Environment

NMDWS: New Mexico Clean Energy Economy Begins With Investment In Workforce Development

NMDWS News:

ALBUQUERQUE — A recent report by the University of New Mexico Center for Social Policy, commissioned by the New Mexico Department of Workforce Solutions, identified best practices and recommendations to help New Mexico transition to a clean energy economy in a just and equitable way.

This report is part of a series of ongoing studies providing data and insight into New Mexico’s best course to implement the Energy Transition Act.

Some key findings and recommendations from the report include:

  • Given the economic challenges associated with COVID-19 and the drop in oil and gas revenue,
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Medio Fire: Pockets Of Unburned Fuels Heat Up Due To High Temps, Single-Digit Humidity; Closure Order Prohibits Public From Entering Area

SFNF News:

The Medio Fire made a little push on the northeast corner into the fire scar from the 2011 Pacheco Fire, adding 125 acres to its footprint – now at 3,898 acres – and putting up a fair amount of smoke.

When the fire hit the Pacheco scar, it dropped from the canopy and is burning in dead and down timber.

Record high temperatures and very low humidities are exacerbating fire behavior with multiple pockets of unburned fuels in the interior starting to heat up. Firefighters are monitoring containment lines on the fire’s perimeter, which continue to hold.

Lightning ignited the Medio Fire Aug. Read More

Medio Fire Expected To Produce More Smoke Again Today

The view Sunday of the Medio Fire, sparked by lightning Aug. 17 on the Rio en Medio Trail in the Española Ranger District. The fire is expected to continue producing a fair amount of smoke today as hot, dry conditions contribute to more active fire behavior. Aerial observations by firefighting personnel confirmed that the interior pockets of fuel burning are surrounded by black and have limited potential to spread. Photo by John McHale/ladailypost.com
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Game Commission Special Virtual Meeting Sept. 11

NMGF News:

SANTA FE — The New Mexico State Game Commission will hold a special virtual meeting, Friday Sept. 11, to go into executive session to discuss pending litigation.

To participate and provide comments, pre-register, to attend the meeting on the Zoom Webinar platform. More information, including how to join the meeting by phone and the meeting agenda, is available on the Department’s website.

The New Mexico State Game Commission meeting also will be available to view via a live webcast on the Department’s website. Webcast participants can listen to the meeting using a desktop computer Read More

Daily Postcard: Hermit Thrush Visits Yard On Barranca Mesa

Daily Postcard: A Hermit Thrush with its melancholy song and speckled and smudged belly is spotted late in the day Aug. 25 in the yard of a residence on Barranca Mesa. Hermit Thrushes rarely visit backyards and generally do not visit feeders. However, during migration this time of year, they often forage on the ground or eat berries in yards with trees or shrubs, according to www.allaboutbirds.org. Photo by Selvi Viswanathan  Read More

More Visible Smoke From 3,773 Acre Medio Fire Through Monday As Interior Pockets Ignite In Record High Temps

Interior pockets of fuel burning and visible late this afternoon from Overlook Park in White Rock are surrounded by black and have limited potential to spread as confirmed by aerial observations. Photo by Carol A. Clark/ladailypost.com

SFNF News:

The southwestern side of the Medio Fire, sparked by lightning Aug. 17 on the Rio en Medio Trail in the Española Ranger District, is putting up a fair amount of smoke today as hot, dry conditions contributed to more active fire behavior.

Aerial observation confirms that the interior pockets of fuel burning now are surrounded by black and have limited Read More

Local Dog Tangles With Skunk On Andanada Street

Ruby, a local dog chased something into the bushes recently in her back yard on Andanada Street. The strong odor permeating from Ruby afterward confirmed she had tangled with this skunk. An online suggestion for ridding skunk odor thankfully worked very well: 1 quart hydrogen peroxide (3%), 1/4 cup baking soda and a tablespoon of dish-washing detergent; wash the dog twice with the solution and then once with regular shampoo. Photo by Ken Hanson Read More

Air Force Research Laboratory Tracks Sporadic E

AFRL News:

KIRTLAND AIR FORCE BASE — Researchers at Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) in New Mexico, have discovered a new way to track and characterize a phenomenon called “Sporadic E” naturally occurring in the upper atmosphere, where large structures of dense plasma form.

These plasma structures, which occur at mid latitude locations around the world, disrupt radio frequency (RF) electromagnetic waves (or simply “radio waves”) and impact both DoD and civilian radio systems in positive and negative ways, depending on the application. 

“Previous methods to observe these structures Read More

Green Tailed Towhee Lifting Spirits Around Los Alamos

This time of year migrating birds stop by the community and in recent days birders are reporting seeing this Green Tailed Towhee here on Barranca Mesa lifting spirits around Los Alamos. Photo by Selvi Viswanathan 

A Green Tailed Towhee lifting spirits around Los Alamos. Photo by Selvi Viswanathan 

A Green Tailed Towhee lifting spirits around Los Alamos. Photo by Selvi Viswanathan  Read More

NMDGF To Host Two Public Meetings On Proposed Revisions To Habitat Stamp Program Sept. 10 & 28

NMGDF News:

SANTA FE — The New Mexico Department of Game and Fish (NMDGF) has scheduled two public meetings on proposed revisions to the Public Land User Stamp Rule 19.34.6 NMAC (Habitat Stamp Program Rule).

A short presentation providing background information about the Habitat Stamp Program and details of the proposed revisions will be given.

The presentation will be followed by a Q & A session where members of the public are encouraged to ask questions and provide input.

Members of the public are invited to attend one or both of these meetings (to be held virtually) in order to become familiar Read More

Rotarians Hear About Bear Behavior From James Robinson

County Councilor James Robinson is a passionate supporter of wildlife and nature and is shown here at the 2019 Bear Festival at the Los Alamos Nature Center. Photo by Kirsten Laskey/ladailypost.com

 

By LINDA HULL
Vice President
Rotary Club of Los Alamos

Los Alamos County Councilor James Robinson, co-founder of The Land of Enchantment Wildlife Foundation (LEWF), spoke about bears and bear behavior at the Sept. 1 meeting of the Rotary Club of Los Alamos. 

Robinson explained that he became interested in our New Mexico black bears when he and friend Ty Horak, the son of veterinarian Dr. Kathleen Read More

Medio Fire Burns 3,773 Acres, 90 Percent Contained 

SFNF News:

This morning the Southwest Area Type 2 Incident Management Team 4 transferred command of the Medio Fire on the Rio en Medio Trail in the Española Ranger District back to the Santa Fe National Forest, led by Type 4 Incident Commander John Armstrong.

Aerial observation confirms that pockets of fuel in the interior continue to burn, putting out visible smoke but with limited potential to spread. Containment lines around the fire’s perimeter continue to hold.

Resources: Santa Fe Hotshots, Silver City Hotshots, Santa Fe County Black Canyon Hand Crew, City of Santa Fe Atalaya Hand Crew, Read More

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