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MountainView continues to grow, innovate valley’s health care

When they cut the ribbon to open the doors at MountainView Hospital exactly 20 years ago this month, there weren’t many who would have predicted the facility would expand into the ever-growing, increasingly popular, and medically and surgically advanced health care provider it is today.

April is best time in desert to deploy pheromone traps

I was reading about your use of pheromone traps for insect control in fruit trees. Which traps do you use, and when do you put them out?

Huber Wash Trail little-known winter hike

Zion National Park is the default destination for many Southern Nevadans who require frequent doses of wilderness, but in winter, snow and ice sometimes make its best-known trails too dangerous to hike.

Rosemary thrives in desert Southwest

Is there a difference between rosemary used for cooking and rosemary used in landscaping?

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Borers spend larval stage tunneling inside trees

I have a major borer problem with my nectarine tree. I will be removing it and replanting. Do I need to treat the soil before I plant another tree?

Life is ‘all about the hands’ for Summerlin doctor

Chances are you’ll never guess what the performance of delicate hand surgery has in common with playing ice hockey and beating out some heavy rock on a set of drums.

Desert Willow course offers best of golf

Why do golfers have fun playing the game? Is it just the fact of being on a golf course?

Succulent dieback can happen due to overwatering

A friend of mine is having trouble with his century plants, agave and cactuses turning yellow in June and July. These plants are in a rock yard with hand watering. They are 2 years old.

Desert Shores tranquility disturbed by acts of animal cruelty

You don’t believe there are freshwater lakes stocked with fish — and even boating for those who like to sail along the lakes on small craft — right smack in the middle of the Las Vegas desert?

Snow travel key to seeing wintertime Cedar Breaks

A great winter activity for snow lovers is cross-country skiing or snowshoeing in Cedar Breaks National Monument, Utah.

Rats seek out extra vitamin C in lemon rinds

We have a critter attacking our lemons. It does not eat the fruit, only the peel. It eats the peel so cleanly that the bare fruit is left hanging on the tree.

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