Close Up View Of Leaves Sprouting On Tree In White Rock
A close up view of leaves sprouting on the branch of a tree growing Monday on Aster Street in White Rock. Photo by VaLynn Purvis Read More
Celebrate 34th Annual National Trails Day® With American Hiking Society June 6
AHS News:
Saturday, June 6, 2026, American Hiking Society invites hundreds of thousands across the nation to step onto the trails for the 34th annual National Trails Day®.
This annual event unites hikers, cyclists, paddlers, equestrians, trail organizations, public land agencies, nonprofits, and businesses, all with a shared mission: to keep any trail, anywhere better than you found it. The Nation’s 250th Celebration and American Hiking’s 50th Anniversary makes 2026 the best year yet to take part in National Trails Day® by hosting or attending an event and sharing about NTD across social Read More
March’s Final Sunrise Colors Sky In Gold & Tangerine
The final sunrise of March colors the sky in golden and tangerine hues as viewed early this morning from White Rock. Photo by Carol A. Clark/ladailypost.com Read More
Daily Postcard: Hearty Bobcat Relaxes At Timber Ridge
Daily Postcard: A hearty bobcat relaxes on a rock last fall at Timber Ridge in Los Alamos. Photo by Tomás Redondo/ladailypost.com Read More
New Mexico Forestry Division Wildfire Notification: Perch Fire Burning In Guadalupe County
Fire and Smoke Map in New Mexico. Courtesy/AirNow
New Mexico Forestry Division News:
The New Mexico Forestry Division would like to inform readers about a wildfire that is requiring the attention of suppression resources in New Mexico. Resources are on scene at the Perch Fire southeast of Santa Rosa near Perch Lake.
The fire was discovered at 12:50 p.m. today, March 30, and is active and making runs in grass and brush fuels. Spot fires crossed over N.M. 91 and the fire is making an eastern push. Structures are threatened, including the Santa Rosa Airport. “GO” status evacuations are in place for Read More
Robinson: Lawmaker Wants His Secession Threat To Open Dialogue
By SHERRY ROBINSON
All She Wrote
© 2026 New Mexico News Services
Texas has always wanted more of New Mexico.
Before New Mexico could join the United States as a territory, Congress had to settle a boundary dispute. Texas claimed all of New Mexico east of the Rio Grande, even though it had never fought for or held any of it. In the historic Compromise of 1850, Congress placed the New Mexico-Texas boundary along the 103rd meridian and agreed to pay Texas $10 million for its “loss.”
Then in 1859 a surveying mistake gave Texas a 310-mile strip, 601,152 acres, that belonged to New Mexico. When the mistake Read More
New Mexico Historic Sites: Have A Wooly Good Time This Spring At Two Sheep Shearing And Fiber Festivals
Courtesy/New Mexico Historic Sites
New Mexico Historic Sites News:
Alcalde and Fort Sumner – Two sheep shearing and fiber community events bring family-friendly fun this spring to New Mexico Historic Sites. On Sunday, April 12, Los Luceros Historic Site in Alcalde is hosting its annual Sheep Shearing Day, and on Saturday, May 2, Bosque Redondo Memorial at Fort Sumner Historic Site is hosting its annual Fiber Fair.
These two events are a great opportunity to see both sites’ flock of Navajo-Churro sheep up close and learn how their wool is removed, processed, and turned into fiber art. Events Read More
Daily Postcard: White Weasel Among Rocks In Valle Caldera
Daily Postcard: A bright white weasel pops out of a rocky crevice at Valle Caldera. Photo by Douglass Owen/NPS Read More
Posts From The Road: Arizona Agriculture
Rows and Rows: Green fields from a winter crop grow along the roadway in Yuma County. The beautiful green fields and sunny blue skies were a nice change from winter scenery. Photo by Gary Warren/ladailypost.com
Migrant Bus & Workers: Thousands of Mexicans are bused across the border into Yuma County to work in the crops. The workers have visas for temporary foreign agricultural workers and are legal workers on the farms. The workers are bused back across the border every day after work. Shown is a typical white bus used to transport workers to the crop sites. Thousands of seasonal workers also Read More
Tales Of Our Times: Jointly Reported Facts Are Mightier Than ‘Bipartisan’
Tales Of Our Times
By JOHN BARTLIT
New Mexico Citizens
for Clean Air & Water
Jointly Reported Facts Are Mightier Than ‘Bipartisan’
We live in times of zealous palaver about being “bipartisan” and “working together.” Exactly what these words include is unclear. In times past, New Mexico Citizens for Clean Air & Water pursued ideas of our own that might qualify. Our goal was simpler and mightier than “bipartisan” or “working together.” We found mutual ways of telling missing parts of the whole story.
