Deer Peers Through Patio Door Of Home In Quemazon
A deer peers through the patio door of a home in Quemazon this afternoon as snow begins to fall. Photo by DWDecker Read More
Construction On New Waste Water Treatment Plant In White Rock Expected To Get Underway This Year
Aerial view of the wastewater treatment plant that has run its course in White Rock. Courtesy/LAC
By KIRSTEN LASKEY
Los Alamos Daily
kirsten@ladailypost.com
The Department of Public Utilities (DPU) worked to keep it operational, but the White Rock Wastewater Treatment Plant has outlived its usefulness.
Residents learned about the treatment plant’s replacement during a virtual public hearing Thursday night.
“The current White Rock wastewater plant was built in 1960s,” DPU Engineering Project Manager Clay Moseley said. “It’s served its functional life. I think we gotten everything Read More
NNSA: Aerial Radiation Assessment Ahead Of Super Bowl
A twin-engine Bell 412 helicopter, equipped with sensitive, state-of-the-art passive radiation sensing technology will conduct measurements Feb. 1-3 over Tampa. Courtesy DOE/NNSA
Measuring naturally occurring background radiation. Courtesy DOE/NNSA
NNSA News:
- Residents may see low-altitude aircraft near Super Bowl LV activities
WASHINGTON, D.C. – The U.S. Department of Energy’s National Nuclear Security Administration (DOE/NNSA) will conduct low-altitude helicopter flights over downtown Tampa and its surrounding areas Monday, Feb. 1, through Wednesday, Feb. 3, to measure Read More
TechSource Providing Expertise Through Newly Awarded Savannah River National Laboratory M&O Contract
TechSource Chairman/CEO V. Brian D’Andrea
BUSINESS News:
TechSource, Inc., headquartered in Los Alamos, is part of the Battelle Savannah River Alliance, LLC (BSRA) team to which the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Office of Environmental Management (EM) has awarded the Savannah River National Laboratory (SRNL) Management and Operations contract (M&O).
The $3.8 billion cost plus award fee contract scope includes operations and maintenance of SRNL’s nuclear and non-nuclear facilities. The contract also entails DOE missions support in environmental management, national security, Read More
Daily Postcard: Sunrise Colors Clouds Over White Rock
Daily Postcard: The sunrise colors clouds in the sky Sunday over White Rock. Photo by Dave Lannen
Another view of the sunrise Sunday over White Rock. Photo by Dave Lannen
A third view of the sunrise Sunday over White Rock. Photo by Dave Lannen Read More
Homer Appears To Have Fallen In Love With A Sweet Goose
Homer, right, appears to have fallen head over webbed feet for this sweet goose spotted with him today at Ashley Pond. Photo by John McHale/ladailypost.com
Rumors are flying that Homer, right, is smitten with this lovely goose. Photo by Ed Birnbaum.
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Daily Postcard: Sun Illuminates Landscape Over Los Alamos
Daily Postcard: The sunrise illuminates the landscape Friday over Los Alamos. Photo by Amanda Macdonald Read More
21 New Mexico Public Schools On COVID-19 Watchlist
NMPED News:
SANTA FE — Twenty-one New Mexico public school buildings appeared on the COVID-19 Watchlist in the week ending Friday, Jan. 22, signifying they had at least two Rapid Responses within a 14-day period.
Those school buildings are:
ALBUQUERQUE:
- Hope Christian Elementary
- Menaul School
BAYARD
- Cobre High
BLOOMFIELD
- Bloomfield High
CARLSBAD
- Hillcrest Preschool
CLOVIS
- Mesa Elementary
DEMING
- Deming Public Schools-Administration Office
FARMINGTON
- Farmington Municipal Schools — Plant Op
HOBBS
- College Lane Elementary
- Houston Middle
JEMEZ PUEBLO
- Jemez Valley Elementary
Daily Postcard: Sunrise Near Deer Trap Trailhead
Daily Postcard: Sunrise Friday near Deer Trap Trailhead. Photo by Amanda Macdonald Read More
AFRL Astronomer Observes New Asteroid Satellite
Dr. Jack Drummond on Hawaii’s Mauna Kea telescope site. Courtesy/AFRL
AFRL News:
KIRTLAND AIR FORCE BASE — “I was wrong,” said Air Force Research Laboratory researcher, Dr. Jack Drummond, when looking back to his early research on asteroids and their orbiting moons.
Drummond is an astronomer at AFRL’s Directed Energy Directorate Starfire Optical Range (SOR) on Kirtland Air Force Base. First as a government civil servant, and now as a Leidos contractor supporting AFRL, he has spent decades studying the solar system, and his research has often focused on asteroid satellites.
Just what Read More
SFNF Pecos/Las Vegas District Begin Prescribed Burns
With recent snow, SFNF fire managers are implementing previously announced prescribed burns on the Pecos/Las Vegas Ranger District. Courtesy image
SFNF News:
SANTA FE — With recent snow, fire managers on the Santa Fe National Forest (SFNF) are planning to take advantage of favorable conditions, including snowpack, fuel moisture levels, air quality, wind direction and weather forecasts, to implement previously announced prescribed burns on the Pecos/Las Vegas Ranger District.
