Warm spring will bring tough summer decisions

Warm spring will bring tough summer decisions

On Christmas Day, Routt County CSU Extension Director Todd Hagenbuch saw something unusual in Phippsburg: at almost 7,500 feet in elevation, a blooming pansy, which normally blooms in mid-April. That flowering abnormality brought a chuckle, but it was also a sure sign that warmer conditions this winter and spring will likely bring a summer of tough decisions. This summer, Hagenbuch said, everyone from ranchers to homeowners and landscapers will …