Town Of Red River Receives $30,000 Outdoor Marketing Grant From New Mexico Outdoor Recreation Division
Mayor Linda Calhoun
RED RIVER News:
RED RIVER — The Town of Red River has announced that it has been selected as the recipient of the Outdoor Marketing Grant in the amount of $30,000, administered by the New Mexico Outdoor Recreation Division of the New Mexico Economic Development Department.
This grant marks an opportunity for the Town to bolster its efforts in promoting outdoor recreation and tourism in the region.
The Outdoor Marketing Grant, a new initiative aimed at enhancing outdoor recreation experiences throughout New Mexico, was awarded to the Town of Red River in recognition of its Read More
LANL 2023 Results For Avian Monitoring At TA-Area 36 Minie Site Added To Electronic Public Reading Room
LANL News:
Per regulatory requirements, Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL) has announced that new documents have been added to the LANL Electronic Reading Room.
The document(s) have been submitted to fulfill one or more requirements of the Los Alamos National Laboratory:
Members of the public may view these documents and many others at LANL’s Electronic Public Reading Room. Read More
County Reminder To Keep Trash Out Of Recyclables
COUNTY News:
Just a quick but important reminder to help keep Los Alamos clean and green by ensuring trash is placed in the trash bins and recyclables in the recycling bins.
It’s easy to get mixed up sometimes, but every effort counts toward protecting the environment.
The County says thank you for helping make a difference! Read More
Daily Postcard: Male Mexican Wolf Spotted At Sevilleta
Daily Postcard: An adult male Mexican wolf in brushy landscape March 13 at Sevilleta National Wildlife Refuge about 20 miles north of Socorro (this one was not spotted at the Valles Caldera National Preserve). A female Mexican wolf was spotted howver, roaming around the Valles Caldera for about a month last November. Once common throughout parts of the Southwestern U.S. and Mexico, the Mexican wolf was all but eliminated from the wild by the 1970s due to conflicts with livestock. In 1976, the Mexican wolf was listed as endangered and a binational captive breeding program was initiated soon afterNo Totality, No Problem – New Mexico Museum Of Natural History & Science Hosts Series Of Events For Eclipse April 8
Courtrsy/NMMNHS
NMMNHS News:
For the second time in less than six months, a solar eclipse will be visible overhead in New Mexico. The Land of Enchantment isn’t in the path of totality for the solar eclipse April 8, so the New Mexico Museum of Natural History & Science (NMMNHS) is hosting a series of events designed to help visitors better understand and view the partial eclipse across the state.
Starting this evening (Thursday, March 21), the museum’s Space Science educators and scientists will present a series of talks before the moon passes in front of the sun for a solar eclipse April 8. The Read More
2024 Wildfire Day Elks Club Easter Egg Hunt At Ashley Pond March 30!
New Mexico Environment Department Releases Quarterly Performance Assessment Highlighting Achievements, Enforcement Actions
NMED News:
SANTA FE — The New Mexico Environment Department (NMED) released the second quarter (Q2) 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 Oct. 1 and Dec. 31, 2023. The assessment also provides insights on budget and staffing challenges impacting performance.
Second-quarter accomplishments highlighted include:
- Adoption of the Advanced Clean Cars and Advanced Clean Trucks rules by the Environmental Improvement
YMCA Partners With LAPS To Provide Spring Break Camp
Scene of a previous Spring Break Camp activity at Aspen Elementary School. Courtesy/YMCA
Scene of a previous Spring Break Camp with art/creativity activities at The Family YMCA. Courtesy/YMCA
Y News:
During the conference days and upcoming spring break, The Family YMCA has partnered up with Los Alamos Public Schools to provide Spring Break Camp with free childcare for families within the local school district.
This is a great collaboration with Y staff, LAPS staff and Los Alamos High School student interns to ensure the camp is a success.
Youth engage in many activities throughout the day Read More
LANL: Finding Of No Significant Impact Issued For Los Alamos County Reservoir Restoration Project
LANL News:
The National Nuclear Security Administration has issued a Finding of No Significant Impact for a Los Alamos County project to restore parts of Los Alamos Canyon including the reservoir and surrounding areas.
The Los Alamos County Department of Public Utilities is planning to restore and address sedimentation from post wildfire flooding impacts in in the canyon.
This restoration project includes: the upper watershed area above the reservoir, the reservoir, and the area where Los Alamos Canyon Creek, water pipeline and access road run parallel to each other down the valley. Read More
Daily Postcard: Bandelier Officially Enters Busy Season
Daily Postcard: Visitors descend the steps and ladders on a partially shaded and steep cliffside March 12 at Bandelier National Monument. Bandelier has officially entered its busy season and recommends arriving before 10 a.m. or after 2:30 p.m. to ensure finding a parking place. Once the limited parking fills vehicles will be turned around at the entrance gate. Bandelier thanks visitors for their cooperation in protecting Alcove House, the cliff dwellings and their own safety by following these guidelines: stay on the trail/ladders, limit to 15 people climbing the ladders to Alcove House, Read More
Red River Recognized For Environmental Stewardship
RR News:
RED RIVER — The Town of Red River has announced its distinguished recognition as a President’s Circle awardee for the Keep America Beautiful (KAB) 2023 reporting year.
