Three Virginia Tech Researchers Team Up To Visualize Radiation With Virtual Reality
Virginia Tech professors bring together their expertise and inventions to create a highly innovative technology for high-fidelity, real-time monitoring of nuclear power plant cores. Courtesy/Virginia Tech
VIRGINIA TECH News:
Three Virginia Tech professors from nuclear engineering, physics, and industrial engineering are bringing together their expertise and inventions to create a highly innovative technology for high-fidelity, real-time monitoring of nuclear power plant cores.
The project would increase the safety and economy of nuclear reactors and has received funds Read More
Daily Postcard: View At Valles Caldera National Preserve
Daily Postcard: View Wednesday at the Valles Caldera National Preserve. Courtesy/VCNPNew Mexico Tourism Department Supports Refurbishment Of Picuris Pueblo Interpretive Center Through $50,000 Grant
Picuris pueblo will receive an interpretive center and walking trail through a $50,000 Rural Pathway Program grant supported by the New Mexico Tourism Department. Courtesy/NMTD
NMTD News:
SANTA FE — The New Mexico Tourism Department is supporting Picuris Pueblo with the creation of an interpretive center and walking trail through a $50,000 Rural Pathway Program grant.
The grant will support the rehabilitation and expansion of a building that previously served as the Pueblo’s Museum, making way for a new museum, grill, gift shop and artifact storage facility.
“When it comes to the memorable
AGU: Death Valley’s Ubehebe Crater Reveals Volcanic Hazard Areas Are Underestimated
Death Valley’s Ubehebe Crater formed around 2100 years ago when magma and groundwater mixed and created enough steam pressure to erupt. The volcanic deposits there are well preserved and likely provide better information about the hazardous zones around similar eruptions. Courtesy/Felix’s Endless Journey via Openverse
AGU News:
WASHINGTON, D.C. — When magma bubbles up toward Earth’s surface and meets groundwater, steam pressure builds, sometimes bursting into eruptions that spew currents of hot ash, potentially burning and asphyxiating people and burying nearby cities.
Take, for Read More
Daily Postcard: Time To Wake Up And Welcome 2023!
Daily Postcard: A coyote yawns as the new year begins Sunday at Bandelier National Monument. Courtesy/BNM Read More
Snowy Scene Today Of Beginner’s Lift At Pajarito Ski Hill
Snowy scene at about 2:30 p.m. today of Beginner’s Lift at the Pajarito Ski Hill. Courtesy/webcam Read More
County 2023 Christmas Tree Collection Jan. 3-6 & 17-20
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2023 Community Seed Swap Feb. 4 At Unitarian Church
COMMUNITY News:
The 2023 Community Seed Swap is 9 a.m. to noon Saturday, Feb. 4 at the Unitarian Church of Los Alamos, 1738 N. Sage St.
Details:
- Bring only packets of seeds you wish to give away entirely. You may not get any back!;
- Take only enough seeds you can use in one growing season;
- If you are sharing seeds you’ve saved from your garden, please mark them clearly with the name of the plant and the year from which they were saved.
Participation is FREE. For more information, text or call KokHeong McNaughton at 505.920.6808 or email her at kokheong@comcast.net. Read More
Sun Shines Bright Over Rio Grande River From Overlook
The Rio Grande River shines bright ewcently as viewed from Overlook Park in White Rock. Photo by Connor Hoch/ladailypost.com Read More
Notice Of Completion Of Off-Site Waste Shipment For Final Disposal Added To LANL Electronic Public Reading Room
LANL News:
Per regulatory requirements, Los Alamos National Laboratory 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, visit the LANL electronic public reading room:
- Notice of Completion of Off-Site Waste Shipment for Final Disposal, Activity 4.0, Compliance Plan, Site Treatment Plan, Federal Facility Compliance Order, Los Alamos National
Daily Postcard: Crisp Leaves Under Glittering Ice
Daily Postcard: A small pile of crisp leaves under a glittering layer of ice on the ground early this morning on Mesa Verde Street in White Rock. Photo by Nancy Ann HibbsPosts From The Road: Year In Review 2022 Campsites
Last Light: The last light of the day reflects off of our RV at Seminole Canyon State Park in west Texas near Del Rio. We stayed in the park while traveling from the Big Bend area to San Antonio in January. Photo by Gary Warren/ladailypost.com
Granite Dells: The Granite Dells are just north of Prescott, Ariz. The dells are made up of huge granite boulders found on land and in nearby Watson Lake and Willow Lake. The huge boulders create an interesting landscape and water scape. Shown is our campsite at the Point of Rocks Campground just a short walk from Watson Lake where we camped last spring. Photo by Read More
Hesperus Ski Area Kicks Off 2022/23 Season
Hesperus Ski Area at sunset. Courtesy/Eric Berry
Hesperus Ski Area opened Saturday for tubing and uphill skiing. Courtesy/Eric Berry
Hesperus Ski Area News:
Hesperus Ski Area kicked off the 2022/23 season Saturday with tubing and uphill skiing. The Tubing Hill is open 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. today, Jan.1.
