Daily Postcard: Butterflies Bask In Sunshine
Daily Postcard: Butterflies bask in the sun in Los Alamos. Photo by Kim Selvage Read More
Zinke Appoints Members To Royalty Policy Committee
U.S. Secretary of the Interior Ryan Zinke
INTERIOR DEARTMENT News:
- Significant Step Toward Restoring Public Trust, Collaborative Development of Federal Lands
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Secretary of the Interior Ryan Zinke has announced the appointment of 20 primary and 18 alternate members to the Department of the Interior’s Royalty Policy Committee (Committee) that will serve a critical role in advising the Secretary on policy and strategies to improve management of the multi-billion dollar, federal and American Indian mineral revenue program.
The Committee’s first meeting Read More
PEEC: Eclipse Photos And Phantoms At Los Alamos Nature Center Planetarium Sept. 9-10
PEEC News:
Learn about the 2017 total solar eclipse and see the full-dome planetarium film Phantom of the Universe at the Los Alamos Nature Center.
Three local astronomers who watched the eclipse from within the path of totality, will share stories, photos, data and videos from the Aug. 21 total solar eclipse at 7 p.m. Friday, Sept. 9 planetarium. Galen Gisler, Rick Wallace and Paul Arendt traveled north to see the recent solar eclipse and gathered photos, video, and data to help study the Sun’s inner corona. They are eager to share their experiences and images with the community. Read More
Amateur Naturalist: More Good Neighbors – Earthworms
By ROBERT DRYJAEarthworms just do not get much respect. At worst, one reaction on seeing an earthworm is, “Ugh, they are slimy, squirmy and icky.” Another reaction is, “Go use them for fish bait.”
Often they fall into the category of “out of sight, out of mind.” However ponderosa trees and fungi growing in the soil around the trees benefit from a close association with them.
Earthworms can be considered to be the plumbers, cleaner-uppers, and tillers of the soil of the forest floor upon which both the trees and fungi depend. A newly hatched earthworm is very small in size, about Read More
Daily Postcard: Evening Primroses And Other Late-Summer Flowers
Daily Postcard: Evening primroses and other late-summer flowers at Bandelier. Photo by Chris Judson Read More
Recycling: Quality Over Quantity
COUNTY News:
Environmental Services would like to remind residents to be mindful when separating their recyclables. It is important to avoid placing non-recyclables into the blue roll-cart or dumpster.
Contamination results in extra work for everyone down the recycling chain and if contamination is too excessive, it may lead to sending an entire load of recyclables collected to the landfill.
Recyclables from the blue roll-carts and blue dumpsters in Los Alamos are transported to Friedman Recycling in Albuquerque. Once there, the items are sorted and baled before being sold as secondary
Scenes From Hilltopper Band At Friday Night Game
The Hilltopper Marching Band provides halftime entertainment the Friday night Football Game at Sullivan Field. At 96 members, the band performs an impressive show. Photo by John McHale/ladailypost.com
Part of the brass section playing in the half time show in Friday night’s football game. Photo by John McHale/ladailypost.com
Scenes from Friday night’s halftime show. Photo by John McHale/ladailypost.com
Scenes from Friday night’s halftime show. Photo by John McHale/ladailypost.com
Band director Zane Meek speaks with the band after the show. Photo by John McHale/ladailypost.com Read More
Daily Postcard: Asters In Bloom
Daily Postcard: Asters in bloom on Los Alamos trails. Photo by Robert Beberniss Read More
AccuWeather Predicts Harvey’s Losses Reach $190 Billion Or 1 Percent Of Nation’s GDP
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HSNW News:
Dr. Joel N. Myers, founder, president, and chairman of AccuWeather, and sometimes called the “father of commercial meteorology,” predicted Wednesday, 30 Aug., that “The total losses from this storm would reach $190 billion or 1 percent of the nation’s gross domestic product (GDP), countering the expected growth in the economy for the rest of this year.”
