Bear Spotted Strolling Along Sidewalk On 39th Street
A bear is spotted strolling along the sidewalk Tuesday on 39th Street. Photo by Father Theophan Mackey Read More
Churro Sheep Shearing Event At Los Luceros Historic Site
NMDCA News:
The community is invited to join expert sheep-shearer Kerry Mower 10 a.m. to 1 p.m., June 11, as he brings his traditional shears to the coats of Los Luceros Historic Site (LLHS) and observe how Española Fiber Arts skirt the wool to clean and choose the best wool for weaving.
Additionally, LLHS will hold a Ranger Talk about the history of Churro sheep in New Mexico at 11 a.m. and create some Churro sheep wool crafts.
This event is included in site admission: $7 adult, children 16 and under are free.
This is an opportunity to learn about the history and importance of Churro sheep in New Mexico Read More
Los Alamos County Zero Waste Champions Honored
Los Alamos Chamber of Commerce Director Ryn Herrmann, left, announces the winners of the Los Alamos County Zero Waste Champion awards during the June 3 Los Alamos County Summer Concert at Ashley Pond Park. The winners, from left, Kiwanis Los Alamos Middle School Builders Club’s Don Casperson, Ecolutions Owner Antonio Maggiore and projectY cowork Space Marketing Manager Christina McCormick. Not pictured are Papa Murphy’s Pizza Owners Lyle and Gayle Cunningham. Photo by Skip Wecksung/Los Alamos Chamber of Commerce Read More
Daily Postcard: ‘Prince Of Orange’ Poppies In White Rock
‘Prince of Orange’ (Papaver orientale) poppies blooming Tuesday in White Rock. Photo by Nancy Ann Hibbs
‘Prince of Orange’ poppies with crepe paper like petals that light up the late spring garden. They are easy to grow and long lived. Source: highcountrygardens.com. Photo by Nancy Ann Hibbs Read More
New Mexico Counties Awards More than $222,000 For Wildfire Risk Reduction
NMC News:
SANTA FE — New Mexico Counties awarded more than $222,000 to nine grant recipients for community wildfire protection plan updates, fuel reduction treatments, and education efforts through the 2022-2023 Wildfire Risk Reduction Grant Program for Rural Communities.
Grant recipients include Ciudad Soil & Water Conservation District (two grants – education and fuels), Dixon Community Fire District, East Mountain Interagency Fire Protection Association, Rio Arriba County, Socorro County, South Central Mountain RC&D Council, Taos County, and Valencia County. The Read More
Daily Postcard: Gray Vireo Family At Bandelier
Daily Postcard: Wildlife, like this gray vireo family, is abundant at Bandelier National Monument. All visitors to Frijoles Canyon including the visitor center, park store, café and Pueblo Loop Trail between 9 a.m. and 3 p.m. are required to take a shuttle bus. Outside those hours, visitors may drive directly down into Frijoles Canyon. The shuttle bus carries visitors from the White Rock Visitor Center on N.M. 4 to the Frey Trailhead (across from Juniper Campground) and then to the park visitor center. Shuttles run every 30 minutes on weekdays and every 20 minutes Fridays and weekends. There Read More
Los Alamos Farmers Market Thursdays & Saturdays!
HSFF’s Annual Garden Party & Members Meeting June 23
Restoration of HSFF’s section of the Canyon Road Community Ditch to increase awareness and understanding of the historic acequia culture of water resource management in Santa Fe and throughout northern New Mexico. Courtesy/HSFF
HSFF News:’
Historic Santa Fe Foundation (HSFF) announces that its Annual Garden Party & Members Meeting will be free and open to the public this year– for the first time ever.
HSFF decided to open the event to the public as part of its El Zaguán Master Plan and Capital Campaign, which will transform El Zaguán into a center for educating the public on the importance Read More
Amateur Naturalist: The Growth Of Aspen
The aspen trees are about eight feet tall and a few feet from one other in the Quemazon mesa area that extends eastward from the rim of the Valles Caldera mountains. Photo by Robert Dryja
By ROBERT DRYJA
Los Alamos
The Quemazon mesa area is a geologic thumb that extends eastward from the rim of the Valles Caldera mountains.
It has a relatively flat, sloping top that represents a kind of natural garden for plants growing after the Cerro Grande Forest fire from 22 years ago. Variations in the growth of plants can be seen over the summer. Groves of Aspen trees provide one variation for April and May.
Aspen Read More
U.S. Sen. Ben Ray Luján Joins Push To Increase Funding For EPA Wildfire Smoke Monitoring In New Mexico
U.S. Sen. Ben Ray Luján
U.S. SENATE News:
WASHINGTON, D.C. — U.S. Sen. Ben Ray Luján (D-N.M.), joined by Senators Alex Padilla (D-Calif.), Dianne Feinstein (D-Calif.), Kyrsten Sinema (D-Ariz.), Jacky Rosen (D-Nev.), and Catherine Cortez Masto (D-Nev.), sent a letter to the leadership of the Appropriations Subcommittee on Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies urging them to provide $20 million in funding for a more equitable deployment of EPA’s air quality monitoring given the increase in wildfire smoke in the region.
