Daily Postcard: Thick Fog Hides White Rock Canyons
A thick fog rolled into the canyons Tuesday morning below Overlook Park in White Rock. Photo by Joanne Kozuchowski
The thick fog looks like a large cloud hiding the canyon from view Tuesday at Overlook. Photo by Joanne Kozuchowski
Thick fog Tuesday morning below Overlook Park in White Rock. Photo by Joanne Kozuchowski
Thick fog Tuesday morning below Overlook Park in White Rock. Photo by Joanne Kozuchowski Read More
Cull: My Answers To PCA Questions
By THERESA CULL
Democratic Candidate
Los Alamos County Council
I was told about the Oct. 17, article by the Pajarito Conservation Alliance (PCA) and was embarrassed to find that I was the only Democrat to have not replied to the questions posed by the PCA.
Unfortunately, their email never got to me, so I’m providing my answers to their questions below. For future reference, I can be contacted at theresa4council@gmail.com. That appears to be a more reliable email address.
What do you believe makes Los Alamos County special?
There are a number of things that I believe make Los Alamos County special: Read More
County: Demand Likely To Keep Heating Costs High
Courtesy/LAC
Courtesy/LAC
COUNTY News:
With colder weather ahead and inflation hitting hard, people are concerned about the fluctuating cost of natural gas and how it is going to impact their budgets this winter.
While the details are complex, the overview is simple: it’s a classic story of supply and demand.
In Los Alamos, natural gas customers of the Department of Public Utilities (DPU) have paid a pass-through cost-of-gas rate since 2013. More specifically, they pay a 3-piece charge that includes a standard service charge, a fixed rate per therm and a variable rate per therm. That variable Read More
Bucks Engage In Low-intensity Sparring On Sandia Drive
A pair of mature bucks engage in low-intensity sparring at a fence along Sandia Drive to establish dominance for the upcoming breeding season. Photo by Marc Bailey Read More
Fall Colors Central Park Square In Downtown Los Alamos
Fall colors the trees around Central Park Square Tuesday morning in downtown Los Alamos. Photo by Carol A. Clark/ladailypost.com Read More
Students, Alums Tour Magdalena Ridge Observatory
Paul Loskamp, maintenance technician for the 2.4-meter Telescope at the Magdalena Ridge Observatory, describes how the telescope has played a key role this fall in NASA’s Double Asteroid Redirection Test Mission to capture images of the asteroid Dimorphos’ light trail that resulted from impact from a spacecraft aimed at knocking it off its orbit. Courtesy/NMT
Students and alumni take turns peering into the 2.4-meter Telescope as part of a special behind-the-scenes tour of Magdalena Ridge Observatory. Courtesy/NMT
NMT News:
SOCORRO — Two groups of New Mexico Tech (NMT) students and alumni Read More
Daily Postcard: View Of Ground Fog Near Black Mesa
Daily Postcard: View of ground fog Wednesday near Black Mesa. Photo by VaLynn Purvis
View of ground fog Wednesday around Black Mesa. Photo by VaLynn Purvis Read More
2021 Emissions Inventory Report Summary For LANL Added To Electronic Public Reading Room
LANL News:
Per regulatory requirements, Los Alamos National Laboratory announces new documents have been added to the Electronic Reading Room.
The document(s) have been submitted to fulfill one or more requirements of the Los Alamos National Laboratory:
- Emissions Inventory Report Summary for Los Alamos National Laboratory for Calendar Year 2021The public may view these documents and many others at LANL’s Electronic Public Reading Room.
Sishito Pepper At Los Alamos Farmers Market Thursday
Video: Young Bucks Mock Fighting In Los Alamos Yard
Two young bucks are captured on video mock fighting Monday morning in the backyard of a residence in Los Alamos. Click here to view the video on YouTube. Video by Daren Savage Read More
Daily Postcard: Fog Permeates View From Overlook
Daily Postcard: Fog permeates the view from Overlook Tuesday morning in White Rock. Photo by Russell Purvis Read More
Tellus Science Museum Acquires Recently Fallen Meteorite
Tellus Curator Ryan Roney
Tellus Science Museum News:
CARTERSVILLE, GA — A meteorite exploded over south Georgia during the overnight hours of Sept. 26, 2022, spraying fragments across the small town of Junction City, GA, and Tellus Science Museum has already acquired a piece of the space rock.
