Environment

Community Seed Library Grand Opening March 27

Submitted by Carol A. Clark on March 13, 2023

Seed Stewards prepare for the grand opening of the Los Alamos Community Seed Library, from left, Ame Mashburn, KokHeong McNaughton, Jane Riese, Alison Grieggs and Barbara Mann. Courtesy//Eva Jacobson

COUNTY News:

Los Alamos County Library System staff  have announced that the Los Alamos Community Seed Library will open Monday, March 27.

The seed collection will be located at the Mesa Public Library and is available to all Library patrons. 

The Grand Opening of the Seed Library is 2 p.m. Saturday, March 25 at the Mesa Public Library in Los Alamos. The Grand Opening will feature the official Read More

State Of New Mexico Allows Tax Refund Donation Option To Support Farms & Ranches

Submitted by Carol A. Clark on March 13, 2023

Courtesy photo

STATE News:

SANTA FE — The State of New Mexico allows residents who qualify for a refund on their personal income tax return to donate all or part of it to the Healthy Soil Program.

The program was enacted in 2019 and is being administered by the New Mexico Department of Agriculture (NMDA). 

NMDA provides financial assistance through the Healthy Soil Program to help land managers implement conservation projects focusing on one or more of five “healthy soil principles”: keeping soil covered; minimizing soil disturbance on cropland and minimizing external inputs; maximizing Read More

N.M. Delegation: $18.9M In Infrastructure Funding To Address PFAS, Emerging Contaminants In Drinking Water

Submitted by Carol A. Clark on March 13, 2023

From the Office of U.S. Sen. Martin Heinrich:

WASHINGTON, D.C. — U.S. Senators Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) and Ben Ray Luján (D-N.M.) and U.S. Representatives Teresa Leger Fernández (D-N.M.), Melanie Stansbury (D-N.M.), and Gabe Vasquez (D-N.M.) announced $18,914,000 from the Infrastructure Law to address emerging contaminants, like Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances (PFAS) in drinking water.

New Mexico will receive the federal funding through the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) Emerging Contaminants in Small or Disadvantaged Communities (EC-SDC) Grant Program. Read More

Daily Postcard: ‘Morning Rainbow’ Spotted In Eastern Area

Submitted by Carol A. Clark on March 13, 2023
Daily Postcard: A rare ‘morning rainbow’ spotted Saturday morning looking west from the Eastern Area. Rain and or snow was being blown west away from the mountains, enough to form a rainbow. Most of the Jemez was buried in clouds, but one can see a few of the foothills below the rainbow. Only 5% of rainbows form in the morning, mostly due to the few rainstorms at that time. Photo by Randal Pair
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Huang: Questions To Ask On China’s Tree-Planting Day

Submitted by Carol A. Clark on March 12, 2023

On this 2023 Tree-Planting Day, a video circulating around China shows four giant pandas sitting down and having their ‘Summit Peace Talks’ while sharing apple chips in their hometown Sichuan. Courtesy/Zhen Huang

By ZHEN HUANG
Los Alamos

Today, March 12th marks China’s National Tree-Planting Day.

US Agriculturist Sterling Morton created the first Tree-Planting Day in 1872. It was created in order to inspire our passions for planting and protecting trees, and to protect and improve the natural environment on which we depend.

China’s Tree-Planting Day was initially proposed by our founding Read More

Mechanical Issue Cancels March 18 Night Skiing At Hesperus

Submitted by Carol A. Clark on March 12, 2023

Night skiing is canceled for Saturday, March 18 at Hesperus due to a mechanical issue with lighting. Courtesy/Hesperus

HESPERUS News:

Night skiing will not be offered Saturday, March 18 at Hesperus due to a mechanical issue with the lights.

Daily operations will proceed as scheduled.

Updated Hours:

  • Saturday, March 11 – 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.
  • Sunday, March 12 – 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.
  • Monday, March 13 – 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.
  • Tuesday, March 14 – 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.
  • Wednesday, March 15 – 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.
  • Thursday, March 16 – 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.
  • Friday, March 17 – 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.
  • Saturday,
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Bandelier Immediately Enacts Temporary Parkwide Fishing Closure To Support Rio Grande Cutthroat Trout Restoration

Submitted by Carol A. Clark on March 11, 2023

Bandelier’s Rio Grande cutthroat trout population has not recovered as expected following 2018 reintroduction. Courtesy/Bandelier

BANDELIER News:

Effective immediately, Bandelier National Monument will enact a temporary parkwide fishing closure to support fish restoration.  

