Master Gardeners To Host Plant Sale During ChamberFest
The Master Gardeners are hosting a plant sale 9 a.m. to noon Saturday, June 3 during ChamberFest. The Master Gardeners offer this plant sale in order to provide an opportunity for the community to purchase plants that have been proven successful growing here in Los Alamos. The plants either come directly from a Master Gardener’s garden or have been raised from seed by a Master Gardener. Proceeds from the sale help the Master Gardeners to fund projects within the Demo Garden and other activities throughout the year. The sale starts promptly at 9 a.m. and will be set up under the pergola at the Demo Read More
Tortillas, Eggs, More At Los Alamos Famers Market Thursday
Daily Postcard: View Of Clouds Over Jemez Mountains
Daily Postcard: View of clouds Saturday over the Jemez Mountains. Photo by Nancy Ann Hibbs Read More
UC Riverside: Non-Native Plant Thrives In Singed Soil
Stinknet. Photo by John Scheuring
UC Riverside News:
Though prescribed burns reduce wildfire threats and even improve habitat for some animals, new research shows these fires also spread stinknet, an aptly named weed currently invading superblooms across the Southwestern U.S.
Stinknet, also called globe chamomile, is native to South Africa, but is commonly seen in photos of California’s colorful superblooms. “Not all flowering plants are indicative of a healthy ecosystem,” Loralee Larios said, UC Riverside assistant botany professor and study co-author. “This one isn’t.”
In addition Read More
Rain Clouds Gather Over White Rock
Rain clouds begin to gather Thursday over White Rock. Photo by Dave Lannen Read More
Daily Postcard: Red Crossbill Spotted Near Mountain School
Daily Postcard: A male Red Crossbill is spotted Saturday near Mountain Elementary School on North Road. A fascinating finch of coniferous woodlands, the Red Crossbill forages on nutritious seeds in pine, hemlock, Douglas-fir, and spruce cones. Their specialized bills allow them to break into unopened cones, giving them an advantage over other finch species. Because conifers produce seeds unpredictably, Red Crossbills sometimes wander (or “irrupt”) far beyond their usual range. They nest wherever and whenever they find abundant food, sometimes even in winter. Several types of Red Crossbill Read More
PEEC Kicks Off Suds & Shows Series With ‘The Mummy’
PEEC News:
Suds and Shows at the Los Alamos Nature Center are back for another summer! This popular beer and movie series will kick off Thursday, June 8 with a screening of the 90’s action-adventure movie, “The Mummy”.
Doors will open at 6 p.m. and beer and wine will be available from Pajarito Brewpub at a cash bar. The movie will start at 7 p.m. in the planetarium. Bring a picnic dinner and hang out before the movie. Tickets are $7 and a cash bar will be available throughout the evening.
“The Mummy” is a comic action-adventure film starring Brendan Fraser, Rachel Wiesz, John Hannah and many others. The Read More
Daily Postcard: Sunset Colors Clouds East Of Los Alamos
Daily Postcard: Early Thursday evening sunset colors clouds looking east from Los Alamos. Photo by Kathryn Willcutt Read More
Santa Fe National Forest Offices Closed Memorial Day
SFNF News:
Santa Fe— All Santa Fe National Forest (SFNF) offices will be closed Monday, May 29, in observance of Memorial Day and will resume regular business hours Tuesday, May 30.
Memorial Day is a time set aside to remember and pay tribute to the heroic members of the military who sacrificed their lives in the service of the country.
Considered the unofficial opening of the summer recreation season, the three-day Memorial Day weekend is a time to enjoy the SFNF.
Following simple guidelines for recreating responsibly outdoors will keep everyone safe this holiday weekend. This year, after a Read More
New Mexico Environment Cabinet Secretary Kenney On U.S. Supreme Court’s ‘Appalling Decision’ On Clean Water Act
Secretary James Kenney
NMED News:
SANTA FE — New Mexico Environment Cabinet Secretary James Kenney issued a statement following the U.S. Supreme Court’s “appalling decision” in Sackett v. Environmental Protection Agency, which dramatically limits the EPA’s authority to protect water systems.
“The U.S. Supreme Court’s decision amounts to cultural appropriation for New Mexico’s residents and tribal members, stripping us of our connections to our most precious natural resource. This comes at a time when climate change demands even greater protections of ephemeral streams, wetlands Read More
Police Chief Asks Public To Stop Leaving Animals At Pond
From LAPD Chief Dino Sgambellone:
Please do not release or remove animals from Ashley Pond.
