Black Feather Fire Estimated At 1,500 Acres Burning 25 Miles North Of Los Alamos … Being Managed With Full Suppression Response
A smoke plume from the Black Feather Fire viewed early Sunday evening from Pajarito Acres in White Rock. Photo by Mary Arrowsmith
New Mexico Fire Information News:
Firefighters are responding to a wildfire about 44 miles northwest of Santa Fe in the San Pedro Parks Wilderness of the Coyote Ranger District. It’s called the Black Feather Fire and as of late Sunday night was estimated at 1,500 acres.
The lightning-caused fire started Saturday, Aug. 5, and is being managed with a full suppression response.
Numerous aircraft are assigned to the incident including five large air tankers (LATs), one Read More
Daily Postcard: Albert’s Squirrel Snacking At Bandelier
Daily Postcard: An Abert’s Squirrel, also known as a Tassel eared squirrel, is spotted snacking recently at Bandelier National Monument. Photo by Sally King/NPS Read More
NMED: Public Comment Period Open For New Mexico’s Proposed State Implementation Plan Revision For 2015 Ozone NAAQS
NMED News:
The New Mexico Environment Department (“NMED”) announces an opportunity to comment and/or request a public hearing on a proposed revision to New Mexico’s federally approved State Implementation Plan (“SIP”).
The proposed revision is for the Sunland Park portion of the El Paso-Las Cruces TX/NM marginal ozone nonattainment area (“EP-LC TX/NM O3 NAA”), as applicable to the 2015 ozone National Ambient Air Quality Standard (“NAAQS”). NMED addresses Section 182(a)(3)(A) in respect to periodic emissions inventory requirements to fulfill New Mexico’s planning requirements Read More
County: Black Feather Fire Smoke Visible From Los Alamos Poses No Threat
View of smoke plume taken near Tea Kettle Rock off FR103 in San Pedro Parks Wilderness on Cuba Ranger District. Courtesy photo
View of smoke plume from the north parking lot of Central Parks Square. Photo By Dixon Wolf
COUNTY News:
Los Alamos Fire Department (LAFD) reports that smoke seen in the Los Alamos County area is from the Black Feather fire burning in the Rio Arriba/Sandoval County near the San Pedro Wilderness. While LAFD is monitoring this fire that is approximately 25 miles from the community and has burned 100 acres, the fire currently poses no threat to the Los Alamos community.
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U.S. Sen. Ben Ray Luján Fights To Extend Veteran’s Enrollment Deadline Under PACT Act For Health Care Coverage Treating Toxin-Exposure-Related Injuries
U.S. Sen. Ben Ray Luján
U.S. SENATE News:
WASHINGTON, D.C. — U.S. Sen. Ben Ray Luján (D-N.M.) sent a letter to the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) Friday urging an extension of the enrollment period deadline for veterans applying to retrieve retroactive benefits under the Sergeant First Class Heath Robinson Honoring Our Promise to Address Comprehensive Toxins (PACT) Act.
Last year, the historic PACT Act was signed into law to provide 3.5 million veterans with health care coverage for treating toxin-exposure-related health injuries— marking the VA’s most expansive health care benefits Read More
Scenes From Trip To Alaska By White Rock Residents
Scene of Toby, a grizzly bear cooling of in water that White Rock residents Linda and Barbara Uher saw during their recent trip to Alaska. Toby weighs about 1,200 pounds and stands 6 feet tall at her shoulder. She learned how to sign for more food by putting her paws together in front of her chest. Toby has a brother Balloo, her brother Lucky died in 2017. Her mother died from ingesting plastic bags she found in a garbage can. Toby lives at Fortress of the Bear rescue center in Sitka, Alaska. Learn more at fortressofthebear.com. Photo by Linda Uher
Scene of Toby, a grizzly bear that White Rock residents Read More
Robinson: Outdoor Recreation Division Deserves Kudos, But Don’t Neglect State Parks
By SHERRY ROBINSON
All She Wrote
© 2023 New Mexico News Services
Carl Colonius, an outdoor recreation planner for the state Outdoor Recreation Division, sat down before the Legislative Finance Committee recently, prepared to talk about trails. He found that lawmakers want to know about more than hiking. They’re eager to learn about the full range of outdoor recreation enjoyed all over the state.
In the conversational silos of state budgeting, they weighed outdoor recreation only from the Outdoor Recreation Division’s perspective, which they support. Days later, another silo of state government Read More
Daily Postcard: Early Bird Gets Worm In Frijoles Canyon
Daily Postcard: The early bird gets the worm shown here perched in a tree in Frijoles Canyon July 24 at Bandelier National Monument. Courtesy/BNM Read More
New Mexico Homeland Security & Emergency Mgmt. & SFNF Seek Public Input On Hermits Peak Calf Canyon Flood Issues
SFNF News:
SANTA FE — The Northern New Mexico Type 3 Incident Management Team, hosted by New Mexico Homeland Security and Emergency Management (NMDHSEM) and the Santa Fe National Forest (SFNF), are outreaching to the public to gather information on Hermits Peak Calf Canyon post-fire flooding issues affecting their communities.
