Scenes Of Mitigation Efforts On Cerro Pelado Fire
Firefighters on the job Tuesday working to keep ahead of the Cerro Pelado Fire cutting trees as part of mitigation efforts in combating the blaze, which has been burning in the Jemez Mountains since the afternoon of Friday, April 22, 2022. The cause is still undetermined. Photo by Nate Limback/ladailypost.com
Scene of firefighters on the job Tuesday working to keep ahead of the Cerro Pelado Fire cutting trees as part of mitigation efforts. Photo by Nate Limback/ladailypost.com
Scene of a firefighter cutting trees Tuesday as part of mitigation efforts on the Cerro Pelado Fire. Photo by Nate Read More
Daily Postcard: Sunset Colors Sky Over Pajarito Acres
Daily Postcard: Sunset colors the sky Wednesday over Pajarito Acres. Photo by Jenn Bartram/ladailypost.com Read More
NMED And NMDOH Issue ‘Precautionary Water Advisories’ For Public Water Systems Impacted By Hermits Peak And Calf Canyon Fire Complex
NMED News:
SAN MIGUEL & MORA COUNTIES — The New Mexico Environment Department’s (NMED) Drinking Water Bureau confirms a precautionary water advisory is required for public water systems in San Miguel and Mora Counties.
Water Systems Include:
| System Name | County | Population Served |
| Pendaries MDWCA | San Miguel | 500 |
| Pendaries RV Resort | San Miguel | 320 |
| Mike Mateo Elementary School | San Miguel | 50 |
| Camp Blue Haven | San Miguel | 150 |
| El Porvenir Christian Camp | San Miguel | 175 |
| Buena Vista MDWCA | San Miguel | 225 |
| Cleveland MDWCA | Mora | 270 |
| Mora Inn & RV | Mora | 75 |
| Ledoux MDWCA | Mora | 168 |
| Mora MDWCA | Mora | 1,100 |
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NMMSH: Lunar Eclipse/Blood Moon Viewing Sunday
NMMSH News:
The Amateur Astronomy Group is holding an Astronomy event 7 p.m. to midnight (weather permitting), Sunday, May 15, for the LUNAR ECLIPSE/Blood Moon.
This event will be held in conjunction with the Astronomy League in the lower parking lot just above the Tombaugh Education building, in the New Mexico Museum of Space History (NMMSH), in Alamogordo.
The event is free to the public. Everyone is welcome.
This exciting STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics) education activity is geared towards encouraging people of all ages to experience the night sky through telescopes. Read More
Cerro Pelado Fire May 12 Update: Smallest Growth Yet, Crews Remain Focused On Alamo Canyon, Winds Improve
LANL News:
Los Alamos National Laboratory, Los Alamos County, the National Nuclear Security Administration’s Los Alamos Field Office and the Department of Energy Office of Environmental Management Los Alamos Field Office this afternoon issued the following update to the community on the status of the Cerro Pelado Fire.
The Cerro Pelado Fire burning in the Jemez Mountains grew by only 490 acres overnight, the smallest growth since the fire began, due in part to firefighting efforts and the characteristics of the fire itself.
More than 1,000 personnel are now working the fire.
With calmer Read More
Beautiful Sunset Wednesday Over Los Alamos
Beautiful sunset Wednesday over Los Alamos. Photo by Gretchen Mills Read More
Bureau Of Land Management Seeks Services To Expand Fertility Control Efforts For Wild Horses And Burros
BLM Director Tracy Stone-Manning
BLM News:
WASHINGTON, D.C. — As part of its efforts to increase the use of fertility control to slow the growth of wild horse and burro herds on public lands, the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) is seeking new contract services to humanely gather, treat with fertility control, and then release wild horses and burros back to the range.
The BLM anticipates making up to $20 million available over 1-5 years for these efforts, subject to the government’s discretion based on future needs or appropriations.
“Managing healthy wild horse and burro herds on healthy public Read More
New Mexicans Encouraged To Give Space To Wildlife Affected By New Mexico Fires
NMGF News:
SANTA FE — The Department of Game and Fish (NMGF) encourages the public to be mindful of wildlife displaced by fires.
Like humans, wild animals also are fleeing wildfires burning around the state. Wildlife is incredibly resilient to fire, but need space to find new habitat while the fire is burning.
It is normal during wildfires to see wildlife in areas where they do not typically occur. There is no need to report these sightings to the Department. However, if wildlife appears to be injured, contact local conservation officers through the New Mexico State Police non-emergency number Read More
Cerro Pelado Fire Update: 43,887 Acres Burned, 11 Percent Contained, 1,032 Personnel On Site
USDA Forest Service News:
As of this morning, the Cerro Pelado Fire has consumed 43,887 acres in the Jemez Mountains and is 11 contained with 1,032 personnel on site.
Public Meeting: 5:30 p.m. today, May, 12 in Griffith Gymnasium at Los Alamos High School, 1300 Diamond Dr. in Los Alamos. This meeting also will be livestreamed on the Cerro Pelado Fire Information Facebook page and on Zoom.
Equipment: 45 engines, 27 hand crews, 7 initial attack crews, 15 helicopters, 2 scooper planes, 19 water tenders, 10 dozers, 1 masticator, 2 ambulances and 1 rapid medical extraction unit. Two Air National Guard Read More
Cerro Pelado Fire Morning Video: Thursday May 12
Video of Great Basin Team 1 Public Information Officer Mary Cernicek speaking early this morning with the Los Alamos Daily Post on the status of the Cerro Pelado Fire overnight. Due to the Community Briefing on the fire at 5:30 p.m. today in Griffith Gymnasium, the Post won’t have an evening video update, but will provide coverage of the Community Briefing at ladailypost.com. Video by Nate Limback/ladailypost.com Read More
PEEC Announces New Executive Director Jillian Rubio
Pajarito Environmental Education Center new Executive Director Jillian Rubio. Courtesy/PEEC
PEEC News:
The Pajarito Environmental Education Center (PEEC), operators of the Los Alamos Nature Center, announce the hiring of new Executive Director Jillian Rubio to take the place of outgoing director Katherine Bruell.
