Closeup Of Handsome Little Fox Spotted In Pajarito Acres
A closeup view of a handsome little fox spotted in late spring in Pajarito Acres. Photo by Jim Gourdoux Read More
Daily Postcard: The Hills Are Alive With Color In The Jemez
Daily Postcard: The hills are alive with the color of Autumn Thursday in the Jemez. Photo by Jim Gourdoux Read More
PEEC To Host Spooky Events At Los Alamos Nature Center
The Los Alamos Nature Center at 2600 Canyon Road. Courtesy/PEEC
PEEC News:
As the leaves turn and the nights grow longer, the Pajarito Environmental Education Center (PEEC) invites families and friends to join in a series of spooktacular events this October.
Celebrate the season with adventures under the stars, nostalgic movie nights, and hands-on seasonal activities:
- Night Hike – Oct. 11, 7:30-8:45 p.m., a captivating Night Hike in Acid Canyon led by a PEEC educator. This month, explore the fascinating world of nocturnal creatures and their amazing adaptations through engaging activities
NMC: Public Lecture By Dr. Ben Tobin On ‘Exploring Caves Through Interdisciplinary Science’ Oct. 24, Fuller Lodge
Dr. Ben Tobin
NMC News:
The New Mexico Consortium (NMC) has announced a free lecture by Dr. Ben Tobin: “Exploring Caves Through Interdisciplinary Science” at 7 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 24 at Fuller Lodge.
Dr. Benjamin Tobin was recently named the Director of The National Cave and Karst Research Institute (NCKRI) in Carlsbad. NCKRI is one of the jewels in the scientific crown of New Mexico, and was formed by an Act of Congress in 1998, in partnership with the National Park Service, the State of New Mexico, and the City of Carlsbad. It is a nexus of research, stewardship, outreach, and information for caves Read More
Wernicke: Los Alamos County Parks & Recreation Board Meeting Update For September 2024
The Rose Garden would be more aesthetically pleasing protected with a fence than wire cages. Courtesy/LAC
By JAMES WERNICKE
Chair
Parks & Recreation Board
- Note: The October Parks & Rec Board meeting is canceled. The next meeting is Nov. 14.
The September 2024 Los Alamos County Parks & Recreation Board meeting began with public comments addressing concerns over difficulties with the gate at the North Mesa RV lot storage and a request for an electronic gate, citing safety issues and rising rental fees over the years. Additional public comments received before the meeting noted Read More
SFNF: Prescribed Fire Planned In Jemez Ranger District
Prescribed fire unit area in the Jemez Ranger District. Courtesy/SFNF
SFNF News:
SANTA FE—Fire managers from the Jemez Ranger District plan to begin ignitions on the 582-acre Cat Mesa prescribed fire project as early as Oct. 20, 2024. The project area is east of Forest Road 135 approximately 1.5 miles east of the Village of Jemez Springs.
The Cat Mesa prescribed fire is part of the Southwest Jemez Land Restoration Project National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) decision with project objectives to promote the important role fire plays in maintaining forest ecosystems and reduce hazardous Read More
Earth Science Week Starts With Family Day Focused On New Mexico’s Geology Oct. 12 At NMMNHS In Albuquerque
NMMNHS News:
The New Mexico Museum of Natural History & Science (NMMNHS) is the place to be throughout Earth Science Week, starting with a family day focused on New Mexico’s geology, Oct. 12 at 1801 Mountain Road NW in Albuquerque.
Head to the museum for a family day featuring demos and displays from many different Earth Science topics. Talk with Earth scientists, and learn about New Mexico’s minerals, volcanoes, earthquakes, water, and dinosaurs.
Visitors will have a chance to discover the fossils of New Mexico and explore the geology of our neighbors in space: the Moon, Mars and Venus. Read More
Daily Postcard: Autumn Colors Countryside Around Chama
Daily Postcard: Autumn colors the countryside Thursday around Chama. Photo by Lil Ortega Read More
Gibson: Natural Gas Is Our Biggest Local Climate Change Challenge
By ROBERT GIBSON
Chair
Los Alamos County Board of Public Utilities
What greenhouse gas (GHG) emission source is our largest and will be hardest for Los Alamos to reduce or eliminate? No, it is not automotive tailpipes or billowing smokestacks at the plants that still supply much of our electric power. It is natural gas, here called simply “gas”.
Gas is a hydrocarbon, like coal, oil, gasoline, and wood. Burning hydrocarbons produce carbon dioxide (CO2), the principal GHG. (They also produce harmless water vapor.) In addition, gas is primarily methane, a much more potent GHG. Unburned gas leaks Read More
Daily Postcard: Comet Tsuchinshan-Atlas Before Sunrise
The Comet C/2023 A3 (Tsuchinshan-Atlas) is visible due east above the mountains next to Santa Fe, just before sunrise, between 6-6:15 this morning. By next week it will be even better in the evening sky. It is magnitude 1, but you need binoculars to see it with your eyes. This photo was taken with a ¼ second exposure, Nikon Z7 camera, 200 mm lens at f/4, ISO1600. To learn more about this comet, visit skyandtelescope.org. Photo by Glen Wurden Read More
Bradbury Ambassador Teens To Host Kickoff To World Space Week Saturday Oct. 5
By LYDIA DAVIS
The Bradbury Ambassador Teens (BAT) are hosting their first event, Kickoff to World Space Week. Come to support them and have fun!
