Montage Of 2023 Annular Solar Eclipse Taken From LAHS
A montage of the 2023 Annular Solar Eclipse taken Saturday morning from the courtyard at Los Alamos High School. Photo by Jenn Donley Read More
IDEA 856 Added To LANL 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
Autumn Leaves Are Falling Around Los Alamos
Autumn underway the leaves such as this maple leaf holding droplets of rain are turning color and falling to the ground throughout Los Alamos and White Rock. Courtesy photo Read More
Buck With Beat Up Antlers Rests In Shade Of Blue Spruce
A sturdy buck with beat up antlers rests in the shade of a giant blue spruce contentedly chewing his cud and occasionally sipping water from a birdbath and eating grass at this residence Friday on Barranca Mesa. Photo by Ken HansonBLM Announces Santa Cruz Lake Now Open On Mondays
BLM News:
TAOS — The Bureau of Land Management Taos Field Office has announced that Santa Cruz Lake is now open on Mondays for the fall season.
The new hours of operation for day-use are 7 a.m. to 5 p.m. Thursday through Monday. The recreation site is closed Tuesdays and Wednesdays.
Santa Cruz Lake closes annually for the winter Dec.1 to March 1. The Overlook Campground will remain open 24/7 until the winter closure.
The Taos Field Office is focused on providing recreation and economic opportunities while protecting public lands through Leave No Trace principles.
For more information about Read More
Autumn Colors The Tall Trees Around Fuller Lodge
The trees near the rose garden show Autumn colors Friday around Fuller Lodge. Photo by Shari Mills Read More
Daily Postcard: Camp May In Its Fall Prime
Daily Postcard: Camp May in its fall prime Thursday on Pajarito Mountain. Photo by Jen Moss Read More
SFNF Prepares For North Aztec Springs Prescribed Fire
SFNF News:
SANTA FE — Fire crews are preparing for the 650-acre North Aztec Springs burn on the Espanola Ranger District. The district plans to start the burn sometime after the Albuquerque Balloon Fiesta, which ends Oct. 15.
Crews from the Santa Fe National Forest and the City of Santa Fe are currently working on containment lines in preparation for the burn.
The unit is located at the northwest corner of the Santa Fe Municipal Watershed adjacent to the communities of Hyde Park Estates, Paseo Segundo, High Summit, Los Cerros Colorados, Cerro Gordo and Upper Canyon. The unit is just north of the Read More
Sun During 2023 Annular Solar Eclipse Over Los Alamos
The sun during the 2023 Annular Solar Eclipse this morning viewed from Los Alamos. The black spots on the sun are sun spots. Photo by Tyler Slocum
The sun during the 2023 Annular Solar Eclipse this morning viewed from Los Alamos. The black spots on the sun are sun spots. Photo by Tyler Slocum
The sun during the 2023 Annular Solar Eclipse this morning viewed from Los Alamos. The black spots on the sun are sun spots. Photo by Tyler Slocum
The sun during the 2023 Annular Solar Eclipse this morning viewed from Los Alamos. The black spots on the sun are sun spots. Photo by Tyler Slocum
The sun during the 2023 Annular Read More
Retired Astrophysicist Galen Gisler Explains Eclipse Details
Event coordinator, retired astrophysicist and PEEC volunteer Galen Gisler explaining details of this morning’s viewing of the 2023 Anndular Solar Eclipse at LAHS. Courtesy/J. Robert Oppenheimer Memorial Committee
Local 2023 Anndular Solar Eclipse News:
2023 Anndular Solar Eclipse event coordinator, retired astrophysicist and PEEC volunteer Galen Gisler explained details of this morning’s viewing hosted in the courtyard at Los Alamos High School by Los Alamos Public Schools in colaboration with the County and other organizations and businesses.
Eclipses occur when the Moon passes Read More
2023 Annular Solar Eclipse Shadows Viewed In Los Alamos
View of the 2023 Annular Solar Eclipse as seen as a pinhole camera effect through the trees, as a shadow on the side of local residence. As sun intensity drops, the annular shadows are visible due to light passing through the leaves. It’s a well-known phenomenon and it’s mesmerizing. Photo by David Clark
Another view of the 2023 Annular Solar Eclipse as seen as a pinhole camera effect through the trees, as a shadow on the side of local residence. Photo by David ClarkLAPS Hosts Annular Solar Eclipse Event Los Alamos Style!
