Community Invited To Coyote Call Trail Volunteer Day
Cabins at Valles Caldera National Preserve. Courtesy/NPS
NPS News:
The community is invited to volunteer with Los Amigos de Valles Caldera at Valles Caldera National Preserve for a day with the staff on the Coyote Call Trail. The trail has some downed trees that need to be cut out, some sections that need tread improvements, and some corridor clearing. Meet at 10 a.m., June 8 at the Entrance Station and report to leader Lance.
Los Amigos will provide snacks but volunteers need to bring:
- Water and lunch; and
- The Volunteer Service Agreement. Each volunteer will need to fill out a form and give it to
Tales Of Our Times: Notorious Smogs In Donora And Desert Parks Keyed Air Research
Tales Of Our Times
By JOHN BARTLIT
New Mexico Citizens
for Clean Air & Water, Inc.
Our citizens group learned the ways of air issues, inside and out. Large issues are part history, law, science, business, and emotions. Each of these has its own jargon, which impedes the exchange of information. Clean air made headway after events helped break these barriers. A notorious case was Donora.
Donora was a hilly town of industrious folks on a horseshoe bend in the Monongahela River 24 miles southeast of Pittsburgh. Donora and nearby Webster were home to U.S. Steel Corporation’s Donora Zinc Works Read More
Daily Postcard: Chestnut-sided Warbler In Pueblo Canyon
Daily Postcard: A Chestnut-sided Warbler, an eastern bird which is a rare migrant in this part of the world, is spotted for three days this week down in Pueblo Canyon. Photo by Michael Smith Read More
Indios Fire Consumes 2,345 Acres … Remains 0% Contained
Forest Service News:
The Indios Wildfire burning in the Coyote Ranger District has consumed 1,809 acres as of today, May 25, 2024.
The wildfire was first reported Sunday afternoon, May 19, 2024, and is 7 miles north of the village of Coyote, N.M. and burning within the Rio Chama Canyon Wilderness. The cause of the wildfire is lightning.
Daily Update
- Friday, May 24, 2024
- Acres: 2,345
- Start Date: 5/19/2024
- Location: 7 miles north of the village of Coyote, N.M.
- Personnel: 195
- Containment: 0%
- Fuels: Timber, litter, understory
- Resources: 5 crews | 1 helicopter | 5 engines| 1 road grader |
Bonito Lake Reopening Postponed Due To Blue 2 Fire
Bonito Lake reopen to anglers today, May 25, is postponed due the the Blue 2 Fire. Courtesy/NMG&F
NMG&F News:
RUIDOSO — Today’s reopening of Bonito Lake to anglers is postponed due to the Blue 2 Fire (inciweb).
Today’s reopening had been scheduled after more than a decade of being closed. The lake, which is owned by the City of Alamogordo, filled with sediment after the 2012 Little Bear Fire. The City has undertaken extensive efforts to remove the sediment and restore the lake.
Last week, the City and the New Mexico Department of Game and Fish (NMG&F) signed an agreement through the Read More
Daily Postcard: Bear With Two Cubs At Bandelier
Daily Postcard: A mama bear with her cubs May 12 at Bandelier National Monument. Photo by Sally King/NPS Read More
Santa Fe National Forest Introduces ‘Scan & Pay’ Option In Jemez Ranger District
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SANTA FE—This Memorial Day the Santa Fe National Forest is introducing a new way to pay for campsites. Visitors to the Jemez Ranger District can Scan & Pay through the recreation.gov app at the Vista Linda and Redondo Campgrounds.
This is a pilot program that SFNF recreation staff would like to eventually offer at campgrounds Forest wide.
How to Scan and Pay:
- Before visiting the SFNF download the recreation.gov app on your phone. Wi-Fi or network access is required;
- Create an account
Indios Fire Consumes 1,809 Acres Near Village Of Coyote
Aerial view of the Indios Wildfire during a recon flight Thursday in Coyote Ranger District. Courtesy/inciweb
Forest Service News:
- Note: The Indios Fire Daily Fire Updates will be unavailable via email from Saturday, May 25 through Monday May 27, 2024. Updates will be provided on the SFNF Facebook page and the SFNF X page.
The Indios Wildfire burning in the Coyote Ranger District has consumed 1,809 acres as of today, May 24, 2024.
The wildfire was first reported Sunday afternoon, May 19, 2024, and is 7 miles north of the village of Coyote, N.M. and burning within the Rio Chama Canyon Wilderness. Read More
The Changing Landscape Of Ultrarunning: 25 Years Of Perspective And A Look Forward
Mountaineer speaker Dave Coblentz with his daughter and pacer at the July 2023 Hardrock 100, on his way to 33,000+feet of elevation gain over 102 1/2 miles. Coblentz will recount his ultrarunning adventures at the May 28 meeting. Courtesy photo
By BILL PRIEDHORSKY
Los Alamos Mountaineers
David Coblentz will speak about ultrarunning at the May 28 Mountaineers meeting. In the past 25 years, ultrarunning (running competitions longer than marathon distance) has transitioned from a fringe sport with about 10,000 total finishes in 1998 to more than 130,000 total finishes in 2023.
Consequently, Read More
New Mexico Environment Department Releases Quarterly Performance Assessment Highlighting Achievements, Enforcement Actions
NMED News:
SANTA FE — The New Mexico Environment Department (NMED) released its third quarter (Q3) performance assessment for fiscal year 2024 (FY24) that offers the public, stakeholders and legislators the opportunity to track the department’s progress in protecting public health and the environment between Jan. 1 and March 31, 2024.