- Information is being gathered through an online form that is available in English and Spanish and can be found by scanning the QR codes below, or you can also enter/click the following URLs into your web browser. English: https://forms.office.com/g/VTSxrKcTxU
Scenes From County Ribbon Cutting On Otowi Well #2
Los Alamos County Department of Public Utilities (DPU) Deputy Manager James Alarid, center, along with Board of Public Utilities (BPU) Chair Stephen Tobin, center right, snip the ceremonial ribbon Friday morning on Otowi Well #2, which is near N.M. 4 and East Jemez Road. Alarid said this project was a long time coming; he noted that a RFP was first issued for the well in 2016. The project faced geological challenges and then the pandemic hit, which caused delays. However, it paid off because Alarid reported that Otowi Well #2 is one of the best producing wells the utilities department owns. It pumps Read More
Daily Postcard: Fawns Grazing In Downtown Los Alamos
Daily Postcard: Fawns just old enough to come out of the canyon are grazing recently around Bathtub Row in downtown Los Alamos. Photo by Jim O’Donnell Read More
Amateur Naturalist: Butterflies & Thistles
Picture 1: One of 11 butterflies sipping nectar from the florets of a thistle bulb. Three thistle bulbs are next to the butterfly. Photo by Bob Dryja
By ROBERT DRYJA
Los Alamos
The slopes going up mountain sides often are covered in snow during the winter. There is not much to see up close since plants are hidden under the snow and insects are not active. Most birds have migrated to lower and warmer elevations. Only the footprints of animals in the snow are occasionally apparent. This situation reverses with the arrival of summer. A great variety of plants, insects, birds and animals become apparent. Read More
Payment Of Annual Hazardous Waste Generator Fees, Report 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:
- Payment of Annual Hazardous Waste Generator Fees for Calendar Year 2022 Los Alamos National Laboratory, EPA ID# NM0890010515
- DP-1132, Monitoring Report, Radioactive Liquid Waste Treatment Facility, Second Quarter 2023
Members of public may view these documents and many others at LANL’s Electronic Public Reading Read More
Daily Postcard: Sunset Viewed From Downtown Los Alamos
Daily Postcard: The sunset viewed recently from Central Avenue in downtown Los Alamos. Photo by Carol A. Clark//ladailypost.com Read More
Pajarito Mountain Hosts Bird Bash This Saturday!
Pajarito Mountain News:
This Saturday is Pajarito Mountain’s first annual Pajarito Bird Bash!
Details:
- Live Music 2-5 | Dance with 80s-00s covers with the @disclaimersrock
- New Mexico Brew Bash 1-6 p.m. | $15 entry includes commemorative beer glass and tastings. Enjoy drinks from Bathtub Row, Boxing Bear, Rowley Farmhouse Ales, and Black Mesa Winery and Cidery
- Lift served bike and hike 9 a.m. – 3 p.m. – Get Tickets
- Pajarito Mountain Cafe Open 9 a.m. – 5 p.m. – Order online
- Paint on the Mountain with Little Studio on the Mesa
- Cool off with ice cream for sale from Daniel’s Cafe
NMED: 154 Enforcement Actions Initiated In July 2023
NMED News:
SANTA FE — The New Mexico Environment Department (NMED) released updates for the month of July 2023 on the Enforcement Watch.
The Enforcement Watch is a listing of all active and resolved enforcement cases. Active cases involve an alleged violation of a regulation, rule, permit, license, etc.
Resolved cases are those that were adjudicated in court of law or administratively resolved. The Enforcement Watch also provides tools for the public to report alleged environmental or workplace safety violations.
In the month of July, 154 new entries were added to the Active Matters listing Read More
Daily Postcard: Double Rainbow Over North Community
Daily Postcard: A double rainbow appeared Tuesday after a rainstorm in North Community. Photo by Laurie Waters Read More
Today Marks 2023 Earth Overshoot Day
Courtesy/Global Footprint Network <www.footprintnetwork.org>.White RockEarth Overshoot Day marks the date when humanity’s demand for ecological resources and services in a given year exceeds what Earth can regenerate in that year. https://www.overshootday.org
In 2023, Earth Overshoot Day lands on Aug. 2. We maintain this deficit by liquidating stocks of ecological resources and accumulating waste, primarily carbon dioxide in the atmosphere.
Earth Overshoot Day is hosted and calculated
CFPP Submits Application To U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission To Begin Early Construction Of Carbon Free Power Project
From left, Brian Smith, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Director of the Division of New and
Renewed Licenses; Karin Feldman, NuScale Power Vice President of Program Management Office;
Mason Baker, UAMPS CEO and General Manager; Robert Taylor, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission
Deputy Office Director for New Reactors; Carrie Fosaaen, NuScale Power Vice President of Regulatory
Affairs. Courtesy/CFPP
CFPP News:
SALT LAKE CITY, Utah – CFPP LLC, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Utah Associated Municipal Power Systems (UAMPS), has taken a significant step towards the realization of the Read More
Scenes Of Sunflowers Blooming Tuesday At The Tub
Sunflowers blooming in abundance Tuesday at Bathtub Row Brewing Co-op in Central Park Square. Courtesy photo
A couple of bees collecting nectar from a sunflower Tuesday at the Tub in Central Park Square. Courtesy photo
Sunflowers blooming Tuesday at the Tub in Central Park Square.Courtesy photo
A bee collects nectar fro a sunflower blooming Tuesday at the Tub in Central Park Square.Courtesy photo Read More
