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6 HIDALGO COUNTY HERALD FRIDAY, JULY 26, 2013
A fixed wing plane being readied with seed.
Recent aerial seeding, re-seeding of
Whitewater-Baldy Fire Burn areas completed
Submitted by GILA NATIONAL establishment of vegetative areas that were not seeded last
FOREST/Silver City (plant) ground cover to maintain year.
Aerial seeding and re-seed- soil productivity, water quality, A contract company with
ing of high burn severity areas andreduce threats of flooding and two fixed wing planes con-
within the 2012 Whitewater- sedimentation to downstream ducted the aerial seeding on
Baldy Fire burn scar has recently communities," BAER Coordina- 6,400 acres on the Glenwood
been completed. The Burned Area tor Mike Natharius stated• The and Reserve Ranger Districts in
Emergency Response (BAER) seed mix included a high percent the areas of Corner Mountain
monitoring phase for the largest of non-persistent annual barley and Sacaton Mountain. The
fire in New Mexico history iden- and a smaller percent of native seeding operation was com-
tiffed a few areas to re-seed that grass seeds. The barley provides pleted in 7 days using the
did not take during last year's for vegetative cover the first year, Negrito airstrip.
seeding/mulching operations, and then acts as a protective lit-
Areas of high burn severity that ter layer for the soil the follow- Kiesow stated, "the recent
were not seeded last year also re- ing year. seeding/re-seeding operation
ceived seeding; these areas were In spring of this year,was completed by the beginning
geographically separated from Natharius and BAER Lead of the monsoon season which
the main body of severely burned Trainee Micah Kiesow spent 2 provides the best odds for suc-
areas, weeks on horseback in the Gila cess." For seeding to be success-
"The seeding and re-seeding Wilderness and surrounding areas ful, it is important to take ad-
of these high burn severity areas assessing the success of last year's vantage of as much of the mon-
are intended to provide for quick seeding, and the need to seed in soon season as possible.
for disability benefits
the
convenience of hom
By RAY VIGIL/Social Security a number of factors, such as:
Public Affairs Specialist in El the nature of your dis-
Paso, Texas ability;
Have you been thinking how quickly we obtain
about applying for Social Secu- medical evidence from you, your
rity disability benefits, but you doctors, hospitals, or other medi-
are unable to visit a Social Secu- cal sources; and '
rity office to complete the inter- whether we need to send
view? Or perhaps your disabling you for a medical examination to
condition makes it difficult to obtain evidence to support your
visit a Social Security office. We claim.
have good news: you can corn- We have several important
plete your application for Social initiatives to speed up the pro-
Security disability benefits from cess. For example, our Compas-
the convenience of YOUr home. sionate Allowances initiative al-
Get started at lows us to fast-track certain cases
www's°cialsecurity'g°v/disab!l- of individuals with very severe
ity. disabilities. Two hundred differ-
The application process in- ent types of disabilities qualify
volves determining 1) whether for this expedited decision, and
you have sufficient work to be the list continues to expand.
eligible for Social Se'curity; 2) Since Compassionate Allowances
the severity of your medical con- began in 2008, the agency has
dition; and 3) your ability to fast-tracked more than 250,000
work. Because we carefully re- disability applications, getting
view so many cases -- more than benefits to people in a matter of
three million each year -- it can days instead of months. Learn
take us three to five months to more about Compassionate A1-
determine whether you are eli- lowances at
gible to receive benefits,w w w. s o c i a.1 s e c u r i t y. g o v /
The amount of time it takes compassionateallowances.
to make a decision on your ap- Another way we speed up
plication can vary depending on decisions is with our Quick Dis-
ability Determinations initiative,
which uses technology to iden-
tify applicants who have the most
severe disabilities and allows us
to expedite our decisions on
those cases. Read more about
Quick Disability Determinations
at www.socialsecurity.gov/
disabilityresearch/qdd.htm.
