Macek: Neonate (Baby) Snake Season Will Soon Be Upon Us
A baby garter snake just born (a half hour old). Photo by Jan Macek
By JAN MACEK
Los Alamos
Baby (neonate) snake season will start any time now and will continue until early to mid September.
So please know that bull snake and coachwhip babies and other species are being hatched from eggs. You also may see female live-bearing snakes such as garter snakes and rattlesnakes seeking a place to give birth. Baby rattlesnakes will not have developed rattles yet but will have what is called a “button” at the end of the tail. Every time the youngster sheds, it will develop a rattle.
All neonates will seek shelter, Read More
Posts From The Road: The Bridges Of Madison County
Roseman Bridge: The Roseman Covered Bridge is iconic and recognizable as it was featured in the book and movie and appeared on many advertisements for the movie. The bridge, constructed in 1883, still stands in its original location over the Middle River near Winterset, Iowa. Photo by Gary Warren/ladailypost.com
Timber-Truss: The timber-truss construction was used in most of the covered bridges in America including all six of the bridges in Madison County. The timber-truss design features the use of triangles to give the structure added strength and durability. Photo by Gary Warren/ladailypost.com Read More
Daily Postcard: Fawn Visits Backyard In Pajarito Acres
Bandelier Invites Public To Participate In Bird Banding
A Wilson’s Warbler is one of several species often banded during the bird banding project at Bandelier. Courtesy/NPS
An intern from Mexico examines a bird to gather information on its age and health at Bandelier. Courtesy/NPS
NPS News:
Do you wake up in the summer to an American Robin singing its beautiful, but sometimes annoying song, outside your bedroom window? Do you hang a hummingbird feeder in your yard to attract those colorful hovering artists?
If you interact with birds in anyway any day, you may want to know how our feathered friends are doing in the world. For almost two decades Bandelier Read More
Daily Postcard: Sunflower Awaits Leisure Lagoon Opening
Daily Postcard: A large sunflower is spotted Sunday morning appearing to await the opening of the Leisure Lagoon under construction next to the Aquatic Center on the corner of Central Avenue and Canyon Drive. Sunflowers are copious nectar producers, providing food for pollinating bees, while the seeds and leaves provide food for such animals as birds, insects and squirrels. Source: New World Encyclopedia. Photo by Ed Birnbaum Read More
Bear Follows Hikers On Ranch School Trail This Morning
While hiking up the Ranch School Trail from Pueblo Canyon this morning, Cathy and Anna Morzinski came upon this bear. They told the Los Alamos Daily Post the bear followed them nearly all the way back down the trail to Pueblo Canyon. Courtesy/Cathy and Anna Morzinski Read More
There Is No Planet B: The Call To Address Climate Change
JROMC and PEEC are hosting a free lecture on climate change, 7 p.m. Wednesday, Aug. 11. Courtesy/PEEC
LANL News:
The public is invited to a free lecture focusing on climate change hosted jointly by the J. R. Oppenheimer Memorial Committee (JROMC) and the Pajarito Environmental Education Center (PEEC) at 7 p.m. Wednesday, Aug. 11.
Registration is required in advance to receive the meeting link and password. Click here to register.
Panelists will share their views on the near and long-term outlook for our planet as climate change continues, and what actions can be taken to slow the advance Read More
Los Alamos National Laboratory Scientist Travis Sjostrom Honored For Excellence In Plasma Physics Research
Travis Sjostrom’s research toward broad-ranging quantum Monte Carlo calculations for the uniform electron gas earned him the 2021 John Dawson Award. Courtesy/LANL
LANL News:
Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL) scientist Travis Sjostrom has been selected for a 2021 John Dawson Award for Excellence in Plasma Physics Research from the American Physical Society (APS).
Sjostrom is just one of seven scientists to receive the national award this year.
