Ed The Goose And Family Observing 2024 ScienceFest Activities Around Ashley Pond Park
Ed the goose with his family mama goose and their gosling are spotted observing 2024 ScienceFest activities underway Saturday around Ashley Pond Park. This year’s ScienceFest runs through July 16. Photo by Nate Limback/ladailypost.com Read More
Scenes From 2024 ScienceFest Discovery After Dark
Zachary Morrell and Eliana Krakorvsky play Battleship using tools from the Manhattan Project era during the 2024 ScienceFest Discovery After Dark event, powered by Los Alamos MainStreet, Saturday night at projectY cowork Los Alamos in Central Park Square. Photo by Kirsten Laskey/ladailypost.com
Jerry Fadner works out an encryption puzzle during the Bradbury Science Museum program during the 2024 ScienceFest Discovery After Dark at projectY cowork Los Alamos in Central Park Square. The museum tested the skills of participants with Morse Code and encryption using equipment and technology Read More
2024 ScienceFest To Welcome DOE-EM Jeff Avery For STEM-focused Q&A Panels July 16
Jeff Avery
COUNTY News:
2024 ScienceFest will welcome U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Environmental Management’s Jeff Avery, Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary, for STEM-focused Q&A panels 8 a.m. to noon, July 16 at Fuller Lodge.
Avery is a featured panelist on Panel 1 – Growing STEM in Local Communities, and will moderate Panel 2 – Future of Tech Opportunities in Northern New Mexico.
Avery will be joined by industry, community and Pueblo leaders from the DOE Environmental Management Los Alamos Field Office, Los Alamos National Laboratory, Los Alamos County and Pueblo Read More
Scenes From 2024 ScienceFest Discovery Day
TeachKind Science Humane Education Division staff speak with community members Saturday during the 2024 ScienceFest Discovery Day event at Ashley Pond Park. ScienceFest is powered by Los Alamos MainStreet and continues through July 16 with events around the area. Photo by Nate Limback/ladailypost.com
The New Mexico Tech Mechanical Engineering booth at the 2024 ScienceFest Discovery Day event Saturday at Ashley Pond Park. Photo by Nate Limback/ladailypost.com
Scene from 2024 ScienceFest Discovery Day event Saturday at Ashley Pond Park. Photo by Nate Limback/ladailypost.com Read More
Daily Postcard: Late Day Light Show Above Overlook Park
County Shares Fun Facts About Abert’s Squirrel
Abert’s squirrel
COUNTY News:
Abert’s squirrels were named after John James Abert, an American naturalist who influenced the mapping of the American West in the 1800s.
Abert’s squirrels are commonly known as tassel-eared squirrels for their ear tufts.
Abert’s Squirrels have extremely flexible legs, which allows them to climb up and down trees quickly.
They can hang on a tree limb with just their rear feet while being able to use their front feet to handle food.
Abert’s squirrels are extremely adaptable and are known to frequent bird feeders.
Abert’s squirrels are most frequently seen at elevations Read More
Santa Fe Institute To Host Community Lecture July 16
Detail from ‘Penetration’, Emil James Bisttram, 1938. Courtesy photo
SFI News:
Santa Fe Institute (SFI) Community Lecture “What is Lyfe? Towards a Biology of Context & Complexity” with Brandon Ogbunu, Yale, SFI, at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, July 16 at The Lensic Performing Arts Center.
Breakthroughs during the age of genomics have sent shockwaves throughout the biological and biomedical universes. More than any single discovery, the age has been defined by great enthusiasm, funding in abundance, and generations of scientists that operate under the doctrine that — with new technology — Read More
Wildfire Activity Increases In Santa Fe National Forest
Thompson Peak Fire ignited Thursday west of N.M. 63, south of Thompson Peak. Courtesy/SFNF
SFNF News:
SANTA FE—Santa Fe National Forest (SFNF) fire managers are managing wildfires in the Coyote, Jemez and Pecos/Las Vegas Ranger Districts.
“What is occurring recently is pretty much the summer monsoonal pattern,” said Meteorologist Richard Naden of the Southwest Coordination Center. “But it has been slightly drier the past few days with less wetting rainfall on the Santa Fe National Forest. Wetting rainfall activity should pick up dramatically by the middle to end of next week. We will still Read More
Mama Goose, Ed & Gosling Spotted At Ashley Pond
Mama goose, Ed and their gosling were spotted today at Ashley Pond. The gosling first debuted as a tiny yellow fluff ball with its mama in early June. Mama goose with her pal Ed laid approximately 11 eggs in early May. Los Alamos County Senior Animal Control Officer Theresa Phelan kept a watchful eye on the new parents and their eggs and checked them daily. When she noticed four of the eggs had been eaten by some predator, a dog igloo was erected around the nest and when bits of lettuce were spotted near the shelter, a small construction fence was installed. These precautions were taken, Phelan explained Read More
Luján Presses CBO Director, Secures Commitment On RECA
U.S. Sen. Ben Ray Luján
U.S. SENATE News:
WASHINGTON, D.C. — U.S. Sen. Ben Ray Luján (D-N.M.), a member of the Senate Budget Committee, pressed Congressional Budget Office (CBO) Director Phillip Swagel to provide state-by-state cost estimates of the Radiation Exposure Compensation Act (RECA) program.
