Environment

Environmental Services To Close For Presidents Day

Submitted by Carol A. Clark on February 14, 2024

COUNTY News:

Los Alamos County Environmental Services will be closed Monday, Feb. 19, 2024, in observance of Presidents Day.

This includes trash and recycling collection services and operations at the Eco Station and the Overlook Convenience Center.

If the observed date falls on your normal trash collection day please place your materials out Wednesday, Feb. 21.

Visit the Environmental Services website for the full 2024 holiday and roll cart collection schedule, as well as the 2024 Household Hazardous Waste Collection monthly schedule.

For additional questions, call 505.662.8163 Read More

LASA: Pollinators As Teachers Of Love

Submitted by Kirsten Laskey (ladp admin) on February 14, 2024

By DANA ECELBERGER
Los Alamos Sustainability Alliance

          • Did you know? New Mexico has a surprising number of native pollinators: bees of all shapes and sizes, flies, butterflies, wasps, birds, bats and more, but bees are the hardest working in the pollination department. Out of around 4,000 native bees in the United States, New Mexico has around 1,000 bee species! That is a full fourth of all the known native bees in America.

As we celebrate Valentine’s Day, many of us are thinking about love and what in the world it is all about. Some of us may already have found love, either as a romantic connection, Read More

Weekly Fishing Report: Feb. 14, 2024

Submitted by Carol A. Clark on February 14, 2024

By GEORGE MORSE
Sports And Outdoors
Los Alamos Daily Post

For several years the New Mexico Department of Game and Fish had periodically throughout the season made stockings of bigger-than average rainbow trout in many of the state’s trout lakes and ponds.

Averaging between 15-20 inches long, these larger fish are a welcome addition for anglers used to catching 9-12 inch catchable-size rainbow trout

Reviewing last year’s (2023) stocking reports, there were few if any stockings of these larger trout made. The places where larger trout could be caught like the San Juan River, Navajo Lake, Chama Read More

Amateur Naturalist: A Rocky Landscape Part 3

Submitted by Carol A. Clark on February 14, 2024

By ROBERT DRYJA
Los Alamos

We have reviewed how the composition of lava rock influences the size of boulders. We also have considered how the slope of the land influences where boulders may eventually settle.

Three interesting kinds of rock formations may occur:

          • (1) vertical columns next to one another;
          • (2) a single column; or
          • (3) a field of rock.

The rim of a canyon may be made of thick layers of dense lava. A thick layer would cool sooner from its outside since it take time for heat within to move outward to the surface.

Cooling lava contracts and so cracks penetrate from the surface downward into the Read More

Amazing Astrophotography Showcased At Los Alamos Nature Center Planetarium Feb. 16

Submitted by Carol A. Clark on February 13, 2024

Sunflower Galaxy (Messier 63) by Sergey Trudolyubov.  

PEEC News:

Marvel at the beauty of the cosmos during the astrophotography showcase at 7 p.m., Friday, Feb. 16 at the Los Alamos Nature Center’s planetarium.

Doors will open at 6:45 p.m. Local photographers Frasier and Cathy Goff, Sergey Trudolyubov, and Glen Wurden will unveil their captivating images of eclipses, deep sky objects, and more, inviting audiences to marvel at the celestial wonders captured through their lenses. Admission to this showcase is $8 for adults and $6 for children. Please note that planetarium programs are not Read More

DOE Extends Public Comment Period For Draft NEPA EA For Chromium Interim Measures And Final Remedy

Submitted by Carol A. Clark on February 13, 2024

LANL News:

Per regulatory requirements, Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL) has announced that new documents have been added to the LANL 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:

  • DOE Environmental Management Los Alamos Field Office Extends Public Comment Period from February 12, 2024 to March 13, 2024, for the Draft NEPA Environmental
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People Impacted By Hermit’s Peak/Calf Canyon Fire Highly Encouraged To File Claim For Flood Insurance By March 1, 2024

Submitted by Carol A. Clark on February 12, 2024

FEMA News:

SANTA FE — People impacted by the Hermit’s Peak/Calf Canyon Fire are highly encouraged to submit claims for flood insurance by March 1 and no later than April 1.

There is a 30-day mandatory waiting period for all new National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP) policies. Submitting a claim for flood insurance coverage by March 1 will help ensure coverage goes into effect before snowmelt and monsoon season begin.

Eligible households have two options for securing flood insurance through the Claims Office:

  • Up to five-years of NFIP coverage, with premiums paid directly by the Claims Office
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Urban Trail Phase I & II Multi-Use Trail Project Construction Activities: Week Of Feb. 12, 2024

Submitted by Carol A. Clark on February 12, 2024

Work Zone Area 2A. Courtesy/LAC

COUNTY News:

Hasse Contracting Company Inc., under contract with Los Alamos County Public Works to construct the Urban Trail Phase I & II Multi-use Trail Project, will be continuing construction activities at three different locations downtown and off Canyon Road during the week of Feb. 12.

Weather permitting, areas impacted include:

  • Work Zone Area 1: Within the Fuller Lodge grounds adjacent to Central Avenue and heading north towards the Romero Cabin – Occasional brief flagger operations on Central Ave. and 19th St. for construction vehicles
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Daily Postcard: La Capilla De La Sagrada Familia

Submitted by Carol A. Clark on February 11, 2024

Daily Postcard: La Capilla de la Sagrada Familia (Chapel of the Holy Family) taken last fall. The chapel sits at the base of Black Mesa, a sacred mountain on the San Ildefonso Pueblo reservation. It is one of the most photographed buildings in New Mexico. Photo by Johnnie Martinez Read More

County Traffic Alert: Main Hill Open, Camp May Closed

Submitted by Carol A. Clark on February 10, 2024

UPDATE: LAPD is allowing parents to pick up their kids from Pajarito Mountain. The plows have laid down sand, as long as people have four-wheel drive and decent tires, Camp May Road is passable, but requires caution. There are two vehicles off the side of the road from an earlier accident. LAPD has a tow truck and is working on moving them.

 

COUNTY News:

The Los Alamos Police Department (LAPD) would like to advise the public that icy and snow-packed winter driving conditions are present in Los Alamos County.

At this time, the Main Hill Road (N.M. 502) is now open, but drivers are asked to be cautious. Read More

Postponed: Tonight’s LAHS Girls Basketball Games

Submitted by Carol A. Clark on February 10, 2024

SPORTS News:

The Los Alamos High School JV and Varsity Girls Basketball games with Moriarty High School scheduled for this evening have been postponed due to inclement weather.

A new date for these games has not yet been announced.

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