Pajarito Mountain Ski Area Extends Season To March 31
Pajarito Mountain Ski Area. Courtesy/Pajarito photo
PAJARITO News:
New Mexico winter has been good to Pajarito Mountain in Los Alamos … in fact so good that the ski area has extended its season to include March 30-31. The ski area was planning to close March 24.
Pajarito has received 110” of snowfall so far this season, nearly 100 percent of average snowpack for the year according to OpenSnow.
Local skiers at Pajarito Mountain Ski Area. Courtesy/pajarito
Pajarito Mountain Ski Area. Courtesy/Pajarito Read More
Benedictine Monastery Lake Reopens For Fishing
NMGF News:
PECOS — After a winter closure, the Benedictine Monastery Lake, near the village of Pecos, will be freshly stocked with trout and reopen for fishing at 10 a.m., Tuesday, March 5.
The Benedictine Monastery Lake is part of the Department’s Open Gate Program. Please visit their website for more information about this property.
If you are planning a fishing trip this spring, the Department has several tools to help you. The Weekly Fishing Report provides up-to-date information on fishing conditions at numerous water bodies throughout the state. The Fishing Conditions and Trip
New Mexico To Host First Ever Earth Day Festival
EARTH DAY News:
ALBUQUERQUE — The City of Albuquerque, various non-profit organizations and a group of individuals committed to the earth, are putting on the state’s first-ever statewide Earth Day Festival.
Themed the Planet vs. Plastics, the event is 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sunday, April 21 at the Sid Cutter Pavilion at Balloon Fiesta Park in Albuquerque.
The International Earth Day 2024 theme outlines an unwavering commitment to reducing plastic use for the sake of human and planetary health, demanding a 60% reduction in the production of all plastics by 2040. This local event will promote ways Read More
New Mexico Becomes Fourth State To Enact Clean Fuel Standards As Governor Signs Legislation
Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham
STATE News:
SANTA FE — Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham Tuesday signed House Bill 41, Clean Transportation Fuel Standards, into law. New Mexico is the fourth state in the nation to enact the standards.
HB41 allows producers and importers of low-carbon transportation fuels to generate clean fuel credits to sell to producers and importers of high-carbon transportation fuels. HB41 then directs the emissions of transportation fuels in New Mexico to decrease over time.
“Clean fuel standards not only decrease emissions and move us toward our climate goals, but also diversify Read More
National Park Service Completes Bandelier National Monument Air Tour Management Plan
NPS News:
BANDELIER NATIONAL MONUMENT — The National Park Service (NPS) and the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) have completed an air tour management plan for Bandelier National Monument.
The plan prohibits commercial air tours over the park and within one-half mile outside its boundary to protect natural and cultural resources, sacred Tribal places, wilderness areas, and visitor experiences.
The plan was signed Feb. 29, 2024, and its operating parameters will take effect within 180 days. The operator currently offering commercial air tours over the park may continue Read More
Weekly Fishing Report: March 5, 2025
By GEORGE MORSE
Sports And Outdoors
Los Alamos Daily Post
There are some fishing areas in Northeast New Mexico that opened March 1 for the 2024 season.
Morphy Lake State Park, Clayton Lake State Park and the Charette Lakes will open for fishing. The Charette Lakes should be good for some nice, holdover trout. The Charette Lakes also have yellow perch. There should also be some holdover trout at Morphy Lake, including some cutthroat trout.
Clayton Lake is now open. Clayton Lake was stocked Feb. 21 with 3,200 rainbow trout in preparation for it’s opening Friday for the 2024 season. The state-record Read More
PEEC: Eclipse Stories With Chick Keller At Los Alamos Nature Center Planetarium Friday March 8
Dr. Chick Keller
PEEC News:
Dr. Chick Keller will share stories of eclipse missions in the 1970s during his talk this Friday, March 8 in the Los Alamos Nature Center planetarium. Dr. Keller will share insights about the 1970s airborne studies of the sun’s corona during total solar eclipses – conducted at the Los Alamos Scientific Laboratory (LASL). By taking the airborne eclipse observations, lab scientists, including Keller and Art Cox, could extend their totality study and reduce interference from the atmosphere. He will talk about the successes and failures of some of these missions, sharing Read More
N3B Performs Robust Sampling, Monitoring To Drive Legacy Waste Cleanup At Los Alamos National Laboratory
Groundwater monitoring studies began in 1945 at Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL). Today, workers collect nearly 2,300 groundwater samples annually. The groundwater samples are collected from a network of more than 200 monitoring wells located on LANL, Pueblo de San Ildefonso, Los Alamos County and Santa Fe County property. The sampling helps ensure water drawn for human consumption meets all federal and state drinking water standards. Courtesy/N3B
The low-head weir pictured is one of many storm water controls that help prevent contaminated sediment from being transported downstream. Read More
Daily Postcard: View At Bandelier National Monument
Daily Postcard: View on Feb. 22 at Bandelier National Monument. Photo by Erick Sabillon Read More
Locally Farmed Produce At Los Alamos Winter Market
Congressional Delegation Welcomes Nearly $43 Million From Bipartisan Infrastructure Law To Upgrade Drinking Water, Wastewater And Stormwater Infrastructure In New Mexico
U.S. Congressional News:
WASHINGTON, D.C. — U.S. Senators Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) and Ben Ray Luján (D-N.M.) and U.S. Reps Teresa Leger Fernández (D-N.M.), Melanie Stansbury (D-N.M.), and Gabe Vasquez (D-N.M.), are welcoming nearly $43 million of Bipartisan Infrastructure Law funding from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to support water infrastructure upgrades all across New Mexico.