Hesperus will be closed Monday through Wednesday, Jan. 2-4, and re-open for tubing Thursday, Jan. 5. Visit ski-hesperus.com/tubing for pricing and more information.
Uphill access is now available but only when lift-served skiing is not operating and requires a valid season pass to be displayed Read More
Daily Postcard: Sunlight On Mesa Viewed From Main Hill
Daily Postcard: The afternoon sunshine highlights the mesa viewed Friday from the Main Hill Road. Photo by Bonnie J. Gordon/ladailypost.com Read More
Forest Stewards Guild: Wildfire Preparedness Is Year-Round: Don’t Hibernate On A Plan
The Forest Stewards Guild reminds the public that – Wildfire Preparedness Is Year-Round: Don’t Hibernate On A Preparedness Plan. Courtesy/FSG
Forest Stewards Guild News:
SANTA FE — Take this seasonal break to create or review and improve your personal preparedness plan for emergencies.
The Forest Stewards Guild and the Fire Adapted New Mexico learning network (FACNM) and partners at nearby national forests, agencies, and non-governmental organizations conclude the 2022 Wildfire Preparedness is Year-Round campaign with their December message: Don’t Hibernate on a Preparedness Read More
Daily Postcard: Snow Covered Truchas Peak
Daily Postcard: View of snow covered Truchas Peak taken Thursday afternoon from Anderson Overlook in Los Alamos. Truchas (Spanish for ‘trout’) Peak is the second highest peak in New Mexico behind Wheeler Peak. It is in the Sangre de Cristo Mountains 26 miles northeast of Santa Fe. Photo by Marc Bailey Read More
Office Of State Engineer And Interstate Stream Commission Presents Budget Request To Legislative Finance Committee
NMOSE/ISC News:
SANTA FE — The Office of the State Engineer and Interstate Stream Commission (NMOSE/ISC) has presented its FY24 budget request to the Legislative Finance Committee.
Priorities for the NMOSE/ISC FY24 budget include bolstering staff to process water rights applications for cannabis production, investing in robust water planning, and creating a new Lower Rio Grande Bureau to prepare New Mexicans for a secure water future amid ongoing drought and aridification.
The NMOSE/ISC’s budget request includes:
- Recurring $750,000 to build on the success of the Lower Rio Grande Pilot
Scenes This Morning From Canyon Road
Winter storm clouds roll over Los Alamos as seen this morning from Canyon Road behind Pajarito Lodge. Photo by Clara Clark/ladailypost.com
Winter storm clouds roll over Los Alamos as seen this morning from Canyon Road behind Pajarito Lodge. Photo by Clara Clark/ladailypost.com
Winter storm clouds roll over Los Alamos as seen this morning from Canyon Road behind Pajarito Lodge. Photo by Clara Clark/ladailypost.com Read More
EDD Initiatives Support 13,000 Jobs In Four Years
Taos Pueblo. Courtesy/EDD
EDD News:
SANTA FE — The Economic Development Department (EDD) announced that its key job-creation initiatives, JTIP and LEDA, helped create approximately 13,000 jobs since Jan. 1, 2019, the beginning of Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham’s administration.
In the past four years, the New Mexico Economic Development Department (EDD) has utilized the Local Economic Development Act (LEDA) to make investments in 60 businesses, supporting more than 8,500 new jobs at an average wage of $64,756 – up 20 percent from 2019.
The LEDA assistance will result in $7 billion in new capital
Santa Fe Community Foundation Awards $445,000 To Nonprofits In 2022 Fall Grants Cycle
SFCF News:
SANTA FE — The Santa Fe Community Foundation (SFCF) announced it has awarded $445,000 in grants to 38 nonprofits as a part of its 2022 fall grants cycle.
Through its grantmaking, the Foundation seeks to fund a broad range of nonprofit organizations in Santa Fe, Rio Arriba, San Miguel and Mora counties that are addressing unmet community needs, tracking results and are actively collaborating and aligning their work with other community partners, including the Foundation, to improve outcomes and promote equity.
“This year’s grantees have listened and responded to both ongoing