At 12:04 a.m., EDT that morning, the meteorite burst into a bright fireball that lit up the sky over Talbot County. The meteor was captured flying across the sky by a camera operated by planetary astronomer Dr. Ed Albin. After analyzing radar data and watching the captured video, Dr. Albin and fellow meteorite Read More
Flooded Pecan Orchard & Dried Out Rio Grande River Bed
During a Pajarito Environmental Education Center (PEEC) geology tour of Southern New Mexico Oct. 3, the group visited this large pecan orchard as it was being watered in Doña Ana near Las Cruces. Photo by Laurie Waters
Near the lush pecan orchard is a completely dry section of the Rio Grande riverbed visited during a PEEC geology tour Oct. 3 in Doña Ana near Las Cruces. Photo by Laurie Waters Read More
Daily Postcard: Autumn Colors Maple Trees On Circle Drive
Daily Postcard: Autumn colors maple trees in the Circle Drive neighborhood Monday in Los Alamos. Photo by Ruth Lier Read More
PCA: Where Los Alamos County Council Candidates Stand On Conservation Issues
By Pajarito Conservation Alliance
Non-partisan 501c4 organization
The Pajarito Conservation Alliance (PCA) recently completed gathering responses to a questionnaire sent to all County Council candidates to gather their statements on conservation issues affecting all of us in Los Alamos.
Verbatim candidate responses are available as public information on the PCA website at https://pajarito.org/news/2022/10/16/2022-election-interviews.
PCA focuses on information, advocacy, and volunteer work to protect the ecosystems and outdoor experience of the Pajarito Plateau.
Candidates Read More
County: Natural Gas Line Purging Tuesday In White Rock
COUNTY News:
Purging natural gas from a newly installed pipeline at Rover Boulevard and N.M. 4 will occur Tuesday, Oct. 18, as part of a natural gas system improvement project by the Los Alamos Department of Public Utilities (DPU).
DPU contractor Dub-L-EE will purge the line at various times between 8 a.m. and noon.
According to department officials, individuals near the area may smell natural gas and hear loud noises during the purging procedure.
Purging is necessary to safely release gas and air out of the line to pressurize the new system. The procedure will be performed safely in accordance Read More
Luján, Fischer Introduce Bipartisan Legislation To Expedite Federal Cost-Sharing Relief After Natural Disasters
U.S. SENATE News:
WASHINGTON, D.C. — U.S. Senators Ben Ray Luján (D-NM.) and Deb Fischer (R-Neb.) recently introduced the Emergency Conservation Program Improvement Act to expedite producers’ access to federal disaster relief.
The legislation would specifically reform the Emergency Conservation Program (ECP) and Emergency Forest Restoration Program (EFRP) to provide producers impacted by disasters with the option to receive an up-front cost-share, based on existing USDA estimates. The bill also would adjust eligibility for relief to include any wildfire caused or spread due Read More
Amateur Naturalist: Moss Growth
Disbursed growth of leaves in white capsules. The moss is growing on bare rock. Photo by Robert Dryja
By ROBERT DRYJA
Los Alamos
A variety of micro-environments can be encountered when hiking in mountain woodlands.
Part of a mountain slope may face eastward, receiving much sunlight throughout the day. The slope is dominated by rock and soil and plants are spread apart. Patches of some sort of white growth on rocks may be seen from time to time. A slope alternatively may face northward. More plant and tree growth may occur since rain water does not quickly evaporate away in sunlight. White patches Read More
New Mexico Communities Awarded $800K For Recycling & Illegal Dumpsite Cleanup Projects
Environment Cabinet Secretary James Kenney
NMED News:
SANTA FE — The New Mexico Environment Department (NMED) announces the newest round of recipients, including Los Alamos, of Recycling and Illegal Dumping (RAID) grants for fiscal year 2023.
Communities, tribes and pueblos around the state – many in rural areas – received $800,000. Grant funding was spent on cleaning up illegal dumpsites, establishing composting programs, offsetting the cost of scrap tire collection and recycling, providing educational outreach on scrap tire management and illegal dumping prevention, and expanding Read More
Daily Postcard: Fresh Snowfall On Chicoma Mountain
Daily Postcard: Late Sunday afternoon, the overcast parted just long enough to see fresh snowfall near the peak of Chicoma Mountain from Barranca Mesa. Photo by Cornell Wright Read More
