Daily Postcard: The Beauty Of Bandelier National Monument
Daily Postcard: The beauty of Bandelier National Monument captured Sept. 3, 2024. Courtesy/BNM Read More
Bandelier To Celebrate National Public Lands Day Sept. 28
Los Alamos Geological Society Meets Sept. 17
The guest speaker will be Harris Mason, scientist at Los Alamos National Laboratory. His talk is titled, “An Appetite for Apatite: The crystal chemistry of the apatite group minerals.”
The apatite mineral group is a diverse set of minerals popular with mineral collectors and include fluorapatite, pyromorphite, vanadinite and mimetite. The diversity of colors, shapes and sizes of these minerals make
Cabinet Secretary James Kenney Elected Vice President Of Environmental Council Of The States
NMED Cabinet Secretary James Kenney
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NEWPORT, R.I.—Last week, New Mexico Environment Department (NMED) Cabinet Secretary James Kenney was elected to the national position of Vice President of the Environmental Council of the States (ECOS) during the fall meeting in Newport, R.I.
The ECOS Officers for the 2024-2025 term are as follows:
- ECOS President, Jon Niermann, Chairman, Texas Commission on Environmental Quality;
- ECOS Vice President, James Kenney, Secretary, New Mexico Environment
Water Service To Be Down For DP Road Businesses Sept. 17
COUNTY News:
Businesses on DP Road from the apartment complexes to the east, as well as buildings at TA-21, will have no water service 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 17 while a new water line is tied in.
The work will be completed by Spear D Construction, a contractor of the Los Alamos Department of Public Utilities (DPU).
If patrons of these businesses are planning to visit them on Tuesday, DPU management encourages those patrons to consider whether lack of water service will be an issue and reschedule for a different time if necessary.
Questions or concerns may be directed to the Los Alamos Customer Read More
Los Alamos-Based UbiQD Is Runner Up At Japan’s CFS Open Innovation Pitch 2024
UbiQD, Inc. investor Takeshi Kato of Sonar Advisors receives the second-place award of 1 million yen in Tokyo on July 26, 2024. Courtesy/UbiQD, Inc.
The award, which included 1 million yen, New Mexico-based UbiQD garnered at the CFS Open Innovation Pitch 2024 held July 26, 2024 in Tokyo, Japan. Courtesy/UbiQD, Inc.
International Business News:
- New Mexico-based UbiQD achieves second place prize for its quantum dot cleantech pitch
UbiQD, Inc., the New Mexico-based leader in quantum dot (QD) technology and manufacturing, announced today its runner-up finish at the CFS Open Innovation Read More
Daily Postcard: View From Pedestrian Gate At Valles Caldera
Daily Postcard: View from a pedestrian gate Sunday at Valles Caldera National Preserve’s main entrance. Valles Caldera has one vehicular entrance and seven trailhead entrances. The vehicular entrance is open 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. during the summer (Memorial Day to Labor Day) and 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. for the rest of the year. Trailhead accesses are open dawn to dusk every day of the year. From west to east trailhead accesses are at Sulphur Springs, Redondo Meadow, Banco Bonito, Main Entrance, Rabbit Mountain, Rincon and South Valle Grande. Learn more here. Courtesy/ NPS Read More
2024 Elk Hunting Season Underway In Valles Caldera
Elk moving from a ponderosa pine forest out into one of Valles Caldera National Preserve’s large valles. Between 2,500 and 3,000 elk occupy the park. Courtesy/NPS
NPS News:
JEMEZ SPRINGS — The 2024 elk hunting season is underway in Valles Caldera National Preserve. Hunters who received a draw from New Mexico Department of Game and Fish (NMDGF) for Valles Caldera may be visible in the park.
September is archery season. Hunters are not required to wear blaze orange during this season. Hunters will be wearing blaze orange during all other hunts. The entire elk season runs through Dec. 4.
For additional Read More
Council Proclaims National Clean Up Day In Los Alamos
Los Alamos County Councilor Melenee Hand presents a National Clean Up Day in Los Alamos Proclamation to Environmental Services Management Analyst Joshua Levings during the Council meeting this evening at the Municipal Building. Courtesy/LAC Read More
Celebrate 2024 National Public Lands Day At Valles Caldera
Designed by the National Park Service. Courtesy image
NPS News:
JEMEZ SPRINGS – The National Park Service (NPS) invites the community to celebrate National Public Lands Day at Valles Caldera National Preserve on Saturday, Sept. 28, 2024.
National Public Lands Day is a time to celebrate the connection between people and green space in their community, inspires environmental stewardship, and encourages use of open spaces for education, recreation, and health benefits.
