New Mexico Bureau Of Land Management Seeks Public Comment For Proposed May 2023 Oil & Gas Lease Sale
BLM News:
SANTA FE — Consistent with the direction in the Inflation Reduction Act, the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) New Mexico State Office released an environmental assessment analyzing 45 parcels (10,123.91 acres) for the proposed May 2023 Competitive Oil and Gas Lease Sale.
These include 26 parcels located within Cheyenne County, Kansas (6,844.42 acres) and 19 parcels located within Eddy, Lea, and Chaves Counties, New Mexico (3,279.49 acres). The release of this environmental assessment starts a 30-day public comment period, which will end Feb. 6, 2023.
The BLM completed scoping Read More
Daily Postcard: View Of Moon Friday Over White Rock
Daily Postcard: View of the moon early Friday evening over White Rock. Photo by Dave Lannen Read More
Another View Of Wolf Moon Rising Over Los Alamos
Another view of the Wolf Moon rising Friday evening over Los Alamos. Photo by John McHale/ladailypost.com Read More
County DPU: Carbon Free Power Project Workshop Jan. 11
To join this workshop on Zoom 5:30 p.m. Wednesday, click here: https://us06web.zoom.us/j/83047175464. Courtesy/LAC Read More
Purgatory Snowcat Adventures Begin This Weekend With More Than 5 Feet Of Fresh Snow
Purgatory Snowcat Adventures kicks off this weekend. Courtesy/Purgatory
Purgatory News:
This weekend, Purgatory Snowcat Adventures kicks off for the 2023 season with more than 5 feet of untracked snow from recent storms.
Purgatory Snowcat Adventures is Colorado’s largest snowcat skiing operation with access to 35,000 acres of guided terrain, outside of the resort boundaries. Guests can expect an average of 8-10 runs and 10,000′ of vertical depending on skier ability and terrain conditions. With exceptional views of the Northern and Southern San Juan Mountains, this will be a day of Read More
Daily Postcard: View Of ‘Wolf Moon’ Rising Friday Night
Daily Postcard: January’s Wolf Moon Friday night was the first full moon of 2023. The moon also was its furthest from the sun, making it a so-called ‘micromoon’ – the opposite of a supermoon. Source: Space.com. Photo by Nancy Ann Hibbs Read More
Posts From The Road: Looks Like Summer At Boca Beach
It may be winter in New Mexico but it looks like summer in Boca, Fla., as viewed in a recent bird’s eye view of Boca’s public beach. Photo by Connor Hoch/ladailypost.com Read More
Volunteers Needed For Eagle Count At Abiquiu Lake Jan. 7
Bald Eagle
USACE News:
ABIQUIU — U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) staff at Abiquiu Lake will host their annual midwinter eagle survey 9 a.m. to noon Saturday, Jan. 7.
The event is free and open to the public. Volunteers are asked to meet at the Abiquiu Lake Visitor Center for registration beginning at 9 a.m. Hot coffee and snacks will be provided during registration.
A presentation about eagles and other potential bird sightings will begin at 9:30 a.m. and the count will start at 10 a.m. and run until noon.
All volunteers are asked to dress warmly and consider current weather conditions. Spotting Read More
Op-Ed: Fund Strategic Water Reserve For New Mexico
By ANJALI BEAN
Coalition for the Strategic Water Reserve
“Agua es Vida” – Water is Life. We read it and hear it and say it all across New Mexico, all the time. But our life is draining away as New Mexico faces unprecedented challenges to our water resources. To address these challenges, we need a wide range of water management tools, including a fully funded Strategic Water Reserve.
Every year across the Land of Enchantment, farmers are having to make do with less water, cities and towns are working to find new ways of conserving and reducing demand, and imperiled species are being pushed closer to Read More
Daily Postcard: Valles Caldera Features Wintry Scene
Daily Postcard: A frosty, wintry scene greets hikers during a trek Thursday morning through the Valles Caldera Natural Preserve. Photo by Ray Laskey Read More
New Acting MAPR-Los Alamos Site Manager Announced
Mary Scales
MAPR-Los Alamos News:
Mary Scales has accepted a temporary detail as Manhattan Project National Historical Park (MAPR-Los Alamos) Site Manager. She will serve in this position for 120 days ending April 30, 2023.
