LAAC: 2026 Kite Festival To Take Flight April 25-26
Scene from 2025 Los Alamos Arts Council Kite Festival. Photo by Tomás Redondo/ladailypost.com
Scene from 2025 Los Alamos Arts Council Kite Festival. Photo by Tomás Redondo/ladailypost.com
LAAC News:
The 30th Annual Los Alamos Kite Festival is just a little over a month away and the Los Alamos Arts Council (LAAC) is partnering with Century Bank Los Alamos as the title sponsor for this milestone anniversary.
“When we met with Century Bank representative, Koryn, in the fall to discuss our partnership for our first annual Pajarito Literary Festival this October, we had mentioned the shortfall Read More
PEEC Presents ‘Fire, Forests, And The Future Of Jemez’ With Thomas W. Swetnam
Thomas W. Swetnam
PEEC News:
The Pajarito Environmental Education Center (PEEC), in partnership with the Los Alamos History Museum and the J. Robert Oppenheimer Memorial Committee (JROMC), is pleased to host “Fire, Forests, and the Future of the Jemez” from 7–8:15 p.m., Wednesday, April 22, 2026, at the Los Alamos Nature Center Planetarium. Admission is free, and all are encouraged to attend.
Wildfire has shaped life in the Jemez Mountains for centuries—structuring forests, influencing cultures, and defining the relationship between people and place. In this compelling talk, renowned Read More
State Forester Enacts Statewide Fire Restrictions
NMFD News:
SANTA FE — Amid unseasonably hot weather and dry fuel conditions, the Energy, Minerals and Natural Resources Forestry Division is enacting statewide fire restrictions in New Mexico to reduce the risk of wildfire starts.
“Fire restrictions are about individual actions that protect our communities as a whole,” said EMNRD Acting Secretary Erin Taylor. “Nine out of 10 wildfires in the state are caused by humans, which means 9 out of 10 wildfires can be prevented. We’re asking that every resident and every visitor take extra precautions during a particularly risky wildfire season.” Read More
The Last Hurrah
The last hurrah of this large dying tree sending forth a small cluster of blooms last week on Grande Canyon Drive in White Rock. Photo by Carol A. Clark/ladailypost.com Read More
Scenes From 2026 Wildfire Day At Ashley Pond Park
Classic Air Medical Flight Nurse Ellen Verburg welcomes a family to check out the helicopter during Saturday’s Wildfire Day held outside of the Justice Center. Photo by Kirsten Laskey/ladailypost.com
From left, Los Alamos Police Department Sgt. Ryan Wolking and Det. Ladislas Szabo show off various pieces of equipment used by the police department during Wildfire Day. Photo by Kirsten Laskey/ladailypost.com
Cory Cochran helps his son, Samuel, check out the Los Alamos Police Department’s bomb truck during Wildfire Day. Photo by Kirsten Laskey/ladailypost.com
Los Alamos Fire Department Read More
Beautiful Tree Blooming Tuesday On Connie Avenue
A beautiful tree is blooming Tuesday on Connie Avenue. Photo by Carol A. Clark/ladailypost.com Read More
Scenes From 2026 Elks & Freedom Church Easter Egg Hunt
Children charge down a grassy slope to collect Easter eggs Saturday morning during the Elks and Freedom Church Easter Egg Hunt at Ashley Pond Park. The event featured 20,000 plastic eggs filled with 35,000 pieces of candy and toys. Volunteers spent six weeks filling the eggs. The Easter Egg Hunt has had a long history in Los Alamos; it started in the early 2000s. In its earliest days, kids collected real, hard-boiled and hand-dyed eggs. Photo by Kirsten Laskey/ladailypost.com
Dayni Bearground, left, and Evangalena Pena check out their loot after participating in the Elks and Freedom Church Read More
Daily Postcard: Orion Watches Sunset Above Valles Caldera
Daily Postcard: Orion watches the sunset on Saturday night above the Valles Caldera National Preserve. Photo by Steve Bublitz Read More
Fire/Emergency Response And Planning Meeting For Livestock Owners Monday At Posse Lodge
By WENDY BURKE-RYAN and LISA READER
LASOA
Hey, livestock owners! Do you know what’s required by New Mexico to move your horses, bovines, pigs, llamas and goats in case of evacuation due to wildfire? Do you know exit strategies, options, and rules?
Come to a Fire/Emergency Response and Planning Meeting for livestock owners, at 6 p.m. Monday, April 6, at the Posse Lodge.
Los Alamos Wildland Fire Chief Van Leimer and Los Alamos Deputy Emergency Manager Cody Ulrich will present to us and answer questions about Emergency Planning and Fire Preparedness and Response.