For 2024, Valles Caldera is offering several different volunteer activities that will help preserve the natural beauty Read More
Los Alamos County Parks Division Thanks Volunteers For Guaje Pines Cemetery Cleanup Work
Latter-Day Saints of Los Alamos volunteers spent Saturday clearing more than 14 bags of pine needles, pulled weeds, removed trash, cleaned plant beds and cleared two sections of cemetery headstones at Guaje Pine Cemetery. Courtesy/LAC
COUNTY News:
Los Alamos County Parks Division would like to recognize and say thank you to the Latter-Day Saints of Los Alamos volunteers who spent their day Saturday, Sept. 7 at Guaje Pine Cemetery.
The team cleared more than 14 bags of pine needles, pulled weeds, removed trash, cleaned plant beds, and cleared two sections of the cemetery headstones.
“This Read More
Prescribed Fire Projects Begin On Santa Fe National Forest
Fire managers from the Jemez Ranger District plan to begin ignitions on the 1,701-acre North Joaquin prescribed fire project as early as mid-September. Courtesy/SFNF
SFCC News:
SANTA FE — Fire managers from the Jemez Ranger District plan to begin ignitions on the 1,701-acre North Joaquin prescribed fire project as early as mid-September. The project area is approximately 6 miles west of Jemez Springs and 3 miles south of Rancho de Chaparral Girl Scout Camp.
The North Joaquin prescribed fire is part of the Chaparral National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) decision with the objective to restore Read More
Roasted Corn At Los Alamos Farmers Market Thursday
Daily Postcard: Golden-mantled Ground Squirrel Spotted Soaking Up Early Morning Sun In The Jemez
Daily Postcard: A golden-mantled ground squirrel is observed soaking up the early morning sun on a recent outing in the Jemez. Photo by Marc BaileyLANL: Floodplain Statement Of Findings Issued For Travel-Time Equipment Installation
LANL News:
The National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) is proposing new construction at several locations across Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL) to estimate travel times.
Two of the locations are within the lower Sandia Canyon floodplain. The proposed installations are intended to estimate vehicle travel times and post the information on existing electronic message signs to inform LANL commuters with traffic updates and gather data for current and future transportation planning.
The project activities within the 100-year floodplain include installation of two wood Read More
The Horse Shelter Invites Community To Open House
The Horse Shelter News:
- Fun, Education, Prizes, Food, and 98 horses at The Horse Shelter
SANTA FE — Get ready for “an unforgettable day filled with fun, education and the world of horses” at The Horse Shelter’s 4th Annual Open House, 11 a.m. to 3 p.m., Sept. 28 at the ranch in Cerrillos.
This celebration is for families and friends and includes a day filled with horses as the shelter showcases its mission to rescue and care for abused, abandoned and neglected horses in New Mexico. This will be an interactive experience with tours of the ranch and demonstrations. Learn how the team rehabilitate and Read More
Robinson: Science Rescues Ailing Chile Industry
By SHERRY ROBINSON
All She Wrote
© 2024 New Mexico News Services
My local purveyor of roasted green chile has crowds of people waiting for their coveted yearly sack.
Just as predictable as the crowds are the doomsday predictions. This year it was “The chile crisis: Declining production amid labor, water challenges” from the Albuquerque Journal. Every year we hear about issues for growers, about threats to the state’s legacy as the nation’s largest chile producer.
One towering factor is trying to find workers. Here’s a job description posted on the U.S. Department of Labor website: “Hand pick Read More
Daily Postcard: Sunflower Brightens Deck In White Rock
Daily Postcard: A sunflower brightens the deck of a home recently in White Rock. Photo by Cecilia Dimpfel Read More
LACF And Los Alamos Daily Post Partner To Adopt Downtown Central Avenue To Help Keep It Litter Free
The Los Alamos Daily Post (Post) and Los Alamos Community Foundation (LACF) have partnered to adopt Central Avenue to help keep it litter free. The group gathered Saturday morning near their ‘Adopt A Road’ signs at the roundabout to pick up litter along Central Avenue. From left, LACF members David Izraelevitz and Pat Soran, Post’s Nate Limback, LACF’s Liz Martineau and Diana Martinez, friend Gordon McDonough, Post’s Páya Pavlíková and Delbert Romero, LACF’s Rick Reiss and Post’s Kirsten Laskey. The Los Alamos County Adopt A Road Program provides a great opportunity for volunteer and sponsor Read More
Posts From The Road: Silverton, Colorado
Silverton: A view of Silverton, Colo. seen from a viewpoint on Highway 550, the Million Dollar Highway, which passes through the southern end of Silverton. The town sits at 9,313 feet elevation and is surrounded by high peaks of the San Juan Mountains. Photo by Gary Warren/ladailypost.com
Greene Street: Greene Street is the main street in Silverton, Colo. as it stretches the entire length of town. Greene Street is also one of the only paved streets in town as most streets are dirt and gravel. The colorful exterior paint of the old mining era buildings create a colorful street scene. Photo by Gary Read More
