Fresh Food At Farmers Market Thursday At Ashley Pond
New Mexico Environment Dept. Partners With Google Public Sector, Woolpert Digital Innovations To Identify Water Leaks
Environment Secretary James Kenney
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SANTA FE — Today, the New Mexico Environment Department (NMED), Google Public Sector, and Woolpert Digital Innovations announced Hydro Delta, a new initiative that leverages satellites and artificial intelligence to identify water leaks, often located underground.
This innovative technology will enable NMED to provide accurate and reliable data to community agencies for better water management, potentially saving millions in both dollars and gallons of water lost.
“Hydro Read More
Purgatory Resort Announces 2024-25 Winter Schedule
This winter Purgatory Resort will open daily Nov. 16 to April 13, 2025 with weekend operations continuing Friday through Sunday until April 27, 2025. Courtesy/Purgatory Resort
PURGATORY News:
Durango, Colo. — Purgatory Resort, one of Colorado’s most family-friendly and affordable ski resorts, has unveiled its 2024-25 winter operating schedule. This winter Purgatory Resort will open daily, Nov. 16 to April 13, 2025 with weekend operations continuing Friday through Sunday until April 27, 2025.
This season features a series of capital improvements and new initiatives designed to enhance Read More
Daily Postcard: Cooper’s Hawk Relaxes On Local Patio
Daily Postcard: A Cooper’s Hawk spends time relaxing and taking in the view from this patio Monday in Pajarito Acres. Among the bird world’s most skillful fliers, Cooper’s Hawks are common woodland hawks that tear through cluttered tree canopies in high speed pursuit of other birds. They are sometimes unwanted guests at bird feeders, looking for an easy meal (but not of sunflower seeds). Source: allaboutbirds.org. Photo by Nancy Bartlit Read More
Mason: Acid Canyon Well Within Safe Exposure Ranges
By THOM MASON
Director
Los Alamos National Laboratory
During the Manhattan Project, the nation’s urgency to develop a weapon that could win World War II led to environmental decisions that have had long-standing consequences. That is why the Department of Energy Environmental Management and its contractor N3B continue to work to clean up legacy waste in Los Alamos.
This important cleanup work will continue for many years, however, cleanup has also yielded many success stories, returning once-contaminated land to a condition that is safe for the community once again. Acid Canyon in the Los Read More
Wonders On Wheels Heads To New Mexico State Fair
New Mexico Department of Cultural Affairs’ Wonders on Wheels is heading out this month to visit New Mexico State Fair, Martha Liebert Memorial Library Open House and Los Luceros Harvest Festival. CourtesyNMDCA
New Mexico Department of Cultural Affairs News:
Wonders on Wheels packed with art, culture, history and science exhibits including the 2024 exhibition, Growing New Mexico/Creciendo Nuevo México, curated by New Mexico Farm & Ranch Heritage Museum is headed to the following locations in September:
- Thursday, Sept. 12, New Mexico State Fair in Albuquerque;
- Saturday, Sept. 21,
EMNRD Launches Home Electrification & Appliance Rebates
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SANTA FE – Today, the Energy, Minerals and Natural Resources Department (EMNRD) launches its Home Electrification and Appliance Rebate program.
This initiative, backed by $43 million in funding from the U.S. Department of Energy, aims to advance clean energy adoption across New Mexico. The Home Electrification and Appliance (HEAR) program offers rebates to help low-income New Mexico residents—homeowners and renters alike—seeking to upgrade their homes with energy-efficient Read More
White Rock Farmer’s Market Runs Sept. 4 Through Oct. 9
Daily Postcard: Pups Take In View On Cerro La Jara Loop
Daily Postcard: A pair of pups pause to take in the view while hiking the Cerro La Jara Loop on National Dog Day, Aug. 26 at Valles Caldera National Preserve. Cuddly canine companions with their owners are welcome. For a safe and happy visit to National Park Service sites and other public lands, remember the BARK Ranger principles: B-Bag your poop, A-Always use a leash, R-Respect wildlife and K-Know where you can go. Learn more about visiting Valles Caldera with pets at https://www.nps.gov/vall/planyourvisit/pets.htm. Courtesy/NPS Read More
Weekly Fishing Report: Sept. 2, 2024
By GEORGE MORSE
Sports and Outdoors
Los Alamos Daily Post
There was a chill in the air to begin the Labor Day weekend. Cooler temperatures and the continuing benefit of monsoon rains have improved fishing conditions. This has allowed the State Game and Fish Department to stock more locations.
Anglers have been reporting murky to muddy water conditions at Pilar on the Rio Grande. Flows on the Rio are not too high, so the rain may be to blame.
