Daily Postcard: Pastel Sunrise And Distant Rain Clouds
Daily Postcard: A pastel sunrise with a variety of distant rain clouds seen this morning during a walk in White Rock. Photo by Nancy Ann HibbsBLM Farmington & Taos Implement Fire Restrictions Across Public Lands
BLM News:
FARMINGTON — Due to increased fire danger and prolonged drought, the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) is implementing fire restrictions in San Juan, Rio Arriba, Taos, Colfax, Union, Los Alamos, Santa Fe, Mora, Harding and San Miguel counties, as well as portions of public land in McKinley and Sandoval counties.
The restrictions are effective immediately and will remain in effect until further notice.
Prohibited acts include:
- Building, maintaining, attending, or using a fire, campfire, charcoal, coal or wood stove, including in campgrounds and picnic areas. Allowed:
Bucks Wade And Graze In Cool Waters Of Ashley Pond
A couple of young bucks are spotted wading and grazing in the cool waters of Ashley Pond Wednesday morning in downtown Los Alamos. Photo by Roger Goldie
Young bucks munch on plants while cooling off from the summer heat Wednesday morning in Ashley Pond. Photo by Roger Goldie Read More
Amateur Naturalist: A Glowing Summer Solstice
By ROBERT DRYJA
Los Alamos
“Summer Solstice” is the name given to the longest day of the year. The sunlight created during this day can do so much. This is particularly apparent when the sun has just risen in the early morning. Sun light now comes almost horizontally rather than vertically from the sky above.
In addition, plants have just completed their spring time growth and their leaves are in perfect condition. The horizontal sunlight passes through leaves and they glow in different ways.
Leaves can be said to be conducting photosynthesis in this sunlight. However, they also have become a form Read More
Nearly $47 Million In Funding From Governor Priority Bill Granted For Hermit’s Peak/Calf Canyon Fire Recovery
The Roundhouse in Santa Fe. Post file photo
STATE News:
SANTA FE — Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham announced Wednesday the state has approved $46.9 million in zero-interest loans to Mora and San Miguel counties provided through Senate Bill 6, a governor’s priority bill that she signed into law earlier this year.
The funding will be used for projects that replace or repair public infrastructure damaged by fire, flooding, or debris flows after the Hermit’s Peak/Calf Canyon Fire. These funds are the first allocation from the bipartisan Hermit’s Peak/Calf Canyon fire recovery bill signed Read More
Daily Postcard: Yellow And Pink Colored Rose Grows Tall
Daily Postcard: A yellow and pink colored rose grows tall in a garden on Grand Canyon Drive in White Rock. Photo by Carol A. Clark/ladailypost.com Read More
Purgatory Lift 1 Opens For Mountain Biking Thursday
Courtesy/Purgatory
PURGATORY News:
Purgatory announces the long-awaited opening of Purgatory Express (Lift 1) for lift-served mountain biking Thursday, June 29.
After an epic snow year, the high country trails at Purgatory are ready to roll.
Next week, Purgatory will host the Big Mountain Enduro national race series and invites everyone to catch the high-speed, adrenaline-fueled action of all-mountain riding at its finest.
Purgatory caters to all types of riders, from the top professional mountain bikers and teams to newbies learning on the fun and flowy Shangri-La beginner trail. Read More
Public Notice Of Intent To Approve Site Treatment Plan Added To LANL Electronic Public 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.
- Public Notice of Intent to Approve Site Treatment Plan, Fiscal Year 2022 Annual Update and Proposed Revision 33.0, Federal Facility Compliance Order, October
Daily Postcard: Majestic Sunrise Shines Through Clouds
Daily Postcard: Majestic sunrise shines through clouds Tuesday over White Rock. Photo by Paulette Woodall Read More
Santa Fe National Forest Teen & Family Trail Workday July 6
SFNF News:
The Santa Fe National Forest (SFNF) will host a teen and family trail work day July 6 on the Cowles Ponds Trail. Attendees will have an opportunity to help restore accessibility to the trail at this event designed to be teen and family friendly.
Tools and hard hats will be provided to attendees; gloves and eye protection will be available upon request. Kick off starts at 10 a.m. at Cowles Ponds and will continue until 3 p.m.
