Los Alamos Mountaineers March Talk: ‘Predicting Powder And The Science Of Snow In New Mexico’ By Julien Ross
Pajarito Mountain after a fine late winter storm. Photo by Mike Engelhardt
By BILL PRIEDHORSKY
Los Alamos Mountaineers
The March 22 Mountaineers meeting will feature a talk by Julien Ross, New Mexico Forecaster, OpenSnow.com. Join us for a fun and entertaining program full of snow and winter weather forecasting science!
Julien will provide a live forecast of any upcoming storms, walk through the techniques we can use to forecast snow and find the best powder in New Mexico, and how certain weather patterns and wind directions bring more (or less) snow to the Jemez, Sangre de Cristos, and other Read More
All The Things You Can Do … INSTEAD Of Buying Something New! … Your Complete Guide To Getting Stuff In Los Alamos
Beanie’s Bike Shop co-owner Rhiannon Laakso-McIntyre poses with her boss, Beanie, and the drill press gifted to them through the Buy Nothing Los Alamos Facebook group. Laakso-McIntyre and her partner Ryan McIntyre are fulfilling a 10-year dream to begin making custom bike frames with the help of several pieces of equipment donated by the community. Remember, Los Alamos has many excellent repair shops to keep your good old ‘stuff’ running! Courtesy/ZWLA
From Los Alamos County’s *Zero Waste Team:
Buying new stuff these days is fraught with difficulties and potential for disappointment such Read More
Pair Of Turtles Swimming Around Ashley Pond
A pair of red-eared slider turtles were spotted recently floating together around Ashley Pond. Photo by Bryan Bennett Red-eared slider turtles floating around Ashley pond. Photo by Bryan Bennett
A pair of turtles spotted recently at Ashley Pond. Photo by Bryan Bennett Read More
New Duck On The Block At Ashley Pond Park
A new duck arrived last month at Ashley Pond Park in downtown Los Alamos. Local resident Charlyne McHale tried to feed the duck lettuce but it wouldn’t eat so McHale went to her car and got some cracked corn, which the duck ate. Photo by Don Lepsch
Resident Charlyne McHale last month feeding a new duck some cracked corn at Ashley Pond Park. Photo by Don Lepsch Read More
Environmental Sustainability Board Meets March 17
COUNTY News:
The Los Alamos County Environmental Sustainability Board (ESB) will meet at 5:30 p.m. Thursday, March 17 virtually on Zoom.
This meeting is open to the public.
Find the agenda to this meeting here: March 17, 2022 ESB Agenda.
Find the link to this meeting here.
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Daily Postcard: Ducks Rest Together On Rocks
Daily Postcard: Ducks rest together on rocks Sunday at Ashley Pond. Photo by Ed Birnbaum Read More
Warmer Weather Draws More Visitors To Bandelier
Scene today entering Bandelier National Monument. Bandelier reports having its busiest February since 2017 and said visitation in the park is up over all from 2021. Bandelier Shuttle Service will run from mid May to mid October. Also, water and sewer line replacement is underway at the park and expected to be completed by the end of June. Photos by Jenn Bartram/ladailypost.com
Bandelier averages 800 to 1,100 visitors daily during Spring Break. Photo by Jenn Bartram/ladailypost.com
For visitor convenience and to save on plastic bottle usage this water bottle station was constructed in Fresh Eggs At Farmers Market – Curbside Pickup
Daily Postcard: Signs Of Spring At Los Alamos Reservoir
Daily Postcard: A sure sign of Spring as Pussy Willows are spotted sprouting Sunday at the Los Alamos Reservoir. Photo by Gretchen Mills Read More
New Mexico AG Joins Coalition In Defense Of Federal Greenhouse Gas Emissions Standards For Light-Duty Vehicles
From the Office of the Attorney General:
ALBUQUERQUE — Attorney General Hector Balderas, as part of a coalition of attorneys general and cities and counties, filed a motion Tuesday to intervene in defense of federal greenhouse gas emissions (GHG) standards for light-duty vehicles.
The transportation sector accounts for nearly one-third of all GHG emissions in the United States, and light-duty vehicles account for nearly 60 percent of those transportation sector emissions.