There are things you can do
to help speed up the decision pro-
cess too. The more information
'you provide up front, the less time
it will take us to obtain the evi-
dence we need -- and the faster
we can make a decision on your
application. The types of infor-
mation we need include:
• medical records or docu-
mentation you have; we can
make copies of your records and
return your originals;
the names, addresses,
and phone numbers for any doc-
tors, hospitals, medical facilities,
treatment centers, or providers
that may have information related
to your disabling condition;
the names, addresses,
and phone numbers for recent
employers and the dates you
worked for each employer; and
your federal tax return
for the past year.
If you're not able to work due
to a disability and getting to an
office is troublesome, don't
worry. You can apply online for
Social Security disability ben-
efits at www.socialsecurity.gov/
disability.
Maximize your harvest this
despite limited tim
By gardening expert MELINDA with a cloth sling.
MYERS Be sure to plant vegetables
Increase your garden's pro- in containers if in-gr0und space
ductivity even when space, time is limited. A 5-gallon bucket or
and energy are limited. Just fol- comparable size container is per-
low these six simple planting, fect for a tomato. Peppers and
maintenance and harvesting tech- eggplants will thrive in a bit
niques for a more
bountiful harvest.
Maximize
your planting
space with wide
rows. Leave just
enough room for
plants to reach
their maximum
size. Make wide
rows, 4 to 5 feet
wide, so you can
reach all plants for
maintenance and
harvest. Minimiz-
ing walkways
means more plant-
ing space, smaller pot. Grow vine crops in
Try interplanting. Growcontainers and allow them to
short season crops like lettuce crawl over the deck or patio in-
and radishes between long sea- stead of valuable gardening
son crops like cabbage, tomatoes space• Mix flowers and herbs in
and peppers. The short season with your vegetables. You'll in-
crops will be ready to harvest crease the beauty while adding
when the long season crops are additional fragrance to the pot.
reaching mature size. You'll Harvest often and at the
double your harvest and grow proper time. Zucchini and other
more vegetables, not weeds be- summer squash should be picked
tween your longer season plants.
Grow more plants per row
with succession planting. Start
the season with cool season veg-
etables like lettuce and spinach.
Once these are harvested and tem-
peratures warm replace with
beans and onions. Harvest these
and plant a fall crop of radishes
or lettuce•
When you use these inten-
sive planting techniques, be sure
to incorporate a low nitrogen
slow release fertilizer, like
Mil0rganite, at the start of the
season. Then add a mid-season
nutrient boost if needed. The slow
release nitrogen won't bum even
during the hot dry weather of
summer. Plus, it won't interfere
with flowering or fruiting.
Go vertical. Train vine crops
Up decorative or functional trel-
lises and supports. You'll not
only save space, but you will also
reduce disease problems and in-
crease the harvest. Growing cu-
cumbers and melons increase
light penetration and air flow, re-
ducing the risk of fungai diseases.
Pole beans are much easier to har-
vest and produce an additional
picking. Secure large fruited veg-
etables like melons to the trellis
Free debt/'
bankruptcy
workshop in Las
Cruces July 27
Submitted by STATE BAR OF
NM
A Consumer Debt/Bank-
ruptcy Workshop will be held at
9 a.m., July 27, at the Law Office
Of Kenneth Egan, 1111 Lohman
Ave., Las Cruces, N.M.
The free workshop includes
a presentation by volunteer attor-
ney Kenneth Egan, an open ques-
tion-and-answer period, and a
one-on-one consultation with an
attorney. This event is a commu-
nity service open to the public.
Call 1-800-876-6227 for details
or 505-797-6068 to register.
Sponsored~ by the New
Mexico State Bar Foundation
and the State Bar of New Mexico
Bankruptcy Law •Section, this
program is a working partnership
that seeks to educate the public
on consumer issues and on the
resources available to meet legal
needs.
