Recreation

Santa Fe Ski Team Hosts Annual Ski Swap

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SFST News:
 
SANTA FE — It’s time to gear up for another season on the slopes!
 
The Santa Fe Ski Team is hosting its annual Ski Swap Friday, Oct. 28-29 at the Genoveva Chavez Community Center (GCCC) in Santa Fe.
 
The Santa Fe Ski team invites the public to participate in the event – drop off winter sport gear between noon and 4 p.m. Friday, Oct. 28. There is a $2 concession fee and 20 percent of the sales benefit the Santa Fe Ski Team.
 
“The Santa Fe Ski Team’s annual ski swap is a great opportunity for us to invite the community to take advantage
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PEEC Offers Two-Day Fly Tying Class

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Each participant will receive a free copy of Fly Patterns of Northern New Mexico by Karen Denison and Bill Orr. Courtesy photo
 
PEEC News:
 
Pajarito Environmental Education Center (PEEC) is working with fisherman Bill Orr, who co-authored the book Fly Patterns of Northern New Mexico, to offer a two-day fly tying class, 1-3 p.m., Nov. 6 and 20. 
 
Participants will create their own ties designed for local fishing and receive a free copy of his book. All the techniques are time-tested, local patterns that can be transferred to other locations. All experience
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Changing The Protocol For Euthanizing Bears

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Ultrarunner Karen Williams, left, with Rep. Stephanie Garcia Richard announce their mission to protect bears during an interview in  July at the Los Alamos Daily Post. Photo by Carol A. Clark/ladailypost.com
 
By THE SIERRA CLUB
Los Alamos

On a very hot June 18, during the Valles Caldera Marathon, a mother bear with her two cubs nearby, attacked marathoner Karen Williams who ran too close to one of her cubs. The injuries required Williams to be transported to UNMH for treatment.

Reasonable people would recognize that in this encounter the mama bear was just doing her thing. She was Read More

Registration For YMCA’s Youth Basketball Program Ends Oct. 27

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YMCA News:

Registration for The Family YMCA’s Youth Basketball program ends Oct. 27. The program is for girls and boys in grades 1-6 and starts Nov. 1.

It is a skills development program, which includes competitive games on Saturdays during the months of December and January. Players are placed on teams based on their local school and will practice twice a week. The teams are co-ed for 1st-2nd grade, but boys and girls will be on separate teams for 3rd-4th grades and 5th-6th grades.

Cost is $120 / $90 for Y Members. Price includes a $10 LAPS gym usage fee, team uniforms, gear usage and referees Read More

Pterosaurs: Flight In Age Of Dinosaurs Lands At Fort Collins Museum Of Discovery

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Cretaceous-Sea-Diorama. Courtesy photo
 
FCMD News:
 
For as long as dinosaurs walked the Earth, flying animals called pterosaurs ruled the skies.
 
They ranged from the size of a sparrow to that of a two-seater plane. Close relatives of dinosaurs, these extraordinary winged reptiles—the first back-boned animals to evolve powered flight, and the only vertebrates to develop this ability besides birds and bats—are the focus of the intriguing exhibition opening at 10 a.m., Nov. 17.
 
The largest exhibition about these flying reptiles ever mounted in the
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Rancho de Los Sueños Alpacas And Agricultural Products Fall Harvest Open House Oct. 22-23

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COMMUNITY News:
Rancho de Los Sueños Alpacas and Agricultural Products Fall Harvest Open House is 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., Oct. 22-23, at 5 J.R. Dr. in Pojoaque.
 
Everyone is welcome to this family fun event to meet the alpacas, shop for handmade gift items – roving, yarn, apples, honey and lavender.
 
For more information, call 505.490.0160.
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October In Bandelier―Shuttles End, Hours Change, Wilderness Day, And A New Artist In Residence

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Bandelier October Artist in Residence Irene Owsley. Courtesy photo
 
NPS News:
 
As the leaves and seasons change, things at Bandelier National Monument are also moving from summer to fall. 
 
Sunday, Oct. 16, the Bandelier Visitor Center hours changed to 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. and the last day for the Atomic City Transit shuttles was Tuesday, Oct. 18. From now until until the buses resume in late spring, visitors are welcome to drive in to the Bandelier Visitor Center parking lot throughout the day. Also, the White Rock Visitor Center hours are now 10 a.m. to 2
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Mesa Potrero Prescribed Burn Planned On Coyote Ranger District

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SFNF News:
 
SANTA FE ― Fire managers on the Santa Fe National Forest are planning to conduct the previously announced Mesa Potrero pile burn on the Coyote Ranger District this week if conditions, including fuel moisture levels, air quality and weather forecasts, are favorable. 
 
Ignitions on the 470-acre fire, located 7 miles northwest of Coyote, could begin today, Oct. 19, and conclude Friday, Oct. 21. Crews expect to burn small blocks of 100 acres per day.
 
Prescribed fires are one of the most effective tools available to resource managers for restoring fire-adapted
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Gallinas Watershed Prescribed Burn Postponed Again

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SFNF News:
 
SANTA FE ― Fire managers are postponing the completion of the prescribed burn in the Gallinas Watershed until Oct. 24 or later, based on windy conditions predicted for this week.
 
At the end of operations last week, fire crews had completed an estimated 200 acres in the Gallinas wildland-urban interface (WUI) project area. The 1,300-acre Gallinas Watershed treatment area is located approximately 20 miles northwest of Las Vegas, N.M.   
 
Prescribed fires are one of the most effective tools available to resource managers
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