To our Members, Partners and Friends: The Association of Partners for Public Lands has adopted a new name and visual identity. Yesterday, at our annual Convention and Trade Show, we became the Public Lands Alliance. “Public Lands Alliance” captures the essence of our organization – a unified, powerful community dedicated to the preservation, enrichment and…
A year from now, you’re gonna weigh more or less than what you do right now. Phil McGraw
This autumn, daylight saving time has us “falling back” — or gaining an hour of sleep — during the wee hours of Sunday, November 1. While that may sound like the perfect way to recover from a weekend of Halloween fetes (or candy comas), it can be surprisingly jarring on the body. “The time change…
Important! The big shift is coming! As of October 1, 2015, merchants are supposed to be “EMV Compliant”–creating a big shift in responsibility for fraud in credit card transactions. Much of the U.S. will make the shift to chip-embedded cards in the very near future–some card issuers have already begun. Our new credit card [Verifone…
We’re changing directions–slightly. Daily sheets have been set aside–somewhat. In order to attempt to improve daily store stocking and ordering, we want to concentrate on the following. At the beginning of your shift, as quick as the register and the money are ready for visitors, all attention should be focused on the store room–as soon…
Postage Rates have changed for postcards and for International mail–global stamps. Regular 4×6 postcards are now $.35 instead of $.34. The quick look up is 35c. For a while, you’ll have to give visitors a .34 stamp and a .01 stamp for their cards–but just ring it up as a .35 cent (35c) item on…
The Flaming Gorge Dam Visitor Center is now open, as of Wednesday, April 15th, for tours–and the store is open and ready to go. The hours right now are 10 AM until 4 PM. Security scanning is required before going on the tour, so plan to empty your pockets and no bags are allowed. Use…
Wild Republic’s plush animal prices are going up–effective immediately. The signs are ready, everything (hopefully) in the Quickbooks POS system has been changed. Now all we need is for you to know what’s going on: The large 12″ Cuddlekins & the Wild Watchers (big eyes) will now be $14.99 The 8″ Mini Cuddlekins will be…
Each year on March 23, the World Meteorological Organization, along with its 191 members–including NWS–and the worldwide meteorological community, celebrates World Meteorological Day, commemorating the formation of the WMO. This year’s theme is “Climate knowledge for climate action” highlighting both recent advances in climate science and the need for decisive measures to limit climate change.…
The Vernal Equinox – March 20, 2015 The word equinox is derived from the Latin words meaning “equal night.” All over the world, days and nights are approximately equal. Today, the Sun rises exactly in the east and sets exactly in the west. At the equinoxes, the tilt of Earth relative to the Sun is…