Edna Spotted Peering Through Glass Doors At PAC 8
Edna the sassy goose was spotted at lunchtime today peering through the glass doors at the PAC 8 building adjacent to Ashley Pond. Edna lost her longtime boyfriend Homer earlier this year and has been swimming solo ever since. Photo by Darby Martinez Read More
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Daily Postcard: Spring Comes To Pajarito Mountain
Daily Postcard: Signs of spring are blooming around Pajarito Mountain. Courtesy/pajarito Read More
New Mexico Museum Of Natural History & Science To Host Young Explorers Summer Science Program
Campers at the NM Museum of Natural History & Science learning about dinosaurs. Courtesy/NMMNHS
NMMNHS News:
ALBUQUERQUE — The Young Explorers Summer Science Program is returning to the New Mexico Museum of Natural History & Science (NMMNHS) for three weeks of fun and scientific exploration this July!
The Young Explorers Summer Science Program will be held in-person at NMMNHS over the summer for the first time since 2019. Campers between the ages of 5 and 12 will have a chance to explore paleontology, space science, and all things STEM in both large and small groups from July 10 through Read More
NMED: Minor & Major Source Emissions Inventory Bulletin
NMED News:
The New Mexico Environment Department (NMED), and pursuant to 20.2.73.300 NMAC – Emission Inventory Requirements, NMED requires that facilities submit an Air Emissions Inventory for calendar year 2023.
The emission inventory period began Jan. 1, 2023 through Dec. 31, and emissions reporting is due Jan. 1 through April 1, 2024.
This includes facilities that have a Title V air quality permit (including all landfills and air curtain incinerators), New Source Review (NSR) permit, all General Construction Permits (GCP) or Notice of Intent (NOI).
In accordance with 20.2.73.300 Read More
New Mexico Congressional Delegation Reintroduces Legislation To Permanently Protect Chaco Canyon
U.S. SENATE News:
WASHINGTON, D.C. — U.S. Senators Ben Ray Luján (D-N.M.) and Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.), and U.S. Representatives Teresa Leger Fernández (D-N.M.), Melanie Stansbury (D-N.M.) and Gabe Vasquez (D-N.M.) on Wednesday reintroduced the Chaco Cultural Heritage Area Protection Act to protect Chaco Canyon and the greater sacred landscape surrounding the Chaco Culture National Historical Park.
Located in northwestern New Mexico, the Greater Chaco landscape is a region of great cultural, spiritual, and historical significance to many Pueblos and Tribes that contains living Read More
Purgatory Resort Celebrates Neverending 2022/23 Season
April 29 photoshoot at Purgatory Resort. Courtesy/Purgatory Resort
PURGATORY News:
DURANGO, Colo. — Purgatory Resort is excited to extend ski season weekends into May this spring, thanks to significant snowfall and ideal temperatures – a feat accomplished only once before in the resort’s 58-year history.
“We’re making the most of this spectacular winter by skiing and riding our way into summer,” Dave Rathbun said, Purgatory’s General Manager. “When our region receives this much natural snowfall, you can bet we’re doing everything we can to stay open. It’s an opportunity to notch Read More
Daily Postcard: Velvet-Antlered Buck Munches Oak Leaves
Daily Postcard: A young velvet-antlered buck munches on oak leaves recently at Bandelier National Monument. Photo by Sally King/NPS Read More
New Mexico Governor Selected To Serve On U.S. Climate Alliance Executive Committee
Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham
From the Office of the Governor:
New Mexico Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham has been selected to serve on the executive committee of the U.S. Climate Alliance.
This appointment puts Gov. Lujan Grisham and the State of New Mexico at the forefront of the global movement to combat climate change. It also recognizes the innovative steps that the governor’s administration has taken to address climate change and protect the environment.
“I am honored to have my peers elect me to this important position with the U.S. Climate Alliance,” Gov. Lujan Grisham said. “New Mexico Read More
Amateur Naturalist: Springtime With Dandelion And Forsythia Flowers
A dandelion is actually many small flowers growing together. They result is a ball of white seeds ready to be blown away. Courtesy photo
Dandelions growing to become a field of flowers. Photo by Robert Dryja
By ROBERT DRYJA
Los Alamos
An early sign of the coming of spring is provided by dandelions. Lawns and fields suddenly have bright yellow flowers. They form small balls growing near the surface of a lawn. Some people consider dandelions to be a nuisance when one or two are growing on a lawn.
However colorful patches of 10 or more dandelions are impressive. A dandelion looks like a single flower when Read More
Bosque Redondo Memorial Reveals Refreshed Pecos Riverwalk Trail, Screens New Documentary May 13
Staff at Bosque Redondo Memorial recently updated the Trail at Fort Sumner Historic Site. Courtesy/NMDCA
NMDCA News:
FORT SUMNER — Saturday, May 13, nearly a year after the grand opening of its permanent exhibition, Bosque Redondo Memorial at Fort Sumner Historic Site (BRM) will unveil an expansion of its interpretive offerings with the Pecos Riverwalk Trail and screen the premiere of Through My Eyes: Reflections on Bosque Redondo, a documentary filmed by the Memorial’s first artists-in-residence.
