Posts From The Road: Wickenburg, Arizona
Wickenburg: A mural on the wall of a downtown business depicts Wickenburg’s western roots and how settlers arrived in the area on foot, by horse, by wagon, or later by train. The Wickenburg community embraces its western heritage. Photo by Gary Warren/ladailypost.com
Thanks: This sculpture entitled ‘Thanks For the Rain’ by Joe Beeler sits in a park area adjacent to the Desert Caballero Western Museum in Wickenburg, Ariz. The historic downtown area of the city is filled with sculptures, murals and other artwork depicting Wickenburg’s history. Photo by Gary Warren/ladailypost.com
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U.S. Poet Laureate Ada Limón’s New Poem To Fly Into Space Aboard NASA’s Europa Clipper Set To Launch In October 2024
U.S. Poet Laureate Ada Limón
LIBRARY CONGRESS News:
U.S. Poet Laureate Ada Limón is revealing a new poem that will fly into space aboard NASA’s Europa Clipper mission on a year’s long journey to explore Jupiter’s icy moon Europa.
The poem, first shared publicly during a special reading at the Library of Congress, will be engraved on the spacecraft set to launch in October 2024.
Now members of the public are invited to add their names to fly with the poem — like a message in a bottle from Earth — traveling billions of miles as the mission investigates whether the ocean thought to lie beneath Europa’s Read More
Daily Postcard: View Of Sky As Sun Sets Over Deacon Street
Daily Postcard: View of the sky as the sun begins to set looking west Thursday from Deacon Street. Photo by Carol A. Clark/ladailypost.com Read More
Zero Waste: The 3 Sisters Companion Planting Method And Why You Should Try It
Ryan Ramaker with the fourth sister. Courtesy/LAC
ZERO WASTE TIP: Start simple … meaning if you chose to make a 3-Sisters garden or apply its principles, don’t go all out the first time. Find a small space to do some experimenting.
BY RYAN RAMAKER
Zero Waste Team
So, there I was, chugging along, getting an Associates Degree in applied science, when I stumbled across the Sustainable Technologies degree at Santa Fe Community College and got to thinking: I could spend the rest of my life learning about Sustainability! Although I didn’t switch my major, I’m still in love, and delight in the joy Read More
Daily Postcard: Flowering Yucca Along Perimeter Trail
Daily Postcard: Flowering Yucca viewed along the Perimeter Trail during a Thursday morning hike. Photo by Laurie Waters Read More
Rotary: James Wernicke Speaks About Kilimanjaro Climb
During the May 23 meeting of the Rotary Club of Los Alamos, Rotarian James Wernicke walked members through his January 2022 adventures in Tanzania during which he and his father climbed Mt. Kilimanjaro. Located in northeastern Tanzania, near the Kenya border, Mt. Kilimanjaro is a dormant volcano, the highest mountain on the African continent. Together father and son summited Mt. Kilimanjaro’s highest peak, Uhuru, at 19,371 ft. Sporting a Tanzania shirt, Wernicke described the week-long climb and the challenges and exhilaration of trekking through five habitat zones along the Machame Read More
Daily Postcard: Bobcat Watches Hikers On Las Conchas Trail
Daily Postcard: This beautiful bobcat sits peacefully observing the many hikers out Memorial Day weekend enjoying the Las Conchas Trail in the Jemez. Photo by Ron Roybal
Scene along the Las Conchas Trail in the Jemez Memorial Day weekend. Photo by Ron Roybal Read More
Santa Fe National Forest Under Flash Flood Warning
SFNF News:
- Flash flooding is ongoing or expected to begin shortly in the Cerro Pelado burned area
The National Weather Service has issued a Flash Flood Warning for the Cerro Pelado burned area within the Santa Fe National Forest. Heavy rainfall will cause extensive and severe flash flooding of creeks, streams and ditches in the burned area.
Other counties within the SFNF are under weather advisories including a Flood Watch for San Miguel County.
“Our first priority is always the safety of our employees, the public and our communities,” Forest Supervisor Shaun Sanchez said.
With abundant moisture Read More
Petree Garden And Los Alamos Landscaping & More Team Up To Beautify Community
Petree Garden Center and Florist General Manager Laural Hardin, left, and Los Alamos Landscaping & More Co-Owner Rachel Wehner stand below the hanging flower baskets that the two businesses teamed up to provide to the community. Photo by Kirsten Laskey/ladailypost.com
By KIRSTEN LASKEY
Los Alamos Daily Post
kirsten@ladailypost.com
Craig and Rachel Wehner, owners of Los Alamos Landscaping & More, ran into an unpleasant surprise in February. Their grower, who was contracted for the flowers and plants to fill the hanging baskets that decorate the lampposts in downtown Los Alamos Read More
Chamisa Teacher Susan Hettinga Awarded First-Ever John And Helen Benson Environmental Educator Award
Los Alamos resident Jody Benson, left, presents Chamisa Elementary School Teacher Susan Hettinga with the first-ever John and Helen Benson Environmental Educator Award during an awards ceremony Monday at Chamisa. Hettinga leads the school’s Green Team, which has garnered several honors in the past including the Los Alamos County’s Business Recycler of the Year award in 2017, the Innovative Project of the Year from the regional chapter of the Solid Waste Association of North America in 2018 and was one of the top point getters in 2019 Los Alamos County Eco Challenge. The team has organized Read More
UC Riverside: Biological Cleanup Process Discovered For Certain ‘Forever Chemical’ Pollutants
UC RIVERSIDE News:
University of California, Riverside, chemical and environmental engineering scientists have identified two species of bacteria found in soil that break down a class of stubborn “forever chemicals,” giving hope for low-cost biological cleanup of industrial pollutants.