Over time, we learned that industry is no different from the cross section in every activity.
Four Stops, One Iconic Road: Route 66 Exhibit Brings History To Life In New Mexico Starting April 25
ROUTE 66 News:
ALBUQUERQUE — In celebration of both the 100th anniversary of Route 66 and America’s 250th birthday, the “Route 66 Centennial Traveling Exhibit” (“Exhibit”) will bring the history, stories and images of the Mother Road to life across New Mexico.
The free Exhibit features nearly two dozen large-scale interpretive panels, audiovisual mini-documentaries, and educational components highlighting the diverse stories of New Mexicans connected by Route 66.
The Exhibit includes four stops in the state:
- Grants, April 25-27;
- Albuquerque, May 6-7;
- Gallup, May 9-Dec. 31; and special
Daily Postcard: To Everything There Is A Season…
Daily Postcard: To everything there is a season… Spring brings to light the beauty of this tree blooming Thursday in the Pinon Trails neighborhood in White Rock. Photo by Carol A. Clark/ladailypost.com Read More
Daily Postcard: Western Honey Bee Sprinkled With Pollen
Daily Postcard: A western honey bee sprinkled with pollen collects nectar from a spring flower recently in White Rock. Photo by Richard Skolnik Read More
Los Alamos County Moves Closer To Zero Carbon Goal With Adoption Of EV Charger Plan
Los Alamos County Council adopted an EV charger plan during its work session March 17. Photo by Kirsten Laskey/ladailypost.com
By KIRSTEN LASKEY
Los Alamos Daily Post
kirsten@ladailypost.com
A plan for County-wide electric vehicle (EV) chargers was adopted March 17 during the Los Alamos County Council work session.
Having this blueprint in place for where to install EV chargers is another step forward to reaching the County’s goal of being carbon neutral.
As Los Alamos County Sustainability Manager Angelica Gurule said during the March 17 work session, “These plans are tools meant to help Read More
Wildfire Update: Unified Fire In Valencia County March 26
NMFD News:
Highlights: Yesterday, fire crews were able to extinguish interior smoke and widen and improve control lines across the four divisions of the Unified Fire, raising containment to 25%. More accurate mapping downsized the fire’s acreage to 300 acres.
Acres: 300.
Containment: 25% contained.
Start Date/Time: 10:49 a.m. on Tuesday, March 24.
Fuels: Grass, brush, timber and timber understory.
Cause: Under investigation.
Location: Madrone, east of I-25, south of Rio Communities in Valencia County.
Ownership: State and private.
Structure Threat: 35 homes within Read More
Significant Fire Weather Pattern Developing Next Week
Roads Reopen On Jemez And Cuba Ranger Districts
The Gilman Tunnels in Jemez Springs off State Forest Road 376. Courtesy/SFNF
The Cuba Ranger Station. Courtesy/SFNF
SFNF News:
SANTA FE — The Santa Fe National Forest’s (SFNF) Jemez and Cuba Ranger Districts announce that some roads will reopen to public motorized access Friday, March 27, following their annual seasonal closure.
Roads reopening Friday on the Jemez Ranger District:
- FSR 10
- FSR 144
- FSR 266
- FSR 289
- FSR 280
- FSR 314
- FSR 376 from Highway 126 to Gilman (FSR 376 North to San Antonio Hot Springs will remain closed)
- FSR 378
- FSR 534
Road reopening Friday on the Cuba Ranger District:
- FSR 70
Daily Postcard: Pollinator Visits Pasque Flowers In Rendija
Daily Postcard: Pollinator visits Pasque flowers Tuesday in Rendija Canyon. Photo by Richard HughesNNSA Issues Final Site-Wide Environmental Impact Statement And Record Of Decision For Expanded Operations For Los Alamos National Laboratory
Los Alamos National Laboratory. Courtesy/LANL
LANL News:
The U.S. Department of Energy’s National Nuclear Security Administration (DOE/NNSA) today issued its Final Site-Wide Environmental Impact Statement and Record of Decision to implement an Expanded Operations Alternative to manage Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL) in the coming years.
The Record of Decision accompanies completion of LANL’s Sitewide Environmental Impact Statement, which followed the National Environmental Policy Act to evaluate potential environmental impacts of three options for continuing LANL Read More
Lenticular Clouds Float Above Aspen Elementary School
Lenticular clouds are spotted floating above Aspen Elementary School early Tuesday evening in White Rock. Photo by Michael Smith Read More