Tales Of Our Times: The Fare In Hallways Beats A Diet Of ‘Breaking News’
Tales Of Our Times
By JOHN BARTLIT
New Mexico Citizens for Clean Air & Water
Across decades, I have worked a fair amount on environmental issues in various venues. These venues have ranged from legislative hearings to the media’s routines to hallways.
Every venue gathers players who try to improve decision-making. The best tips from participants are eye-openers. Yet, at any time, other players work to foil good decisions. Today these thoughts are timely, though they are hardly new. In times long gone, our nation’s founders had similar ideas.
The U.S. Constitutional Convention began May Read More
Daily Postcard: Tiny Weasel Perches Between Rocks
Daily Postcard: This long-tailed weasel spotted Wednesday perched between two rocks at Valles Caldera National Preserve is a tiny but scrappy mammal. This mighty mustelid primarily eats lizards, small birds and rodents, but occasionally it will prey on animals larger than itself, lending to its reputation as a ferocious hunter. The most common weasel sightings at Valles Caldera take place in the vicinity of the Entrance Station. One even weaseled its way inside the Entrance Station Tuesday at closing time, causing quite a stir. The long-tailed weasel is a master of adaptation. In the summer, Read More
Public Invited To Celebrate Pueblo Independence Day At Jemez Historic Site Sunday Aug. 11
Dancers perform at the 2023 Jemez Pueblo Independence Day celebration. Courtesy/Tira Howard Photography
JHS News:
New Mexico Historic Sites invites the public to celebrate Pueblo Independence Day at Jemez Historic Site (JHS) Sunday, Aug. 11. The celebration begins at 7 a.m. with a 13-mile run from the plaza in Jemez Pueblo up N.M. 4 to Jemez Historic Site.
Beginning at 10 a.m. until 3 p.m., visitors will have the opportunity to see traditional Pueblo-style dances and tour Gisewa Pueblo, an ancestral site of the present-day Jemez Pueblo, and San José de los Jémez Mission. The event also includes Read More
Daily Postcard: Peaches Adorn A Tree In Velarde
Daily Postcard: Peaches hang from the branches of a tree growing in the yard of a residence July 16 in Velarde. ‘Looks like we will have peaches this year … if we win our annual race against the birds. Current odds in Vegas are six to one the birds will win.’ Photo and comment by Johnnie Martinez Read More
Reconductoring Is Solution To Los Alamos Energy Needs
By JOHN BUCHSER
Chair
Northern Group of Sierra Club
Rio Grande Chapter
Over the last 10 years, new designs of wire for high voltage power lines have resulted in an over 85% capacity increase as compared to older wire design. This wire can be used to replace older wire at a cost 50% less than building new power lines.
If both power lines feeding LANL that cross the Rio Grande are reconductored, the total power capacity available to LANL will nearly double, without the disruption of a new power line that adds to the visual clutter across the canyon and traverses across a presently undisturbed section Read More
SFNF: Update On Tanques Wildfire In Cuba Ranger District
The Tanques Wildfire has burned 2,745 acres approximately 27 miles north of Cuba. Courtesy/SFNF
SFNF News:
The Tanques Wildfire is burning on the northwest corner of the Santa Fe National Forest (SFNF) in the Cuba Ranger District, approximately 27 miles north of Cuba.
- Start Date: July 18, 2024
- Size: 2,745 acres with a planned perimeter of 7,000 acres
- Percent completed: 35%
- Cause: Lightning
- Vegetation: The wildfire is burning in ponderosa pine, pinyon-juniper, and oak.
- Resources: 36 personnel including aerial resources
- Overview: Santa Fe National Forest will manage the fire as a Type 3 incident
McQuiston: Does Homeowners Insurance Cover Fallen Trees?
By ALLEN MCQUISTON
Jemez Insurance Agency
Serving Los Alamos Since 1963
Homeowner’s insurance covers the cost of any damage caused by a tree falling onto your home, whereas auto insurance will cover the cost of damage from a falling tree onto a personal vehicle, if you have physical damage coverage (also known as comprehensive coverage).
Who Is Liable for a Neighbor’s Tree Falling on Your Property?
If a tree on your neighbor’s property falls and damages your fence, garage, or other property, your insurance is responsible for covering the loss. Even though it’s not your tree, it fell due to an “Act Read More
Oppenheimer Festival 2024 To Feature: ‘First We Bombed New Mexico’ At SALA Los Alamos Event Center
Courtesy image
SALA News:
The Oppenheimer Festival 2024 is proud to announce the inclusion of the powerful and evocative documentary, “First We Bombed New Mexico”, as a featured highlight of this year’s festival. This documentary sheds light on the untold story of the Trinity test, the world’s first nuclear bomb detonation in New Mexico, and its devastating impact on the local Hispanic and Native American communities.
