Illène Pevec

• Locations: Letters Published Jun. 1, 2022

  Letters - June 2, 2022

  Remembering a small town
  Memorial Day, as I write this, is a day to think back to people and things we miss. My father served in the Navy in WWII and Korea on aircraft carriers. I found a history of the ship he served aboard during the crucial naval… read more →

• Locations: Columns, Opinion By Illene Pevec Published May. 18, 2022

  What can we do? We can plant trees!

  Three generations work together to plant a tree at Crystal River Elementary School. Kindergarteners, Aspen Tree arborists and seniors all do it together. Photo by Illène Pevec

  What can we do? 

  By Illène Pevec

  Special to The Sopris Sun

  In Colorado and around the world, devastating fires have burned, are burning, will burn. Droughts dry, high-speed winds blow. Sea levels rise around the globe, threatening entire island nations and our own coasts! What can we do… read more →

• Locations: Español By Raleigh Burleigh Published May. 4, 2022

  Cada árbol es un ecosistema en miniatura

  Vanessa Harmony de coloradoedibleforest.com ayuda a Remy Davyln (de cuatro años) con regar un árbol recién plantado durante un evento de Aspen Valley Land Trust y Wilderness Workshop/Defiende Nuestra Tierra el 30 de abril. Foto de Raleigh Burleigh

  Traducción por Dolores Duarte

  Este 29 de abril, en el Día del Árbol, los amantes de los árboles tuvieron una buena razón y amplias oportunidades para celebrarlo.

  La historia del Día del Árbol en Estados Unidos data de la década de 1870. Julius Sterling Morton, editor del Nebraska City News,… read more →

• Locations: News By Raleigh Burleigh Published Apr. 27, 2022

  Every tree is a mini-ecosystem

  Courtney Jaynes’ class at Crystal River Elementary School planted "Hector Linden" last spring with help from Illene Pevec. Courtesy photo

  This Arbor Day, April 29, tree enthusiasts have good reason and ample opportunities to celebrate.

  The history of Arbor Day in the United States reaches back to the 1870s. Julius Sterling Morton, editor of the Nebraska City News, was an avid proponent of planting trees and often wrote on that… read more →

• Locations: Columns, Opinion By Illene Pevec Published Dec. 1, 2021

  Gratitude to the Native Americans who helped our ancestors

  Joseph Brant, a native American warrior and political leader. Courtesy of Wikimedia Commons

  We learned in grade school about the Native Americans sharing seeds and agricultural knowledge with the Pilgrims. Just imagine, a Pilgrim had never seen corn, squash or beans, the “three sisters” plants cultivated and adapted by our continent’s first peoples. Later events, the broken land treaties, Trail of Tears… read more →

• Locations: Letters Published Sep. 15, 2021

  Letters - Sept. 16, 2021

  RFSD board election
  This letter is in support of Kenny Teitler for Roaring Fork School District School Board District A.
  Being a former teacher, Kenny knows what it takes to keep quality teachers in the classroom. He knows that teachers need time with students and time to create… read more →