- Date: Saturday, Oct. 5
- Time: 2-5 p.m.
- Where: Bradbury Science Museum (1450 Central Ave.)
Bring your friends and family to learn about gravity and telescopes, do fun crafts, make solar oven s’mores, and try solar viewing! We’re very excited to see you there.
If you have any questions, contact bradburyteenambassadors@gmail.com, president linnhtet.htoon@studentlaschools.net, or vice president morgan.dewitt@studentlaschools.net Read More
LANL Director Thom Mason Issues Statement On NNSA Verified Completion Of First Production Unit Of Plutonium Pit For W87-1 Modification Program
LANL Director Thom Mason
LANL News:
Los Alamos National Laboratory Director Thom Mason today issued the following statement referencing:
On Oct. 1, 2024, the U.S. Department of Energy’s National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) verified completion of the First Production Unit (FPU) of a plutonium pit for the W87-1 Modification Program.
“I am proud of the important role our laboratory played in leading this critical mission for our nation’s security,” Director Mason said. “I want to recognize the tireless dedication of our workforce over the last several years. Along with Read More
Autumn Colors Tall Tree Growing Near 11th Street And Myrtle
Autumn colors a beautiful tall tree growing Tuesday afternoon near 11th Street and Myrtle. Photo by Carol A. Clark/ladailypost.com Read More
U.S. Department of Energy’s NNSA Completes And Diamond-Stamps First Plutonium Pit For W87-1 Warhead
NNSA News:
WASHINGTON, D.C. – On Oct. 1, 2024, the U.S. Department of Energy’s National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) verified completion of the First Production Unit (FPU) of a plutonium pit for the W87-1 Modification Program. A plutonium pit is a necessary component in America’s nuclear warheads.
NNSA is currently rebuilding the capability to manufacture plutonium pits, at the rate of no fewer than 80 pits per year. During the Cold War, the United States could manufacture hundreds of pits per year. Pit production ceased in 1989, and NNSA continues to recapitalize production capabilities Read More
PEEC: Time Change For Complimentary Planetarium Show
PEEC News:
The Pajarito Environmental Education Center (PEEC) has announced a new time for its weekly, complimentary planetarium Sky Show. Starting immediately, the show will be held at 4 p.m., rather than its previous time of 3 p.m., every Wednesday.
The community is invited to join PEEC for an engaging and informative experience in the planetarium, led by one of its knowledgeable astronomers.
The program will kick off with a captivating 15-minute Planetarium Show, followed by an interactive Q&A session where attendees can ask questions and request specific topics. This is a wonderful Read More
NPS Seeks Public Comment On Fire Management Plan’s EA For Valles Caldera National Preserve Through Nov. 3
Pueblo Parks Fire Crew members monitor a lightning-strike fire on the edge of Valle Grande. Courtesy/NPS
NPS News:
JEMEZ SPRINGS — The National Park Service (NPS) prepared a fire management plan for Valles Caldera National Preserve and is seeking public input on the plan’s environmental assessment (EA) from Oct. 1 through Nov. 3.
The environmental assessment is available for review and comment on the National Park Service’s Planning, Environment and Public Comment (PEPC) website at https://parkplanning.nps.gov/VALLFMPEA2024.
To aid in understanding the assessment, there are companion Read More
New Mexicans Can Now Apply For Clean Car Tax Credit
EMNRD News:
SANTA FE — The New Mexico Energy, Minerals and Natural Resources Department (EMNRD) is accepting applications for the state’s Clean Car Tax Credit.
The tax credit, enacted during the 2024 legislative session, offers an income tax credit of up to $3,000 to individuals or businesses who purchase or lease an electric vehicle, plug-in hybrid electric vehicle or fuel cell vehicle. It also offers a credit of up to $25,000 for purchasing and installing a qualified vehicle charger for home or commercial use.
“With these tax credits in place, we are able to support more New Mexicans when they Read More
Daily Postcard: View Heading Out From Bandelier
Daily Postcard: View Tuesday heading from Bandelier National Monument to the Los Alamos turn off near Ponderosa Campground. Photo by VaLynn Purvis Read More
Weekly Fishing Report: Oct. 1, 2024
By GEORGE MORSE
Sports and Outdoors
Los Alamos Daily Post
Kokanee salmon snagging season begins today, Oct. 1 at Navajo Lake and Eagle Nest Lake.
Kokanee salmon are a landlocked form of sockeye salmon that spend their entire life cycle in freshwater rather than migrating to the sea. Originally native to the Pacific Northwest they have been stocked in lakes throughout the Western United States.
Like other species of Pacific salmon kokanee live for three years and in their fourth year spawn and then die. During spawning they gather in large schools Male kokanee undergo dramatic physical Read More
Coronado Historic Site: Tips For Planning Next Year’s Garden
NMHS News:
The community is invited to join Ranger Anthony Magdalena for a demonstration of traditional Pueblo Gardening at Coronado Historic Site.
Each month Ranger Anthony focuses on a different aspect of garden care and maintenance. This month he’ll talk about planning next year’s garden and how to gather and store seeds. Weather and garden growth are unpredictable, so check Facebook or Instagram for updates.
This program is included with admission of $7 for adults and free to children 16 years and younger, NM residents 60 years and older with ID, people with Native/Tribal affiliations, Read More
