Environment

Heinrich, Kennedy, Cassidy, Carper, And Colleagues Introduce Bipartisan Legislation To Restore Wetlands And Migratory Bird Habitat

Submitted by Carol A. Clark on January 31, 2019
U.S. SENATE News:
 
WASHINGTON, D.C. ― On the 30th anniversary of the North American Wetlands Conservation Act (NAWCA), U.S. Sen. Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.), a member of the Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources and a member of the Migratory Bird Conservation Commission, U.S. Senators John Kennedy (R-La.), Bill Cassidy (R-La.), Tom Carper (D-Del.), and colleagues introduced bipartisan legislation to reauthorize NAWCA through 2024.
 
The legislation would also increase authorized annual funding for the program to $60 million.
 
NAWCA was originally enacted
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National Weather Service Announces Major Upgrade To Cannon Air Force Base Doppler (KFDX) Radar

Submitted by Carol A. Clark on January 31, 2019
NOAA News:
 
The Cannon Air Force Base WSR-88D Doppler Radar near Clovis will undergo a major hardware upgrade beginning Wednesday, Feb. 6.
 
The radar will be shut down for approximately three weeks while technicians replace the pedestal, as well as the stand that rotates and positions the antenna.
 
Once the antenna is disassembled, the protective radar dome and pedestal will be removed by a crane. A new pedestal will then be installed, the protective dome replaced, and the antenna reassembled.
 
Once the estimated three-week project commences, the radar cannot and
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PEEC: Preview February’s Night Skies Friday

Submitted by Carol A. Clark on January 31, 2019
Courtesy/PEEC
 
PEEC News:
 
Join Paul Arendt in the Los Alamos Nature Center’s planetarium at 7 p.m. Friday, for an interactive tour of February’s night skies.
 
In this talk, Arendt will highlight the planets, star patterns and constellations that may be readily observed throughout the month. This program is perfect for beginner stargazers who want to learn more about the night skies.
 
In addition to this talk, the nature center will show the full-dome film “National Parks Adventure” at 2 p.m. Saturday. This beautiful film highlights exciting adventures and incredible
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Daily Postcard: Deer Loiter Around Metzger’s

Submitted by Carol A. Clark on January 31, 2019

Daily Postcard: Deer spotted loitering Wednesday night around Metzger’s Do It Best Hardware Store on 15th Street at Central Avenue in downtown Los Alamos. Photo by Carol A. Clark/ladilypost.com Read More

Scenes From Backcountry Film Festival Thursday

Submitted by Carol A. Clark on January 30, 2019

So many people turned out Thursday, Jan. 24 for the Backcountry Film Festival sponsored by Century Bank and brought to Los Alamos by the Pajarito Environmental Education Center (PEEC) and Reel Deal Theater that theater owner Jim O’Donnell opened a second screening room to accommodate everyone. The event featured a variety of short films about the backcountry snow sports world. A variety of raffle prizes were available at the festival, along with beer and wine for purchase from Pajarito Brewpub. Courtesy photo

The Backcoutry Film Festival crowd fills the lobby Jan. 24 at the Reel Deal Read More

Cholla Cactus Blooms In Snow On Los Pueblos

Submitted by Carol A. Clark on January 30, 2019

Cholla Cactus spotted Sunday blooming in the snow on Los Pueblos in Los Alamos. Photo by Mary Snow

Cholla Cactus blooming on snow Sunday on Los Pueblos. Photo by Mary Snow Read More

Rabid Fox Bites Homeowner In Las Vegas, N.M.

Submitted by Carol A. Clark on January 29, 2019

Fox. Courtesy image

NMG&F News:

LAS VEGAS, NM – The New Mexico Department of Game and Fish reports that Saturday, Conservation Ofc. Justin Hepler responded to a call from a Las Vegas homeowner who was bitten by a fox she believed was starving when she attempted to feed it.

