Explore Signs Of Spring With PEEC’s May Naturalist Kit
Order a May Nature Playtime Naturalist Kit from PEEC by 9 p.m. Sunday, May 2. In this kit, participants will explore signs of spring and pollinators. This is PEEC’s final Naturalist Kit. Courtesy/PEEC
PEEC News:
Help your child learn about the natural world while playing outside! Sign up to receive PEEC’s Nature Playtime Naturalist Kit for the month of May. May’s theme is signs of spring and pollinators. This will be PEEC’s final Naturalist Kit, so this is your last chance to check them out!
Naturalist Kits are filled with hands-on nature activities connected to natural processes happening outdoors. Read More
Barranca Pre-K Students Learn About Life Cycle Of Chickens
Barranca Mesa Elementary School Pre K Teacher Abigail Lopez teaches her students all about the life cycle of chickens. Photo by Principal Gina Terrazas
Barranca pre-K Teacher Abigail Lopez creates this poster here with an egg incubator to help her students learn about the process of incubating chicken eggs. Photo by Principal Gina Terrazas
The first two chicks hatched April 27 with the possibility of 12 more hatching over the rest of the week in the pre-K classroom of Teacher Abigail Lopez at Barranca School. Photo by Principal Gina Terrazas
Proud pre-K Teacher Abigail Lopez poses with the first Read More
NMDOT Seeks Public Input On Pedestrian Safety Action Plan
NMDOT News:
SANTA FE — The New Mexico Department of Transportation (NMDOT) has developed a statewide Pedestrian Safety Action Plan and welcomes public feedback.
In 2019, 6,205 pedestrians were killed, including 83 in New Mexico. It was the most pedestrian deaths in 30 years, according to the Governors Highway Safety Association and represents 17 percent of all traffic fatalities.
In addition, across the country 193,866 individuals were treated in emergency departments for injuries resulting from being struck by a vehicle, according to the Centers for Disease Control. That is the equivalent Read More
Dogs Lifting Spirits In Los Alamos: Meet Sweet Agnes
Sweet Agnes is sniffing a pasqueflower and lifting spirits all over Los Alamos. Agnes is a 1-year-old boxer cattle dog mutt and member of the Rachel Pearson family. Photo by Rachel Pearson Read More
Daily Postcard: Storm Clouds Roll In Over Pajarito Plateau
Daily Postcard: Rain clouds roll in over Pajarito Plateau Wednesday. Photo by Jenn Bartram/ladailypost.com Read More
Robinson: Please Don’t Feed Wildlife In Los Alamos
By JAMES ROBINSON
Vice Chair
Los Alamos County Council
We here in Los Alamos love our wildlife. I, myself, love seeing birds come to my fountain to get a drink and bathe, and the deer walking through my yard munching on my grass.
However, I have been hearing that citizens are feeding the local deer and other wildlife. This is something we shouldn’t do. Not only is feeding wildlife dangerous for you and the animal, but it is also against the law.
Feeding wildlife habituates that animal and makes them have less fear for humans. When wildlife lose fear of humans, they can become dangerous. The animal may Read More
International Space Hall Of Fame Mourns Michael Collins
July 24, 1969, aboard the USS a happy President Richard M. Nixon laughs with astronauts, from left, Neil A. Armstrong, Michael Collins and Buzz Aldrin as they exchange greetings through the window of the Mobile Quarantine Facility. Courtesy/Bettmann/CORBIS
NASA Astronaut Michael Collins. Courtesy/ NASA
NMMSH News:
ALAMOGORDO — Apollo 11 Command Module Pilot Michael Collins passed away today, April 28, 2021, at the age of 90.
Collins was inducted into the International Space Hall of Fame at the New Mexico Museum of Space History in 1977.