“As you develop the Fiscal Year 2023 Interior, Environment, Read More
Daily Postcard: Night Sky Over Valles Caldera
Daily Postcard: The night sky viewed from the cabin district at the Valles Caldera National Preserve. With the increase in containment of the Cerro Pelado Fire, portions of the Valle Grande District reopened Friday. Activities in the Valle Grande District include hiking along the La Jara and Valle Grande Pond trails; hiking, biking and horseback-riding along the perimeter of the Valle Grande; exploration of the Baca Ranch Cabin District and History Grove; fishing on the East Fork Jemez River and Jaramillo Creek within the Valle Grande; ranger programs within the Baca Ranch Cabin District Read More
Letter To The Editor: Wildfire Restrictions
MIKE PRIMEA recent journal article is very relevant to the discussion on fire-related restrictions:
Benefield and Chen, 2022. Examining the influence of outdoor recreation on anthropogenic wildfire regime of the southern Rocky Mountains, Natural Hazards. (Copy provided to me by the lead author along with some discussion and clarification).
Their detailed analysis of fire records show that man-made forest fires occur predominantly near regions of overnight camping, presumably from campfires, and near trails used by motor vehicles. A fair conclusion is that restricting
LANL: Community Relations Plan For Hazardous Waste Facility Permit – Request For Input
LANL News:
The Los Alamos National Laboratory generates some hazardous and mixed waste.
In November 2010, the New Mexico Environment Department (NMED) issued the Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL) Hazardous Waste Facility Permit (EPA ID Number NM0890010515-1).
The Permit establishes standards for how LANL manages, stores and treats hazardous wastes on-site and for the closure and post-closure care of permitted waste management units.
In compliance with the permit, they update a Community Relations Plan annually, pending input from the public.
The plan provides for six elements Read More
Kit Carson Electric Coop Hits 100% Daytime Solar Power
U.S. Rep. Teresa Fernandez, Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham, Kit Carson Electric Cooperative CEO Luis Reyes Jr. and Guzman President Christopher Miller among dignitaries attending Taos Mesa Solar Array ribbon cutting. Courtesy/KCEC
Guzman Energy President Christopher Miller shares remarks at Taos Mesa Solar Array launch event. Kit Carson Electric Cooperative CEO Luis Reyes Jr., looks on at right. Courtesy/KCEC
KCEC News:
TAOS — Kit Carson Electric Cooperative (KCEC) and Guzman Energy recently celebrated the cooperative’s achievement of providing 100 percent of its daytime power with Read More
Daily Postcard: View Of Dawn Over White Rock
Daily Postcard: View of dawn early this morning over White Rock. Photo by Carol A. Clark/ladailypost.com Read More
Rep. Leger Fernández Calls For Independent Federal Investigation Into USFS Prescribed Burns
U.S. Rep. Teresa Leger Fernández
STATE News:
SANTA FE — U.S. Rep. Teresa Leger Fernández requested that the U.S. Government Accountability (GAO) investigates the process that the U.S. Forest Service (USFS) uses to conduct prescribed burns.
The Congresswoman requested that GAO provide recommendations to the USFS and Congress to reduce wildfire risk associated with prescribed burns. Today’s request comes after the USFS admitted to causing both the Calf Canyon and Hermit’s Peak Wildfires. The letter requests answers to specific questions, including ways to improve community input and Read More
Daily Postcard: Flowers Shine Under Early Sunrise
Daily Postcard: Clusters of orange colored flowers shine brightly under the early sunrise recently on Barranca Mesa. Photo by Amanda Macdonald
Editor’s note: This is the final Daily Postcard photo the Los Alamos Daily Post will receive from Amanda Macdonald as she is moving out of state and we want to thank her for sharing her beautiful photos with us this last several years. We wish her the very best in her new community. Read More
Bandelier National Monument Thanks Brave Souls Who Fought Cerro Pelado Fire
A firefighter on the job during the Cerro Pelado Fire. Courtesy/Bandelier National Monument
From Bandelier National Monument:
A huge shout out and big thank you to the those who worked on the Cerro Pelado Fire!
More than 1,800 firefighters and fire personnel from more than six federal agencies from across the country as well as city, county and state agencies from more than 25 states dedicated their time and energy to extinguishing the Cerro Pelado Wildfire that started April 22.
A special thanks to Los Alamos National Laboratory for its contributions and fuel reduction along N.M. 4.
The fire, Read More
State Bar Announces Free Legal Help Available For New Mexico Wildfires Survivors
SBNM News:
The State Bar of New Mexico (SBNM) announces a free legal help hotline available beginning June 6, for New Mexico Wildfires survivors.
The hotline is available to connect survivors to free legal services in qualifying counties who cannot afford an attorney. Survivors may call 888.985.5141.
Hotline callers may get help with legal issues like:
- FEMA and SBA financial benefits;
- Home repair contracts and property insurance claims;
- Re-doing wills and other important legal documents destroyed in the disaster;
- Price gouging, scams or identity theft;
- Landlord or tenant problems,
Daily Postcard: Raven Greets Sunrise On Barranca Mesa
Daily Postcard: The early bird catches the worm as did this raven shown greeting this colorful sunrise Wednesday on Barranca Mesa. Photo by Amanda Macdonald Read More