Following the Las Conchas Fire, significant flooding events swept through Bandelier in 2011 and 2013 wiping out the native fish population. The National Park Service, working with the New Mexico Department of Game and Fish, began reintroducing Rio Grande cutthroat trout in 2018. Rio Grande chub and sucker Read More

Deer Spend Afternoon Perusing Central Park Square

Submitted by Carol A. Clark on March 11, 2023

Deer are spotted peering through windows Friday afternoon in Central Park Square. Photo by Sarafina Flores

Deer spend time Friday afternoon moseying around Central Park Square. Photo by Sarafina Flores

Deer spend time Friday afternoon in Central Park Square. Photo by Sarafina Flores  Read More

Bandelier’s Tsankawi Unit To Close April 3 To Late October

Submitted by Carol A. Clark on March 11, 2023

Bandelier’s Tsankawi Unit will temporarily close April 3 due to extensive construction work. Courtesy/NPS

BANDELIER News:

Bandelier National Monument will temporarily close its Tsankawi Unit April 3. It is expected to reopen in late-October after extensive construction work has been completed.

The rest of Bandelier National Monument will remain open during this time.

This includes:

  • The Pueblo Loop Trail, Alcove House, Falls Trail, and Bandelier Visitor Center in Frijoles Canyon.  
  • The Juniper and Ponderosa Campgrounds.
  • Backcountry and frontcountry hiking trails at such locations
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LANL: Understanding Plants Can Boost Wildland-Fire Modeling In Uncertain Future

Submitted by Carol A. Clark on March 10, 2023

How a fire burns and whether the vegetation survives or dies depend on how the live fuels — plants — use water and carbon. New research creates a framework for bringing those dynamics into wildland-fire models to more accurately predict wildfire and prescribed-burn behavior and resulting effects. Courtesy/LANL

LANL News:

A new conceptual framework for incorporating the way plants use carbon and water, or plant dynamics, into fine-scale computer models of wildland fire provides a critical first step toward improved global fire forecasting.

“Understanding the influences of vegetation Read More

Kirtland Air Force Base Concludes Prescribed Burn

Submitted by Carol A. Clark on March 10, 2023

KAFB News:

KIRTLAND AFB – Kirtland Air Force Base concluded a prescribed burn that was conducted on Thursday.

Approximately 80 acres were successfully treated during Kirtland’s mitigation efforts. While active operations have ceased, smoke may continue to be visible through the early evening. The Kirtland Fire Department continued to monitor the areas throughout the night.

Fire crews began operations mid-morning and ended ignitions in the afternoon to allow for the most desirable ventilation and chose to divide treatment areas into smaller units to minimize smoke impacts. 

The Kirtland Read More

Monastery Lake Reopens For Fishing 10 AM Today

Submitted by Carol A. Clark on March 9, 2023

 NMGF News:

SANTA FE – After a winter closure, the Benedictine Monastery Lake, near the village of Pecos, will be freshly stocked with trout and reopen for fishing at 10 a.m. today, March 9.

The Benedictine Monastery Lake is part of the Department’s Open Gate Program. Please visit our website for more information about this property.

If you are planning a fishing trip this spring, the Department has several tools to help you. The Weekly Fishing Report provides up-to-date information on fishing conditions at numerous water bodies throughout the state. The Fishing Conditions and Trip Planner Read More

Chocolate: The Exhibition Leaving NM Museum Of Natural History & Science March 12

Submitted by Carol A. Clark on March 9, 2023

Chocolate: The Exhibition ends March 12 with final Sweet Saturday 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. March 11. Courtesy/NMMNHS 

NMMNHS News:

Visitors to the New Mexico Museum of Natural History & Science (NMMNHS) have just a few days left to explore Chocolate: The Exhibition before the exhibition closes Sunday, March 12. Luckily, the Museum has one final treat before it says goodbye.

Since opening last May, Chocolate: The Exhibition has traced the history and science behind everyone’s favorite sweet treat. Through this interactive, two-floor exhibition, visitors have had the chance to follow the evolution Read More

Daily Postcard: Early Sunrise Colors Sky Above Sangres

Submitted by Carol A. Clark on March 9, 2023

Daily Postcard: Today’s early morning sunrise colors the sky above the Sangre de Cristo Mountains as viewed from White Rock. The mountains were named in 1719 by the Spanish explorer Antonio Valverde y Cosio, who, impressed at sunrise by the red-tinted, snowy peaks, supposedly uttered a fervent ‘Sangre de Cristo’ (Blood of Christ). Source: Encyclopedia Britannica. Photo by Carol A. Clark/ladailypost.com Read More

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