Los Alamos Makers Launches Soft Re-opening
A glimpse of Los Alamos makers’ wood shop. Los Alamos Makers is helping make woodworking safer and more accessible with its newly remodeled shop. The fully renovated shop will be revealed during an upcoming open house. Courtesy/LAM
Los Alamos Makers News:
Sunday, May 17 concluded this year’s National Week of Making. The coronavirus crisis has made it very clear that makers do matter and do make a difference, with makers of all kinds, and everywhere, participating in the global effort to provide personal
LANL: ‘Green’ Quantum-Dot Solar Cells Exploit Defects
Scanning electron microscope image of electrodes infiltrated with quantum dots, left, and the corresponding distributions of copper, indium, zinc, and selenium across the film thickness. Courtesy/LANL
LANL News:
- Quantum-dot approach shows promise for a new type of toxic-element-free, inexpensive, defect-tolerant solar cells
Novel quantum dot solar cells developed at Los Alamos National Laboratory match the efficiency of existing quantum-dot based devices, but without lead or other toxic elements that most solar cells of this type rely on.
“This quantum-dot approach shows great Read More
Bull Snakes Lifting Spirits In Los Alamos: Meet Wiggles
This bull snake, affectionately known as wiggles, is spotted waiting by a gopher hole for his lunch recently on North Mesa. Snakes are out and about now and lifting spirits around Los Alamos, but if not appreciated or wanted, call police dispatcher 505.662.8222. They have a list of those who will relocate snakes. Please do not harm these hard working snakes helping to keep down the rodent population that can carry the hantavirus and the plague. Photo by Richard Macek Read More
Panoramic View Of Lower Water Canyon Trail Sunday
A panoramic view Sunday of Lower Water Canyon Trail in White Rock. Photo by Jenn Bartram/ladailypost.com Read More
NWS: Today’s High Near 84; Tonight’s Low Around 58
The National Weather Service forecasts today’s high in Los Alamos near 84 with sunny skies and tonight’s low around 58. Courtesy/NWS Read More
Daily Postcard: Ladybug And Shadow On Aspen Leaf
A ladybug is spotted on an aspen leaf Saturday at a residence in White Rock. They say having a ladybug land on you can be a magical moment. While other insects may pose a threat to humans, animals and crops alike, ladybugs are harmless – and even better, they’re beneficial, which is why so many cultures over the centuries have cherished ladybugs, believing them to bring good luck. Photo by Nancy Ann Hibbs
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On The Job In Los Alamos: LA Landscaping & More And DIGS Construction Host Company-Wide Meeting In Parking Lot During COVID-19 Pandemic
On the job in Los Alamos are Los Alamos Landscaping & More, LLC and DIGS Construction, LLC. The two local businesses hosted a bi-weekly company-wide safety meeting while social distancing Monday in the UNM-LA parking lot. Los Alamos Landscaping owners Craig and Rachel Wehner provided breakfast from Secret City Kitchen for the crews during the meeting. The Wehners wanted to share how their companies have continued to work under the restrictive circumstances of the COVID-19 pandemic. Their employees practice social distancing and wear face masks made by Office Administrative Assistant Read More
Amateur Naturalist: Springtime Flowers
A dandelion with newly emerged florets. Photo by Robert Dryja
The seed head of a dandelion with hundreds of seeds ready to be blown away in a breeze. Photo by Robert Dryja
By ROBERT DRYJA
Los Alamos
Two kinds of plants are making their presence clearly visible since spring began six weeks ago.
Hundreds of dandelion plants have emerged in a grassy field. Each plant has up to 10 flowers called florets. The field first turned yellow with florets and then white with their seed heads. Each seed head has about a 100 to 150 seeds that look like little parachutes. The seeds now are drifting away by the thousands Read More
USACE Albuquerque District Lakes Phase Reopenings
Abiquiu Lake day use recreation areas reopened May 16, including Cerrito Day Use Area; Overlook Day Use Area, including picnic areas; and the downstream Rio Chama Day Use Area. Courtesy/VDP
USACE News:
ALBUQUERQUE — The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) Albuquerque District have announced that USACE-managed lakes in New Mexico and southeastern Colorado are scheduled to begin the first part of a phased reopening.
