Daily Postcard: Bucks Munch Apples In White Rock
Daily Postcard: A pair of bucks are spotted treating themselves to a snack of apples from a tree Thursday on Futura … a unusual sighting for White Rock. Photo by Pat Kestell
A buck reaches for an apple from a tree on Futura Thursday in White Rock. Photo by Pat KestellBandelier Hosts Wilderness Cleanup Weekend Sept. 25-26
View of the Rio Grande from the Burro Trail. Courtesy/NPS
NPS News:
Bandelier National Monument will be hosting Wilderness Cleanup Weekend, Sept. 25 and 26 to celebrate National Public Lands Day (NPLD) and recognize September as National Wilderness Month.
Park staff and volunteers will be leading several cleanup tasks in the park’s backcountry.
“These projects are aimed to help preserve the wilderness character and keep Bandelier’s wilderness wild,” Acting Superintendent and event organizer Dennis Milligan said.
Volunteers will work with park staff to remove or prepare for removal, Read More
Daily Postcard: Summer Morning On Valles Caldera Ranch
Daily Postcard: Summer morning recently on the ranch at Valles Caldera National Preserve. Photo by Nina Thayer Read More
PEEC: Eat Like A Bear At Los Alamos Nature Center Aug. 27
Menu for PEEC’s upcoming Eat Like a Bear Dinner at the Los Alamos Nature Center. Courtesy/PEEC
PEEC News:
The Pajarito Environmental Education Center’s (PEEC) annual Eat Like a Bear Dinner is coming up at 6 p.m., Friday, Aug. 27 at the Los Alamos Nature Center at 2600 Canyon Road.
Purchase tickets now for this one-of-a-kind experience to enjoy the evening before PEEC’s Bear Festival. Learn more and register at peecnature.org/events.
Enjoy a delicious meal inspired by a Black Bear’s diet catered by Pig + Fig Café. The menu will feature smoked salmon bites, stuffed mushrooms, sweet weeds, dirt Read More
NIST: Discovering Crystal Exhibiting Exotic Spiral Magnetism
This ‘semimetal’ crystal consists of repeating unit cells such as the one to the left, which has a square top and rectangular sides. The spheres represent silicon (violet), aluminum (turquoise), and — in gold — neodymium (Nd) atoms, the last of which are magnetic. Understanding the special magnetic properties of the material requires nine of these unit cells, shown as the larger block to the right (which has a unit single cell outlined in red). This 3×3 block shows green ‘Weyl’ electrons traveling diagonally across the top of the cells and affecting the magnetic spin orientation of the Read More
EMNRD & 4 Higher Education Institutions Awarded $750K To Expand Energy Conservation Code Training And Education
EMNRD Cabinet Secretary Sarah Cottrell Propst
EMNRD News:
SANTA FE — The Energy, Minerals and Natural Resources Department’s (EMNRD) Energy Conservation and Management Division (ECMD), was awarded $750,000 from the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) for an exciting new opportunity to train New Mexicans on energy efficiency and energy management.
In cooperation with four higher education institutions, Northern New Mexico College, Santa Fe Community College, Doña Ana Community College and San Juan College, ECMD will facilitate continuing education, training and technical assistance Read More
Daily Postcard: Clouds Roll In Over Downtown Los Alamos
Daily Postcard: A thick blanket of clouds rolls in at sunset recently over Myrtle Street in downtown Los Alamos. Photo by Dixon Wolf Read More
Sun Shines Through Clouds Over Los Alamos High School
The sun shines through cloudy sky late this afternoon over Los Alamos High School. Photo by Carol A. Clark/ladailypost.com Read More
County LARES Task Force Meets On Zoom Friday
COUNTY News:
The Los Alamos County Resiliency, Energy and Sustainability Task Force (LARES) will meet 3 p.m. Friday, Aug. 20 on Zoom.
This meeting is open to the public.
Find the agenda for this meeting here: Aug. 20, 2021 LARES Agenda.
Find the link to this meeting here.
Passcode: 518492
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Los Alamos County Wants Your Cardboard!
Cardboard recycling locations. Courtesy/Environmental Services
COUNTY News:
Recycling one ton of cardboard saves more than 9 cubic yards of landfill space. Recycling flattened, clean corrugated cardboard in one of multiple cardboard dumpsters around Los Alamos County saves space in your recycle roll cart and helps the County save money.
The County pays a $26 fee to process, sort, and market every ton of mixed recycle and this doesn’t include shipping costs. Cardboard on the other hand is a lucrative commodity. Not only is recycling excellent for the environment, it is also valuable and Read More
Daily Postcard: Sunrise Rays Shine Over White Rock
Daily Postcard: Rays from sunrise early today shine over White Rock. Photo by Nancy Ann Hibbs Read More
20 Years Later: NIST’s World Trade Center Investigation & Legacy
N. Hanacek/NIST
By S. Shyam SunderThe collapse of the World Trade Center (WTC) buildings following the terrorist attacks of Sept. 11, 2001, was one of the worst-ever building disasters in recorded history — killing 2,749 people. More than 400 emergency responders were among those killed, the largest loss of life for this group in a single incident.
