Daily Postcard: Sunrise On Magic Carpet At Pajarito
Daily Postcard: View early this morning of Magic Carpet at Pajarito Mountain Ski Area. Courtesy/webcam Read More
Cultivating Soil Health For Sustainable Future In New Mexico
By RYAN RAINMAKER
Los Alamos Sustainability Alliance
Soil here, Soil there, Soil everywhere!
Soil health has become one of my favorite things to learn about over the past five years and it keeps getting more and more interesting. I’d like to share some of the most amazing things I’ve learned and how you can implement them in your own spaces.
Soil, although small in nature and often overlooked, is a foundational piece of our ecosystems. Soil plays a vital role in the health, vitality, and productivity of our environment. It is also one of the most powerful tools for watershed restoration as it is an Read More
Valles Caldera Announces 2024 Summer Ranger Programs
Ranger-guided program in the cabin district. Photo by L. Ray/NPS
NPS News:
JEMEZ SPRINGS — Valles Caldera Ntional Preserve invites community members to join a ranger this summer and experience the park like never before.
Rangers will be offering special programs throughout the season. Join a ranger to learn how to tie a fly, journal about nature, or learn about a special part of the park. Additional special programs that require reservations include fishing clinics, full-moon hikes, star-gazing programs, and astrophotography workshops.
Programs begin May 24 and run through Oct. 5.
Even Read More
BLM Seeks Comment On Supplemental Analysis Of January 2021 Oil And Gas Lease Sale In New Mexico
BLM News:
SANTA FE — The Bureau of Land Management New Mexico State Office is seeking public comment on the supplemental analysis for oil and gas lease parcels initially included in the January 2021 Carlsbad Field Office Oil and Gas Lease Sale.
Jan. 29, 2021, the BLM issued a decision regarding the lease sale. BLM is now supplementing the analysis supporting that decision and will reassess the decision based on this new analysis.
The 30-day public comment period ends May 21, 2024. Interested parties may review the supplemental analysis and submit comments online via ePlanning.
For more information, Read More
Deputy Secretary Announces High-Speed Internet Deployment
USDA is partnering with rural cooperatives, local organizations and Tribes to support high-speed internet deployment in 11 states. Courtesy/USDA
USDA News:
ALBUQUERQUE – U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Deputy Secretary Xochitl Torres Small today announced that USDA is partnering with rural cooperatives, local organizations and Tribes to support high-speed internet deployment in 11 states.
USDA is awarding $5.2 million in cooperative agreements through the Broadband Technical Assistance Program, which is funded through President Biden’s historic Bipartisan Infrastructure Read More
Seven Los Alamos Seniors Earn National Merit Scholarships
NMHED News:
SANTA FE – The National Merit Scholarship Corporation announced today that Seven Los Alamos Seniors and one from Albuquerque have won corporate-sponsored National Merit Scholarship awards. They are among approximately 770 distinguished high school seniors to receive the honor.
“I applaud both Batelle and the National Merit Scholarship Corporation for their celebration of academic excellence,” NMHED Secretary Arsenio Romero said. “Their commitment to nurturing talent and fostering student success exemplifies the essence of corporate responsibility.”
National Read More
Wonders On Wheels To Roll Into Los Alamos Saturday
Wonders on Wheels is the mobile museum program of the New Mexico Department of Cultural Affairs will be at the Farmers Market Saturday in Los Alamos. Courtesy/NMDCA
NMDCA News:
Wonders on Wheels will be at the Los Alamos Farmers Market 10 a.m. until noon Saturday, April 27 at 2132 Central Ave.
Wonders on Wheels (WoW) is the mobile museum program of the New Mexico Department of Cultural Affairs (NMDCA). The WoW RV travels all over the state bringing museum exhibits to the people of New Mexico.
The community is invited to see “New Mexico Growing” – an exhibit focused on the “Three Sisters” – corn, Read More
Daily Postcard: Young Deer Grazes In Yard On North Road
Daily Postcard: A young deer stops to look around before continuing to graze early Tuesday evening in the yard of a residence on North Road. Photo by Carol A. Clark/ladailypost.com Read More
Coronado Historic Site: Traditional Pueblo Gardening May 1
NMHS News:
The community is invited to join Ranger Anthony Magdalena for a demonstration 10:30 a.m. to noon Wednesday, May 1 at Coronado Historic Site.
Ranger Magdalena will discuss and teach about different aspects of traditional Pueblo Gardening.
This program is included with admission of $7/adult and free to children 16 years and younger.
