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<channel><title><![CDATA[LUCAS SOIL & WATER CONSERVATION DISTRICT - Penny\'s Ponderings]]></title><link><![CDATA[https://www.lucasswcd.org/pennysponderings]]></link><description><![CDATA[Penny\'s Ponderings]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 05 Jun 2026 16:51:30 -0400</pubDate><generator>Weebly</generator><item><title><![CDATA[Lawns: The Positives, Negatives & Alternatives]]></title><link><![CDATA[https://www.lucasswcd.org/pennysponderings/lawns-the-positives-negatives-alternatives]]></link><comments><![CDATA[https://www.lucasswcd.org/pennysponderings/lawns-the-positives-negatives-alternatives#comments]]></comments><pubDate>Thu, 02 Jan 2025 21:13:03 GMT</pubDate><category><![CDATA[Uncategorized]]></category><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.lucasswcd.org/pennysponderings/lawns-the-positives-negatives-alternatives</guid><description><![CDATA[                     Download this blog article as a PDF.&nbsp;      Contact me with questions: &#8203;Penny Bollin Urban Conservationist&nbsp;(419) 893-1966 ext. 5# or (419) 377-0065PBollin@co.lucas.oh.us [...] ]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><div class="wsite-image wsite-image-border-none " style="padding-top:10px;padding-bottom:10px;margin-left:0px;margin-right:0px;text-align:center"> <a href='https://www.lucasswcd.org/uploads/1/1/8/3/118306178/lawn-alternatives_orig.png' rel='lightbox' onclick='if (!lightboxLoaded) return false'> <img src="https://www.lucasswcd.org/uploads/1/1/8/3/118306178/editor/lawn-alternatives.png?1735852459" alt="Picture" style="width:668;max-width:100%" /> </a> <div style="display:block;font-size:90%"></div> </div></div>  <div><div class="wsite-image wsite-image-border-none " style="padding-top:10px;padding-bottom:10px;margin-left:0px;margin-right:0px;text-align:center"> <a href='https://www.lucasswcd.org/uploads/1/1/8/3/118306178/la-page-2_orig.png' rel='lightbox' onclick='if (!lightboxLoaded) return false'> <img 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style="width:70%;"></hr> <div style="height: 20px; overflow: hidden; width: 70%;"></div></div>  <h2 class="blog-author-title">Contact me with questions: <br />&#8203;Penny Bollin</h2> <p>Urban Conservationist&nbsp;<br />(419) 893-1966 ext. 5# or (419) 377-0065<br /><a href="mailto:pbollin@co.lucas.oh.us">PBollin@co.lucas.oh.us</a></p>]]></content:encoded></item><item><title><![CDATA[Beat the Heat: Heat Wave Garden Tips]]></title><link><![CDATA[https://www.lucasswcd.org/pennysponderings/beat-the-heat-heat-wave-garden-tips]]></link><comments><![CDATA[https://www.lucasswcd.org/pennysponderings/beat-the-heat-heat-wave-garden-tips#comments]]></comments><pubDate>Wed, 26 Jun 2024 19:13:12 GMT</pubDate><category><![CDATA[Uncategorized]]></category><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.lucasswcd.org/pennysponderings/beat-the-heat-heat-wave-garden-tips</guid><description><![CDATA[             [...] ]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><div class="wsite-image wsite-image-border-none " 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