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Weekly Fishing Report: June 21, 2021

Fishing enthusiast Jim O’Donnell of Los Alamos with his granddaughter, 4-year-old Willow Thran and the big ole’ catfish she caught on her own rod while fishing with O’Donnell recently in the Rio Grande. Courtesy photo

By GEORGE MORSE
Sports & Outdoors
Los Alamos Daily Post

The outdoor recreation season is in full swing. Campers, anglers and hikers are hitting the road to their favorite destinations. After a summer of closures and restrictions due to the COVID-19 pandemic, this summer will see the reopening of New Mexico July 1 just in time to celebrate the Fourth of July.

Campgrounds in New Read More

Santa Fe National Forest Assumes Command Of Rincon Fire

SFNF News:

The Southwest Area Type 2 Incident Management Team 4 will transfer command of the Rincon Fire back to the Santa Fe National Forest, led by Type 4 Incident Commander Andrew Valdez, at 7 a.m. Tuesday.

This is the final update from the Type 2 Incident Management Team. If fire activity increases, future updates will be shared by the Santa Fe National Forest. The Team extends its sincere thanks to the local communities for their support and hospitality throughout this incident.

Sunday, air operations performed additional reconnaissance flights over the Rincon Fire to monitor its behavior Read More

Chat About Camping With Amaris Feland Ketcham June 24

Author Amaris Feland Ketcham presents her book ‘Best Tent Camping: New Mexico’  June 24 on Zoom. Courtesy/LAC

COUNTY News:

Find great New Mexico camping spots for birdwatching, hiking, canoeing, kayaking, climbing and more, from author and poet Amaris Feland Ketcham.

Join Los Alamos Public Libraries for this live-streamed event at 7 p.m. Thursday, June 24 via Zoom.

Register for this event here.

Ketcham traversed the entire statefrom the rugged beauty of the Sangre de Cristo Mountains to the arid and peaceful Chihuahuan Desertand compiled the most up-to-date research to steer you to the Read More

Daily Postcard: Native American Pottery Replicas On N.M. 4

Daily Postcard: View Sunday afternoon near the east side of the White Rock Visitor Center of beautiful summer landscaping surrounding one of six large Native American pottery replicas installed in May 2016 along the N.M. 4 corridor through White Rock. First suggested by the White Rock Master Plan Implementation Committee when the visitor center was under construction, the project concept involved a historical progression of pottery styles associated with San Ildefonso Pueblo, from prehistoric to contemporary. A group of San Ildefonso artists, descendants of the original inhabitants Read More

Landowner Efforts Support Battle Against Rincon Fire

SFNF News:

The Southwest Area Type 2 Incident Management Team 4 now in command of the Rincon Fire hosted a community meeting Thursday night in the Mora High School Lecture Hall. Local residents attended in-person at the high school, while more than 80 participants viewed the live video on Facebook.

A full recording of the meeting is now available at https://facebook.com/santafeNF/. No account is required to view the video. 

The incident management team continues to observe and assess the fire activity. The New Mexico State Forestry Division and private landowners have completed a considerable Read More

New Mexico Youth Conservation Corps Commission Announces Grant Awards To Fund 28 Projects In 2021

YCC News:

The New Mexico Youth Conservation Corps (YCC) Commission announced funding for 28 conservation and community projects in 2021.

The grants total $2.6 million and have been awarded to a variety of projects that will hire 422 New Mexican youths between the ages of 14 and 25.

Awards were made to two charter schools, one university, one tribe, two state agencies, 10 non-profit organizations, four municipalities and two counties.

Corps members will:

  • Construct a new tent campground at Sugarite Canyon State Park;
  • Design and build sculptures at Valle de Oro National Wildlife Refuge and Mesa
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SFNF: Aviation Crews Remain Diligent On Rincon Fire

SFNF News:

Despite surrounding thunderstorms and lightning, no new fire starts were detected Friday. The Southwest Area Incident Management Team 4 continues to monitor the fire area and remains prepared to respond to any new movement.

Lightning sparked the Rincon Fire June 11 in the Pecos Wilderness, Pecos/Las Vegas Ranger District, approximately 25 miles northwest of Las Vegas, N.M. The fire has consume 532 acres and remains zero percent contained.

