Los Alamos Farmers Market: Fresh Fruits, Veggies Thursday
Daily Postcard: Fog Blankets Los Alamos
Daily Postcard: Fog and low-hanging clouds blanket Los Alamos during Monday’s thunderstorm. Photo by Benjamin Knobloch Read More
NNSA Announces Partnership With Los Alamos County To Power DOE Laboratories In New Mexico With Carbon-Free Solar Energy
NNSA Administrator Jill Hruby
NNSA News:
A partnership with Los Alamos County will provide the Department of Energy’s two national laboratories in New Mexico with electricity produced from the County’s new Foxtail Flats solar and energy storage project, which is proposed to be operational by March 1, 2026.
This action, which represents the largest ever carbon-pollution-free electricity (CFE) procurement for DOE’s National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA), will advance the Biden-Harris Administration’s federal sustainability goals, catalyze America’s clean energy Read More
PEEC To Host Summer Family Evening Wednesday July 3
Families are invited to a free Summer Family Evening at 6 p.m. Wednesday, July 3 at the Los Alamos Nature Center. Courtesy/PEEC
PEEC News:
The Pajarito Environmental Education Center (PEEC) and Los Alamos Mesa Public Library invite families to a free special Summer Family Evening 6 p.m. Wednesday, July 3 at the Los Alamos Nature Center.
This delightful event is generously sponsored by the Del Norte LOV Foundation, the philanthropic arm of Del Norte Credit Union.
Event Date:
- Wednesday, July 3, 2024
Time:
- 6 p.m.
Location:
- Los Alamos Nature Center
Event Highlights:
Storytime:
- Join the library
DOE Awards Contract For Continuous Monitoring, Tracking Of Active Shipments Of Radioactive Materials & Waste
DOE News:
CINCINNATI — The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) has awarded an Indefinite Delivery/Indefinite Quantity contract to CCS-Ivory Cloud Joint Venture, LLC (CCS-IC JV, LLC) with a maximum value of $15 million over five years.
The contract is for DOE Transportation Tracking and Communications System (TRANSCOM) Technical Support Services, running July 1, 2024, through June 30, 2029.
The primary purpose of this contract is to provide technical support services to the DOE TRANSCOM program focused on the continuous monitoring, tracking and communication with active shipments of radioactive Read More
Daily Postcard: Sunday Morning At Ashley Pond
Daily Postcard: The view during a peaceful walk Sunday morning around Ashley Pond. Photo by Ron Roybal Read More
Posts From The Road: Chief Joseph Scenic Highway
Peaks and Valleys: When traveling the Chief Joseph Scenic Highway from the southern end out of Cody, Wyo. the hills and valley landscapes are more gentle. Just a few miles farther up the scenic drive into the mountains the views become much more rugged. Photo by Gary Warren/ladailypost.com
View from the Pass: Dead Indian Pass is the highest point on the Chief Joseph Scenic Highway in Wyoming. Shown is a view of the road as it twists and turns as it drops in elevation when leaving the pass to the north. The pass is 8,071 feet in elevation and offers spectacular views of the Absaroka Mountains and beyond Read More
Several Turtles Bask In The Sun On Rocks In Ashley Pond
Turtles gather on rocks to sun themselves today in Ashley Pond. Photo by Lori Whitley
Another view of turtles sunning themselves today on rocks in Ashley Pond. Photo by Lori WhitleyDaily Postcard: The Spire Atop The Tower Of The Church Of Jesus Christ Of Latter-day Saints In White Rock
Daily Postcard: View of the spire atop the tower of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints at 366 Grand Canyon Drive Tuesday in White Rock. Photo by Joyce Wolfe Read More
Open Boating At Aquatic Center July 2
Courtesy/LAC
COUNTY News:
Practice time for boaters using canoes, kayaks and rafts will take place 7:10-8:10 p.m. Tuesday, July 2 at the Aquatic Center.
The cost is $5 per person.
The doors open half an hour earlier for boat cleaning before entry.
All watercraft must be rinsed off on the patio before pool entry. Boaters must provide their own boats.
All participants must have a wristband from the front desk before entering the pool. Life jackets are recommended for participants. Read More
DeVolder: I Remember
By Mark DeVolder
Los Alamos
I was saddened by the Presidential Debate.
Per Ken Burns’ Jazz series of videos, Duke Ellington was given a great deal of encouragement by his mother Daisy. Ellington was once asked how he felt about his treatment as a black American. Ellington responded, “I used the energy it takes to pout and wrote some blues.”
