(ARA) - At this time of year, many of us feel confined to our homes and trapped by bitter wind, biting cold and harsh weather. It's snowy, the days are shorter and we long for that time when we can be outdoors, digging in the dirt.

What: The last weekend of ice skating at the Asheville Civic Center.

The Milwaukee Metropolitan Sewerage District's nearly 3-year-old dream of selling its musky-smelling Milorganite fertilizer as a repellent to keep hungry deer away from flowers and shrubs has died within the federal regulatory bureaucracy, district officials said.

Scientists have long been intrigued and often mystified by the migration of birds. Residents here in our corner of the state can witness the comings and goings of our feathered friends merely by looking up into the sky where, chances are, they'll catch a glimpse of Canada geese winging overhead. Some of these flights are seasonal journeys, some are travels triggered by warm or cold snaps; still ...

Near a northwest Boulder home early Tuesday, wildlife officers fired nonlethal bean bags at an adult mountain lion that was feeding on a deer carcass -- adding to the growing list of sightings and animal attacks in the neighborhood in recent weeks.