Environment

Cueva Fire Completes Firing Operations, Objectives

Submitted by Carol A. Clark on August 17, 2019
SFNF News:
 
SANTA FE ― Fire managers on the Santa Fe National Forest (SFNF) said Friday objectives for the Cueva Fire have been successfully met with Thursday’s firing operations. Ignitions have ceased, and no future growth is expected outside the approximately 1,000-acre planning area.
 
Crews will continue to check containment lines, assess archaeological sites within the planning area and establish points to proactively address any unexpected growth outside the planning area. 
 
Taking advantage of favorable conditions to improve conditions on the ground,
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Public Astronomy Dark Night Saturday Aug. 24

Submitted by Carol A. Clark on August 17, 2019
Pajarito Astronomers News:
 
The Pajarito Astronomers will be holding a County-Sponsored Dark Night starting at 7:45 p.m., (sunset), Saturday, Aug. 24 at Spirio Soccer Field, Overlook Park in White Rock.
 
Weather permitting, the public is invited to come out, wander among the telescopes, and star gaze.
 
The planets Venus, Jupiter (with its moons) and Saturn (and its rings), Neptune and Uranus will potentially be visible during the evening. There will be a tour of the summer constellations and there will be telescope views of double stars, star clusters, nebulae, and galaxies.
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Amateur Naturalist: Finding History In A Forest Part 1

Submitted by Carol A. Clark on August 17, 2019

A shepherd, burros and sheep in the Valles Caldera.  Photo by T. Harmon Parkhurst

By Robert Dryja
Los Alamos

One way to consider tree species is to place them in ecological habitats. For example, Ponderosa pine can be considered part of a lower elevation habitat at 7,000 feet elevation while alpine meadows can be considered as part of a high elevation habitat at 10,000 feet.  Aspen groves represent an intermediate habitat occurring between 7,500 to 9,000 feet.

Aspen groves alternatively can be considered as a kind of history book. Sheepherders considered the smooth white bark of Read More

PEEC: Explore Early Days Of Space Exploration Tonight

Submitted by Carol A. Clark on August 16, 2019
Join Galen Gisler and Peter Polko in the Los Alamos Nature Center’s planetarium at 7 p.m. Friday, Aug. 16 to explore the early days of human space exploration. Courtesy/NASA
 
PEEC News:
 
The first decade and a half of human space adventure was fraught with Cold War tensions, launch failures and tragic accidents, but also some brilliant successes.
 
Join Peter Polko and Galen Gisler at 7 p.m., Friday, Aug. 16 to explore the trials and tribulations of this period of space history in the Los Alamos Nature Center’s planetarium tomorrow evening.
 
Before 1957, there were no artificial
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Best Of Both Worlds: Asteroids And Massive Mergers

Submitted by Carol A. Clark on August 16, 2019
UA News:
 
TUCSON, Ariz. — The race is on. Since the construction of technology able to detect the ripples in space and time triggered by collisions from massive objects in the universe, astronomers around the world have been searching for the bursts of light that could accompany such collisions, which are thought to be the sources of rare heavy elements.
 
The University of Arizona’s Steward Observatory has partnered with the Catalina Sky Survey, which searches for near-Earth asteroids from atop Mount Lemmon, in an effort dubbed Searches after Gravitational Waves Using ARizona
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SFNF Update: Cueva Fire Grows To 294 Acres

Submitted by Carol A. Clark on August 15, 2019
SFNF News:
 
SANTA FE ― Fire managers resumed firing operations Wednesday within the planning area of the Cueva Fire.
 
An expected decrease in monsoonal thunderstorms over the next week will bring warmer, drier weather. Anticipating these more favorable conditions, fire managers will continue to assess the terrain and values at risk within the planning area.
 
Start date: Aug. 6, 2019
 
Cause: Lightning
 
Location: French Mesa, located on the north end of the Coyote Ranger District, adjacent to Forest Road 8, north of Gallina
 
Size: 294 acres
 
Fuels:
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Daily Postcard: Large Bruin Samples Cart Contents

Submitted by Carol A. Clark on August 15, 2019

Daily Postcard: Large bruin samples trash cart contents around 2:15 p.m. Wednesday in the Western Area. Animal Control and Los Alamos Police responded to the area, but the results of their interaction with the bear are as yet unknown. According to reference.com, ‘Bruin was the name of the bear character in the tales of Reynard the Fox, which were popular in the Middle Ages.’ Photo by Brint Perera

Midafternoon snack. Photo by Brint Perera Read More

Robinson Talks About Bears At Rotary Meeting

Submitted by Carol A. Clark on August 14, 2019
County Councilor James Robinson, co-founder of Land of Enchantment Wildlife Foundation, talks bears at the Tuesday Rotary Club meeting. Photo by Linda Hull
 
By LINDA HULL
Rotary Club of Los Alamos
 
This is the perfect time to celebrate our bears! Los Alamos County has declared August 2019 as Bear Month, and this year marks the 75th anniversary of Smokey Bear, the New Mexico cub whose rescue from a wildfire in the Capitan Mountains started a dedicated movement to protect our forests.
 
