SFNF Hiring Temporary Workers For 2023 Fire, Field Season
SFNF News:
SANTA FE — The Santa Fe National Forest (SFNF) is hiring temporary positions for the 2023 season.
Proposed start dates would be in April 2023. Applications are only accepted through www.usajobs.gov, beginning Thursday, Sept. 29 through Thursday, Oct. 6.
Review the job announcement carefully for deadlines and required information to include in your application.
To find contact information and learn more about the positions advertised on the SFNF and across the Southwestern Region and find helpful hiring tips and resources and information about benefits, visit the Southwest Read More
Oak Ridge Crews Begin Deactivating Massive Facility At Y-12
A view of the Alpha-4 facility at the Y-12 National Security Complex at Oak Ridge. EM crews are in the early stages of removing all utility sources to the building prior to tearing down the facility. Courtesy/DOE
DOE News:
OAK RIDGE, Tenn. — EM crews are taking the first steps to bring the massive Alpha-4 facility at the Y-12 National Security Complex (Y-12) to the cold-and-dark stage, a process in which they remove all utility sources to the building as a precursor to demolition.
This project moves EM closer to addressing one of the largest high-risk buildings at the site. It also marks the third Read More
Heinrich, Leger Fernández Lead Bicameral Bills To Approve Water Rights Settlements For Four Pueblos
Congressional News:
WASHINGTON, D.C. — U.S. Sen. Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) and U.S. Rep. Teresa Leger Fernández (D-N.M.) introduced two bills to approve the water rights claims of the Pueblos of Acoma, Jemez, Laguna and Zia, as well as participating non-Tribal parties.
Both pieces of legislation introduced in the Senate and House would implement two fund-based water settlements: one between the Pueblos of Jemez and Zia, the United States, the State of New Mexico, and non-Tribal parties; and another between the Pueblos of Acoma and Laguna, the United States, the State of New Mexico, and non-Tribal Read More
Idaho, WIPP Observe Safety-Focused Day To Affirm Waste Shipping Relationship
EM personnel from the Idaho National Laboratory (INL) Site and Waste Isolation Pilot Plant met last week for a day focused on safety at the Radioactive Waste Management Complex at the INL Site. They reviewed transuranic waste shipping procedures and reaffirmed their commitment to safety and open communication. Courtesy/DOE
DOE News:
EM crews at the Idaho National Laboratory (INL) Site and Waste Isolation Pilot Plant (WIPP) jointly observed a day focused on safety last week to review transuranic (TRU) waste shipping and receipt procedures, reestablish their commitment to safety and Read More
Daily Postcard: Western Scrub Jay Snacks On Berries
Daily Postcard: A Western Scrub Jay snacks on berries and seeds in a yard Sunday in White Rock. Photo by Dave Lannen Read More
Posts From The Road: Dinosaur National Monument
Quarry Exhibit Hall: The Quarry Exhibit Hall is home to the ‘Wall of Bones’ , which contains hundreds of dinosaur fossils. The quarry began in 1909 when Earl Douglass discovered exposed dinosaur bones in the area. The current visitors center and Quarry Exhibit Hall opened in 2011. Photo by Gary Warren/ladailypost.com
Exhibit Hall and Cliff: A view of the excavated cliff revealing dinosaur bones on the interior of the exhibit hall and the exterior where no excavation has been performed. The site became Dinosaur National Monument in 1915. Photo by Gary Warren/ladailypost.com
Bones: Dinosaur Read More
Cottonwood Gulch Expeditions Partners To Implement Broadcast Burn On Private Land In McKinley County
CGE News:
SANTA FE — Cottonwood Gulch Expeditions is partnering with the Forest Stewards Guild (the Guild), The Ember Alliance, The Nature Conservancy, McKinley County, and a diverse group of collaborators to implement a broadcast burn on up to 120 acres of private land in McKinley County this fall season.
Ignitions are expected to be conducted over 2-3 days with potential smoke impacts over 4 days.
Patrolling of the burn area will continue as needed. The burn team will select specific ignition days based upon current fuel moisture and weather at the burn site, as well as future forecasts. The Read More
Summit Garden Club Thanks Los Alamos Community
The Summit Garden Club would like to thank the Los Alamos community, especially Gillian Sutton, of Flowers by Gillian, and the United Church, for its support of their recent plant sale. The Summit Garden Club was able to meet the goal of funding its annual scholarship to a Los Alamos High School senior and also had the joy of seeing many people so pleased with their new plants. Courtesy/Judy Magelssen
Scene from the Summit Garden Club’s recent plant sale. The Summit Garden Club thanks the Los Alamos community for its support of their recent plant sale. Courtesy/Judy Magelssen Read More
LANL News Roundup For Week Of Sept. 19, 2022
Science: Brewing beer at the speed of sound
Brewing beer might be a novelty at Los Alamos, but the physics of materials is a longstanding specialty. So, a Laboratory research team developed the SoniView acoustic sensor system to offer brewers a unique solution to a long-standing problem. Read the full article here. Courtesy/LANL
LANL News:
Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL) shares a compilation of news stories for the week of Sept. 19, 2022.
Celebrating 50 years of mission-essential research
For more than 50 years, the Los Alamos Neutron Science Center — the Laboratory’s linear accelerator Read More
Daily Postcard: Season For Rose Gardens Winds Down
Daily Postcard: The season for roses is winding down in a garden along Grand Canyon Drive in White Rock. Photo by Carol A. Clark/ladailypost.com Read More
Heinrich: Get Outside On Public Lands Day
By SEN. MARTIN HEINRICH
New Mexico
Today is National Public Lands Day, a great time to visit one of New Mexico’s incredible national parks, monuments, forests, and wilderness areas—most have waived their entrance fees to mark the occasion.
