Daniel Salzler No. 1367
EnviroInsight.org Seven Items July 10 2026
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1. Do You Know How To Water Your Landscape Plants? When To Water? How Long To Water? The Complete Watering Guide has been updated.
Knowing how deep to water—and where to place emitters as plants grow—is essential for developing healthy, drought-resilient root systems.
This isn’t just a quick update.
The guide has been completely refreshed with new content, simplified explanations, practical examples, and expanded online resources designed to make landscape watering easier to understand than ever before.
Inside, you’ll learn:
- How much water your plants actually need
- How deep to water for healthier roo
- How many emitters to use
- How long to run your irrigation system
- How many days to wait between waterings
- How to adjust your irrigation throughout the year
In other words, all the numbers that matter—and how to use them.
To get your own copy, click on “Landscape Watering ByThe Numbers” at https://wateruseitwisely.com/saving-water-outdoors/interactive-watering-guides/
Source: Water: Use It Wisely
2. Projecting Your Home And Yourself During A “Haboob”. A haboob is a type of intense dust storm. They frequently occur in arid regions. These storms are a hallmark of Desert climates, where dry, loose soil and strong winds combine to create a powerful natural spectacle.
Haboobs typically form as a result of thunderstorms. When a thunderstorm collapses, a downdraft pushes a mass of dust and debris ahead of it. This wall can soar to heights between 5,000 and 10,000 feet and traveler at speeds of up to 60 mph.
To protect your home electronics, furniture, and HVAC systems, any gaps or worn seals around doors and windows should be sealed and made as dust free as possible before the storm hits.
Outside outdoor furniture, grills and decorative items can become dangerous projectiles during a Haboob where the winds can be incredibly strong.
Protecting your HVAC system from dust damage is crucial for maintaining comfort. During a haboob, outdoor HVAC units face a reduction of their efficiency and potentially costly repairs. Use a protective cover specifically designed for HVAC systems to keep dust and debris out of the system. These covers help shield the unit from dust infiltration, ensuring that your system remains operational and efficient. After a haboob, regularly inspect and clean your unit to remove any dust that may have accumulated despite the cover.
For inside your home,, an additional suggestion might be to completely turn off your HVAC unit during the haboob. During the haboob, plug-in and turn on your HEPA filter, vacuum cleaner, if you have one. Allow it to run while you see dust in the air and for at least 30 minutes after the storm has passed. At that time, you can turn off the vacuum cleaner and use a dusting cloth, such as a.Swifter, to gather all remaining dust that’s accumulated on the surface of your electronics, tables, cabinets, and furniture.
Remember that windborne dust carries Coccidioidomycosis, a.k.a. “Valley Fever”. This potential deadly fungus resides in arid soils and when breathed in, can infect people and pets. Between January 4, 2026 and June 27,2026, 5,772 Arizonans have contracted the fungal originating disease Source: Servicemaster & Editor & AZ Dept of Health
3. Do You Occasionally Send Messages The Old Fashion Way, Via The U.S. Post Office? Here Here Are The New Associated Prices.
The U.S. Postal Service today filed notice with the Postal Regulatory Commission (PRC) of mailing services price changes to take effect on July 12. The new rates include a 4-cent increase in the price of a First-Class Mail Forever stamp from 78 cents to 82 cents.
The proposed adjustments, approved by the governors of the Postal Service, would raise mailing services product prices approximately 4.8 percent. If favorably reviewed by the Commission, the price changes would include:
U.S. Postal Service Recommends New Prices for July 2026
| Product | Current prices | New prices |
| Letters (1 ounce) | 78 cents | 82 cents |
| Letters (metered 1 ounce) | 74 cents | 78 cents |
| Domestic postcards | 61 cents | 65 cents |
| International postcards | $1.70 | $1.75 |
| International letter (1 ounce) | $1.70 | $1.75 |
4. Frying An Egg On A Hot Sidewalk. You may have heard of this activity and wonder if it is possible. It is possible and this year was the 35th year of the contest in one Arizona town.
Oatman, Arizona is world famous for burros wandering around the town and people feeding bunches of carrots to these wild creatures as they walk the streets. Oatman is also famous for it’s Sidewalk Egg Fry Contest where contestants compete every Fourth of July to fry an egg using solar power in under 15 minutes. Creative participants come wielding a range of homemade contraptions, including mirrors, aluminum foil and magnifying glasses. In the end, local prestige and bragging rights are given to the chef with the most fried-looking egg—although some over-achievers also make bacon or home fries. Source: BullheadCity.gov
5. Monsoon Storms Brings Out More Mosquitoes, And They Want Your Blood, Maybe! We may think of Mosquitoes as mindless, blood-sucking parasites, and to some degree we are correct!
Type O blood is the most appealing to mosquitoes, making individuals with this blood type more likely to be bitten. Conversely, Type A blood is the least attractive, with people having this type being 50% less likely to be bitten. Type B blood ranks in between, attracting mosquitoes but not as intensely as Type O.
However, those annoying, buzzing insects actually have a select appetite when they are lucky enough to have options. Mosquitoes are attracted to salt, potassium, and lactic acid that is released from your body, and therefore are drawn to people who have recently finished off a banana. While bananas may be their number 1 option, mosquitoes are also drawn to people who have eaten avocados and dried fruit, along with other things. Source: Entomology Blog
6. EPA Waives WIFIA Fees For Small Communities Seeking Water Infrastructure Loans
The EPA will waive application and credit processing fees for small communities applying for WIFIA loans in 2026 and 2027, a move intended to expand access to funding for drinking water and wastewater infrastructure projects.
Under the policy, communities with populations of 25,000 or fewer will no longer pay the $25,000 WIFIA (Water Infrastructure Finance And Innovation Act) application fee or the credit processing fee, which EPA said averages approximately $156,000 per loan. Combined, the waived fees could save eligible applicants nearly $200,000.
EPA Assistant Administrator for Water Jess Kramer said the fee waivers are designed to reduce financial barriers for small and rural communities seeking to finance critical water infrastructure improvements. Source: WaterWorld
7. Do You Have A Dog? Then You Should Read This.
Only about one and 10 people is left-handed, but the percentage appears to be much higher in dogs, under study reports. Most pooches have a preferred paw.
Around 80% reliably use the same one paw to push a toy or step off a curb reports” Science”. To find out whether individuals dogs were left or right pawed, researchers at Italy’s University of Bari Aldo Moro administered a battery of simple test, such as fishing out a treat from under your sofa, pinning down a stuffed Kong and walking down the stairs. Then they scored the results after a standard test of human handedness.
Lefties outnumbered righties 49% to 30% and males learn left more strongly than females. Both direction of preference and strength of preference matter, the researchers say, affecting everything from immune response to behavior. Left-pawed dogs are more pessimistic and take fewer risk.”says study author Marcello Siniscalchi. “Right-pawed dogs trained to herd sheep display more aggressive behavior.” And dogs with no preference are “more fearful of thunderstorms Source: “This Week” magazine, June 26, 2026
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