With that in mind the Rotary Club of Los Alamos recently invited County Councilor James Robinson,
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Third Annual Bear Festival At Nature Center Aug. 24

Submitted by Carol A. Clark on August 14, 2019

Celebrate Bear Festival Saturday, Aug. 24 at the Los Alamos Nature Center with PEEC and LEWF. The event is 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. and features hands-on activities and education for all ages. Plus, join them the evening before at 6 p.m. for the ‘Eat Like a Bear’ buffet dinner. Courtesy/PEEC

Scene from a previous Bear Festival. Courtesy/PEEC

PEEC News:

This  month, the Pajarito Environmental Education Center and Land of Enchantment Wildlife Foundation are once again partnering to present an annual, one-of-a-kind celebration of black bear neighbors at the Bear Festival.

The event is now in its Read More

SFNF: Conejos Fire Met Objectives, Smoke Continues

Submitted by Carol A. Clark on August 14, 2019
Firing operations on the Conejos Fire added low-intensity fire to the ground to consume needle litter and woody debris, leaving the ponderosa pine forest more resilient to wildfire, climate change, and insects and disease. Courtesy/USDA Forest Service
 
SFNF News:
 
SANTA FE ― While the Conejos Fire on the Jemez Ranger District of the Santa Fe National Forest (SFNF) is still putting up some smoke, primarily from a 10-acre interior pocket of mixed conifer where it continues to smolder and creep, fire managers say they are pleased with the outcome on 800 acres that had not seen
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This Week At Los Alamos Farmers Market

Submitted by Carol A. Clark on August 14, 2019
Plenty of honey at the Farmers Market. Courtesy/LAFM
 
Freshly popped kettle corn. Courtesy/LAFM
 
LAFM News:
 
This week at market there will be lots of fresh fruits, vegetables and more.
 
Selections include peaches, apples, berries, plum, apricots, nectarines, berries, lamb, pork, beef, yak, eggs, honey, honey sticks, salad mix, heads of lettuce, greens, radish, green onions, garlic, onions, green, purple and yellow beans, fillet green beans, tomatoes, potatoes, squashes, cucumbers, shishitos, green chile carrots, chard, beets, garlic scapes, cabbage, quiche,
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Science On Tap: Extraterrestrial Rock Zapping Aug. 19

Submitted by Carol A. Clark on August 14, 2019
Members of LANL’s ChemCam Engineering Operations team from left, Suzi Montano, Adriana Reyes-Newell, Roberta Beal, Lisa Danielson, Nina Lanza and Cindy Little (not pictured is Margie Root). Courtesy/LACD
 
Los Alamos Creative District News:
 
Join the Bradbury Science Museum and the Los Alamos Creative District for Science On Tap at 5:30 p.m. Monday, Aug. 19, at projectY cowork in Central Park Square.
 
This On Tap will feature a conversation with Manager Lisa Danielson of Los Alamos National Laboratory’s all-female ChemCam Engineering Operations team, discussing extraterrestrial
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PEEC: Haaland To Speak On Green New Deal Aug. 21

Submitted by Carol A. Clark on August 14, 2019
U.S. Rep. Deb Haaland
 
PEEC News:
 
The community is invited to hear U.S. Rep. Deb Haaland discuss why she thinks the Green New Deal is a needed bold solution to protect the future of communities, the country and planet at 3 p.m., Wednesday, Aug. 21 at the Los Alamos Nature Center.
 
This event will be held outside of the center and guests are encouraged to arrive early to get seats. The talk is free to attend and no advance registration is required. The Los Alamos Nature Center is at 2600 Canyon Road and is operated by the Pajarito Environmental Education Center (PEEC).
 
Haaland
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Palace Of The Governors Offers Guided Tours During Final Stage Of Building Rehabilitation This Fall

Submitted by Carol A. Clark on August 14, 2019

Palace of the Governors Courtyard in Santa Fe. Courtesy/NMHM

 

NMHM News:

 

SANTA FE ― Beginning this fall, the New Mexico History Museum will offer guided tours of the Palace of the Governors during breaks in construction activity.

 

The tours will allow a rare look at this historic building as it undergoes preservation treatment in support of its continued use as a public museum.

 

Beginning Aug. 30, information about tours will be available at the front desk of the New Mexico History Museum or by calling 505.476.5200.

 

Rehabilitation of the Palace of the Governors—a Read More

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