The outdoors has always been at the center of my life. When other kids were playing baseball, I was catching snapping turtles to keep as pets. After college, I served in AmeriCorps with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service in New Mexico and worked on the effort to restore the Mexican wolf. Later, I became an outfitter guide, taking young people into the backcountry Read More
Savannah River Site Set To Decommission Building Used To Produce Space Program Fuel
An aerial view of the 235-F Facility at SRS. EM is set to decommission the building. Courtesy/DOE
DOE News:
AIKEN, S.C. — EM is slated to decommission a building at the Savannah River Site (SRS) containing residual plutonium once used to power deep space missions after workers finished deactivating the facility.
Blast resistant and windowless, the former material storage building known as Building 235-F has been inactive for more than 25 years. One section of the two-story concrete building, known as the Plutonium Fuel Form Facility, was used to make fuel spheres and pellets out of plutonium-238 Read More
New Mexico Tech Announces Hydrologic Center, Dedicates Deju University House
NMT News:
SOCORRO — Improving the understanding of water resources and the management of those resources is the aim of a new national hydrologic innovation center at New Mexico Tech.
The university launched the Hantush-Deju National Center for Hydrologic Innovation at an afternoon ceremony Fridday, at the Raul and Shari Deju University House, a new facility on campus that was officially opened at a morning dedication ceremony.
Named for alumnus and philanthropist Dr. Raul Deju and his wife Shari Deju, the Deju University House is a 5,200-square-foot facility located on the north side of Read More
Pajarito Astronomers Host Dark Night Star Party Tonight!
Photo of the Triangulum Galaxy. Photo by Jeremy Best
Pajarito Astronomers News:
Los Alamos County Parks, Recreation and Open Space Divisions have partnered up with the Pajarito Astronomers for the Dark Night program.
Anyone with an interest in star gazing and the chance to look through a telescope is invited to come out to Spirio Soccer Fields tonight, Sept. 24 at Overlook Park in White Rock.
Arrive at nightfall for viewing, or around sunset for setting up. Jupiter and Saturn will be visible most of the night as well as lots of lovely stars, star clusters, and deep space objects. If arriving at Read More
Daily Postcard: Grouse Spotted Recently In Valles Caldera
Daily Postcard: A large Dusky Grouse is spotted recently at the Valles Caldera National Preserve. Courtesy/VCNPFloodplain Assessment For LANL Gate Available For Public Review, Comment
LANL News:
The Department of Energy National Nuclear Security Administration’s (DOE/NNSA) Los Alamos Field Office has issued a Floodplain Assessment for the Technical Area 72 Outdoor Live Fire Range Gate Installation Project for a 15-day public review and comment period beginning with publication of this notice.
DOE/NNSA is proposing new construction in lower Sandia Canyon at TA-72 at the Outdoor Live Fire Range facility at Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL). The proposed upgrades are intended to improve range safety.
The project activities within the 100-year floodplain include: Read More
Scenes From NMED Los Alamos Oversite Office Community Open House
The New Mexico Environment Department (NMED) Department of Energy (DOE) Oversight Bureau invited members of the public to visit the NMED Los Alamos Oversight Section Office Friday at 1183 Diamond Dr., Suite B. The staff are giving presentations and explaining what the environmental scientists do to monitor possible hazards in Los Alamos. Here, Site Manager Steve Yanicak shows off equipment used to measure gamma radiation. The team works closely with LANL, Yanicak said. NMED’s DOE Oversight Bureau closely monitors the environment within and around U.S. DOE facilities in New Mexico to confirm Read More
Environment Department Calls For Water Stories In Celebration Of 50th Anniversary Of Clean Water Act
NMED News:
SANTA FE — In 1972, growing public awareness of the importance of water quality led to sweeping amendments to the Federal Water Pollution Control Act.
The amended law became known as the Clean Water Act. This Act established a goal of restoring and maintaining the chemical, physical, and biological integrity of the nation’s waters for the use and benefit of every American. These goals have helped achieve a dramatic decrease in the levels of pollution in waters of New Mexico.
In October, the New Mexico Environment Department (NMED)’s Surface Water Quality Bureau (SWQB) will host a Read More
Daily Postcard: Bull Elk At Valles Caldera National Preserve
Daily Postcard: A bull elk spotted recently at the Valles Caldera National Preserve. Adult male elk, referred to as bulls, attain their largest size at 7 years old, averaging 5 feet tall at the shoulders and weighing 700 to 1,100 pounds. Bull elk are the second largest members of the deer family (moose are the largest). Antler growth is in preparation for the elk mating season, which primarily occurs in September and October. Antlers can weigh up to 40 pounds per set. Velvet, which covers antlers during the growth phase, carries blood to the growing bone tissue. During the summer months, antlers Read More
Fort Selden Historic Site: ‘Ghosts Of The Past’ Tours Oct. 8
Scene from ‘Ghosts of the Past’ at Fort Selden Historic Site. Courtesy/NMDCA
NMDCA News:
Join Fort Selden Historic Site for their “Ghosts of the Past” moonlit tours, a new spin on their annual fall event from 4-9 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 8.
This year’s theme is “Death in New Mexico.” Tours will be offered every 10 minutes starting at 6 p.m. Tickets are $5, and you can purchase them ahead of time here.
There also will be music, food and fun ahead of the tours — and a 30-minute talk at 4:30 p.m. on Día de los Muertos, Halloween, and New Mexico.
Be sure to dress warmly!
“Ghosts of the Past”, is a series of timed moonlit Read More