The State Bar of New
Mexico was organized in 1886
and is composed of more than
9,000 members• Its purposes are
to aid the courts in administering
justice and preserving the rule of
law, and to foster a high standard
of integrity and. competence
within the legal profession.
and energy
when 6 to 8 inches long or in the
case of patty pan squash it
reaches 3 inches in diameter.
The flavor is better than those
baseball bat size zucchini and
you'll have plenty to eat and
share. Harvest your head of
cabbage when firm
and full size. Leave
the bottom leaves and
roots intact. Soon
you will have 4 or 5
smaller heads to har-
vest and enjoy•
With a bit of
planning and creativ-
ity you can find ways
to" increase the enjoy-
ment and harvest in
any size garden.
Gardening ex-
pert, TV/radio host,
author & columnist
Melinda Myers has
more than 30 years of horticul-
ture experience and has written
over 20 gardening books, in-
cluding Can't Miss Small Space
Gardening. She hosts the na-
tionally syndicated Melinda's
Garden Moment TV and radio
segments and is a columnist and
contributing editor for Birds &
Blooms magazine• Myers web
site is www.melindamyers.com
Deer fawns may appear to be abandoned when they actually are
in hiding, waiting for their mother to return from foraging for food
and water, "Rescuing" these fawns can be a death sentence to
them.
Wild babies usually don't need to
be rescued, even during drought
Submitted by NM DEPT of GAME & FiSH~Santa Fe
Some wildlife throughout New Mexico have become stressed
and or displaced by drought conditions or most recently by wildfires.
While .at first glance the animals may appear to be lost or abandoned,
they usually do not need to be rescued.
The Department of Game and Fish is reminding people not tq
"rescue" animals such as deer fawns, elk calves, bear cubs, baby birds,
or others that may appear to be lost, injured or abandoned. Most
often, the wild mothers hide their babies while they forage or drink.
Usually, mothers are closer than you think.
Removing young wildlife can drastically decrease their chances
of survival. It becomes very difficult to return wild animals to their
natural habitats once they have been in close contact with humans.
Handling wild animals also may increase the risk of picking up dis-
eases and or parasites. Only licensed wildlife rehabilitators can le-
gally care for injured wildlife.
"It's never a good idea to pick up Wildlife that appears to be lost
or abandoned," shys Chris Ortega, Las Cruces District wildlife super-
visor. "It is natural for young animals to be left alone so their mothers
can feed, and to protect them from predators. If you find one, it's
always best just to admire it from a distance and quietly move on."
Deer fawns are born without scent, and their spotted coats are
very effective camouflage• Often, fawns will hide motionless for hours
before their mother returns from feeding, or after luring predators
away from her young. Baby birds often fall from their nests or are
pushed out by parents encouraging them to learn to fly. Birds on the
ground usually learn to fly quickly. People can successfully return
them to their nest if they do it quickly, but it usually is best just to
leave the birds alone.
Every year, the Department receives calls from people who find
young wild animals and take them home or to an animal clinic be-
lieving they are helping. Actually, that is the worst thing they can do,
Ortega said• Young wildlife rarely survives when removed from its
natural habitat, and close encounters with humans and their pets can
be fatal. Young animals can become stressed and not recover. Too
much contact with human and pet scents also may prompt the mother
to abandon her young, he said.
"It's important that people also understand that not all young
wildlife survives," Ortega said. "Mortality is natural. The best way we
can help them is to leave them be."
While the department appreciates public concern for wildlife,
people are encouraged to leave wild animals alone. If animals appear
to be injured or a safety threat, people should call the Department of
Game and Fish• Reports can be made at offices in Santa Fe, (505) 476-
8000; Albuquerque, (505) 222-4700; Raton, (575) 445-2311; Las
Cruces, (575) 532-2100; or Roswell, (575) 624-6135•
For more information about keeping wildlife alive and people
safe, please visit www.wildlffe.state.nm.us and click on the "publica-
tions" tab at the top left of the page.
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