These bacteria destroy a subgroup of per- and poly-fluoroalkyl substances, or PFAS, that have one or more chlorine atoms within their chemical structure, Yujie Men, an assistant professor in the Bourns College of Engineering, and her UCR colleagues, reported in the journal Natural Water.
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Daily Postcard: Sunshine And Rainbow Over Pajarito Acres
Santa Fe Mountains Landscape Resiliency Project Signed
Forest Supervisor Shaun Sanchez signed the Environmental Assessment (EA) and Finding of No Significant Impact (FONSI) Thursday. Courtesy photo
SFNF News:
SANTA FE — Surrounded by State, Tribal, and Local partners Thursday, Santa Fe National Forest (SFNF) Supervisor Shaun Sanchez and Acting Deputy Forest Supervisor Jeremy Marshall finalized and signed the Santa Fe Mountains Landscape Resiliency Project (SFMLRP) EA.
“We want to thank the community for engaging in the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) process and helping us make this project a reality,” Forest Supervisor Shaun Read More
Update: One Lane Open On Truck Route … Expect Delays
The dump truck that rolled over this morning at the bottom of the Truck Route. One person was transported for injuries. Courtesy/LAPD
LAPD News:
The Los Alamos Police Department (LAPD) has just announced that one lane is now open on the Truck Route following the rollover of a dump truck this morning. One person was transported for injuries.
Intermittent traffic will now be allowed to travel in both directions but one lane still needs to be closed to mitigate hazardous material spillage.
Expect Delays. Read More
Bids Sought To Relocate USFS Cabin At Purgatory
Columbine Ski Patrol cabin. Courtesy/Purgatory
PURGATORY News:
Purgatory, the US Forest Service, and La Plata County Historical Commission (LPCHC) are accepting proposals from third parties interested in relocating and restoring the Columbine Ski Patrol cabin.
Purgatory is redeveloping the land where the Columbine Ski Patrol cabin is now located to provide additional resort services.
Forest districts were established within the SJNF between 1920 and 1960, including La Plata County’s Columbine District, which covers over 403,000 acres of public lands. Over the years, the Read More
Traffic Crash At Bottom Of Truck Route Closes Roadway
UPDATE: The road closure on Truck Route is still in effect; however, the western roadblock on East Jemez is just east of Elk Ridge Mobile Home Park to allow residents to access Elk Ridge.
LAPD News:
A vehicle crash occurred this morning in which a dump truck overturned at the bottom of the truck route (East Jemez) at mile marker # 9. One person has been transported for injuries.
There is also a diesel spill.
Los Alamos Police, Santa Fe Sherriff’s Office, Los Alamos Fire Department and LANL Hazmat are on the scene.
The truck route is now closed in both directions.
Driver’s are instructed to please avoid Read More
Volunteers Sought For National Trails Day Woodland Trail Work Project On Saturday June 3
COUNTY News:
Los Alamos County Open Space and Trails is working to maintain Woodland Trail and seeking volunteers to assist. The volunteers will work in small groups to fix sections of eroded trail, hauling fill dirt and building drain dips.
Meeting Time:
- 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday, June 3.
Location:
- Woodland Trailhead at Arizona Avenue and Woodland Road.
What To Bring:
- Please wear boots, gloves, long pants, long sleeved shirt and eye protection and bring water and snacks for the day.
What’s Provided:
- Los Alamos County will provide all the tools necessary for the project, including hard hats.
Weekly Fishing Report: May 30, 2023
By GEORGE MORSE
Sports And Outdoors
Los Alamos Daily Post
The heavy spring runoff continues this week. The major rivers like the Rio Grande, Rio Chama and Pecos are all running well-above normal, making fishing conditions difficult.
Trout can still be .caught under these conditions. Fish the edges of the stream out of the main current. Bait, especially worms, is probably your best choice. Lures and flies should have some flash to them and need to be heavy enough to sink quickly.
Lakes are offering some of the best fishing right now. Water levels are way up at many of our reservoirs. Going out on a Read More
Periodic Monitoring Report For 2022 Vapor-Sampling Activities At Material Disposal Area C 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:
- Submittal of the Periodic Monitoring Report for 2022 Vapor-Sampling Activities at Material Disposal Area C, Solid Waste Management Unit 50-009, at Technical Area
Daily Postcard: Monarch Butterfly On Flower At Bandelier
Daily Postcard: An orange and black monarch butterfly perches on a blue flower recently at Bandelier National Monument. Photo by Sally King/NPS Read More
