Uniquely Alpine

A poor original is better than a good imitation.
- Ella Wheeler Wilcox - 

Alpiners have created some unique and wonderful places in our small town. Did you know we have an arboretum? Did you know we have an aviary? Alpiners are also involved with many projects and programs associated with understanding and preserving our natural environment. Did you know that they are involved with condors in southern Utah?

Current  articles are referenced on this, the Who Knew! page.  You can find links to the previous articles in the Who Knew? archives: Who Knew? Archive - 2,  Who Knew Archive - 1!

INVASION OF THE BOX ELDER BUGS!

Every Spring and Fall we see these black bugs with red markings - the Box Elder Bug - everywhere. But how much do you know about these seasonal guests? Find out more about them on the Invasion of the Box Elder Bugs! page of Who Knew?.

WHY DIDN'T THE LEAVES LEAVE?

Whether or not your deciduous tree leaves turn brilliant colors at summer’s end, their complex mechanism to drop those leaves in autumn is truly amazing. But early cold snaps or extra-long warm spells can throw off a tree’s rhythm and prevent leaf drop. Why didn’t my tree lose its leaves this year? Find out more about this on the Leaves Not Leaving page of Who Knew?.

RUNNING  WATERS

Have you seen this grate in any of your travels? Sometimes there is water running through it and sometimes not. When water is running it has a scent of chlorine. The video was taken with the water running. So do you know where it is located and what this is? You can find the answers to these questions on the Running Waters page of Who Knew?.

APB - IN  SEARCH  OF  THE  CALIFORNIA  POPPY

There are only two places where we knew the California Poppy grew in or about Lambert Park. And, alas, each of these areas is no more. The first area was in the water retention area of the new Lambert Park Estates subdivision. That area has been regraded and the poppies have been lost. The other area was on the south side of Lambert Park by the bathrooms. But, alas, this area has also been graded to accommodate the new southern parking area of the park. So if anyone spies one of these beauties in another area of the park - give us a heads up! Find out more on the Missing in Action page of Who Knew?.

DO  SUNFLOWERS FOLLOW THE SUN?

It's sunflower season! Have you been really looking at them as you hike in Lambert Park? Are the flower heads facing the sun as it moves across the sky from east to west? In general, it appears to be so, but there are always a few independent sunflowers that face in the opposite or sideways directions. Why is that? Find out more on the Sunflowers and the Sun page of Who Knew?.

COOPER OR SHARPIE?

One of the birds we have found in Lambert Park is a Cooper's Hawk. Another is a Sharp-Shinned Hawk (Sharpie). They are both medium sized hawks that are so similar that even experts have a hard time telling them apart! Find out more about them on the Cooper or Sharpie? page of Who Knew?.