Luján has consistently raised issues over the CBO’s scoring method of the RECA program. During the hearing, Director Swagel committed to convening a meeting to further discuss the program’s cost.
Watch Luján Questions CBO Director on RECA.
Luján has introduced legislation to strengthen Read More
ICF Blue Cranes Cross-foster Newly Hatched Sandhill Chick
Blue Crane female Periwinkle broods Calypso shortly after the Sandhill Crane chick hatched at the International Crane Foundation. Photo by Luke Johnson//International Crane Foundation
ICF News:
BARABOO, Wis. – There’s a new crane in the marsh at the International Crane Foundation (ICF). Named Calypso, the chick was hatched on June 15 and paired with Blue Cranes Harold and Periwinkle for species cross-fostering. The new family will be on exhibit for a limited period this summer.
“When Periwinkle and Harold were first introduced a couple of years ago, they quickly formed a very strong pair, Read More
Daily Postcard: Beautiful Backdrop To Local Garden
Daily Postcard: The sunset creates a beautiful backdrop to a garden in the Pinon Trails neighborhood Tuesday in White Rock. Photo by Joyce Wolfe Read More
Santa Fe National Forest Actively Suppressing Alamo Springs Wildfire In Jemez Ranger District
Alamos Springs Wildfire underway in the Jemez Ranger District. Courtesy/SFNN
SFNF News:
SANTA FE — Santa Fe National Forest (SFNF) fire managers were notified of a new wildfire start this morning, named the Alamo Springs Wildfire in the Jemez Ranger District, west of N.M. 4 and north of Rincon Fishing Site on Forest Service land.
The wildfire is less than an acre (.36) and, although cause is undetermined, lightning was detected in the area Wednesday night.
Smoke may be visible from N.M. 4 and the management strategy is full suppression. The wildfire has low spread potential, creeping and smoldering Read More
County Council Hears Update On Climate Action Plan
By KIRSTEN LASKEY
Los Alamos Daily Post
kirsten@ladailypost.com
In Los Alamos, what is the worth of combating climate change? Just how much are the County and its residents willing to do to eliminate carbon emissions?
These questions were poised during Tuesday’s Los Alamos County Council meeting when Sustainability Manager Angelica Gurule provided an update to the draft climate action plan along with Cascadia consultants.
Gurule described the climate action plan, which has been in development since the summer of 2023, as a map to sustainability in Los Alamos.
“This plan will serve as a road Read More
Daily Postcard: Lightning Strikes On North Mesa
Daily Postcard: Lightning strikes Wednesday evening between the tennis courts and dog park on North Mesa. Photo by Paya Pavilikova/ladailypost.com Read More
Bartlett: More Access To Lower Bayo And Pueblo Canyons
By MELISSA BARTLETT
Los Alamos
The current Los Alamos County Parks and Recreation policy for access to the lower part of Bayo and Pueblo canyons is too restrictive and discriminates against those of us who have limited abilities.
Currently, parking is allowed only in the small dirt lot near the gate on the road that leads to the waste water treatment plant. Private vehicles that park anywhere past the gate are subject to ticketing.
This means that to access the many lovely trails of lower Pueblo and Bayo Canyons, the only option is a hike on the paved road and risk the trucks or on a small hot dusty trail Read More
Notice Of Possible Quorum: DPU To Host Electric Vehicle DC Fast Charger Ribbon Cutting For Community July 15
DPU Notice Of Possible Quorum:
The Los Alamos County Department of Public Utilities (DPU) will host a ribbon cutting ceremony for its Electric Vehicle DC Fast Charger noon to 1 p.m. Monday, July 15 at the Los Alamos County Municipal Building, 1000 Central Ave.
Members of the Board of Public Utilities may be present. Board members will not discuss any business and no action will be taken.
Facts:
- The Max power capacity of each charger is 62.5 kW.
- The cost to use the chargers is $0.35/kWh, payable through a required ChargePoint account.
- Chargers are available 24 hours per day.
- The ChargePoint app
Chevron Commits $100K To New Mexico Wildfire Relief & Recovery
CHEVRON News:
MIDLAND, Texas — Chevron U.S.A. Inc. has announced a donation of $100,000 to support relief and recovery efforts in response to the South Fork Fire and the Salt Fire near the Village of Ruidoso and the Mescalero Apache Reservation in south-central New Mexico.
“Through our legacy companies, Chevron has been a proud community partner in New Mexico for more than 100 years,” said Darrell Carriger, manager for Chevron’s Delaware Basin operations in New Mexico. “Chevron is committed to supporting first responders, tribal and local governments, and non-profit organizations Read More
County Parks And Recreation Board To Meet July 11
COUNTY News:
The Los Alamos County Parks and Recreation Board meeting will be held at 5:30 p.m. Thursday, July 11 at the Municipal Building.
The meeting is open to the public.
Click here to view the agenda. Read More
Daily Postcard: Ominous Cloud Looms Over High School
Daily Postcard: An ominous cloud is spotted Tuesday afternoon looming low over Los Alamos High School minutes before releasing a brief downpour. Photo by Brint Perera
