Environment

Fort Union Hosts Dark Sky Star Party Nov. 2

The Milky Way and a sky full of stars as seen above the adobe ruins at Fort Union National Monument. Photo by Harun Mehmedinovic
 
FUNM News:
 
WATROUS Join Fort Union National Monument, your backyard International Dark Sky Park, at 7 p.m. Nov. 2, for the first star party of the winter season.
 
Step out onto the high-prairie and immerse yourself in the stories and the starlight of a natural dark sky as rangers guide you through the remains of the old fort, and help you to identify distant stars and galaxies with the naked eye and telescope.
 
This program, weather permitting,
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NMG&F Votes To Rejoin Wolf Recovery Program

DW News:
 
ALBUQUERQUE The New Mexico State Game Commission has voted to rejoin the Mexican Gray Wolf Recovery Program including becoming a signatory to the Cooperating Agencies MOU and engaging in on the ground management activities.
 
The state game commission voted in 2011 to leave the program during a change in leadership at the state level.
 
Southwest Program Director Bryan Bird of Defenders of Wildlife issued this statement:
 
“We commend the Game Commission for its vote to recommit to saving the Mexican gray wolf. This severely endangered species needs the support
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Posts From The Road: Theodore Roosevelt National Park

Grasslands and Badlands: A view from the scenic drive loop in the southern unit shows a combination of grasslands and badlands found throughout the park. Photo by Gary Warren/ladailypost.com
 
Bison: A bison grazes in the southern unit of the park. Elk, bighorn sheep, deer and other wild animals can be seen at the park. Photo by Gary Warren/ladailypost.com
 
By GARY WARREN
Photographer
Formerly of Los Alamos
 
Theodore Roosevelt National Park is located in the Badlands of North Dakota, which are found in the southwest portion of the state.
 
The park is divided into three
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Heinrich Lays Out New Ways To Build A More Resilient 21st Century Electric Grid, Announces Plans For Transmission Investment Tax Credit Legislation

U.S. Sen. Martin Heinrich
 
U.S. SENATE News:
 
WASHINGTON, D.C. U.S. Sen. Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.), a member of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, delivered the keynote address at the International Summit on the Electric Transmission Grid. At the event, held at the Canadian Embassy in Washington, D.C., Sen. Heinrich announced plans to introduce legislation to create an investment tax credit for regionally significant transmission projects.
 
“There is a disconnect right now between transmission access and the best large-scale clean energy
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PEEC: Night Skies And Asteroid Exploration

Join Steve Becker for a preview of the Pajarito Astronomers’ Dark Night program at 7 p.m. today, Oct. 25 in the Los Alamos Nature Center planetarium. Courtesy/PEEC
 
The full-dome film ‘Incoming!’ is 2 p.m., Saturday, Oct. 26 in the Los Alamos Nature Center planetarium. Courtesy/PEEC
 
 
PEEC News:
 
Join Steve Becker for an interactive tour of the heavens this Friday, Oct. 25 in the Los Alamos Nature Center’s planetarium.
 
This talk will begin at 7 p.m. and highlight the planets, star patterns and constellations that may be readily observed at the Pajarito
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