The initial reopening date will vary from lake to lake due to local and state conditions. See below for lake-specific information.
In the initial reopening phase, some day use Read More
NWS: Today’s High Near 79; Tonight’s Low Around 56
The National Weather Service forecasts today’s high in Los Alamos near 79 with mostly sunny skies and tonight’s low around 56. Courtesy/NWS
Juniper Hairstreak Lifting Spirits Around Los Alamos
NWS: Today’s High Near 77; Tonight’s Low Around 55
The National Weather Service forecasts today’s high in Los Alamos near 77 with sunny skies and tonight’s low around 55. Courtesy/NWS Read More
Los Alamos Sportsmen’s Club Reopens With Guidelines
Alex Byerly is taking practice shots with his 23-caliber rifle at 300 yards in preparation for hunting season with his father, James who is spotting for him Tuesday the Los Alamos Sportsmen’s Club began its reopening on Rendija Road. Precautions are in place to ensure social distancing throughout the range. The facility features a rifle range with shooting benches arraigned to meet social distancing, an Archery range with fixed targets and a 10-15 3-D target course, 5 stand shot gun range, a 5-position pistol range and an indoor range. For more information, visit www.la-sc.org. Photo by John Read More
Young Bucks Lifting Spirits In Los Alamos: Darby & Derby
Vertical Cloud Formation Spotted Over White Rock
Tips For Growing Tomatoes In Los Alamos County
Tomato plants in Walls-of-Water. Photo by Denise George
It is possible to grow a large Brandywine. Photo by Doris Thielemann
Los Alamos Master Gardeners News:
As it warms, we all get anxious to plant our tomato plants and harvest those luscious fruit. That is especially true this year with COVID-19, when many of us are spending more time in the garden and possibly gardening for the first time.
Our average last freeze day is May 15, so wise people suggest that we wait until after that date to plant.
However, many of us want to push to an earlier date, especially as the days get warmer. Last year in White Read More
NWS: Today’s High Near 75; Tonight’s Low Around 50
The National Weather Service forecasts today’s high in Los Alamos near 75 with sunny skies and tonight’s low around 50. Courtesy/NWS
Daily Postcard: Poppy Blooms On Garver Lane
Daily Postcard: Poppy blooms Wednesday on Garver Lane in White Rock. Photo by Annette Maes-Livermore Read More
Canyon Tree Frogs Lifting Spirits In Los Alamos: Meet Gilly
Gilly is a canyon tree frog who loves lifting spirits around Los Alamos. Gilly is a member of the family of critters living at the Los Alamos Nature Center on Canyon Road. Canyon tree frogs can be hard to spot because their coloring blends in with their habitat. Look for them on rocks in Acid Canyon, around ponds, or in White Rock Canyon. Their call sounds a bit like a bleating sheep. Photo by Ashleigh Lusher
By RACHEL LANDMAN
PEEC Marketing Manager
Though the Los Alamos Nature Center has been closed to the public, the Pajarito Environmental Education Center’s critter team has stayed busy caring
AWF: BLM Delivers Death Sentence For Wild Horses
AWF News:
WASHINGTON, D.C. — A surge in funding — $21 million of additional taxpayer dollars for the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Wild Horse and Burro Management Program — will be used for the removal of 20,000-30,000 wild horses and burros from federal lands this year and each year for many years to come, and the painful mass surgical sterilization of thousands of wild mares, according to a report issued to Congress this week by the BLM.
The funding — and the consequent use of the money for roundups and surgical sterilization rather than humane fertility control such as the PZP vaccine — is the Read More