“It is such an honor for me,” Sjostrom said. “It is rewarding to see this field of theoretical research in warm dense matter, which has had many Read More
Daily Postcard: Rainbow Fills Sky From Anderson Overlook
Daily Postcard: A rainbow fills the sky Tuesday viewed from Anderson Overlook. Photo by Aaron Pacheco Read More
Setting Sun In Cloudy Sky Viewed From Trinity Drive
Scene of the setting sun in a cloudy sky this evening looking west from Trinity Drive near Oppenheimer. Photo by Carol A. Clark/ladailypost.com Read More
Handsome Buck Basks In Apple Heaven On Sage Loop
A handsome buck basks in apple heaven in the yard of a home today on Sage Loop. Photo by Debra Gardner
Scene of a buck snacking on apples in the yard of a home today on Sage Loop. Photo by Debra Gardner
Scene of a buck snacking on apples in the yard of a home today on Sage Loop. Photo by Debra Gardner Read More
Amateur Naturalist: The World Of Small Canyons, Part 2
The combination of fallen tree, log pile and boulder directs water from flash floods to create a cave. Photo by Robert Dryja
By ROBERT DRYJA
Los Alamos
We previously had reviewed how flash floods along Upper Pueblo Canyon affected its geologic and ecologic features. Increased erosion occurred as a result of the Cerro Grande fire. Piles of large branches and trunks occur along the canyon stream bed as a result of becoming stuck on protruding boulders as part of flash floods.
The power of flash floods is reflected in the scooping out of caves. Picture 1 shows a tree trunk that has fallen across the stream Read More
Scenes From Stormy Skies Over Area Monday Evening
View just after 8 p.m. Monday heading down the Main Hill Road. Photo by Carol A. Clark/ladailypost.com
Rainbow in the sky Monday over the Los Alamos County Airport. Photo by Carol A. Clark/ladailypost.com
Stormy sky heading toward White Rock Monday evening on N.M. 4. Photo by Carol A. Clark/ladailypost.com Read More
SFNF To Treat Invasive Species On East Fork Trail Aug. 9-12
SFNF News:
SANTA FE — The Santa Fe National Forest (SFNF) will be treating the popular East Fork Trail on the Jemez Ranger District for the highly invasive, non-native oxeye daisy Monday, Aug. 9 through Thursday, Aug. 12.
The treatment area is between the Las Conchas Trailhead and N.M. 4 north of the East Fork Trailhead.
The East Fork Trail will remain open, but if you plan to hike in that area please be aware that crews will be spraying the herbicide Rodeo®, a formulation of glyphosate registered by the Environmental Protection Agency for use in riparian and aquatic habitats.
Accompanied by Forest Read More
Daily Postcard: Full Rainbow Over Deer Trap Mesa
Daily Postcard: A full rainbow quickly developed over a bright pink and purple sunset following rain showers early Monday evening over Deer Trap Mesa. Photo by Jennifer Donley Read More
Fierce Winds Damage Large Tree At Ashley Pond Park
Originally thought to be the result of a lightning strike, an eye witness told the Los Alamos Daily Post this afternoon that fierce winds recently caused the damage to this large tree growing at Ashley Pond Park. Photo by John McHale/ladailypost.com
On The Job In Los Alamos: Mia Larsen At Stables
On the job in Los Alamos last Wednesday is Mia Larsen, 11, at North Mesa Stables. She has a summer job helping out at the stables and said she truly enjoys all the local residents residing there, including handsome barn cat Darkness. #worklosalamos #wherediscoveriesaremade. Photo by Jenn Bartram/ladailypost.com Read More
Daily Postcard: Rainbow At Anderson Overlook
Daily Postcard: A rainbow illuminates the landscape Monday viewed from Anderson Overlook. Photo by Jim Cobble Read More
BLM Announces Lottery Fuelwood Harvest At Wild Rivers
BLM News:
TAOS — The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) announces that the Taos Field Office is hosting a lottery for an authorized fuelwood harvest at the Wild Rivers Recreation Area near Cerro, to minimize residual dead and down heavy fuels from a recent Federal highways project.
The lottery fuelwood sale will take place Sept. 17-19, 2021.
Available fuelwood is mostly piñon pine with some Rocky Mountain juniper (cedar). To be considered for the lottery, you must provide your contact information to the BLM Forester Elyssa Durán by phone at 575.751.4752 or email at ekduran@blm.gov. Interested Read More
Daily Postcard: Butterfly Rests On Large Sunflower
Daily Postcard: A butterfly rests on a large sunflower blooming Thursday in White Rock. Photo by Joyce Wolff Read More