After meeting with the bite victim at a local hospital, the officer learned the fox had jumped into a parked vehicle and began eating insulation on the door and chewing on a hammer handle. The homeowner admitted to offering the fox a bowl of dog food when it bit her on the wrist and hand, leaving several puncture wounds on both arms. Read More

Gov. Lujan Grisham Signs Executive Order Committing New Mexico To Essential Climate Change Action

Submitted by Carol A. Clark on January 29, 2019

Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham

From the Office of the Governor:

SANTA FE — Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham on Tuesday formally ordered that New Mexico will join the U.S. Climate Alliance, fully embracing the goals set by the 2015 Paris Agreement, aligning New Mexico with the U.S. governors and states that have committed to a climate-conscious future and moves to protect people, natural resources and cultural heritage. The governor also ordered the creation of a New Mexico Climate Change Task Force, calling on all state agencies to contribute to a statewide climate strategy and incorporate climate Read More

Los Alamos Finishes Strong In Eco Challenge

Submitted by Carol A. Clark on January 29, 2019
Members of the Chamisa Elementary School Green Team with their trophy earned during the Eco Challenge. The trophy was presented Jan. 17 during the Los Alamos County Environmental Sustainability Board meeting. Courtesy photo
 
The top individual scorers during the Eco Challenge with their certificates, from left, Heather Ward, Environmental Sustainability Division Manager Angelica Gurule and Susan Hettinga. Courtesy photo
 
 
By KIRSTEN LASKEY
Los Alamos Daily Post
kirsten@ladailypost.com

In just 21 days, Los Alamos residents aided the environment in a variety of Read More

Southwest Nordic Ski Club Embraces Great Winter

Submitted by Carol A. Clark on January 29, 2019
SWN Ski Kids finishing a ski practice at Crested Butte Thanksgiving Camp. Courtesy photo
 
Southwest Nordic Ski Club members participating in the adult ski clinics at Crested Butte Thanksgiving Camp. Courtesy photo
 

SKI News:

Southwest Nordic Ski Club and Ski Kids group began the season with the Thanksgiving Nordic Ski Camp in Crested Butte, Colo.

More than 50 people from the club went up for the events with 18 adults taking clinics, nine Ski Kids in the kids camp and three Ski Kids in the junior training camp.

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Scenes Of County Snow Clearing On 37th Street

Submitted by Carol A. Clark on January 29, 2019

Scenes of snow clearing Monday by Los Alamos County on 37th Street. Photo by Kathryn Willcutt

Scenes of snow clearing Monday by Los Alamos County on 37th Street. Photo by Kathryn Willcutt

Scenes of snow clearing Monday by Los Alamos County on 37th Street. Photo by Kathryn Willcutt

Scenes of snow clearing Monday by Los Alamos County on 37th Street. Photo by Kathryn Willcutt

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New Mexico Leads World In Space Tourism

Submitted by Carol A. Clark on January 27, 2019
Spaceport America is an FAA-licensed spaceport on 18,000 acres of State Trust Land in the Jornada del Muerto desert basin in southern New Mexico directly west and adjacent to White Sands Missile Range. Courtesy photo
 
NMT News:
 
SANTA FE ― The future is now. For nearly a decade New Mexico has partnered with Virgin Galactic to take tourism out of this world to new heights.
 
During a recent interview on “CBS This Morning,” Sir Richard Branson, founder of the Virgin Group said 2019 is the golden year.
 
“I will hope to go up in the middle of this year myself,” Branson said.
 
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Launch Pad Lecture: ‘Big Bang And Its Afterglow’

Submitted by Carol A. Clark on January 27, 2019
NMSM News:
 
ALAMOGORDO, ― Imagine running a movie backwards and watching an explosion reassemble itself into one tiny package. That’s just the starting point for figuring out what happened in the first years — and trillionths of a second — of the universe.
 
Join Museum Education Director Dave Dooling for the monthly free Launch Pad Lecture, Friday, Feb. 1 on the first floor of the museum. He will give you a peek at the Big Bang, its tell-tale afterglow, the unusual physics that went on, and why we had to clean up after the pigeons to be sure of it all.
 
The Launch
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Air Force Selects Prime Contractor For NTS-3

Submitted by Carol A. Clark on January 27, 2019
KAFB News:
 
KIRTLAND AIR FORCE BASEM ― The Air Force Research Laboratory and the Space and Missile Systems Center has selected Harris Corporation as the prime contractor to build Navigation Technology Satellite-3, the next-generation experimental Position, Navigation and Timing spacecraft.
 
The satellite, called NTS-3, is expected to launch in 2022.
 
As a unique testbed in geosynchronous orbit, NTS-3 will integrate several advanced technologies to demonstrate resiliency and new concepts of operation to include experimental antennas, flexible and secure signals,
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