As part of efforts to reduce emissions from this sector, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) recently finalized Read More
Daily Postcard: Sunrise Shines On Deer Trap Mesa
Daily Postcard: The early morning sunrise shines Saturday on Deer Trap Mesa. Photo by Amanda Macdonald Read More
Saint Peters Dome Viewed From Tyuonyi Overlook Trail
Saint Peters Dome viewed recently from the Tyuonyi Overlook Trail in Bandelier. Photo by Jenn Bartram/ladailypost.com Read More
Daily Postcard: As Spring Nears Turtles Emerge At Pond
Daily Postcard: Local resident Priscilla Lepsch spots a small turtle sunbathing on a rock March 1 at Ashley Pond. This turtle, dubbed Victor because of the V on its shell, was the sixth turtle spotted that day trying to get some sun even though it was 25 °F outside. Perhaps these turtles are getting tired of a long winter hiding in the mud. Photo by Don Lepsch Read More
PAC 8: Drone Flying And Videography Class March 28-31
Drone in the sky. Courtesy/PAC 8
View of Ashley Pond shot from a drone. Courtesy/PAC 8
PAC 8 News:
PAC 8 is offering a “Drone Flying and Videography” class over Spring Break 9 a.m. to noon March 28-31, for students aged 13-18.
The class will be taught by Award Winning Director David Daniel and FAA Certified Remote Pilot Jean Gindreau. Students will learn drone safety and regulation, flying skills, flight maneuvers, how to capture film quality drone footage and basic video editing of footage in this course.
By end of course, each student will have access to footage they helped to capture and edit for Read More
New Mexico Gets $2.8M To Remediate Abandoned Mines
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EMNRD News:
SANTA FE — The Energy, Minerals and Natural Resources Department (EMNRD) announces that the U.S. Department of the Interior will distribute $2,829,000 to New Mexico to remediate abandoned mines in the state for federal fiscal year 2023.
The grant, distributed by the federal Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement, is for a term of three years, and is a result of congress re-authorizing the fee on coal production to pay for abandoned mine cleanup.
The fee was recently extended for 13 years. In addition to reclaiming Read More
Daily Postcard: Camel Rock Beneath Cloudy Skies
Daily Postcard: View of Camel Rock beneath a cloudy sky Wednesday near Tesuque. Photo by Shari Mills Read More
This Week From AGU: Cosmic Ray Intensity Can Warn Of Unexpected Geomagnetic Storms
AGU News:
Space industry should work with space weather researchers to avoid crashes:
Feb. 3, a majority of StarLink’s 49 launched satellites crashed back to Earth, pushed out of the sky by a relatively minor geomagnetic storm. Improved communication and collaboration between space industry and space weather researchers is necessary to avoid future satellite fallout, say three space weather researchers. [paper]
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County: Canyon Rim Trail Partial Closure March 14-18
COUNTY News:
Contractors for Qualcon Builders (Canyon Walk Apartments) will be placing rock along the southside of the Canyon Rim Trail between DP Road and the DP Canyon Bridge.
Work will take place 7 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday, March 14 through Friday, March 18.
During this activity, the southside of the trail will be closed intermittently when the rock is being placed by a small piece of equipment. Contractor employees (flaggers) will be on site to direct trail users safely through the work area during these times.
Trail users are asked to use caution and follow the direction of the flaggers during Read More
DOI & FEMA Accepting Wildfire Commission Applications
Courtesy/DOI
DOI News:
WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Departments of the Interior, Agriculture, and Homeland Security through the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) are now accepting applications for members to the Wildland Fire Mitigation and Management Commission.
President Biden’s Bipartisan Infrastructure Law authorized establishment of the Wildland Fire Mitigation and Management Commission. Announced in December 2021, it will play a key role in recommending federal policies and strategies to more effectively prevent, mitigate, suppress and manage wildland fires, including Read More
This Week From AGU: Cosmic Ray Intensity Can Warn Of Unexpected Geomagnetic Storms
AGU News:
Nominations for 2022 AGU journalism awards open through 1 April:
AGU is accepting nominations for two of our journalism awards: the David Perlman Award for Excellence in Science Journalism—News and the Walter Sullivan Award for Excellence in Science Journalism—Features. Submit a nomination by 1 April. [AGU journalism awards]
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