Therefore, I wrote some words:
After World War II, America was not war-torn like Europe and America was strong. However, America incurred a huge national debt for the war which was never repaid. America melted down aluminum aircraft, made aluminum pots and Read More
Daily Postcard: Persian Silk Tree Blooms On Ridgecrest
Daily Postcard: Persian silk tree blooms Tuesday on Ridgecrest Avenue in White Rock. Photo by Joyce Wolfe Read More
Santa Fe National Forest Implements Closure Order In Española Ranger District To Prevent Further Unauthorized Long-term Camping, Vandalism, Trash Dumping
SFNF News:
- Camping Area Closure At Headquarters Well
SANTA FE — The Santa Fe National Forest (SFNF) has issued a camping closure order (03-10-06-24-07) for Headquarters Well in the Española Ranger District to prevent further resource damage caused by an increase in unauthorized long-term camping, vandalism, and trash dumping.
While the closure order is in place the SFNF will conduct critical restoration and rehabilitation work to address resource damage and implement a long-term management plan for the area.
This order shall be in effect from June 21, 2024, at 0800 through December 31, Read More
Learn Safe Sun-Viewing At Jemez Historic Site July 14
The July 14 presentation at Jemez Historic Site will be followed by safe sun observation through two types of solar telescopes. Courtesy/JHS
Jemez Historic Site News:
The community is invited to join Jemez Historic Site for Looking to the Skies: Solar Viewing, co-presented with The Albuquerque Astronomical Society (TAAS) and New Mexico Arts 10 a.m. to noon Sunday, July 14.
TAAS member Tom Grzybowski will give a 45-minute presentation about “The Sun’s Nature and How to Observe its Features,” exploring the Sun’s key features that allow it to generate the earth’s life-giving environment.
The Read More
Los Alamos AI Takes Big Step In Predicting Earthquakes
In June of 2018, the Kīlauea volcano in Hawaii experienced more than 50 quakes, which were recorded by seismic sensors and served as an important dataset for Los Alamos scientists. Courtesy/Shutterstock.com
LANL News:
- Scientists used powerful modeling software to find patterns in the continuous seismic waveforms during a series of stick-slip, magnitude-5 earthquakes
A team at Los Alamos National Laboratory used machine learning — an application of artificial intelligence — to detect the hidden signals that precede an earthquake. The findings at the Kīlauea volcano in Hawaii are part Read More
Daily Postcard: Close Up View Of Blossoms On Hollyhock
Daily Postcard: A close up view of blossoms on a Hollyhock plant at a residence Thursday evening in Velarde. Photo by Johnnie Martinez Read More
DOE: $2.7B To Boost Domestic Nuclear Fuel Supply Chain
DOE News:
WASHINGTON, D.C. — In support of President Biden’s efforts to strengthen America’s energy security and create new good-paying jobs, the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) today issued a request for proposals (RFP) to purchase low-enriched uranium (LEU) from domestic sources.
Today’s action will help spur the safe and responsible build-out of uranium enrichment capacity in the United States, promote diversity in the market, and provide a reliable supply of commercial nuclear fuel to support the energy security and resilience of the American people and domestic industries, free Read More
Summer Star Party At Jemez Historic Site July 13
JHS News:
Co-presented with New Mexico Arts and The Albuquerque Astronomical Society (TAAS), Bryan Crawford, TAAS member, will give a 45-minute presentation, “Fabulous 50 Summer Stars and Constellations,” followed by a laser constellation tour 8–11 p.m. Saturday, July 13, 2024, Jemez Historic Site. Participants will be able to look through TAAS telescopes.
Joining the program will be special guest Lauren Camp, New Mexico Poet Laureate, who will lead visitors along the trail for a poetry recital and invite them to recite poems related to the stars. Make it a weekend trip and come back the Read More
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers-Albuquerque Dist. & ABCWUA Sign New Water Storage Agreement For Abiquiu Reservoir
USACE News:
ALBUQUERQUE — The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers-Albuquerque District (USACE-Albuquerque District) signed a new water storage agreement June 26 for Abiquiu Reservoir with the Albuquerque Bernalillo County Water Utility Authority (ABCWUA).
“We’re here to celebrate resilience, adaptation, partnerships, all of those things that are absolutely critical to do,” said Michael Connor, Assistant Secretary of the Army (Civil Works). “It’s incredibly impressive to have this array of partners to work with,” he said.
The agreement, along with updates to the USACE-Albuquerque Read More
Interior Department Announces $49.8 Million In Payments To New Mexico To Support Vital Services In Communities
DOI News:
WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Department of the Interior (DOI) announced Wednesday that 32 local governments in New Mexico will receive a total of $49.8 million (link) in Payments in Lieu of Taxes (PILT) funding for 2024.
Because local governments cannot tax federal lands, annual PILT payments help to defray the costs associated with maintaining important community services.
PILT payments are made for tax-exempt federal lands administered by the Department’s bureaus including the Bureau of Land Management, Bureau of Reclamation, National Park Service and U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. Read More
