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To help reduce eye gnat problems in Jacumba and Escondido, the County Board of Supervisors Wednesday directed the Chief Administrative Officer to work with the County Farm Bureau and other interested parties.
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We’re getting into the rainy season and it’s time to take steps to prevent flooding and erosion.
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Despite the still-struggling economy and widespread reports that banks are slow to lend money, more and more county residents are investing in solar photovoltaic, “PV” systems designed to turn sunlight into electricity for their homes.
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Several ticks collected in routine monitoring last week in the Lopez Canyon area of Los Penasquitos Canyon Preserve have tested positive for tularemia, a potentially serious illness also known as “rabbit fever,” County environmental health officials said Friday.
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NOTE: PROGRAM HAS NOW ENDED AND THE GRANTS ARE NO LONGER AVAILABLE.
Local small businesses can once again get free “mail-back” recycling kits to help them legally recycle old fluorescent lights, thanks to the Department of Environmental Health and a federal grant.
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Pet owners can get their dogs and cats microchipped, vaccinated — and in the case of dogs, licensed — from noon to 2 p.m. Sunday at the County shelter at 2451 Palomar Airport Road in Carlsbad.
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The County Board of Supervisors Wednesday approved a permit to build a 308-acre solar farm in Borrego Springs that is expected to turn sunlight into enough electricity to power an estimated 19,000 to 21,000 homes each year.
