Environment

Green Tailed Towhee Lifting Spirits Around Los Alamos

This time of year migrating birds stop by the community and in recent days birders are reporting seeing this Green Tailed Towhee here on Barranca Mesa lifting spirits around Los Alamos. Photo by Selvi Viswanathan 

A Green Tailed Towhee lifting spirits around Los Alamos. Photo by Selvi Viswanathan 

A Green Tailed Towhee lifting spirits around Los Alamos. Photo by Selvi Viswanathan  Read More

NMDGF To Host Two Public Meetings On Proposed Revisions To Habitat Stamp Program Sept. 10 & 28

NMGDF News:

SANTA FE — The New Mexico Department of Game and Fish (NMDGF) has scheduled two public meetings on proposed revisions to the Public Land User Stamp Rule 19.34.6 NMAC (Habitat Stamp Program Rule).

A short presentation providing background information about the Habitat Stamp Program and details of the proposed revisions will be given.

The presentation will be followed by a Q & A session where members of the public are encouraged to ask questions and provide input.

Members of the public are invited to attend one or both of these meetings (to be held virtually) in order to become familiar Read More

Rotarians Hear About Bear Behavior From James Robinson

County Councilor James Robinson is a passionate supporter of wildlife and nature and is shown here at the 2019 Bear Festival at the Los Alamos Nature Center. Photo by Kirsten Laskey/ladailypost.com

 

By LINDA HULL
Vice President
Rotary Club of Los Alamos

Los Alamos County Councilor James Robinson, co-founder of The Land of Enchantment Wildlife Foundation (LEWF), spoke about bears and bear behavior at the Sept. 1 meeting of the Rotary Club of Los Alamos. 

Robinson explained that he became interested in our New Mexico black bears when he and friend Ty Horak, the son of veterinarian Dr. Kathleen Read More

Medio Fire Burns 3,773 Acres, 90 Percent Contained 

SFNF News:

This morning the Southwest Area Type 2 Incident Management Team 4 transferred command of the Medio Fire on the Rio en Medio Trail in the Española Ranger District back to the Santa Fe National Forest, led by Type 4 Incident Commander John Armstrong.

Aerial observation confirms that pockets of fuel in the interior continue to burn, putting out visible smoke but with limited potential to spread. Containment lines around the fire’s perimeter continue to hold.

Resources: Santa Fe Hotshots, Silver City Hotshots, Santa Fe County Black Canyon Hand Crew, City of Santa Fe Atalaya Hand Crew, Read More