LAFD Wildfire Fuels Reduction Mitigation Gets Underway
Los Alamos Fire Department map of the wildfire fuels reduction project area. Courtesy LAFD
LAFD News:
Los Alamos Fire Department (LAFD) will begin work this week on an important wildfire fuels reduction project that will provide much-needed mitigation in several areas of Los Alamos.
LAFD has received grant funding for the project, which will include the following areas:
- Ponderosa Estates Range Road;
- North Horse Stable Bench;
- Walnut Bench, Villa Bench;
- Lower Loma Linda;
- Camino Redondo; and
- Camino Uva.
Starting Thursday, April 2, LAFD crews along with crews from Santa Fe County will begin Read More
NWS: Today’s High Near 64; Tonight’s Low Around 41
The National Weather Service forecasts today’s high in Los Alamos near 64 partly sunny skies and tonight’s low around 41. Courtesy/NWS Read More
Daily Postcard: Metal Trout At Ashley Pond
Daily Postcard: A metal trout glints in the sun recently at Ashley Pond in downtown Los Alamos. Photo by Colin Hoch Read More
Lisa Roig, Will Schmidt Receive 2020 Dorothy Hoard Stewardship Award For Tireless Work At Bandelier
Will Schmidt and his mother Lisa Roig are recipients of the 2020 Dorothy Hoard Stewardship Award. Courtesy/FOB
By TERRY FOXX
Friends of Bandelier
The Friends of Bandelier has selected Lisa Roig and her son Will Schmidt to receive its 2020 Dorothy Hoard Stewardship Award.
The founder of Friends of Bandelier, Dorothy Hoard, had a passion for teaching, history and conservation. When she died in March 2014, The Friends of Bandelier established the Dorothy Hoard Stewardship Award to be given as her legacy and for her important contributions to Bandelier and the community.
This stewardship award Read More
LANL: High Altitude Water Cherenkov Observatory Tests Speed Of Light
This compound graphic shows a view of the sky in ultra-high energy gamma rays. The arrows indicate the four sources of gamma rays with energies over 100 TeV from within our galaxy (courtesy of the HAWC collaboration) imposed over a photo of the HAWC Observatory’s 300 large water tanks. The tanks contain sensitive light detectors that measure showers of particles produced by the gamma rays striking the atmosphere more than 10 miles overhead. Courtesy/Jordan Goodman
LANL News:
New measurements confirm, to the highest energies yet explored, that the laws of physics hold no matter where you are Read More
Scenes From Activities At Overlook In White Rock
Winnie leads the way out of the canyon with her companion Kevin O’Brien after rock climbing Sunday afternoon with friends at Overlook in White Rock. Photo by John McHale/ladailypost.com
Hackers thread their way along the bottom of the canyon near the small falls Sunday afternoon in White Rock Canyon. Photo by John McHale/ladailypost.com
View of the small falls in the canyon near the Overlook platform in White Rock. Photo by John McHale/ladailypost.com Read More
NWS: Today’s High Near 62; Tonight’s Low Around 39
The National Weather Service forecasts today’s high in Los Alamos near 62 with sunny skies and tonight’s low around 39. Courtesy/NWS Read More
Daily Postcard: Morning Sunlight Among Scattered Clouds
Daily Postcard: Morning sunlight emerges among scattered clouds Monday in White Rock. Photo by Nancy Ann Hibbs Read More
Scene Of Snow Flurries This Morning In Los Alamos
Scene of snow flurries this morning at the intersection of Diamond Drive, Sandia and Orange. Photo by John McHale/ladailypost.com Read More
NWS: Today’s High Near 53; Tonight’s Low Around 31
The National Weather Service forecasts today’s high in Los Alamos near 53 with mostly sunny skies and tonight’s low around 31. Courtesy/NWS Read More
Petree Garden Taking Orders For Curbside Pickup Today!
Petree Garden Center & Florist is taking orders for curbside pickup 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. today, March 29. Call in your order and they will have it ready for pickup. Call with any questions to 505.257.6030. Courtesy/Petree Garden & Florist Read More
Social Distancing Spotted At Ashley Pond
A goose is spotted practicing social distancing recently at Ashley Pond. Photo by Colin Hoch Read More
Posts From The Road: Splendor Of Desert Blooms
Green & Yellow: A blanket of yellow blooms covers the ground as green hillsides rise up and show off their spring green. This colorful scene was at the Pioneer Living History Museum in north Phoenix. Photo by Gary Warren/ladailypost.com
By GARY WARREN
Photographer
Formerly of Los Alamos
We love to visit and explore Arizona in the spring. While much of the mountain west is still covered in snow, the desert is alive and showing
NWS: Today’s High Near 51; Tonight’s Low Around 31
The National Weather Service forecasts today’s high in Los Alamos near 51 with partly sunny skies and tonight’s low around 31. Courtesy/NWS Read More
Daily Postcard: Setting Sun Dazzles Sky Above Los Alamos
Daily Postcard: The setting sun dazzles the sky viewed Thursday evening from the truck route. Photo by Carol A. Clark/ladailypost.com Read More
Signs Of Spring Spotted In Los Alamos
While crocuses may be the harbingers of spring, these lovely delicate English primroses are not far behind – spotted today in a garden on Barranca Mesa. Photo by Ken Hanson
LA Garden Club Announces 2020 Scholarship Winner
LAHS senior Kathryn Laintz is the Los Alamos Garden Club 2020 scholarship recipient. Courtesy/LAGC
LAGC News:
The Los Alamos Garden Club (LAGC) announces today that Kathryn Laintz is the recipient of its 2020 scholarship.
Laintz is a Los Alamos High School graduating senior and is planning to focus on environmental science in her university studies. Future possible career plans include being a hydrologist, a freshwater ecologist, an agricultural scientist or a botanist.
Her high school experience has included track and field, cross country and tennis in addition to the Eco Club and various Read More
NWS: Today’s High Near 48; Tonight’s Low Around 30
The National Weather Service forecasts today’s high in Los Alamos near 48 with mostly sunny skies and tonight’s low around 30. Courtesy/NWS
Daily Postcard: Clouds Over Mountains
Daily Postcard: Scene of clouds coming in over the mountains recently above Los Alamos. Photo by Kathy Willcutt Read More
NMDOT, NM-MVD: Pollinator Protection License Plate
Pollinator Protection license plates are now available for purchase. Courtesy/NMDOT
NMDOT News:
SANTA FE – New Mexico’s first Pollinator Protection license plate, featuring student artwork is now available for purchase. Sales will fund pollinator-friendly planting projects on state roads.
The New Mexico Department of Transportation has a robust Environmental Department. This pollinator project will increase habitat by seeding roadsides with native plants and creating educational gardens as well as reducing mowing and spraying of herbicides.
“When we build roads, we disturb the Read More