Rubio comes to PEEC after an extensive career in outdoor education, management, and leadership positions throughout the country.
Starting in 2012, Rubio served as the Chief Program Officer at NYC Outward Bound Schools, a community organization focusing on students from Read More
Los Alamos DPU Eases Outdoor Watering Curtailment
COUNTY News:
Relaxed guidance on watering during the Set stage of evacuation preparedness will allow Los Alamos County property owners to irrigate fully again.
The Los Alamos County Department of Public Utilities (DPU) previously issued a request for businesses and residents within the county to refrain from outdoor watering due to the Cerro Pelado Fire.
“We realize the county may be in the Set stage of Ready, Set, Go for a while,” Utility Manager Philo Shelton said. “With the winds slowing down some and less water evaporating into the air, we feel like this is a good time to turn our attention Read More
Leger Fernández And Luján Applaud House Passage Of Radiation Exposure Compensation Act (RECA) Two-Year Extension
U.S. Rep. Teresa Leger Fernández
STATE News:
WASHINGTON, D.C. — U.S. Rep. Teresa Leger Fernández (D-N.M.) and U.S. Sen. Ben Ray Luján (D-N.M.) applauded the House passage Wednesday of a two-year extension of the Radiation Exposure Compensation Act (RECA) in the U.S. House of Representatives.
The extension cleared the U.S. Senate with unanimous support last week. Without reauthorization, the RECA program is scheduled to sunset in July.
Last week, Rep. Leger Fernández and Rep. Burgess Owens led a bipartisan letter to Speaker Pelosi, Majority Leader Hoyer, Minority Leader McCarthy, and Read More
Daily Postcard: Cactus Bloom At Home In White Rock
Daily Postcard: Cactus bloom Tuesday in the garden of a residence in White Rock. Photo by Jim Gourdoux Read More
Cerro Pelado Fire Evening Video: Wednesday May 11
Video of Great Basin Team 1 Public Information Officer Mary Cernicek speaking this evening with the Los Alamos Daily Post on what occurred throughout the day with the Cerro Pelado Fire. Watch for a video update in the morning in which Cernicek will give a briefing on what occurred overnight with the fire at ladailypost.com. Video by Kirsten Laskey/ladailypost.com Read More
View From East Of Glorieta Today Of Smoke Plume From Hermits Peak & Calf Canyon Combined Fire
View from I-25 east of Glorieta of the smoke plume this afternoon from the Hermits Peak & Calf Canyon combined fire. Photo by Don Cobb Read More
Girl Scouts To Hold Pet Food Drive Saturday May 14 For Animals Impacted By New Mexico Wildfires
Courtesy photo
GSNM News:
ALBUQUERQUE — This Saturday, Girl Scouts in New Mexico will be working to help a very specific population group impacted by the devastating wildfires in our state – animals.
Girls Scouts will be collecting food and supplies for pets and livestock that have either been evacuated or abandoned due to the combined Hermits Peak and Calf Canyon Fires. The public is invited to contribute dog or cat food, hay, grains, or any additional supplies that can be donated to organizations addressing this immediate need in San Miguel, Mora and Santa Fe Counties.
“Many Girl Scout troops Read More
View This Afternoon From Downtown Los Alamos Of Smoke Plume Billowing From Cooks Peak Fire
View this afternoon from Central Avenue in downtown Los Alamos looking east at the large smoke plume billowing from the Cooks Peak Fire burning North of Ocate, approximately 46 miles north of Las Vegas. The fire has consumed 59,359 acres and is now 97 percent contained. The fire began Sunday, April 17, and was determined to be human caused. Photo by Carol A. Clark/ladailypost.com
View this afternoon from Knecht Street looking east at the large smoke plume billowing from the Cooks Peak Fire burning approximately 46 miles north of Las Vegas. Photo by Carol A. Clark/ladailypost.com Read More
Public Invited To Watch As NOAA And Partners Explore Historic Shipwrecks May 15-25
The bow of the iconic Civil War ironclad Monitor resting on the seafloor off North Carolina. Courtesy/Joe Poe, Monitor National Marine Sanctuary advisory council
NOAA News:
Beginning May 15, the public can join NOAA scientists and partner researchers as they explore the shipwreck of the USS Monitor, natural reefs and the maritime cultural landscape off the North Carolina coast.
The two week mission — titled “Valor in the Atlantic” — will use state-of-the-art, remotely-piloted submersibles and other technologies to explore notable sites surrounding America’s first National Marine Read More
Cerro Pelado Fire Update: Fire Sees Least Overnight Growth Since It Started, Crews Now Focused On Alamo Canyon
A Skycrane draws water from a tank at the Inter-Agency Fire Center at LANL. Firefighters had air support from helicopters and heavy tankers for most of today. Courtesy/LANL
LANL News:
Despite red flag conditions (high wind, low humidity) the Cerro Pelado Fire did not see significant growth Tuesday night. The fire grew 885 acres, from 42,491 acres yesterday to 43,376 acres today, which is the least overnight growth since it started.
More than 1,000 personnel are now working the fire. Overnight firefighting operations focused on Alamo Ridge and Alamo Canyon, where crews are taking actions Read More