“Art, in all of its forms, is such an important avenue for storytelling at the Bosque Read More
Daily Postcard: Hawk Perches On Fence In White Rock
Daily Postcard: A Cooper’s Hawk surveys the area from its perch on a fence Thursday afternoon at a residence in the Pinon Trails neighborhood in White Rock. Photo by Dave Lannen Read More
Get Growing With Los Alamos Community Seed Swap!
Los Alamos Community Seed Library and Pajarito Environmental Education Center to host a community seed swap May 13. Courtesy/PEEC
PEEC News:
The Los Alamos Community Seed Library and Pajarito Environmental Education Center (PEEC) are hosting a community seed swap 9 a.m. to noon May 13 at the Unitarian Church, located at 1738 N Sage Loop St, Los Alamos, NM 87544.
This event is an excellent opportunity to exchange extra seeds, seedlings, and plant clippings with other gardeners in the community. Participants are encouraged to drop off their extra seeds and plants in advance at Los Alamos Nature Read More
LANL: Strings Of Magnetic Energy Shown To Flex, Wiggle And Reconnect
A microscopy snapshot of a lattice of frustrated nanomagnets. The red lines connect dynamic points of high energy at the vertices of the lattice, which are indicated by the yellow dots. Courtesy/LANL
LANL News:
- Arrays of nanomagnets have string structures with complex topological processes
A multi-institutional team exploring the physics of collective behavior has developed and measured a model nanomagnetic array in which the behavior can be best understood as that of a set of wiggling strings. The strings, which are composed of connected points of high energy among the lattice, can stretch Read More
DPU And County Libraries Team Up To Provide Hands-On Lesson About Energy Sustainability
DPU Water and Energy Conservation Coordinator Abbey Hayward shows off the Resource Conservation BINGO card as well as the energy sustainability resources available to check out through the Library of Things. Photo by Kirsten Laskey/ladailypost.com
By KIRSTEN LASKEY
Los Alamos Daily Post
kirsten@ladailypost.com
One of the best ways to learn is to experience things first-hand and through the collaboration between Los Alamos County Library System and the Department of Public Utilities (DPU), residents are being given a great lesson on energy sustainability.
DPU Water and Energy Conservation Read More
Daily Postcard: Large Cecropia Silk Moth In Pajarito Acres
Daily Postcard: A large Cecropia Silk Moth was spotted resting on a bush Tuesday in Pajarito Acres. Its wingspan was between 4 and 5 inches. Photo by Jim Gourdoux Read More
Española Healing Foods Oasis: A Sustainable Solution To Erosion And Indigenous Food Sovereignty
Española Healing Foods Oasis. Courtesy/PEEC
PEEC News:
Join the Pajarito Environmental Education Center (PEEC) and Talavi Cook and Kayleigh Warren from Tewa Women United at 6 p.m., May 11 for a live-streamed Zoom talk about the creation of the Española Healing Foods Oasis (EHFO) and how it promotes Indigenous food sovereignty and environmental justice.
The EHFO is an edible, medicinal garden that utilizes traditional dry-land farming techniques and Indigenous Sustainable Design. The EHFO provides seasonal food, seeds, herbs, meandering pathways, beauty, and shade while solving erosion Read More
Daily Postcard: Sunrise Silhouettes Maple Tree Leaves
Daily Postcard: A pastel sunrise silhouettes maple tree leaves and whirlybird seeds as seen April 29 from a residence in White Rock. Photo by Nancy Ann HibbsNew Mexico Youth Conservation Corps Commission Announces Funding Awards For 2023
YCC Commission Chair Amanda Getchell Stevenson
EMNRD News:
The New Mexico Youth Conservation Corps Commission (NMYCCC) announces funding for 40 youth conservation and community programs in 2023.
Awards totaling $4.3 million will be distributed to a variety of urban and rural entities in nineteen counties. Each program is locally based, employing crews of at least five youth. Altogether, about 650 New Mexico youth ages 14-25 will be hired in the areas where they live.
The program is funded by governmental gross receipt taxes.
“The Commission is delighted to approve funding for nearly all Read More
Lincoln Historic Site Kicks Off Lecture Series On Fort Stanton Cave Saturday May 6
DCA News:
Lincoln Historic Site (LHS) will host a lecture May 6 with Knutt Peterson, a Bureau of Land Management Cave Specialist.
Peterson will discuss the exploration and project work he has conducted with BLM and volunteers in the Fort Stanton Cave. He might even bring along photographs of newly explored areas! The lecture is included with regular admission and will be 1-2 p.m. in the San Juan Church on the grounds of LHS.
This summer and fall, the Lincoln Lecture Series will feature a new expert on the first Saturday of every month.
The Lincoln Lecture Series is a fantastic opportunity to learn Read More
