Op-Ed: ‘Prairie Wolves 101’
By Terry DuBois
Los Alamos
We are fast approaching early summer when the coyotes in our area will be having pups. Their mating season runs from January to March and the pups seem to emerge from the den around the beginning of July.
I have spent several years noting their habits and behaviors and would like to share some of what I’ve learned. I will concentrate on spring and summer as that is the time most people find them problematic. During the mating season, they become more territorial, which some erroneously call “aggressive”. They become more interested in escorting people through their territories Read More
Prescribed Burns At Kirtland Air Force Base March 9
KIRTLAND AFB News:
KIRTLAND AFB – On March 9, Kirtland Air Force Base officials will conduct prescribed burns in wildfire-prone remote areas of the base, to reduce combustible plant material that could fuel potential wildfires.
The prescribed burn will only occur under optimal conditions of temperature, humidity, wind direction, and wind speed to ensure safe operations and the protection of our neighboring communities.
Prescribed burns are carefully managed, under a multi-agency approach, to maximize safety and effectiveness, while minimizing risk.
The prescribed burn will create Read More
Citizen Scientists Gathering Bird-Window Collision Data
Public participation in bird window collision surveys in China. Photo by Jiamin Liu
FLAP holds annual event at which all collision casualties of past year are placed together. Courtesy of Nancy Barrett
Cornell Lab of Ornithology News:
ITHACA, NY—Much of the progress made in understanding the scope of bird deaths from building and window collisions has come as the result of citizen science, according to a newly published study. But the study also concludes that such grassroots efforts need more buy-in from government and industry, and better funding so they can keep a foot on the gas in their Read More
Legacy Gas Pipeline Decommissioned In Valles Caldera
Valles Caldera National Preserve News:
JEMEZ SPRING — Valles Caldera National Preserve and New Mexico Gas Company achieved a significant milestone in the retirement of a natural gas pipeline in the park. Last fall, above-ground infrastructure—two block valves, cathodic protection units, mileposts, and pipeline markers—were removed.
To prevent the pipe from capturing and redirecting water over time, sections that cross perennial waterways were injected with concrete.
The 12-inch diameter pipeline was built in the 1940s by the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) to transport natural Read More
Rotary: Michael Mikolanis On LANL Legacy Waste Cleanup
Environmental Management Los Alamos Field Office Manager Michael Mikolanis speaking at the Feb. 21 Rotary Club meeting describing the Field Office’s role in the cleanup of LANL’s legacy waste. Photo by Linda Hull
ROTARY News:
Describing himself as “a nerdy engineer at heart”, Michael Mikolanis, the manager of the Environmental Management Los Alamos (EM-LA) Field Office, Department of Energy (DOE), presented a program entitled LANL Legacy Environmental Cleanup at the Feb. 21 meeting of the Rotary Club of Los Alamos. He was accompanied by Stephanie Gallagher, Senior Public Affairs Specialist Read More
Daily Postcard: Moonrise Over Chile Line Farm In Valley
Daily Postcard: Moonrise Tuesday over the Chile Line Farm in the Española Valley. Photo by Liddie Martinez Read More
Hesperus Ski Area Shares Next Week’s Closing Schedule
2022/23 ski season at Hesperus Ski Area will conclude March 19. Courtesy/Hesperus
Hesperus Ski Area News:
The 2022/23 ski season at Hesperus Ski Area will conclude Sunday, March 19.
Next week, Hesperus will offer extended hours and daily operations for lift-served skiing and tubing to help locals and visitors make the most of the last turns of the season.
Dates:
- 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 9 p.m. Saturday, March 18
- 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Sunday, March
Weekly Fishing Report: March 7, 2023
By GEORGE MORSE
Sports And Outdoors
Los Alamos Daily Post
March looks like it’s going to be a month of change in more ways than just winter to spring. The weather is changing right along with the seasons. After a winter of cold temperatures with a new weather system rolling in every week, temperatures are rising above average during the day. Where we used to be calling to see if the ice is thick enough to fish on, we now call to ask if there is enough open water to fish from the bank.
The streamflows will start to rise, but the peak of spring runoff is still at least a month away. The landscape will slowly turn Read More
Los Alamos Community Seed Library Opening March 25
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
By LIZ MARTINEAU
Steering Committee Member
Los Alamos Community Seed Library
If you tried to purchase seeds during the 2020 pandemic, then you are probably aware that there has been a resurgence in gardening.