The Pecos/Las Vegas Ranger District hopes to complete the La Cueva and Rowe Mesa prescribed burns to reduce Read More
Weekly Fishing Report: Jan. 22
By GEORGE MORSE
Sports And Outdoors
Los Alamos Daily Post
New Mexico State Parks remain open for day use only with no overnight camping. They are reserved for New Mexico residents only.
Heron Lake State Park is open. Recent photos show that Heron Lake is frozen over. It opened for ice fishing Jan. 11 at the Dam Site Recreation Area. The kokanee salmon snagging season is over. The best fishing will be for rainbow trout with the possibility of catching a lake trout. Call (575).588.7470 for conditions.
El Vado Lake State Park is closed for the season. The only area open at El Vado is the Dam Day Use Area. Read More
Daily Postcard: Snow Enhances Beauty Of Area Plants
Daily Postcard: Small snow domes spotted on chives Wednesday in White Rock. Photo by Nancy Ann Hibbs
Snow decorates leaves and twigs Wednesday in White Rock. Photo by Nancy Ann Hibbs
Snow lingers on juniper branches Wednesday in White Rock. Photo by Nancy Ann Hibbs
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Mountaineers Feature Antarctic Explorations Jan. 26
France Córdova in the ice-free dry valleys of Antarctica will discuss ‘The Best Journey in the World’ at the Jan. 26 virtual meeting of the Los Alamos Mountaineers. Courtesy/NSF
By BILL PRIEDHORSKY
Los Alamos Mountaineers
The November Los Alamos Mountaineers meeting continues in its electronic format, consistent with the needs of this special time.
The meeting is 7 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 26. As usual, the Mountaineers meeting is held in collaboration with the Pajarito Environmental Education Center. This month, the meeting features a talk by France Anne Córdova entitled “The Best Journey in Read More
Daily Postcard: Fiery Sunrise On Horizon In White Rock
Daily Postcard: Fiery sunrise viewed Monday from Estante Way in White Rock. Photo by Richard HendersonN3B, Triad Cooperate To Ship Radioactive Waste To WIPP
Jan. 14 marks the first comingled TRU waste shipment by N3B and Triad to WIPP. Courtesy/N3B
N3B/Triad News:
N3B and Triad have successfully partnered to combine transuranic (TRU) waste shipment for additional efficiency.
The shipment, loaded at Los Alamos National Laboratory’s (LANL) Radioassay and Nondestructive Testing (RANT) facility at Technical Area 54, comingled legacy and new generation radioactive waste, resulting in more efficient shipments to the Waste Isolation Pilot Plant (WIPP).
Jan. 14 marked the first comingled shipment by N3B and Triad to WIPP.
By comingling loads, Read More
New Mexico Takes Leadership Role In Recreation Economy
San Andres Canyon in Lincoln National Forest, White Sands National Park in background. Photo by Meghan Curry
Outdoor Recreation Director Axie Navas
NMEDD News:
SANTA FE — Outdoor Recreation Director Axie Navas has been elected to chair an organization of 13 states where developing and protecting recreation opportunities are now a policy priority, New Mexico Economic Development Department (NMEDD) Secretary Alicia J. Keyes announced Tuesday.
The Confluence of States is a bipartisan agreement between states to promote and grow the outdoor economy in the United States.
The Confluence Read More
Daily Postcard: Ducks Showering Under Morning Sun
Daily Postcard: Ducks showering under the morning sun Jan. 13 at Ashley Pond. Photo by Marc Bailey
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Pajarito Mountain Kicks Off 2021 Ski Season Sunday!
Pajarito Mountain begins its winter operations Sunday, Jan. 24. Courtesy/Pajarito Mountain
Pajarito Mountain News:
- Passholder Appreciation Days Jan. 22-23
Pajarito Mountain begins its winter operations Sunday, Jan. 24, with two special appreciation days reserved especially for passholders Friday, Jan. 22 and Saturday, Jan. 23.
The Aspen lift and Beginner’s Lift will be running and service 4 runs.
After unseasonably warm and dry conditions, resort staff are thrilled to be opening the mountain.
“Mother Nature took her time getting us the snow we needed to open,” said Pajarito Director Read More
Bandelier National Monument Closed Due To Heavy Snowfall
BANDELIER News:
Bandelier National Monument will remain closed all day today due to expected heavy snow in the area.
For information about Bandelier, visit www.nps.gov/band, call the visitor center at 505.672.3861, ext. 0.
Facebook BandelierNPS, Instagram and Twitter @BandelierNPS.
About the National Park Service:
More than 20,000 National Park Service employees care for America’s 419 national parks and work with communities across the nation to help preserve local history and create closeto-home recreational opportunities.
Learn more at www.nps.gov and on Facebook, Read More