Carol A. Clark

What’s A Prescribed Burn … How Does It Help Wildlife?

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Professional wildlife fire specialists at work. Photo by Cody Johnston/NMG&F

NMG&F News:

Fire as a management tool, when planned and controlled by professional wildland fire specialists, can be an extremely efficient and practical way for habitat biologists and land managers to promote positive change in a habitat and yield numerous benefits on the landscape.

Before human intervention fires helped shape landscapes and habitats and it has only been through modern land use practices that we have deprived landscapes of fire.

However, with the use of prescribed fire as a management Read More

Tourism Department Helps Boost New Mexico Businesses Through #StayHome, Shop Local Online Campaign

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NMTD News:

SANTA FE — Through its #StayHome Shop Local Online campaign, the New Mexico Tourism Department (NMTD helped boost the products of New Mexico True Certified merchants, artists and businesses impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic.

The campaign helped amplify the visibility for New Mexico businesses by reaching more than 4 million people to date.

“Early on in the pandemic, we quickly identified the #StayHome Shop Local Online catalog as a helpful strategy to boost visibility and sales of our local businesses in a time of crisis,” Cabinet Secretary Jen Paul Schroer said.

NMTD launched Read More

FBI: Man Pleads Guilty To Killing Girlfriend In Indian Country

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FBI News:

ALBUQUERQUE — Troy Livingston, 20, an enrolled member of the Navajo Nation who resides in Bread Springs, N.M., pleaded guilty Friday in federal court in Albuquerque to second degree murder in Indian Country.

According to his plea agreement and other court records, Livingston beat Jane Doe, his girlfriend and the mother of his young child, with his hands, feet, and a metal flashlight, which inflicted severe injuries to her head, face and body.

Livingston admitted that he killed Jane Doe with malice aforethought and that he acted with callous and wanton disregard for human life. The Read More

Letter To The Editor: Red Meat On Pretty Floral Paper Plates, Way Too Many Of Those Little Keurig Things, Dirty Diapers, And Baked Goods Plastic…

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By LYNN HANRAHAN
Los Alamos

Once again this morning — the third time in the last few days — my daughter helped me clean up what the bear left behind in our backyard. Since the last big fire this happens. The garbage bags this morning were from someone new. We have an idea who. Usually it’s obvious from financial documents, advertisements, etc.

We live in a nice neighborhood — the sort of place where practically everyone has a graduate degree — for what it’s worth. The sort of place where people should be thoughtful enough to live in peace with nature. The solution Read More

Padilla: Thank You Community For Generosity Of Heart

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By CINDY PADILLA
Executive Director
UWNNM

Charitable nonprofits embody the best of America. They provide a way for people to work together for the common good, transforming shared beliefs and hopes into action. They give shape to our boldest dreams, highest ideals, and noblest causes.

America’s 1.3 million charitable nonprofits feed, heal, shelter, educate, inspire, enlighten, and nurture people of every age, gender, race, and socioeconomic status, from coast to coast, border to border, and beyond. They foster civic engagement and leadership, drive economic growth, and strengthen Read More

Megaripple Migration Offers Insights Into Martian Atmosphere

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Large, bright-toned ripples in the sand within Proctor Crater on Mars. Courtesy/NASA/JPL-Caltech/University of Arizona

AGU News:

Scientists show for the first time that large sand ripples known as megaripples are migrating on Mars, according to a new study. The findings suggest Mars’s dusty surface might be much more active than previously suspected, offering clues about the Red Planet’s poorly understood atmosphere.

Sand dunes and ripples are typical features of deserts on both Earth and Mars. Megaripples are distinguished from smaller ripples by the coarser sand grains that gather Read More

New Mexico COVID-19 Cases Now At 21,965 With 6 New Death And 9,166 Patients Recovered

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STATE News:

SANTA FE – New Mexico state health officials have announced this afternoon 197 additional positive tests for COVID-19.

Los Alamos County remains at 20 cases that have tested positive for COVID-19.

Today’s update announces 6 additional death reported in New Mexico related to COVID-19.

The New Mexico Department of Health reported today the most recent cases:

  • 32 new cases in Bernalillo County
  • 8 new cases in Chaves County
  • 14 new cases in Cibola County
  • 1 new case in Colfax County
  • 17 new cases in Curry County
  • 50 new cases in Doña Ana County
  • 6 new cases in Eddy County
  • 12 new cases in Lea County
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