I was shocked to learn of the 9/11 terrorist attacks, along with the rest of the nation, while attending a conference in Krakow, Poland. My immediate thoughts that Tuesday turned to the safety of my family back home. Once I talked to them and knew Read More
BSMA Hosts Night With A Nerd Featuring Jim Eckles On History Of Wildlife At White Sands Missile Range
BSMA hosts a special Night with a Nerd featuring Jim Eckles. Courtesy/BSMA
BSMA News:
The Bradbury Science Museum Association (BSMA) is hosting a special Night with a Nerd Sept. 9, featuring Jim Eckles, as well as hosting the annual members’ reception at Fuller Lodge.
Eckles will be giving a fascinating presentation on the “History of Wildlife at White Sands Missile Range,” delving into some of the history of the Missile Range while exploring the diverse wildlife in the area.
Eckles will explain why there are thousands of African antelope roaming the missile range and adjoining ranches; he’ll Read More
Big Mountain Enduro Rolls Into Purgatory Aug. 28-29
Purgatory Resort hosts Big Mountain Enduro (BME) event Aug. 28-29. Courtesy photo
BME News:
The Big Mountain Enduro (BME) rolls into Purgatory Aug. 28 for two days in the saddle with grueling climbs and rowdy descents set against the backdrop of the San Juans.
BME is billed as North America’s premier enduro bike racing series, drawing pros and amateurs from around the country who enjoy mixing aerobic, cross country-type fitness with white-knuckled downhill racing skills.
This highly anticipated race series offers some of the biggest and most challenging mountain bike terrain in the US, featuring Read More
Voices Of Los Alamos Meets On Zoom Aug. 23
VOLA:
Voices of Los Alamos will host New Mexico Citizens Climate Lobby (NM CCL) members Josephine Darling and Sara Ann Mason during its meeting 6:30-7:30 p.m. Aug. 23.
The meeting will be held through Zoom. To request the Zoom link, go to the group’s Facebook page or join the Voices of Los Alamos mailing by emailing wmwlosalamos@gmail.com.
Citizens Climate Lobby (https://citizensclimatelobby.org/) empowers everyday people to work with their community and their members of Congress on climate change solutions. Its supporters cover the political spectrum and work in more than 450 local chapters. Read More
Daily Postcard: Butterfly Rests On Purple Coneflower
Daily Postcard: A variegated fritillary butterfly stops to sip nectar from a purple coneflower recently at a residence on Barranca Mesa. Photo by Selvi Viswanathan
A variegated fritillary butterfly shows off the patterns on its wings as it sips nectar from a flower recently on Barranca Mesa. Photo by Selvi Viswanathan Read More
Los Alamos Youth Mountain Bikers Compete At Oak Flats
Ian McLean, left, and Diego Leonard, right, on the podium. Courtesy photo
James Tyldesley establishing his lead on the course. Courtesy photo
Addy Witt at the start line. Courtesy photo
By PAULA KNEPPER
Los Alamos Mountain Bike
Seven Los Alamos High and Middle School team athletes as well as two Mountain Elementary School students made up the field of more than 60 youth athletes competing in the 9-18 years of age category at the Oak Flats cross country mountain bike race Aug. 15, 2021.
Youth cycling teams from across the state of New Mexico and Arizona brought together talented youth cyclists for Read More
Weekly Fishing Report: Aug. 17, 2021
By GEORGE MORSE
Sports And Outdoors
Los Alamos Daily Post
One of the complaints that you sometimes hear from anglers about our State Game and Fish Department goes something like this.
“I pay my taxes. They should stock more fish.”
In actuality, the Game and Fish Department does not receive any of its funding from state taxes. It is funded through the sale of hunting and fishing licenses.
It also receives money from Federal excise taxes on the sales of fishing equipment (Dingell-Johnson Act of 1950, also known as the Sportfish Restoration Act) and the sales of guns. ammunition and archery equipment Read More
County Environmental Sustainability Board Meets Aug. 19
COUNTY News:
The Los Alamos County Environmental Sustainability Board will meet 5:30 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 19.
This meeting will be held in person in Council Chambers at the Los Alamos County Municipal Building, 1000 Central Ave. and virtually on Zoom.
This meeting is open to the public.
Find the link to the agenda here: Aug. 19, 2021 Environmental Sustainability Board Agenda.
Find the link to this meeting here.
Passcode: Recycle
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Daily Postcard: Hummingbird Sips Nectar From Zinnia
Daily Postcard: A Rufous Hummingbird sipping nectar from a Zinnia bloom recently in the yard of a residence on Barranca Mesa. Rufous Hummingbirds have the hummingbird gift for fast, darting flight and pinpoint maneuverability. They are pugnacious birds that tirelessly chase away other hummingbirds, even in places they’re only visiting on migration. Like other hummers, they eat insects, taking them from spider webs or catching them in midair. Source: allaboutbirds.com. Photo by Selvi Viswanathan Read More