As weather permits, firefighters are continuing to fly over the fire area to search for any remaining signs of smoke or heat. Although eight Read More

LAFD Provides Refreshing Water Fun For Barranca Students

Since it has been so warm lately, Barranca Mesa Elementary School Principal Gina Terrazas invited the Los Alamos Fire Department to stop by Friday to cool students off at the school. Courtesy photo

Barranca Principal Gina Terrazas provides popsicles for the students Friday at the school. Courtesy photo 

Scene from refreshing water fun provided by LAFD Friday at Barranca School. Courtesy photo

Scene from refreshing water fun provided by LAFD Friday at Barranca School. Courtesy photo

Scene from refreshing water fun provided by LAFD Friday at Barranca School. Courtesy photo

Scene from refreshing Read More

Renowned Scientist Richard W. Spinrad To Lead NOAA

Richard W. Spinrad, Ph.D. 

NOAA News:

Richard (Rick) W. Spinrad, Ph.D., an internationally renowned scientist with four decades of ocean, atmosphere, and climate science and policy expertise, was confirmed by the U.S. Senate Thursday as the under secretary of commerce for oceans and atmosphere and the 11th administrator of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA).

 “As an accomplished and respected scientist, educator, communicator and executive, Rick has dedicated his career to the science that is at the core of NOAA’s mission,” U.S. Secretary of Commerce Gina M. Read More

LANL: Driving Clean-Energy Research In The Right Direction

LANL News:

A new collaborative paper out in the journal Joule presents a Los Alamos research team’s assessment of future research targets for advances in fuel cell technology.

Fuel cells, part of a promising path toward zero-emission vehicles, are making progress at overcoming some specific challenges on the road to powering heavy-duty vehicles. One near-term need is to ensure the electrochemical and mechanical stability of a key component, the proton exchange membrane at the heart of the fuel cell structure. A new collaborative paper out in the journal Joule presents a research team’s Read More

U.S. Sen. Martin Heinrich Welcomes New Joint Federal-State Task Force On Electric Transmission

U.S. Sen. Martin Heinrich

U.S. SENATE News:

WASHINGTON, D.C. — U.S. Sen. Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) is welcoming an announcement that the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) and the National Association of Regulatory Utility Commissioners (NARUC) will establish a joint federal-state task force on electric transmission.

“Planning delays continue to stand in the way of siting the regional high-voltage transmission lines that we need to connect renewable resources to the grid and power a clean and carbon-free electricity sector,” Heinrich said. “This is a welcome development Read More

Cone Zone: Week Of June 21, 2021

COUNTY News:

The projects listed here are being managed by County Public Works staff through contractors. For more information, email lacpw@lacnm.us, call 505.662.8150, or visit the “Projects/Public Works” link at www.losalamosnm.us.

Please slow down and use caution within the construction work zones. Note: the below information is based on a schedule provided by the contractors and may change due to weather or other delays.

Public Works Projects: 

Sherwood Boulevard Mapping

Construction Survey Technologies will begin sub-surface utility mapping on Sherwood Blvd between Aztec Read More

Daily Postcard: Painted Lady Butterfly On Yarrow Bloom

Daily Postcard: A Painted lady butterfly rests peacefully Tuesday on a yarrow bloom in the garden of a residence on Barranca Mesa. Photo by Selvi Viswanathan
A Painted lady butterfly with wings wide open as it sits on a yarrow bloom Tuesday afternoon in the garden of a residence on Barranca Mesa. Photo by Selvi Viswanathan
View of the underwing of a Painted lady butterfly spotted on a yarrow bloom Tuesday afternoon in the garden of a residence on Barranca Mesa. Photo by Selvi Viswanathan
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Daily Postcard: Cooper’s Hawk Spotted Under Shade Tree

Daily Postcard: A Cooper’s Hawk is spotted cooling off from the intense New Mexico heat on a fence under the shade of a tree Wednesday in White Rock. Cooper’s Hawks are common woodland hawks that tear through cluttered tree canopies in high speed pursuit of prey. Source: allaboutbirds.org. Photo by Nancy Ann Hibbs Read More

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