Parent/guardian signature will be required for minors prior to the workday or the day of. Transportation for minors from the Pecos Ranger Station to the trail and back Read More
New Mexico Environment Department Negotiates Settlement Agreement For Waste Isolation Pilot Plant Renewal Permit
NMED Cabinet Secretary James Kenney
NMED News:
- Agreement ensures enhanced accountability, stronger safeguards for New Mexico, other states
SANTA FE — The New Mexico Environment Department (NMED), in conjunction with the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) and Salado Isolation Mining Contractors LLC (SIMCO), successfully negotiated a settlement agreement last week with multiple parties that requested a hearing and that opposed the draft 10-year renewal permit for the Waste Isolation Pilot Plant (WIPP) in Carlsbad, N.M.
The agreement includes modified conditions that provide greater Read More
On The Job In Los Alamos: Workers Remove Old Cell Tower
On the job in Los Alamos are workers from Advanced Tower Service removing the old cell tower Thursday morning near Trinity Drive and DP Road. Photo by John McHale/ladailypost.com
Scene of the crew from Advanced Tower Service removing the old cell tower Thursday morning near Trinity Drive and DP Road. Photo by Carol A. Clark/ladailypost.com
Scene of the crew from Advanced Tower Service removing the old cell tower Thursday morning near Trinity Drive and DP Road. Photo by Carol A. Clark/ladailypost.com
Scene of the crew from Advanced Tower Service removing the old cell tower Thursday morning Read More
Ribbon Cutting For County Overlook Reuse Center July 12
A ribbon cutting for the Reuse Center will be 10 a.m. July 12. Courtesy/LAC
COUNTY News:
Los Alamos County Environmental Services in collaboration with New Mexico Clean and Beautiful invites the public to attend the grand opening and ribbon cutting ceremony marking the completion of construction of the Reuse Center at Overlook Convenience Center, 10 a.m. Wednesday, July 12 at 500 Overlook Road in White Rock. Light refreshments will be served.
The reuse center at Overlook will be a much larger scale reuse area than the reuse center at the Eco Station. Residents are free to come and take items Read More
Daily Postcard: Beautiful Summer Morning In East LA
Daily Postcard: View of the beautiful summer morning Sunday in Eastern Area near the Los Alamos County Airport. Photo by Ron Roybal Read More
Summer Is Here And Roses Are Blooming All Over Town
Summer is here and roses are blooming all over town including this tangerine rose spotted growing in a garden on Grand Canyon Drive in White Rock. Photo by Carol A. Clark/ladailypost.com Read More
Colorful Flowers Surround White Rock Visitor Center
Colorful flowers surround the White Rock Visitor Center Sunday afternoon on N.M. 4. Photo by Carol A. Clark/ladailypost.com Read More
Cherries & More At Los Alamos Farmers Market Thursday
Daily Postcard: Young Buck Grazes Around White Rock Sign
Daily Postcard: Young buck grazes early Sunday morning at the White Rock sign. Photo by Nancy Ann Hibbs
Three does, a yearling and a buck, not pictured, gather near an intersection in White Rock early Sunday morning preparing to enter the crosswalk. Photo by Nancy Ann Hibbs
Does enter the crosswalk at an intersection in White Rock early Sunday morning. Photo by Nancy Ann Hibbs Read More
Posts From The Road: Split Rock Lighthouse
Split Rock Lighthouse: The iconic Split Rock Lighthouse, built in 1910, has become one of the most photographed sites in Minnesota. The 54-foot tower sits on a cliff, which is 130-feet high above the waters of Lake Superior. Photo by Gary Warren/ladailypost.com
By GARY WARREN
Photographer
Formerly of Los Alamos
When looking back at our RV travels, I was reminded of a trip in 2019 to the upper Midwest and the Great Lakes. One of the highlights of that trip was driving the North Shore in Minnesota.
The North Shore Scenic Highway, Highway 61, begins at Duluth, Minn. and hugs the Lake Superior shoreline Read More
Mountaineers Adventure: The Haute Route In The Alps
Rick Rubio ascending a steep couloir (snow chute) using crampons. Courtesy/Mountaineers
By WILLIAM PRIEDHORSKY
Los Alamos Mountaineers
The June 27 Mountaineers meeting will be in-person, with a hybrid adjunct. Rick Rubio will speak about “Skiing the Haute Route”.
The Haute Route is the name given to a route (with several variations) undertaken on foot or by ski touring between the Mont Blanc in Chamonix, France, and the Matterhorn, in Zermatt, Switzerland.
Come listen to Rick’s presentation as he describes his once-in-a-lifetime back country ski trip through the French and Swiss Alps Read More