This program teaches participants traditional gardening techniques used by the Pueblo people, connecting modern gardening to the history of the land. Read More
Daily Postcard: In-between Seasons In Valles Grande
Daily Postcard: The view in-between seasons Saturday in Valles Grande at Valles Caldera National Preserve. Photo by Corey Lycopolus/NPS Read More
The Family YMCA Y Earth Service Corps June 10-July 19
Conserving America’s Wildlands: The Vision Of Ted Turner Photography Exhibition Opens May 11 At NMMNHS
Graphic promoting Conserving America’s Wildlands: The Vision of Ted Turner. Exhibition opens May 11, 2024 New Mexico at Museum of Natural History & Science in Albuquerque. Courtesy/NMMNHS
NMMNHS News:
ALBUQUERQUE — The New Mexico Museum of Natural History & Science (NMMNHS) will debut a new traveling exhibition that brings the legacy of media mogul and conservationist Ted Turner to life through wildland photography captured by his son, Rhett Turner. Conserving America’s Wildlands: The Vision of Ted Turner opens at the museum Saturday, May 11.
“Rhett Turner’s stunning photography Read More
Small Acreage Stewardship & Homestead Skills Workshop Series Runs April Through October 2024 In Alcalde
Daily Postcard: Red Garden Tulip Blooms In Jemez Springs
Daily Postcard: A red garden tulip blooming recently outside the Los Ojos Restaurant in Jemez Springs. Photo by John McHale/ladailypost.com Read More
Posts From The Road: Tucumcari Tonight
Blue Swallow: The Blue Swallow Motel has been a popular Route 66 motel for decades and is the most well-known of the Tucumcari motels. Travelers continue to book the facility months in advance due to its popularity along Route 66. This photo shows the motel with its classic Hudson auto parked in the entrance at twilight as the neon lights begin to light the motel. Photo by Gary Warren/ladailypost.com
La Cita: La Cita Restaurant is a popular Mexican Restaurant on Historic Route 66 in Tucumcari. The bright yellow exterior with murals painted on many walls and the tall sombrero over the entrance make Read More
Scenes From PEEC’s 2024 Earth Day Festival
A scene from PEEC’s 2024 Earth Day Festival Saturday at the Los Alamos Nature Center. Photo by Kirsten Laskey/ladailypost.com
A crowd checks out the booths and activities offered during the Pajarito Environmental Education Center’s (PEEC) Earth Day Festival Saturday at the Los Alamos Nature Center. Photo by Kirsten Laskey/ladailypost.com
Los Alamos County Department of Public Utilities Conservation Specialist Abbey Hayward supervises Annamarie Allen as she puts soil in a cup to plant grass seeds during PEEC’s Earth Day celebration Saturday. Photo by Kirsten Laskey/ladailypost.com Read More
Sen. Martin Heinrich Celebrates 2024 National Park Week
U.S. Sen. Martin Heinrich celebrates National Park Week in video statement, April 19, 2024. Courtesy photo
From the Office of U.S. Sen. Martin Heinrich:
WASHINGTON, D.C. — U.S. Sen. Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.), a member of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, released a video statement celebrating National Park Week, days after the Senate unanimously passed a resolution he cosponsored marking the week of April 20 through April 28 as National Park Week 2024.
The resolution, supported on a bipartisan basis with 64 Senate cosponsors, seeks to boost awareness of the value and availability Read More
Daily Postcard: Spring Blooms At Los Alamos Post Office
Daily Postcard: Springtime blooms Saturday at Los Alamos Post Office. Photo by Kathryn Willcutt
Springtime at the Post Office Saturday in downtown Los Alamos. Photo by Kathryn Willcutt Read More
Leger Fernández Applauds New BLM Rule To Guide Management Of Public Lands
STATE News:
The Department of the Interior April 18 announced a final rule to help guide the balanced management of America’s public lands.
The final Public Lands Rule provides tools for the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) to help improve the health and resilience of public lands in the face of a changing climate; conserve important wildlife habitat and intact landscapes; facilitate responsible development; and better recognize unique cultural and natural resources on public lands.
In a hearing last year, Congresswoman Leger Fernández urged the Bureau of Land Management’s Deputy Director Read More
New Mexico Environment Department Cites City Of Roswell For Death Of Worker In Trench And Issues $637,311 Fine
NMED News:
SANTA FE — The New Mexico Environment Department issued willful and serious citations with penalties of $637,311 to the City of Roswell following a six-month investigation by its Occupational Health and Safety Bureau (OHSB) into the fatal injury of a city utility worker.
In the early morning hours of Oct. 21, 2023, four members of an on-call crew for the City were dispatched to repair a leaking water main. One of the crew members was working within a trench to repair the leaking pipe when the earth walls caved in, trapping the worker. The other crew members and emergency personnel were Read More