It was about this same time, a group of people from different Los Alamos organizations began talking about the possibility of starting a seed library as a way of sharing seeds. But, just Read More
PEEC Hosts March Planetarium Programs At Nature Center
PEEC News:
The Pajarito Education Center (PEEC) has a full month of programs planned for the planetarium in the Los Alamos Nature Center at 2600 Canyon Road. For anyone who hasn’t yet visited the planetarium, March is a great time to check it out.
March 10, learn about telescopes and how to set them up in Telescopes for Beginners. PEEC educators will lead a hands-on introduction to telescopes, using ones that have been donated to PEEC. Weather permitting, this class will be held outside. In case of bad weather, the class will be held inside. This is a family-friendly event; however, all children Read More
Daily Postcard: Cloudy Sunrise Over White Rock
Daily Postcard: A cloudy sunrise Monday over White Rock. Photo by Nancy Ann Hibbs Read More
Honey & More At Los Alamos Winter Market Thursday
Los Alamos National Laboratory Spots Dust Devils On Mars
When a dust devil — nearly 400 feet tall — passed directly over the Perseverance rover on Mars, a team of researchers on Earth recorded its sound. The eerie whooshing was captured for the first time ever thanks to the microphone on the SuperCam instrument developed at Los Alamos National Laboratory. On the new episode of ‘Mars Technica’ , Baptiste Chide discusses what they learned and just how lucky they were to capture this audio. Click to listen to the latest episode. Courtesy/LANL Read More
Daily Postcard: Sunset Viewed From Pajarito Acres
Daily Postcard: Sunset viewed recently from Pajarito Acres. Photo by Nancy Bartlit Read More
Posts From The Road: Casa Grande Neon Sign Park
Neon Sign Park: Shown is a view of several of the neon signs in the Casa Grande Neon Sign Park. All signs in the park are from local businesses except for the Dairy Queen sign, which was rescued from Holbrook, Ariz. on Route 66. The neon sign park contains 14 saved and restored signs. Photo by Gary Warren/ladailypost.com
Horse Shoe Motel: This sign and the waving bellman seen beside the sign originally attracted visitors to the motel beginning in the 1940s. The sign has been restored to its original state but the bellman is a reproduction of the bellman that stood at the motel in Casa Grande. This was Read More
Heinrich Honored With Best Of Green Schools Award
U.S. SENATE News:
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Sen. Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) was honored with the “Best of Green Schools Award” for his work on the Living Schoolyards Act by the Center for Green Schools at the U.S. Green Building Council, in collaboration with the Green Schools National Network. The award celebrates the leaders—individuals, schools, campuses and organizations—advancing the organizations’ shared vision of green schools. Heinrich accepted the award in a video message played at the 2023 Green Schools Conference in New Orleans.
Former Los Alamos Resident Shares Aurora Borealis Photo
The green hue of the aurora borealis viewed March 1 from the home of former Los Alamos resident Jaret Mcdonald in Homer, Alaska. Homer is at the end of the Sterling Highway, 200 miles south of Anchorage surrounded by wilderness and ocean. Known as the Halibut Fishing Capital of the World and the City of Peonies, Homer has a population of 5,719 (2021). Source: homer.org. Photo by Jaret Mcdonald Read More
Daily Postcard: Another Beautiful Day On Pajarito Mountain
Daily Postcard: The view looking south to Sandia Mountains on another beautiful day Saturday on Pajarito Mountain. Photo by Ron Roybal Read More
Amateur Naturalist: Consider The Remarkable Hummingbird
A broad tailed hummingbird. Photo by Bob Walker
Two hummingbird eggs in a nest. The nest is about two inches wide. Courtesy Photo
By ROBERT DRYA
Los Alamos
The month of April will arrive shortly and a remarkable bird will be returning at the start of this month.
A calendar can be nearly organized around its arrival date in early April. This bird will be migrating back from its winter stay in southern New Mexico or northern Mexico. This is 300 to 400 miles away in a straight line going south. This line does not consider flying up and over mountains or down into canyons. It also does not consider winds that Read More
EMNRD Has Certified More Than $10 Million In Solar Tax Credits For 2022
Director Louise Martinez
EMNRD Energy Conservation and Management Division
EMNRD News:
SANTA FE – The Energy, Minerals and Natural Resources Department (EMNRD) has issued more than $10 million worth of tax credit certificates to New Mexico residents who installed solar energy systems in their homes in 2022.
By state law, the agency is authorized to issue a total of $12 million in tax credits for the 2022 tax year.
“The Solar Market Development Tax Credit has proved extremely popular,” said Louise Martinez, director of EMNRD’s Energy Conservation and Management Division, which administers Read More
