Glorieta Camps Prescribed Fire Project Fact Sheet
SFNF News:
Overview
The Glorieta Camps Prescribed Fire Project is a collaborative prescribed fire project between Glorieta Camps, Santa Fe National Forest, USDA Natural Resource Conservation Service (NRCS), New Mexico State Forestry, and the Forest Stewards Guild.
Background
Starting in 2021 Glorieta Camps reached out to The Forest Stewards Guild to provide prescribed fire support. Working together they completed several pile burns over three winters covering 180 acres. These pile burns built fire resiliency at the camp and surrounding forests by reducing fuels and provided an opportunity Read More
Cone Zone: Week Of July 22, 2024
COUNTY News:
Public Works Projects:
Los Alamos County Public Works’ staff manages the projects listed in this section through contractors.
For more information, call 505.662.8150 or visit the “County Projects” link and select “Public Works” at https://lacnm.com/pw-projects.
Please slow down and use caution within the construction work zones.
Please note the information below is based on a schedule provided by the contractors and may change due to weather or other delays.
DP Road Phase II Reconstruction Project Update
TLC Plumbing & Utility work 7 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday-Friday Read More
Posts From The Road: Greycliff Mill In Greycliff, Montana
Orchard and Grounds: An orchard grows next to the main building a Greycliff Mill in Greycliff, Mont. As the orchard matures fruit harvested will be used in products made at the facility. The grounds are well maintained giving visitors a pleasant area to walk while taking a break from their travels. The main building on site, seen on the left, is where visitors can order a snack of baked goods and coffee bar or enjoy a lunch made with freshly grown or made ingredients including the breads. The timbers used in the building were moved from a barn dating to 1760 in upstate New York and reconstructed in Montana. Read More
Scenes From LANL’s Technology Showcase At ScienceFest
Devin Fell, co-founder of Sentiré Medical Systems, discusses his company and technology during Technology Showcase Day July 14 at Fuller Lodge. Fell discussed his company’s patented Perf-Alert, which is a monitoring system that alerts surgeons to bowel perforations during laparoscopic surgery. Photo by Kirsten Laskey/ladailypost.com
Scott Ziegler, co-founder of Space Kinetic, discusses his company and technology during Technology Showcase Day July 14 at Fuller Lodge. Ziegler is a NM LEEP fellow and Space Kinetic has become a cleared defense contractor with a vision for redefining Read More
Daily Postcard: Rainbow Enhances Beauty Of Jemez Springs
Daily Postcard: A rainbow enhances the beauty of the landscape Saturday in Jemez Springs. Courtesy photo Read More
New Mexico’s EMNRD Seeks Public Input On Proposed Rules For Administering Clean Car Tax Credit Program
ENMRD News:
SANTA FE — The New Mexico Energy, Minerals and Natural Resources Department is seeking public input on its proposed rules for administering the state’s Clean Car Tax Credit program.
The program, enacted during the 2024 legislative session, is designed to incentivize the adoption of electric vehicles (EVs) and the installation of electric vehicle chargers across New Mexico.
“Some vehicles will be automatically eligible for the tax credit. The public comment period and rulemaking will clarify eligibility and requirements for other cars. We are excited about receiving public Read More
VCNP Seeks Comment On Resuming Entrance Fees
Scene from Valles Caldera National Preserve. Courtesy/VCNP
NPS News:
JEMEZ SPRINGS — Valles Caldera National Preserve (VCNP) is seeking public input on resuming the collection of park entrance fees. The public comment period runs through Aug. 17, 2024.
To provide comments, visit the Valles Caldera Fee Resumption page on the Planning, Environment & Public Comment (PEPC) website (https://parkplanning.nps.gov/VALLfees2025). Only comments submitted through PEPC will be accepted.
The park is proposing to resume collecting entrance fees beginning Jan. 1, 2025. The proposed entrance Read More
Daily Postcard: View Entering Los Alamos
Daily Postcard: The view entering Los Alamos Friday along the Main Hill Road. Photo by Carol A. Clark/ladailypost.com Read More
Santa Fe National Forest Responds To Small Fire And Chemical Spill Along Hyde Park Road
SFNF News:
SANTA FE – On Wednesday July 17, Santa Fe National Forest (SFNF) was notified by Ski Santa Fe that a delivery truck carrying Hydrogen Peroxide caught fire in their parking lot.
SFNF fire resources and City of Santa Fe Fire Department responded immediately, containing both the spill and fire.
The truck company dispatched a Hazmat (hazardous materials) team, and the New Mexico Environment Department (NMED) was notified.
The public may see work being done in the area as the soil is excavated to be sampled and analyzed for hazardous materials.
Dumpsters have been placed in a Forest Service Read More
Op/Ed: Response To Mr. Hanson’s Letter Addressing Draft Climate Action Plan
By SUE BARNS
Los Alamos
I have a few thoughts and clarifications regarding David E. Hanson’s Op/Ed of July 14 which addresses the draft Climate Action Plan (CAP) now open for public comment.