This esteemed achievement highlights the town’s unwavering commitment to environmental stewardship and community beautification.
Mayor Linda Calhoun expressed her gratitude, stating, “We are thrilled and honored to receive the President’s Circle status from Keep America Beautiful. This recognition is a testament to the dedication and efforts of our residents, volunteers, and local organizations in preserving Read More
Daily Postcard: Spring Daffodils Blooming On Aster Street
Daily Postcard: A most welcome sign of spring – daffodils are spotted blooming Wednesday on Aster Street in White Rock. Photo by Joyce Wolff Read More
New Mexico Environment Department: $800,000 Available For Recycling, Illegal Dumpsite And Scrap Tire Cleanup
Los Ranchos Agri-Nature Center Grand Opening. Courtesy photo
NMED News:
SANTA FE — The New Mexico Environment Department (NMED) is now accepting applications for fiscal year 2025 Recycling and Illegal Dumping (RAID) Fund grants for scrap tire management, illegal dumpsite abatement, recycling, and composting projects. Municipalities, counties, pueblos, nations, tribes, solid waste authorities, cooperative associations (as defined in the RAID Act), and land grant communities are eligible for funding.
A total of $800,000 will be available in the upcoming fiscal year. Two-thirds Read More
Los Alamos Field Office Finds No Impact To Floodplain From Waterline & Fiber Optic Cable Proposed Along N.M. 4
LANL News:
The National Nuclear Security Administration Los Alamos Field Office has determined there would be no long-term impacts to the floodplain as a result of projects to install a new waterline and fiber optic conduit and cable along N.M. 4.
The field office has issued a statement of finding for two projects by two separate proponents in Los Alamos County. Portions of the project are located on Department of Energy property.
One project is the construction and operation of a new water supply line within the right-of-way of N.M. 4 by Los Alamos County’s Department of Public Utilities.
The Read More
County ESB To Hold Hybrid Meeting Thursday
COUNTY News:
The Los Alamos County Environmental Sustainability Board (ESB) will meet at 5:30 p.m. Thursday, March 21 in Council Chambers at 1000 Central Ave. and virtually on Zoom.
This meeting is open to the public.
Find the agenda to this meeting here.
Outstanding STEM Student Award Winners Honored At Nuclear Museum’s Einstein Gala
Will Boone, Bosque School
NMNSH News:
The National Museum of Nuclear Science & History, a congressionally chartered, Smithsonian-affiliated Museum recognized Holly Steen, a junior at Eldorado High School, and Will Boone, a senior at Bosque School for their submitted essays on their connection to science, technology, and engineering and mathematics.
The students were recognized at the Museum’s Einstein Gala held March 16, 2024.
“Both Holly and Will are exemplary models of students focused on STEM studies and careers,” said Jennifer Hayden, President and CEO at the National Museum Read More
Daily Postcard: View Looking West From White Rock
Daily Postcard: View looking west Tuesday from White Rock. Photo by VaLynn Purvis Read More
DOE And Triad Receive NEPA Clearance To Deploy Atmospheric Monitoring Equipment In Maryland
DOE News:
The U.S. Department of Energy Office of Science and Triad National Security, LLC (Triad), the operating contractor for Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL), are planning to deploy atmospheric monitoring equipment to support the Coast-Urban-Rural Atmospheric Gradient Experiment (CoURAGE).
DOE and Triad conduct atmospheric and environmental research and monitoring activities by deploying mobile facilities and equipment (including weather balloons) for one-to two-year campaigns at locations throughout the U.S. This project will characterize the extent, radiative Read More
Mexican Gray Wolves Numbers Go Up, But Numbers Aren’t Whole Story … Population Still Dangerously Low
DWNM News:
FLAGSTAFF Ariz. — The U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service released the results of its 2023 wild Mexican gray wolf population count Tuesday, revealing that the number of wolves in the wild in Arizona and New Mexico increased to a minimum of 257 wolves.
This development isn’t all positive, however, as the wild population’s genetic crisis becomes harder to fix as the population expands. While the Service continues to define recovery of the species according to the overall population count, conservation groups point to the lack of genetic diversity as a long-term threat to the species. Read More
More Than 450 Acres Of Piles Burned In Valles Caldera
A member of the NPS Pueblo Parks Fire Crew burns piles on South Mountain. Photo by B. Bolser/NPS
VCNP News:
JEMEZ SPRINGS – With winter concluding, the National Park Service has completed its prescribed pile burning in Valles Caldera National Preserve (VCNP) for the season.
These burns are part of a prescribed burn project to reduce material left from previous forest thinning work.
Over the past three months, fire crews successfully burned piles across 297 acres on South Mountain and 162 acres in Sulphur Canyon, totaling 459 acres of successful fuel reduction in the park.
Fire crews are monitoring Read More
