In June the Yampa Valley hayfields turn the deep green of water put exactly where it is wanted, and every lawn in town tries to do the same thing on a smaller scale. Mountain West Environments Inc keeps those smaller scales in order around Steamboat Springs — mowing on schedule, trimming and edging, cleanups in spring when the grass comes out matted and again in fall when the leaves come down. Sandhill cranes work the wet ground out past the fence lines; inside them, the job is even lines and a healthy stand of turf. Short season, high sun, cold nights: grass up here needs a hand that knows the calendar. They cut it, clear it, and leave a yard looking cared for.