First off, I would like to clear up a misunderstanding of the emissions data that apparently caused Mr. Hanson to feel that the CAP is “misleading”. He states that “in 2022 the US emitted just 6,343 MTCO2”. In fact, US 2022 emissions were 6,343 *million* MTCO2. (MTCO2 stands for metric tons of CO2 [equivalents], not millions) [https://www.epa.gov/ghgemissions/inventory-us-greenhouse-gas-emissions-and-sinks Read More
Los Alamos Garden Club Announces 2024 Scholarship Winner Cameron Meadows
2024 Los Alamos Garden Club Scholarship winner Cameron Meadows with Club members. Courtesy photo
LAGC News:
It was a busy spring for the Los Alamos Garden Club (LAGC). During our most recent Memorial Rose Garden work party, the 2024 Los Alamos Garden Club’s Scholarship winner, Cameron Meadows, met and thanked those members present at the Garden. Cameron, a 2024 Los Alamos High School graduate, plans to attend the University of Colorado Boulder in the fall, majoring in Environmental Design.
Throughout his LAHS years Cameron participated in the Eco Club and was active in athletics including Read More
SFNF Implements Closure Order In Jemez Ranger District
SFNF News:
SANTA FE — The Santa Fe National Forest (SFNF) has issued a temporary area and road closure order (03-10-03-24-10) for the La Cueva picnic site in the Jemez Ranger District to protect the public’s health and safety during construction activities.
While the closure order is in place crews will conduct a pavement preservation project funded by the Great American Outdoors Act (GAOA).
This order shall is in effect through 12 a.m. Aug. 4, unless rescinded.
The closure area includes all NFS lands within the La Cueva Picnic Site – specifically all areas within 150 feet of both sides Read More
Daily Postcard: Broad-Tailed Hummingbirds Share Feeder
Daily Postcard: A couple of Broad-Tailed Hummingbirds are sharing the feeder at a residence today in White Rock. Photo by Nancy Ann Hibbs Read More
On The Job In Los Alamos: Local Sustainability Alliance
On the Job in Los Alamos from left, Los Alamos County Sustainability Manager Angelica Gurule, Los Alamos Sustainability Alliance member KokHeong McNaughton, Environmental Services Office Specialist Joshua Levings and Los Alamos Sustainability Alliance member Sue Barnes at last Thursday’s Farmers Market at Ashley Pond Park. They spread the word about the draft climate action plan, which is now available for comment. Click here to review the plan and leave a comment. Feedback will be collected through Aug. 9. Photo by Kirsten Laskey/ladailypost.com Read More
EM-LA And N3B To Discuss Cleanup Progress At Environmental Management Cleanup Forum At SALA July 25
LANL News:
Are you curious about the legacy cleanup mission at Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL)? Do you want to learn more about how the thousands of samples taken annually across the site inform cleanup?
Join EM-LA and N3B for a community meeting 5:30-7:30 p.m. MDT on July 25. EM-LA and N3B want to hear from the public.
Hosts:
- Department of Energy, Office of Environmental Management Los Alamos Field Office (EM-LA) and its contractor, Newport News Nuclear BWXT Los Alamos (N3B).
Background:
- This event will feature discussions and public input on the environmental cleanup mission at LANL,
Three Los Alamos Companies Among Eleven In New Mexico Awarded State Job Training Funds In July
Installed above plants in a greenhouse, UbiGro®, UbiQD’s first commercial product, is a layer of light that uses fluorescence to create a more optimal light spectrum for crops, converting under-utilized portions of sunlight to more photosynthetically efficient orange light that plants crave. Courtesy/UbiQD, Inc.
EDD News:
SANTA FE — The New Mexico Economic Development Department (EDD) approved its monthly allocations of job training funds at the July 2024 Job Training Incentive Program (JTIP) board meeting.
EDD Acting Secretary Mark Roper announced that 11 companies applied for nearly Read More
Water Managers Respond To Sediment Plug On Rio Chama
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SANTA FE –The Office of the State Engineer and the Interstate Stream Commission, along with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) and the Bureau of Reclamation, continue to work closely together to manage Rio Grande water operations and establish a channel for the river after a sediment plug formed in the Rio Chama following an intense rainfall on June 20.
USACE is conducting flood control operations by managing releases from Abiquiu Reservoir within their authorities to minimize effects. To ensure Read More
Kiwanis Club Aluminum Can Collection Saturday July 20
Kiwanians stand ready to collect aluminum cans for recycling 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday. Courtesy/Kiwanis
KIWANIS News:
Saturday, July 20, the Kiwanis Club of Los Alamos will be collecting and buying aluminum cans to be sent for recycling.
Collection hours are 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. in the parking lot of the First United Methodist Church on Diamond Drive (near Sullivan Field).
The community is encouraged to bring the aluminum cans they’ve had accumulating to help support the environment and Kiwanis. Read More
Daily Postcard: Swallowtail Butterfly Enjoying Local Flowers
Daily Postcard: A swallowtail butterfly enjoys the nectar-rich flowers of penstemons blooming outside a residence Wednesday along Meadow Lane in White Rock. Photo by Stephanie Zielaskowski Read More
PanTeXas Deterrence, A Team Including TechSource, Inc. Has Been Awarded $30 Billion Management And Operating Contract For Pantex Plant
TechSource CEO V. Brian D’Andrea
TechSource News:
The U.S. Department of Energy’s National Nuclear Security Administration (DOE/NNSA) awarded a $30B Management and Operations contract to PanTeXas Deterrence LLC (PXD), a joint venture led by a BWX Technologies, Inc. subsidiary, to operate the NNSA Pantex Plant. TechSource, Inc., a leading science and engineering Veteran Owned Small Business (VOSB) in the national nuclear security mission space, will play a crucial role in the management and operations of the Pantex Plant as a dedicated small business and valued member of the PXD Team. Read More
