Have not updated this in a while but we're getting to a bad place as far as any precipitation in this part of the Green River valley. In the past 2 months we've had less than half an inch of measurable precipitation and almost all has been accompanied by strong winds which quickly evaporate anything that falls and desiccates the ground and vegetation. And to make things worse the winds have been almost constant with days in a row with sustained winds over 20 mph with gusts over 50 prompting multiple Red Flag fire days. Wildlife has been scarce so far; birds have also been few with just a few Bluebirds, swallows, a stray Robin or two and barely any hawks. Even the Sandhill Cranes have been fairly quiet for this time of year. Our Mule Deer and Antelope population has seemingly vanished for the past month or so moving to less dry locations. Local vegetation has turned mostly brown and the few Aspen trees we have still don't have any buds showing. The cold snap we had last week seems to have kept the them dormant. Even our weeds seem to be having a hard time getting going. Overall, we REALLY need some rain (or snow!) Photos attached show the overall dry conditions with mostly brown vegetation, dry fields and dusty conditions.
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