In the first three quarters of FY24, NMED staff has conducted more than 7,700 compliance inspections. In the third quarter alone, NMED conducted about 2,700 inspections, initiated almost 800 enforcement actions and resolved 137 violations.
For inspections Read More
Daily Postcard: Moon Sets Over Jemez Mountains
Daily Postcard: Good morning from Velarde. Even the birds paused for a moment to watch the moon set over the Jemez Mountains. There’s something about that long-dead elm tree down the road that draws them to its barren branches. Maybe the view is clearer without leaves. Photo by Johnnie Martininez Read More
Valles Caldera National Preserve Shares Big Plans
Valles Caldera National Preserve has big plans for the future and shared those plans during a May 16 press tour. Photo by Kirsten Laskey/ladailypost.com
Chief of Interpretation, Education and Volunteers Dave Krueger, left, listens to Acting Chief of Facilities Jonathan Allbach describe the improvements being planned for the parking lot located outside the main visitor center at Valles Caldera National Preserve. Photo by Kirsten Laskey/ladailypost.com
By KIRSTEN LASKEY
Los Alamos Daily Post
kirsten@ladailypost.com
It is undeniable that Valles Caldera National Preserve is a beautiful Read More
Heinrich Presses Energy Secretary Jennifer Granholm On Housing Shortages In Los Alamos, Questions Proposal To Build Transmission Line Through Caja Del Rio, Emphasizes Need To Invest In American-Made Grid Components, Highlights New Mexico’s Potential To Lead In Geothermal
From the Office of U.S. Sen. Martin Heinrich:
WASHINGTON, D.C. – During a hearing Wednesday before the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee to review the Fiscal Year 2025 (FY25) Budget Request for the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE), U.S. Sen. Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) pressed Energy Secretary Jennifer Granholm and National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) Administrator Jill Hruby on a number Read More
Daily Postcard: Sunrise Viewed From Diamond Drive
Daily Postcard: The sunrise early Tuesday morning viewed from Diamond Drive. Photo by Andy McBride/ladailypost.com Read More
Indios Wildfire Consumes 851 Acres Near Village Of Coyote
Aerial view of the Indios Wildfire burning in the Coyote Ranger District. Courtesy/inciweb
Forest Service News:
The Indios Wildfire burning in the Coyote Ranger District has consumed 851 acres as of today, May 22, 2024.
The wildfire was first reported Sunday afternoon, May 19, 2024, and is 7 miles north of the village of Coyote, N.M. and burning within the Rio Chama Canyon Wilderness. The cause of the wildfire is lightning.
The Northern New Mexico Type 3 Team under Incident Commander (IC) Luke McLarty assumed command of the wildfire the morning of May 22.
Resources on the fire include the Carson Read More
United States And European Commission Make Joint Statement On Enhancing Radioactive Source Security
NNSA’s Jeffrey Chamberlin
NNSA News:
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Leaders from the U.S. Department of Energy’s National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) and the European Commission (EC) made a Joint Statement on Enhancing Radioactive Source Security this week at the International Atomic Energy Agency’s (IAEA) International Conference on Nuclear Security.
This Joint Statement highlights the importance of the security of radioactive sources, the need to strengthen security to prevent the use of these materials in acts of terrorism, and builds upon existing U.S. and European Union (EU) Read More
Wildlife Groups Initiate Legal Action: Feds Too Slow To Protect Sonoran Desert Tortoise
Sonoran desert tortoise having lunch. Photo by Roy Averill Murray/USFWS
WildEarth Guardians News:
- Species threatened by climate change, livestock grazing, drought, invasive species, development
TUCSON, Ariz.—Today, WildEarth Guardians, Western Watersheds Project, and the Desert Tortoise Council and Tucson Herpetological Society, represented by the Western Environmental Law Center, are asking the U.S. Fish and Wildlife to reconsider its 2022 decision to deny protective status to the tortoise in the groups’ 60-day notice of intent to sue.
The groups are asking the Service to Read More
Mountaineers: Making Our Way Through The Puzzle Country
In the Canyon Country, the path from point A to point B might be blocked by cliff, canyon, or both. View through a canyon maze from our recent Mountaineers trip. Courtesy/Reiner Friedel
By BILL PRIEDHORSKY
Los Alamos Mountaineers
The Los Alamos Mountaineers have a soft spot in their heart for the hard country of the Colorado Plateau – the place that Edward Abbey called “something strange, marvelous, full of wonders … a surreal land of form and color.” We who live in the Southwest are lucky to be so close to this terrain, because there is nothing else like it in the country, if not the world. The Mountaineers Read More
Construction Continues On Pinon School In White Rock
Construction work continues Tuesday on new Pinon Elementary School in White Rock. Courtesy photo Read More
New Mexico Department Of Health Urges Residents To Be Prepared & Protect Against Smoke Hazards From Wildfires
NMHEALTH News:
SANTA FE — May is Wildfire Awareness Month and the New Mexico Department of Health (NMHealth) is urging New Mexicans to be prepared in the event of wildfires. Climate change has impacted New Mexico, with increased and persistent heat as well as strong winds.
Both these conditions lead to an increased risk of wildfires, which directly affects human health.
During the 2022 Hermits Peak/Calf Canyon fire, reported asthma-related emergency department visits increased by 52% compared to the same time frame in 2021. As we approach this wildfire season, it is important to know how Read More
