Environment

New Round Of Hazardous Branch Trimming Underway

COUNTY News:

A new round of hazardous branch trimming is underway in Los Alamos and White Rock.

Residents may see Southwest Fire Defense & Tree Services professionals throughout the county mitigating hazards and power outages by trimming tree branches growing around power lines.

Southwest Fire Defense & Tree Services is under contract with the Electric Distribution Division of the Department of Public Utilities. DPU staff are responsible for identifying branches that need attention and will attempt to give residents advance notice via informational door hangers if tree trimmers Read More

Picuris Pueblo Works To Preserve Its Independence Through New Mexico Recreational Cannabis Industry

The outdoor cannabis grow space on Picuris Pueblo. Federal agents raided the space in 2017 and it has not been used since. Photo by Shaun Griswold/Source NM

A resident of Picuris Pueblo walks inside the Tribe’s medical cannabis grow house. Federal agents raided the greenhouse in 2017. The Pueblo would like to take advantage of agreements with the state of New Mexico and resume its grow here as retail sales of recreational cannabis launched statewide April 1, 2022. Photo by Shaun Griswold/Source NM

By SHAUN GRISWOLD
Source NM

Picuris Pueblo stands above a western slope in the Sangre de Cristo Mountains

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Weekly Fishing Report: April 5, 2022

By GEORGE MORSE
Sports And Outdoors
Los Alamos Daily Post

One of the most popular fishing holes for Los Alamos anglers opened just in time for the 2022-2023 fishing season. Fenton Lake was opened for fishing March 30 after being closed most of the winter due to unsafe ice conditions. It was just in time for the April 1 start of the 2022-2023 season. 

Fenton Lake is heavily-stocked with rainbow trout. It also has some big, wild brown trout. Rio Grande cutthroat trout are occasionally stocked from Seven Springs Fish Hatchery where cutthroat trout are raised. Anglers need to remember that only two cutthroat Read More

Cannabis Remains Illegal In Santa Fe National Forest

Courtesy/SFNF

SFNF News:

SANTA FE — Although New Mexico has legalized recreational use of marijuana, the Santa Fe National Forest (SFNF) wants to remind visitors that nothing has changed within forest boundaries.

Under the federal Controlled Substances Act, marijuana is classified as a Schedule I drug. The possession of marijuana on federal lands is illegal and subject to federal enforcement.

The current closure order, which is in effect until Dec. 31, 2023, authorizes Forest Service law enforcement officers to issue citations to violators. Possessing, storing or transporting marijuana Read More

Daily Postcard: Pasqueflowers Bloom On Local Trail

Daily Postcard: Pasqueflowers are blooming Sunday along Cabral Loop Trail. Derived from the Hebrew word for Passover, ‘pasakh’, the common name pasqueflower refers to the Easter flowering period, in the spring. Source: wikipedia. Photo By Don Siebe Read More

Roaring 20s Party At Fuller Lodge Will Benefit Wildlife Conservation Saturday April 30

RMEF News:

The Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation (RMEF) is holding a Roaring 20s fundraising event 5 p.m. Saturday, April 30 at Fuller Lodge in Los Alamos.

This event is for women to have a great time while raising money for New Mexico wildlife habitat. Attendees can participate in the live auction, silent auction, basket raffle, ‘20s games, and ‘20s cocktails.

Prizes and auction items include jewelry, firearms, home accents, and much more. For additional authenticity, dress up as a flapper girl (or other ‘20s style), enter through the speakeasy door, learn to dance the Charleston, and eat ‘20s Read More

Heinrich, Casey Introduce Bill To Ramp Up Availability Of Technologies For Domestic Industrial Decarbonization

U.S. SENATE News:

WASHINGTON, D.C. — U.S. Senators Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) and Bob Casey (D-Penn.) introduced the First Three Act to spark critical innovation and investments in domestic industrial decarbonization technologies, ensuring the U.S. is on the path to reduce greenhouse gas emissions while boosting the global competitiveness of American industry.