Animal Control found a pair of goslings, which were located at the pond (link). They do not belong to Ed and Gwen. It is suspected that they were left by someone. They are possibly a week, or two old and they are not strong or old enough to be at the pond with the much larger, older geese and ducks.
It may have been someone with good intentions, but it is not in the best interest or care for animals to be left at the pond.
We would like to advise against abandoning animals at the pond. Animal Control will care for the goslings Read More
BLM New Mexico Oil And Gas Lease Sale Nets $78.8 Million
BLM News:
SANTA FE — The Bureau of Land Management New Mexico State Office conducted a lease sale Thursday offering 45 parcels totaling 10,123 acres within Cheyenne County, Kansas and Eddy, Lea, and Chaves counties in New Mexico, on public lands managed by the Roswell Field Office, Carlsbad Field Office and Oklahoma Field Office.
In total, 37 parcels totaling 8,596.25 acres sold for $78,844,369.
Links to the environmental assessment, maps, parcel lists, Notice of Competitive Lease Sale, and proposed lease stipulations are available online at the BLM ePlanning website at: https://eplanning.blm.gov/eplanning-ui/project/2021616/510 Read More
On The Job In Los Alamos: Crew Hanging Flower Baskets
Daily Postcard: Pair Of Baby Geese Spotted At Ashley Pond
Daily Postcard: A pair of baby geese appeared Thursday at Ashley Pond and are shown here sitting together on a rock next to Gwen, center, and Ed. Photo by Don Lepsch Read More
Bear Spotted Sniffing Around Trash On North Mesa
A bear is spotted early this evening sniffing around trash cans at 1060 Sioux St. on North Mesa. Photo by Delbert Romero Read More
Advocates Deliver Message To Bureau Of Land Management To Cancel Lease Sale Of 10,000 Acres For Oil & Gas
Sierra Club News:
ALBUQUERQUE — Advocates delivered a letter Wednesday signed by over 200 local and national groups, businesses, unions and institutions to the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Rio Puerco Field office in Albuquerque urging the agency to phase out oil and gas leasing.
Today, the BLM New Mexico State office plans to auction off over 10,000 acres of public lands to the oil and gas industry at the May 25th lease sale.
“People of faith are concerned that the current BLM leasing policy does not care for the Common Good or our communities or the sacred land, water, air and the future,” Sister Read More
PEEC Summer Family Evenings Begin Wednesday June 7
PEEC News:
With summer approaching, PEEC announces the schedule for Summer Family Evenings (SFE).
SFEs take place Wednesdays in June and July at Los Alamos Nature Center. They start at 6 p.m. and provide fun for the whole family. SFEs are free for PEEC member families and $5 for non-member families and admission is paid at the door.
Thanks to the Del Norte LOV Foundation, the philanthropic arm of Del Norte Credit Union, for sponsoring Summer Family Evenings in 2023.
Check out what PEEC has scheduled for June:
- June 7, Learn How to Lure a Fairy! During this FREE SFE event, using natural, recycled,
White Dove Spotted Hanging Around White Rock
This white dove has been spotted lately hanging around White Rock. Courtesy photo Read More
(VIDEO) Commissioner Garcia Richard Testifies On Proposed BLM Rule To Prioritize Health Of Public Lands To U.S. House Subcommittee
STATE News:
SANTA FE — New Mexico Commissioner of Public Lands Stephanie Garcia Richard testified today to the U.S. House of Representatives Natural Resources Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations regarding a rule proposed by the Bureau of Land Management to consider “conservation” a public land use and prioritize the health and ecosystems of those lands. Commissioner Garcia Richard’s testimony today focused on the fragmented nature of public lands in New Mexico, and how conservation leasing could be on par with the State Land Office’s approach to honor its mission to earn money Read More
LAHS Junior Daniel Kim Shines At 2023 ISEF In Dallas
LAHS junior Daniel Kim placed 3rd in Environmental Engineering at the 2023 ISEF in Dallas, Texas. Courtesy/LAHS
LAHS News:
Daniel Kim, a junior at Los Alamos High School (LAHS), placed 3rd in Environmental Engineering at the 2023 Regeneron International Science and Engineering Fair (ISEF) in Dallas, Texas.
His project, Engineered Underwater Vehicle for Ocean Litter Mapping, was one of 86 competing in this category.
“In my project, I engineered an underwater vehicle to collect footage of the ocean, and a machine learning computer program to analyze the collected footage for ocean trash,” Read More