Scales has a bachelor’s degree in anthropology/archaeology, and a master’s in historic preservation. To this position, she brings five years of federal service and professional knowledge in cultural resource management, project management, and Cold War Era site management.
She previously worked in the cultural landscape group in the Southeast Regional Office of Read More
Resubmittal Of Draft 2022 Sampling Implementation Plan Added To LANL 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:
- Resubmittal of the Draft 2022 Sampling Implementation Plan as Required per the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency National Pollutant Discharge Elimination
Amateur Naturalist: Snow, Red Wing Blackbirds And Ravens
A raven can sense the impending arrival of a winter weather front even while the day is sunny. Photo by Robert Dryja
By ROBERT DRYA
Los Alamos
Snow has fallen for the past two nights with an accumulation of about four inches. The sun has been shining during the day between the two nights. The actual depth therefore is about two inches except for areas that have been shaded all day. This snow fall has been predicted in different ways.
The length of day has shortened from nearly 15 hours at the peak of summer to less than 10 hours in December. Less daylight means less warming. This supports the development Read More
Scene This Morning At Pajarito Ski Hill
Scene this morning at Pajarito Ski Hill. Courtesy/webcam Read More
Daily Postcard: Sunrise From Anderson Overlook
Daily Postcard: The sunrise Wednesday from Anderson Overlook off the Main Hill Road. Photo by Chuck Bear Read More
Purgatory Records 23 Inches Of Snow In 24 Hours
Resort officials are ringing in the new year with another deep powder day at Purgatory Resort in Durango, Colo. Monday, Purgatory received 23 inches of snow in 24 hours, bringing storm totals to 53 inches over the past 7 days. Purgatory’s mid-mountain base is now 52 inches with 102 open trails. Purgatory is the only resort in North America that offers free unlimited skiing and riding to all kids ages 12 and under – no blackout days or purchase required. Guests can stop by the outside ticket window to pick up a free ticket for their little rippers. Please note proof of age is required. Courtesy/Purgatory Read More
Statement Of Findings Issued For Storage Unit Installation At LANL Outdoor Live Fire Range
LANL News:
The Department of Energy National Nuclear Security Administration’s (DOE/NNSA) Los Alamos Field Office has issued a Floodplain Statement of Findings for the installation of storage units in lower Sandia Canyon at Technical Area (TA) 72 at the Outdoor Live Fire Range facility at Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL).
Prefabricated metal transportainer type storage units are proposed for installation at four locations throughout the TA-72 Firing Range to store firing range supplies (e.g., targets, hand and power tools, and other consumables). Currently, the facility has Read More
Los Alamos Winter Market 10-Noon Thursday Jan. 5, 2023
LANL: SuperCam Records First Audio Of Martian Dust Devil
- A 387-foot dust devil passed directly over the Perseverance rover
Researchers at Los Alamos National Laboratory are part of a team that, for the first time, recorded the sound of a Martian dust devil; the results were published in Nature Communications.
“We were able to record, for the first time on Mars, the sound of a dust devil passing over the rover and sand grains impacting the structure
BLM Seeks Public Input On Forest Restoration Project In San Miguel And Santa Fe Counties
BLM News:
TAOS — The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Taos Field Office is seeking public comment on a draft environmental assessment that proposes a restoration project to improve forest health and reduce the threat of large, severe wildfire across the planning area.
The document, titled “Long Term Holistic Restoration Planning within the Crossroads Planning Area, Central New Mexico,” is available for review and public comment through Jan. 24, 2023, on ePlanning: https://eplanning.blm.gov/eplanning-ui/project/2019803/510.
The environmental assessment is prepared in compliance Read More
