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Critical Information Extreme Weather Local Events

Weather Spotting (SkyWarn) Education

Report Details Need: What When Where How Magnitude Reporting Methods: Amature Radio: ARES/RACES – wx5fwd.org Social Media: twitter.com/NWSFortWorth or facebook.com/NWSDallasFortWorth Email: sr-fwd.webmaster@noaa.gov Phone: 1-800-792-2257 or 817-429-2631 mPing: Google Pay or Apple App Store https://www.weather.gov/media/bis/Weather_Spotter_Field_Guide.pdf pulled on January 24, 2024

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Residential Food Scrap Composting

About the Program Up to 40% of the food in the United States is wasted and sent to landfill, generating methane emissions as it decomposes. In Plano, food waste collected as part of curbside residential trash services is transported to a transfer station, combined with trash collected from other routes, then takes the approximately 25-mile …

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Composting Tips & Tricks

Whether you’re new to home gardening or a seasoned expert, our collection of 50 composting tips will help. Enjoy! 1. Grass clippings add necessary nitrogen to a compost pile, but be sure to mix with the “brown” materials that add carbon. Both are necessary for quick decomposition and rich compost. Piles made up of just grass will …

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Aerate Lawn

Why Should You Aerate Your Lawn? Aeration is the process of making holes throughout your lawn by pulling small soil plugs (called “cores”) with a special machine called a core aerator. By doing this, it allows more oxygen, water, and nutrients to penetrate deep into the soil and down to the root zone. That’s important …