Los Alamos Public Schools hosted a community-wide collaboration this morning to provide the opportunity for people of all ages to view the 2023 Annular Solar Eclipse from the courtyard at Los Alamos High School (LAHS). Photo by John McHale/ladailypost.com
A large crowd gathered in the courtyard this morning at Los Alamos High School to view the 2023 Annular Solar Eclipse in the sky and on a big screen shown here as the eclipse formed a ‘ring of fire’ to the delight of those in attendance. Photo by John McHale/ladailypost.com
Wow … watching the 2023 Annular Solar Eclipse this morning dazzled Read More
LWV Lunch With A Leader To Feature Eric Peterson Oct. 19
Eric Peterson
LWV News:
The League of Women Voters’ community event, Lunch with a Leader is noon Thursday, Oct. 19 at the Unitarian Church, 1738 N Sage Loop. The leader is Eric Peterson, the Open Space Specialist for the Los Alamos County Parks, Recreation and Open Space Division.
Peterson grew up in a military family and attended high school in southern Ohio, and later graduated from Bowling Green State University. It was during his time in college that he was introduced to the southwest by a college professor who took students on cultural immersion trips. He said that after a two week visit he decided Read More
Assembling A Ristra From Chimayo Red Chile
Award winning author Liddie Martinez just harvested the last of the Chimayo Red Chile fresh from the field of her farm in the Española Valley to assemble into a ristra. She will hang the completed ristra to decorate the doorway of her farmhouse and to dry for later cooking and eating. Martinez is a longtime food columnist for the Los Alamos Daily Post (link). Her book, ‘Chile Line Cookbook: Historic Recipes of Northern New Mexico’ is an award winning book available at www.pajaritopress.com. Martinez also will be featured in an episode of the TV series, ‘From Scratch’ scheduled to air Oct. 18. Read More
Jack Skellington … A Man With A Plan Is Dressed To Impress
Daily Postcard: Dressed in a dapper suit for his lunch date Wednesday, local resident Jack Skellington waits for the Atomic City Transit to pick him up in White Rock. He was meeting a special someone at a restaurant in Los Alamos where he planned to pop the question. Photo by Shari Mills Read More
Governor Reveals New Mexico Climate Investment Center
Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham
STATE News:
ALBUQUERQUE — Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham was joined by state leaders Friday to announce the creation of the New Mexico Climate Investment Center (NMCIC).
The Climate Investment Center will issue low-interest loans to local projects aimed at reducing greenhouse gas emissions. The governor was joined at the announcement by Leader Peter Wirth, Pro Tem Mimi Stewart and other legislators.
“These investments will make a difference on the ground in communities around the state,” Gov. Lujan Grisham said. “Climate action must be inclusive of all New Mexicans, Read More
Daily Postcard: Apache Plume Blooming At Barranca-North Mesa Roundabout
Daily Postcard: Apache Plume spotted blooming Friday near the Barranca-North Mesa roundabout. Photo by Maggie Meier Read More
Sports Lit Students Learn Journalism From Post Reporters
Los Alamos High School (LAHS) Literature & Composition in Sports (Sports Lit) Teacher, Lori Thompson, presents a thank you poster signed by the students in her classes after their recent field trips to the Los Alamos Daily Post. During the visits, the Post news team discussed journalism and other aspects of the newspaper business, focusing on sports reporting. Photo by Carol A. Clark/ladailypost.com
LAHS Sports Lit Teacher Lori Thompson’s 4 A/B students during their recent visit to the Post. Photo by Carol A. Clark/ladailypost.com
LAHS Sports Lit Teacher Lori Thompson’s 4 A/B students Read More
New Mexico Department Of Game And Fish Announce Off-Highway Vehicle Education And Trail Safety Grant Awards
NMGF News:
SANTA FE — The New Mexico Department of Game and Fish (NMGF) has announced the Off-Highway Vehicle (OHV) Program 2023-2024 grant cycle awards.
Awardees include:
- $20,000 to Region II Emergency Medical Services, Inc. for developing a public-safety media campaign to reduce preventable pediatric traumatic brain injuries among young OHV operators in Doña Ana, Grant, Hidalgo, Luna and Sierra counties.
- $20,000 to South Central Mountain Resource Conservation & Development Council, Inc. to construct two trailheads for access to motorized trails in the Hale Lake area of the Smokey
New Mexico Tourism Department To Celebrate 2023 Annular Solar Eclipse At Albuquerque International Balloon Fiesta
NMTD News:
SANTA FE — Saturday, Oct. 14, New Mexico will become one of the world’s premier viewing locations for the annular solar eclipse.
To celebrate, the New Mexico Tourism Department (NMTD) will be giving away limited-edition sticker decals that depict the fortuitous overlap of the annular solar eclipse and the Albuquerque International Balloon Fiesta.
The sticker decals will be available at the New Mexico True booth at Balloon Fiesta Park beginning this morning, Oct. 13. NMTD staff and volunteers will be distributing the sticker decals only during the morning sessions of the Albuquerque Read More
