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Paul Ross Jackson, 63, of Evergreen, pleaded guilty on April 24 to violating the Endangered Species Act and was immediately sentenced to pay the maximum fine of $25,000 by U.S. Magistrate Judge Scott T. Varholak.
According to a release from the U.S. attorney’s office, the defendant violated Zimbabwe’s Parks and Wild Life Act when he shot and killed an African elephant inside Gonarezhou National Park in the spring of 2015.

Second-graders at Rocky Mountain Academy of Evergreen fanned out through Elk Meadow on Thursday to pick up trash and other items they found that are bad for the environment.

Armed with large bags and trash grabbers, they called out when they found something to be picked up — and most of it was dog poop.

The youngsters understood that it was important to pick up all forms of trash “so grass doesn’t stop growing,” second-grader Mateo Goodheart explained.

Morgan Wolfers, the 12-year-old Conifer girl who won the 2017 Young Travel Photographer of the Year award last December, recently saw her work go on display at London Bridge City in England as part of the 2018 Travel Photographer of the Year exhibits.

Displayed in one of the busiest tourist areas in London, Wolfers’ photographs were exhibited alongside other winners, including Alan Schroeder of Belgium, Ana Abrao of Portugal and more.

Wolfers’ work is expected to be exhibited elsewhere around Europe and around the world throughout 2018.

Evergreen residents will decide whether the Evergreen Metropolitan and Upper Bear Creek Water & Sanitation districts should be consolidated on the May 8 ballot.

Residents of either district can vote at the Evergreen Metro Administration Building 30920 Stagecoach Blvd., from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. on May 8. The election is walk-in only; there are no mail-in ballots available to non-absentee voters.