About the Documentary:
“First We Bombed New Mexico” delves into the harrowing narrative of the Trinity test, conducted one month before the bombing of Hiroshima. It exposes Read More
NNSA Gives Notice To Proceed On Pantex Management, Operations Contract To Group Including LATA Of Los Alamos
LATA News:
ALBUQUERQUE — The U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) has given PanTeXas Deterrence LLC (PXD) notice to proceed with the Pantex Plant’s Management and Operations (M&O) contract in Amarillo, Texas.
Los Alamos Technical Associates, Inc (LATA), one of three small business subcontractors named on the contract, commenced transition activities mid-July 2024.
The contract continues LATA’s 48-year history of supporting the nation’s nuclear deterrence mission through waste management and environmental services. With offices Read More
SFNF Signs Two Collaboration Agreements With Conservation Based Non-Profit ‘Trees, Water and People’
Director of TWP Sebastian Africano and SFNF Forest Supervisor Shaun Sanchez shake hands after signing two collaborative agreements. Courtesy/SFNF
SFNF News:
SANTA FE — The Santa Fe National Forest (SFNF) signs two separate agreements with Fort Collins, Colo., based “Trees, Water and People” (TWP) to build upon successful collaborations between the SFNF and local Pueblos on reforestation, watershed improvement and forest restoration within the Jemez Ranger District.
Trees, Water and People is a critical conservation education and preservation advocacy organization that was established Read More
Daily Postcard: View Of Setting Sun Over Griffith Gym
Daily Postcard: View of the sun setting Monday over Griffith Gymnasium. Photo by Carol A. Clark/ladailypost.com Read More
PEEC Passports Are Back At Los Alamos Nature Center!
All three of PEEC’s Passport to the Pajarito Plateau booklets areback in stock. Courtesy/PEEC
PEEC News:
All three of the Pajarito Environmental Education Center (PEEC)’s Passport to the Pajarito Plateau booklets are back in stock, thanks to support from N3B. The community is invited to stop by the Los Alamos Nature Center to pick up trails passports today.
Consisting of three editions, each passport contains a series of 16 trails to hike throughout the Pajarito Plateau. The Passport program is free, and participants earn prizes as they complete hikes.
For more information, visit peecnature.org/passport/ Read More
Daily Postcard: Serene Scene Of Sunrise Over Ashley Pond
Daily Postcard: View of the serene scene early this morning of the sunrise over Ashley Pond. Photo by John McHale/ladailypost.com Read More
Daily Postcard: Double Rainbow Over Valles Caldera
Daily Postcard: A double rainbow viewed while driving Sunday along the Valles Caldera National Preserve. Photo by Ron Roybal Read More
Mojave (Correction Prairie) Rattlesnake On North Mesa
This Mohave (correction Prairie) Rattlesnake was encountered this morning near the rodeo grounds on North Mesa. It blended in with the surroundings but the photographer spotted it. The snake eyed the photographer but didn’t appear interested or seem to feel threatened. It appears to have 5 or 6 rattles at the end of its tail. Photo by Sally Fellers Read More
Foxx And Martin Release Updated Version Of Plant Identification Guide Of Local Wildflowers
The cover of ‘Plants of the Jemez Mountains Volume 2: Wildflowers’ with artwork by Terry Foxx. Courtesy image
A sample page from ‘Plants of the Jemez Mountains Volume 2: Wildflowers’. Courtesy image
COMMUNITY News:
The wildflower bloom this summer is nothing short of spectacular. To help you identify what’s blooming, local naturalists Terry Foxx and Craig Martin have just released the second edition of their definitive “Plants of the Jemez Mountains Volume 2: Wildflowers.”
“It’s the perfect time to take a walk and find dozens of kinds of wildflowers,” Martin said. “Our guide will help you Read More
Daily Postcard: Bee Collects Pollen From Flower Blooming On Barranca Mesa
Daily Postcard: A bee is harvesting pollen from a flower blooming in the garden of a residence on Barranca Mesa. Photo by Selvi Viswanathan Read More
Heinrich, Peters Lead Dozens Of Lawmakers In Urging DOT To Reduce Methane Emissions, Finalize Strong Gas Pipeline Leak Rule
From the Office of U.S. Sen. Martin Heinrich:
WASHINGTON, D.C. — This week, U.S. Sen. Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.), a member of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, and U.S. Representative Scott Peters (D-Calif.), a member of the House Energy and Commerce Committee, led 40 lawmakers in a bicameral letter to Secretary Pete Buttigieg calling for the U.S. Department of Transportation’s Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA) to swiftly finalize a strong Gas Pipeline Leak Detection and Repair Rule.
The rule, which PHMSA is required to establish under the Read More
Daily Postcard: Large Cloud Floats Above Los Alamos
Daily Postcard: A large beautiful cloud floats Saturday morning above Los Alamos. Photo by Kathy Willcutt Read More