The New Mexico Museum of Space History, International Read More
Eurasian Collared-Doves Lifting Spirits In White Rock
Eurasian Collared-Doves visit a residence in White Rock Wednesday afternoon and lift spirits all over the county. During the 20th century, this pale dove expanded its range spectacularly from the Middle East all the way across Europe. Introduced accidentally into the Bahamas in 1974, it soon spread to the Florida mainland. Its expansion westward and northward from there since the 1980s has been remarkable, and the species is now common to abundant across much of North America, as far northwest as Oregon and Washington. Source: audubon.org. Photo by Nancy Ann Hibbs Read More
Daily Postcard: Hazy Full Moon Shines Behind Trees
Daily Postcard: A hazy full moon shines behind trees Monday over North Community. Photo by Kathryn Willcutt Read More
First Sightings Of Virginia’s Warbler On Barranca Mesa
The first sighting of the season of a Virginia’s Warbler spotted Tuesday in the yard of a residence on Barranca Mesa. Virginia’s Warblers hop from branch to branch, frequently wagging their tails up and down. They tend to be unobtrusive, foraging at middle levels in pinyon-juniper and oak woodlands. Source: www.allaboutbirds.org. Photo by Selvi Viswanathan
A Virginia’s Warbler peeks from behind a branch Tuesday on Barranca Mesa. Photo by Selvi Viswanathan
A Virginia’s Warbler rests on a branch Tuesday on Barranca Mesa. Photo by Selvi Viswanathan Read More
Bear Spotted On Barranca This Morning
A bear spotted at 9 a.m. today on Barranca. It appears to be a different bear than the one that entered the Betty Ehart Senior Center. around noon today Photo by Lauren Misurek Read More
Bear Walks Inside Betty Ehart Senior Center At Lunchtime
Photo by Carlos Baldonado
By CAROL A. CLARK
Los Alamos Daily Post
caclark@ladailypost.com
A bear spotted roaming around the parking lot of the Ponderosa Pine Apartments today at 3000 Trinity Dr., is thought to be the same bear that entered the Betty Ehart Senior Center around noon today at 1101 Bathtub Row.
Readers began alerting the Los Alamos Daily Post that a bear had entered the senior center.
“I can confirm that there was a bear in our senior center building,” Executive Director Bernadette Lauritzen told the Post over the phone, adding that the bear had the same appearance as the one spotted Read More
Bear Spotted Roaming Around Apartments On Trinity Today
Odd-Even Watering And Tiered Water Rates Begin May 1
COUNTY News:
Officials with the Los Alamos Department of Public Utilities remind water customers that water rule W-8 and peak season water rates both begin Saturday, May 1 and continue through Sept. 30.
Water rule W-8 specifies that customers water outdoor landscapes before 10 a.m. or after 5 p.m. and adhere to an odd-even watering schedule. Customers with odd numbered addresses water Sundays, Wednesdays and Fridays, while customers with even numbered addresses water Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays.
Water waste also is prohibited under the water rule. Customers should apply water Read More
NMPJP: Whistleblower Ousted For Raising Concerns About Rodent Infestation At New Mexico Women’s Prison In Grants
In February 2019, NMPJP filed a civil rights lawsuit on behalf of two women incarcerated in what is described as a rodent infested prison in Grants. Now NMPJP has filed a civil rights lawsuit on behalf of former prison employee Nicole Ramirez, who shares her story about being harassed and threatened by leadership at the prison after filing a written complaint about the infestation. Courtesy photo
NMPJP News:
In February 2021, the New Mexico Prison & Jail Project (NMPJP) filed a lawsuit on behalf of Susie Zapata and Monica Garcia, two inmates whose civil rights were violated because of their Read More
Weekly Fishing Report: April 28, 2021
By GEORGE MORSE
Sports And Outdoors
Los Alamos Daily Post
The spring fishing season is in full swing. This is one of the best times to go fishing. The lakes remain cool enough for trout to be active and cruising the shallows looking for food. Insect activity increases and there are hatches of caddis flies and blue-winged olive mayflies happening, triggering surface feeding.
Streamflows are rising thanks to the melting snow, but they are still well-below normal. It’s going to be another challenging year for farmers as reservoir levels are already very low, The recreational rafting and kayaking Read More
County LARES Task Force Meets Virtually April 30
Ashley Pond Water Levels On The Rise Sunday Afternoon
The float valve that controls the level of water in Ashley Pond got stuck Sunday. By Sunday afternoon the water level had risen high enough to cover nearly all the rocks and vegetation in the pond. Monday the water level dropped 3-4 inches but is still higher than most of the rocks in the pond. Photo by Ed Birnbaum
High water levels nearly reach the wood walkways Sunday throughout Ashley Pond. Photo by Ed Birnbaum Read More
Daily Postcard: Colorful Tulips Brighten Los Alamos Garden
Daily Postcard: Colorful tulips bloom at a residence on Canyon Road. Photo by Ed Birnbaum Read More
Deer Gather And Graze In Warm Afternoon Sunshine
A trio of deer are spotted grazing together in the warm sunshine Thursday afternoon on the front lawn at IHM facing Canyon Road. Photo by Carol A. Clark/ladailypost.com Read More