The announcement is part of the over $50 billion investment in water infrastructure upgrades from the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law – the largest such investment in American history. Read More
Daily Postcard: Bobcat Relaxes In Back Yard In Quemazon
Daily Postcard: A bobcat is spotted relaxing in the warm afternoon sunshine Sunday in the back yard of a home in Quemazon. Photo by Cindy Buechler Read More
Major Tax Credit Programs Set To Propel New Mexico Toward Sustainable And Green Future
EMNRD Deputy Secretary Dylan Fuge
EMNRD News:
SANTA FE — The New Mexico Energy, Minerals, and Natural Resources Department (EMNRD) lauds the passage of House Bill 252, the Omnibus Tax Package, sponsored by Rep. Derrick J. Lente.
It supports a robust clean energy economy for all New Mexico households and businesses, protecting the environment, human health, and natural resources. The bill now heads to the governor’s desk for her signature.
EMNRD will administer the new tax credit programs, which are designed to create a clean energy economy and protect the environment and human health.
The Read More
2024 REDI Summit March 5 At Buffalo Thunder Resort
REDI News:
Supporting local area communities to reach their economic development goals, the Regional Economic Development Initiative (REDI) announces that the 2024 REDI Summit is right around the corner. Read background here.
It’s 10 a.m. to 1L30 p.m. March 5, following Los Alamos National Laboratory’s, Community Partnerships Office’s Community Conversation.
The purpose of the REDI Summit is to review the 2023 Regional Economic Development Initiative (REDI) Plan update and to roll up our sleeves and provide input on strategies to fuel job creation, economic growth, and improve standards Read More
BLM Seeks Comment On Additional Analysis Of 2020 Oil & Gas Lease Sales In New Mexico
BLM News:
SANTA FE — The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) seeks comment on additional analysis of parcels challenged in court after being included in the February 2020 Rio Puerco Field Office and Farmington Field Office oil and gas lease sales
BLM’s December 2020 decision to approve the lease sales was challenged in court, as was a subsequent decision based on updated analysis. BLM agreed to review the analyses supporting its decision. These new analyses provide more information relevant to BLM’s decision making and public disclosure process informed by public comments received from Dec. Read More
County Renewable Revolution: New Solar And Battery Contracts Set To Double Clean Electricity Supply
Solar farm. Courtesy/LAC
COUNTY News:
With a unanimous vote Tuesday night, the Los Alamos County Council approved the Foxtail Flats Solar and Storage agreements, putting Los Alamos County on an accelerated trajectory toward meeting its goal to be a net carbon-neutral energy provider by 2040.
The Council unanimously approved agreements for 170 MW of solar power from the Four Corners Area and 80 MW of battery storage.
In 2016, the Los Alamos Board of Public Utilities (BPU) set a goal for the Department of Public Utilities (DPU) to become a carbon-neutral electrical energy provider by 2040. DPU Read More
Daily Postcard: Junco Spotted Hopping Around At Bandelier
Daily Postcard: A Junco hops around Thursday at Bandelier National Monument. Photo by Sally King/NPS Read More
Learn About Diné & Ndé At Bosque Redondo Ranger Tours
NMHS News:
New Mexico Historic Sites (NMHS) announces that Bosque Redondo Memorial at Fort Sumner Historic Site is offering a new series of ranger-led tours.
Join Ranger Lily and Instructional Coordinator Rebekha on Saturdays for a guided tour of the new permanent exhibition, “Bosque Redondo…A Place of Suffering…A Place of Survival” and exterior grounds at Fort Sumner Historic Site, 1-3 p.m., Saturdays, March 2, 9, 16, 23 and 30, 2024.
Directions:
Bosque Redondo Memorial at Fort Sumner Historic Site, I-40 to Santa Rosa, south on US 84 to the village of Fort Sumner. Take Hwy 60/84 3 miles east Read More
Los Alamos Community Seed Library Birthday Party Today!
COUNTY News:
The Los Alamos Public Library will launch the second year of the Los Alamos Community Seed Library 1-3 p.m. today, March 2.
At both Mesa Public Library and White Rock Branch Library, local gardening experts will be on hand to help you choose the best seeds for your garden and offer tips and guidance to growing in the unique challenges of both White Rock and Los Alamos. There will be birthday cake, seed games and paper crafts for the whole family.
It has been a successful first year for the Los Alamos Community Seed Library, with almost 1,500 packages of seeds borrowed from the Seed Library’s Read More
Review, 2023 Annual Periodic Monitoring Report For Base-Flow Sampling Added To LANL Electronic Reading Room
LANL News:
Per regulatory requirements, Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL) announces new documents have been added to the Los Alamos Legacy Cleanup Contract Electronic Public Reading Room.
All legacy cleanup documents required to be posted after April 30, 2018, are available on the site linked above.
For legacy cleanup documents that were posted prior to April 30, 2018, please visit the LANL electronic public reading room:
- Review, 2023 Annual Periodic Monitoring Report for The General Surveillance Monitoring Group: Los Alamos and Pueblo Canyon, Mortandad and Sandia Canyon, Water