“This is the costliest and worst natural disaster in American history,” Myers said. “Business leaders and the Federal Reserve, major banks, insurance companies, etc. should begin to factor in the negative Read More
Valle Grande Fog, Wildflowers And Orbwebs With Dew
Early morning fog lifts from the Valle Grande, revealing a dew-covered grassland with orb webs strung from shrubby cinquefoil, Valles Caldera National Preserve. Photo by David A. Ponton/wildearthlight.com
Bluebell with dew in the Valle Grande, Valles Caldera National Preserve. Photo by David A. Ponton/wildearthlight.com
Bluebell and a sneaky aster with dew in the grassland of the Valle Grande, Valles Caldera National Preserve. Photo by David A. Ponton/wildearthlight.com
Orb web with dew in the early morning in the Valle Grande grassland, Valles Caldera National Preserve. Photo by Read More
The Mighty Bighorn … Help Keep Them Strong
By DARYL RATAJCZAKMission To The Asteroid Belt
Dawn Space Probe Exhibition at New Mexico Museum of Natural History & Science. Courtesy photoDaily Postcard: Wild Rose Hips In Bandelier
Daily Postcard: Wild rose hips growing in Bandelier. Photo by Chris Judson Read More
Bear Takes A Stroll On Yucca Street
A bear takes a stroll along a stone wall Sunday afternoon on Yucca Street. The bear walked from Yucca toward the Mitchell trailhead at Arizona Avenue. Photo by Wolfgang Runde
Bear takes Sunday afternoon stroll. Photo by Wolfgang Runde Read More
SFNF: Closure Order For Segment Of Continental Divide Trail Extended For Safety Reasons
SFNF News:
The Santa Fe National Forest (SFNF) has extended the closure of a segment of the Continental Divide Trail (CDT) on the Coyote Ranger District to provide for public safety as fire crews continue to work on the Ojitos Fire in the Chama River Wilderness.
The temporary closure is in effect until Dec. 31, 2017, unless it is rescinded earlier.
The restricted area includes CDT #813 from the Ojitos Trailhead at Skull Bridge on the Chama River to the CDT crossing at NM Highway 96, known locally as Ojitos Trail #298. Potentially hazardous conditions may exist on this trail section, and through hikers Read More
Top Campsites For Last-Minute Labor Day Weekend
COMMUNITY News:Enter Hipcamp [https://www.hipcamp.com/discover]—a startup that solves this problem by creating new campsites on beautiful private lands such as nature preserves, farms, and ranches. Hipcamp has just compiled a list of their top 100 unbooked campgrounds across the nation under $100.
HIPCAMP.COM‘S TOP LABOR DAY CAMPGROUNDS UNDER $100
Tips To Keep Bears Away From Your Property
Black bear. Courtesy/NMDG&F
Two bears climb a tree recently on Villa Street near Aspen School. Photo by Nancy Johnson“I have a bear visiting my property and getting into my trash and birdfeeders.” This is how most phone calls regarding bear activity start. And believe me, there have been plenty of them in recent weeks and I anticipate many more in the weeks to come.
I have heard many residents say they have seen more bears this summer in town than in recent years. This is not Read More
Daily Postcard: An Afternoon At Fenton Lake
Daily Postcard: Afternoon clouds gather Sunday over Fenton Lake. Photo by Maire O’Neill/ladailypost.com Read More
World Futures: Cyber (Part Two)
World Futures: What Do We Need?
By ANDY ANDREWS
Los Alamos World Futures Institute
In the previous column we started by recalling the power outage in White Rock, noting that it was an inconvenience. But what if it had lasted longer, significantly longer? What if the affected area was much larger, perhaps the entire county of Los Alamos? What other inconveniences would you have suffered? The grocery store would have been closed. But it could have opened with candle light.
Of course, you would have to pay with cash or check since the credit/debit card machines would not run. In fact, your bill would Read More
Nature Center Presents Charles Strickfaden Talk Sept. 5
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