“The severe droughts, record storms, and raging wildfires we are witnessing – let alone ice shelves collapsing in East Antarctica – should be clear indicators that we need to ramp up our ability to decarbonize industries Read More

Daily Postcard: Fruit Trees Budding And Blooming

Daily Postcard: On a trip through Pojoaque Sunday heading north to White Rock, various fruit trees are spotted budding and blooming with the Pojoaque cliffs in the background … yes, Spring is in the air! Photo by Nancy Ann Hibbs Read More

Wallace: Atacama Desert – An Ecosystem On The Edge

A marshy area near a series of geysers. Courtesy/T. Wallace

An Atacama fox. Courtesy/T. Wallace

By TERRY WALLACE
Los Alamos

The Atacama Desert: an ecosystem on the edge. The Atacama Desert – usually just referred to as the Atacama – is a narrow strip of land between the high Andes in the east and the Pacific Ocean in the west, the Chile-Peru border in the north and the Chilean Matorral in the south.

The north-south length of the Atacama is about 1500 km and it is 70-120 km wide (east-west), and is often called the driest desert in the world (I am not really sure that is the case, but it is very dry!). The average Read More

Unprecedented Federal & State Funding Advances Important Rural Water Supply Project In Eastern New Mexico

From the Office of the Governor:

ALBUQUERQUE — Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham and the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation announced Thursday up to $163 million in funding for the Eastern New Mexico Rural Water System pipeline, which will provide a reliable water source for 70,000 New Mexicans, as well as Cannon Air Force Base.

“No one understands the value of a reliable water source more than New Mexicans. As we continue to feel the effects of ongoing drought and climate change, it is more important than ever to deliver clean water to all New Mexicans,” Gov. Lujan Grisham said. “I am proud to work with our federal Read More

NMPRC Reminds Homeowners And Excavators To Call 811 Before Beginning Any Projects That Require Digging

NMPRC News:

SANTA FE — The New Mexico Public Regulation Commission (NMPRC) designated April as “Safe Digging Month” to bring awareness to safe digging and excavation throughout the State of New Mexico.

Many homeowners planning digging projects for spring and summer put themselves and their neighbors’ utilities at risk by not contacting 811 a few days before digging. 

Digging without knowing the approximate location of underground utilities can result in serious injuries, inconvenient service disruptions and costly repairs when gas, electric, communications, water and sewer lines are Read More

Summit Garden Club: Community Zoom Talk April 4

Photo by Joe Lamp’l

The Summit Garden Club invites the community to a presentation by Alison Grieggs, “Straw Baling Gardening – Tomatoes Program” at 1:30 p.m. Monday, April 4 via Zoom.

Learn the steps of how to grow vegetables (specifically tomatoes) in a bale of straw. 

The advantages of straw baling:

  • No leaning over to care for or pick the vegetable;
  • Place the bale anywhere in the yard; and
  • Bales retain water.

To obtain the Zoom link, email Summit Garden Club President Judy Magelssen at judymag@msn.com.

Summit Garden Club welcomes anyone interested in gardening in Los Alamos to join the club. Read More

Emerson: Setting The Record Straight On Dandelions

There is far more to dandelions than what meets the eye! Courtesy photo

By JESSIE EMERSON
Los Alamos

I really know it’s Spring now because I am seeing one perky little plant popping up its cheery little head everywhere. What a welcome sight, spots of bright yellow among the dull grasses of winter.

Doesn’t everyone have childhood memories of blowing on the dandelion seed puff and making a wish as its silky parachutes catch a ride on the wind? If you don’t, make your own childhood memory now, and blow those wishes away. What mother’s heart hasn’t been touched with joy and love when her toddler hands her Read More

LANL: Pandemic’s Urgency Drove New Collaborative Approaches Worldwide

Courtesy/LANL

LANL News:

  • SAVE team changed how science is done, spanning 58 institutions

In a paper in the journal Nature, Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL) scientists Bette Korber, Hyejin Yoon, Will Fischer and James Theiler, among nearly 130 authors from institutions around the world, describe their groundbreaking collaborative work, “Defining the risk of SARS-CoV-2 variants on immune protection.”

Korber, Fischer, Yoon and Theiler are members of a rarified team that the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases assembled in January 2021, drawing on experts from Read More

New Mexico Attorney General Hector Balderas Kicks Off Energy Security Investigation Task Force

Attorney General Hector Balderas

From the Office of the Attorney General:

ALBUQUERQUE — New Mexico Attorney General Hector Balderas kicked off the Energy Security Investigation Task Force with a virtual meeting Monday of state, local, and industry leaders.

More than 25 attendees appeared virtually, ranging from Cabinet officials, local county and city emergency management personnel, first responders, utility company representatives, humanitarian organizations, and advocates for vulnerable populations. Monday’s gathering was the beginning of discussions around their communities’ Read More

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