Family & Consumer Science
Current Programs Offered:
- Radon, the #2 cause of lung cancer. How to get rid of it.
- Small Steps to Health and Wealth
- Kill-a-Watt meter Loan Program
It is recommended that pressure gauges be checked every one to two years for accuracy. Bring your canner lid to the Extension Office to be checked ($5.00). Additional resources are also available.
(All programs are located at the La Plata County Fairgrounds unless otherwise noted.)
Contact Wendy Rice: 382-6461 or by using the Contact Form
Do you know your Radon number yet?
Download map of Radon Levels in Homes in La Plata County and Randon Levels in Homes in Durango City Limits.
This map represents results for radon levels of homes in Durango and La Plata County. Each dot represents a home tested (though location adjusted slightly in the interest of individual privacy). The yellow, orange and red dots indicate levels of concern per EPA guidelines. EPA recommends remediation at levels greater than 4 pCu/liter. The results are based on tests completed by La Plata County residents between Winter of 2005 to current. The funds were provided by EPA to CSU La Plata County Extension Office and San Juan Basin Environmental Health jointly for Radon Education. For informational purposes only. If you would like to test your home for radon, please contact Wendy Rice, Family and Consumer Science Agent.
Radon Mitigation Classe
April, 2012
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Wed, Apr 18 |
6:00pm |
La Plata County Fairgrounds, Animas Room (Mitigation) |
Small Steps to Health & Wealth
Small Steps to Health & Wealth encourages participants to make positive behavior changes to simultaneously improve their health and personal finances.
Small, positive behavior changes, such as saving $5.00 or cutting 100 calories a day, makes a big difference overtime & are always better than taking no action at all. You will learn over 20 behavior changing strategies that can be applied to improve both your health & personal finances.
Dates and locations are coming soon.
Want to save $?
Free Kill-a-Watt Meter Loan Program
Colorado State University Extension office La Plata County is now offering Kill-a-WattTM electricity monitors through a free loan program. The devices measure appliance electricity use and offer opportunities for La Plata county residents to save energy and money.
The meters are plugged in to an outlet and appliances are plugged into the meter. The meter then measures the appliance’s electricity use and can project energy cost and use data over an hour, day, week, month, or year. Once meter users learn about how much a second refrigerator or “phantom load” costs, for instance, they may decide to take action to improve their bottom line.
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