based on flows, precipitation, snowpack, and reservoir storage as of May 1, along with estimates of future precipitation and river flows. Other…

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Spring Runoff Causing Forest Service Road Washouts

Spring is wreaking havoc on Forest Service roads across the Okanogan-Wenatchee National Forest. As snow melts off the mountain tops, rushing water causes rivers and creeks to flood, eroding bridge approaches and other road supports. Crews are working to assess the damage from both this spring and last and put together a game plan for…

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Local Growers Prepare For Farmers Market’s Spring Openings

April showers are giving way not just to May flowers, but fruits, vegetables and other locally-grown foods, coming soon to farmers markets across the region. The Wenatchee Valley Farmers Market opens Saturday May 13 and Dan Langager talked with their Manager Britany Meiklin-Fink and Board Member Deb Stansbery about the upcoming season.

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Garden Guru – Scott Parsons

Spring is springing and the Garden Guru Scott Parsons wants to help us all green our thumbs. Dan Langager stopped by Parson’s garden in Wenatchee to talk about the greens exploding out of their solar frame, greens that wintered through the cold, apple blossoms in time for Apple Blossom Festival and starting fingerlings of peppers,…

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Garden Guru – Scott Parsons

Scott Parsons, the Garden Guru on KOHO, swings by the KOHO studio to talk about cold weather so far this spring and how it’s delaying home gardens for many in the Valley, controlling humidity via hoop houses, pollination and honey bees, asparagus and preparing for transplanting.

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Shaking Off Winter with Leavenworth Spring Sensations

Jessica Stoller, Media Director at the Leavenworth Chamber of Commerce, joins Dan Langager to talk about the transition from winter to spring for the Bavarian Village, with Spring Sensation activities throughout April, including this weekend’s Taste Leavenworth.

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Garden Guru – Scott Parsons

The Garden Guru Scott Parsons swings by the KOHO studio to talk about spring rain, how his plastic hoop house kept greens intact throughout the winter, arugula’s winter-heartiness, cultural benefits of home gardening, planning ahead for seasonal weather and more.

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