Los Alamos Stable Owners Association Read More
Posts From The Road: Jackrabbit Trading Post On Route 66
HERE IT IS: The famous bright yellow sign with the black rabbit and the large red letters alerts travelers that they have arrived at the Jackrabbit Trading Post. This sign was used in the Pixar movie ‘CARS’ giving the trading post additional notoriety. Photo by Gary Warren/ladailypost.com
Trading Post: The Jackrabbit Trading Post is housed in an old railroad building. The train tracks are on the other side of the road, running parallel to Route 66. The face of the building is painted with various southwestern figures and designs, making it impossible to miss when driving by. Photo by Gary Warren/ladailypost.co Read More
Beautiful Trees Line Meadow Lane In White Rock
Beautiful blossoming trees line Meadow Lane this week in front of St. Joseph’s Catholic Church in White Rock. Photo by Carol A. Clark/ladailypost.com Read More
On The Job In Los Alamos: Delbert Romero Beautifies Yards
On the job in Los Alamos, Delbert Romero is beautifying yards all over the community, including this one in the Pinon Trails neighborhood on Saturday in White Rock. Romero owns New Clear Solutions and is also an associate broker at Exit Realty Advantage New Mexico. His landscaping services include pruning, hedging, mowing, webworm removal, yard care, decluttering, and he specializes in rose bush care and larger properties. He can be reached at newclearsolutions@gmail.com or delbert@exitadvantagenm.com. Photo by Carol A. Clark/ladailypost.com Read More
Dendroglyphs On Valles Caldera National Preserve
Volunteer Steve Daly shows a dendroglyph to Victoria Prieto Ruarte, a National Park Service intern, and Trish Weller, a fellow volunteer. Courtesy/Elizabeth Miller
Los Amigos de Valles Caldera News:
Los Amigos de Valles Caldera Board Member Billy Smith saw the article “What the Trees Tell Us” by Elizabeth Miller in the Spring 2026 National Parks Conservation Association Spring Newsletter.
This article discusses the dendroglyphs that exist on the aspen trees on Valles Caldera National Preserve.
Los Amigos would like to pass along the link to this informative article about the sheepherders Read More
Documents Added To LANL Electronic Public Reading Room
LANL News:
New documents have been added to the Los Alamos Legacy Cleanup Contract Electronic Public Reading Room.
All legacy cleanup documents required to be posted after April 30, 2018, are available on the site linked above.
For legacy cleanup documents that were posted before April 30, 2018, please visit the LANL electronic public reading room.
- Monthly Notification of Groundwater Data Reviewed in March 2026
https://ext.em-la.doe.gov/GovFTPFiles/api/GetFiles/GetFile?fileName=EMID-704271_EMLA-26-BF158-2-1_March_26_monthly_GW_033126.pdf - Response to New Mexico Environment
Amateur Naturalist: Banyan Trees Also Called Strangler-Figs
Picture 1: A set of banyan tree roots are covering the trunk of the support tree. Courtesy photo
Picture 2: Trunk-like branches grow horizontally and have roots growing downward. Courtesy photo
By BOB DRYJA
Los Alamos
Darwin asserted that species most fit for their environment were more likely to survive and pass their attributes on to the next generation. This is the so called “survival of the fittest”.
Tall trees with an extensive covering of leaves provide a one kind of environment. The resulting environment at the base of such a tree is very shadowy. It is not conducive for seeds to grow since Read More
Daily Postcard: California Poppies Spotted In White Rock
Daily Postcard: California poppies spotted blooming Saturday night on Meadow Lane in White Rock. Native to the United States, poppies are heat tolerant, toxic to pets, and a pollinator magnet. Photo by Shari Mills Read More
NMWD Announces Opening Of 2026 Biennial Review State List Of Threatened And Endangered Wildlife Species
NMDW News:
SANTA FE — The New Mexico Department of Wildlife (NMWD) will review its State List of Threatened and Endangered Wildlife Species, pursuant to the New Mexico Wildlife Conservation Act (Section 17-2-40 NMSA 1978), with public comments on the previous Biennial Review document issued in 2024 accepted from April 6 to July 6.
The Biennial Review process determines whether a state-listed wildlife species will be “uplisted” from threatened to endangered, “downlisted” from endangered to threatened, or remain unchanged from the 2024 Biennial Review determination. Adding or removing Read More
Spots Are Filling Fast For YMCA’s 2026 YESCorps Program
YMCA News:
Spots are filling quickly for the YMCA YESCorps program for middle school students.
Participants get active while serving their community through hands-on projects, making new friends, and enjoying exciting Fun Fridays each week.
Register soon to reserve a spot before the program fills up: Click here. Read More
Easter Tree Brightens Neighborhood In White Rock
A blossoming tree decorated with Easter ornaments brightens the neighborhood Monday on Aster Street in White Rock. Photo by Carol A. Clark/ladailypost.com Read More
A Handsome Moth Visits Western Area Home
Attention-getting sites occur in the Western Area of Los Alamos, such as this lepidoptera moth seen flying by a pond. It is outside of a home and has a wingspan of about three feet. Photo by Robert Dryja Read More