Grouse season began Sunday, Sept. 1, so keep an eye out for these birds. They are great eating but can be hard to find. Spotting some while driving the Forest Read More
Werley: Legality Of Feeding Deer In Los Alamos
By Dr. Ken Werley
Los Alamos
To: State Representative Christine Chandler, Los Alamos Daily Post, and NM Department of Game and Fish (NMDGF),
Re: feeding deer in Los Alamos:
BACKGROUND:
I have lived at my residence for 40 years. For 25 years, when I notice an interested deer, I have fed it a small cup of birdseed that takes a deer 2-3 minutes of their day to consume. My house backs onto the golf course and it has the only unfenced yard on the east side of 35th St on my block. Some deer daily pass though my yard on the way between the golf course and the many fruit trees across the street (and to get to the canyon Read More
Los Alamos National Laboratory Team Cracks The Code On Bane Of Quantum Machine Learning Algorithms
Barren plateaus were a little-understood but common problem in quantum algorithm development. Courtesy/LANL
LANL News:
- Barren plateaus have long plagued progress in the field of variational quantum computing, but their understanding has been limited — until now
Quantum computers are still a nascent technology, but researchers are busy building complex machine learning algorithms to test the capabilities of quantum learning. Sometimes, however, their algorithms hit a mysterious dead end; a mathematical path from which there is no way forward or backward — the dreaded barren plateau. Read More
Community Iris Swap At Unitarian Church Saturday Sept. 7
Celebrate National Public Lands Day At Bandelier Sept. 28
Rep. Stansbury Joins Call For Speaker Johnson To Rework Farm Bill To Protect Access To SNAP For Women, Children
U.S. Rep. Melanie Stansbury
From the Office of U.S. Rep. Melanie Stansbury:
WASHINGTON, D.C. — U.S. Rep. Melanie Stansbury (NM-01) joined her Democratic Women’s Caucus (DWC) colleagues on a letter to House Speaker Mike Johnson urging him to revise the partisan farm bill that passed out of the House Committee on Agriculture, and work with House Democrats to pass a bipartisan farm bill that helps women, families and farmers.
The Members warned that including cuts to food and nutrition assistance programs, including Supplemental Nutritional Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits, in the Read More
Daily Postcard: Prairie Dog Stands Around At Valles Caldera
Daily Postcard: A prairie dog stands outside of a burrow looking around with both hands covering its mouth Aug. 26 at Valles Caldera National Preserve. Photo by Stan Ford/NPS Read More
Posts From The Road: Echo Lake In Colorado
Road to Mt. Blue Sky: The road to Mt. Blue Sky passes by Echo Lake before turning and becoming a fee road to the summit. Echo Lake and Echo Lake Lodge seen at the right side sit at about 10,600 feet in elevation. The road to the 14,264 summit is another 13 mile drive from the lodge. Photo by Gary Warren/ladailypost.com
Fisherman: A fisherman is seen casting his line at Echo Lake on a gorgeous afternoon in late August. Photo by Gary Warren/ladailypost.com
Close Up: A closer, more intimate view of the lake shore shows blades of grass among the blue waters. The light breezes created ripples in the water during Read More
Fort Union Announces September Evening Programs
Soldiers at sunset at Fort Union National Monument. Courtesy/NPS
Fort Union News:
WATROUS – Fort Union National Monument announces its upcoming September evening programs.
“A Play of Candlelight” – Dressed in historic costumes, staff will guide visitors on a lantern lit tour to “meet” some of the personalities who helped weave the fabric of Fort Union. Reservations are required for this free event being held 6:30 p.m., 7:30 p.m. and 8:30 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 7 by calling the visitor center at 505.425.8025 extension 0.
Each program lasts about 45 minutes and is limited to 22 reservation holders. Read More
Judge’s Final Order Protects San Agustin Plains Aquifer
Scene following the April 5, 2024 decision in the standing-room-only courtroom in the Reserve courthouse where nearly 100 community members heard arguments of several attorneys awaiting a ruling on Augustin Plains Ranch LLC’s request to pump 54,000 acre feet per year of groundwater from the San Agustin Plains, a closed groundwater basin (basin has no outlet ) and the basin is not recharged by perennial streams. Courtesy/NMELC
View of the San Agustin Plains. Courtesy/NMELC
New Mexico Environmental Law Center News:
- Order confirms another water win for New Mexico
RESERVE —On Friday, Aug. Read More
Bosque Redondo Memorial At Fort Sumner Historic Site To Offer Ranger-Led Tours Saturdays Sept. 7, 14, 21, 28
Fort Sumner Historic Site News:
The community is invited to join Ranger Lily and Instructional Coordinator Rebekha, 1-3 p.m. each Saturday in September for a guided tour of the permanent exhibition, “Bosque Redondo…A Place of Suffering…A Place of Survival”.
Participants will also experience a tour outdoors, visiting the site’s flock of Navajo Churro sheep and exploring the exterior grounds at Fort Sumner Historic Site.
Details
- Who: Bosque Redondo Memorial at Fort Sumner Historic Site
- When: Saturdays, September 7, 14, 21 and 28, 1-3 p.m.
- Where: Bosque Redondo Memorial at Fort Sumner Historic
