Documents Added To LANL Electronic Reading Room
LANL News:
The following documents have been added to the Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL) Electronic Reading Room.
The document(s) have been submitted to fulfill one or more requirements of the Los Alamos National Laboratory.
Vista Linda Campground Moves To Reservation Only System
Vista Linda campground in Jemez Ranger District. Courtesy/SFNF
SFNF News:
SANTA FE — The Jemez Ranger District will transition Vista Linda Campground from a first come, first served campground to a reservation only campground beginning June 30, 2026. The change is intended to improve visitor access and trip planning by allowing campers to reserve sites in advance.
The Forest Service is adapting management practices to better meet visitor expectations and improve campground operations. Transitioning Vista Linda Campground to a reservation-based system will help provide a more predictable Read More
Daily Postcard: Daybreak Through A Haze
Daily Postcard: Daybreak through a haze as seen from Quemazon. Photo by DW Decker
The moment before the sun peeks out. Photo by DW Decker Read More
McCauley Springs Fire In The Jemez Consumes 150 Acres
An aerial view today of smoke billowing from the McCauley Springs Fire in the Jemez Mountains. The fire is burning about a mile west of Jemez Falls Campground and as of this afternoon the fire has consumed 150 acres. Due to continued N.M. 4 road closures and power outages associated with the fire, Valles Caldera National Preserve will be closed Thursday, June 25. Courtesy/USFS
- McCauley Springs Fire Evening Update
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Update On McCauley Spring Fire Burning In The Jemez
New Mexico Forest Service News:
SANTA FE —The McCauley Springs Fire was detected this morning June 24, on the Jemez Ranger District and is approximately 30 acres.
Coordinating with the Sandoval County Sheriff’s Office, the community of Sierra de los Pinos is in “Go” status and currently under evacuation. Sandoval County has set up an evacuation center at Mountain Baptist Church in La Cueva and the Jemez Senior Center.
N.M. 4 is now closed at the main entrance to Valles Caldera National Preserve. Access beyond the closure is restricted to emergency vehicles and authorized personnel. Note: Read More
Blackhawk Helicopter Lands At Los Alamos County Airport
A Blackhawk helicopter arrived Saturday afternoon at Los Alamos County Airport and Airport Manager Gary Goddard explained that the U.S. Forest Service was responding to the Rio Fire near Chacoma Mountain and the helicopter was dumping water from Abiquiu Lake on the fire. Goddard added that the Rio Fire is contained and the Forest Service is ‘mopping up at this point’. Courtesy photo Read More
Fire Burning In Jemez Mountains; No Threat To Los Alamos
Location of fire burning this morning in the Jemez Mountains. Courtesy/Watch Duty
COUNTY News:
A fire near Battleship Rock in the Jemez Mountains has been reported this morning and has burned approximately 15 acres. Evacuation orders have been issued for Jemez Falls Campground in the Santa Fe National Forest.
Sandoval Fire is on scene fully suppressing the fire.
Smoke may be visible throughout the day surrounding communities. There is no threat to Los Alamos from this fire.
Use caution if traveling through this area as firefighters may be along N.M. 4.
Further details about the fire can be found Read More
Conservation Groups Move To Stop Destructive Logging On Santa Fe National Forest
WildEarth Guardians News:
SANTA FE — WildEarth Guardians, the Santa Fe Forest Coalition, and the Forest Advocate today filed a notice of intent to sue the Forest Service over Endangered Species Act violations related to increases in logging approved under the Encino Vista Landscape Restoration Project and the Revised Forest Plan.
When the Forest Service finalized its 2022 Revised Forest Plan, it approved a 150% increase in commercial logging over the previous 1986 plan, including in areas identified as not suitable for timber production. Toward this end, the Encino Vista project authorized Read More
Wilderness Society Responds To BLM Oil & Gas Rule Rollback Announcement
Wilderness Society News:
ALBUQUERQUE — The Department of the Interior announced its plan to revise the BLM Oil and Gas Rule (also known as the Fluid Mineral Leases and Leasing Process Rule), which updated and improved a woefully outdated federal oil and gas leasing program that was riddled with de facto subsidies for fossil fuel companies. The Interior Department also announced its plan to roll back regulations aimed at preventing methane waste from oil and gas operations.
Undermining the Rule is another attempt by the administration and its allies in Congress to use the pretense of a national Read More
Daily Postcard: Coyote In The Valle Grande
Daily Postcard: Coyote in the Valle Grande. NPS/Stan Ford Read More
Firefighters Contain Human Caused Wildfire At Clearcreek Campgrounds On Cuba Ranger District
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The Divide Fire was detected on Sunday, June 21 on the Cuba Ranger District off N.M. 126 at the Clear Creek Campgrounds.
Fire is human caused. Fire was burning in willows and an adjacent log near the creek. Firefighters were able to contain the fire at 0.1 acres Sunday evening. Firefighters will continue to monitor the fire and extinguish any heat in order to ensure the fire is dead-out.
Fire information is available on the Santa Fe National Forest website, Inciweb, NM Fire Information, and social media Read More
Luján, Slotkin, Warnock, Booker, Bennet, Fetterman Introduce Legislation To Strengthen Support For Specialty Crop Growers Of Pecans To Chile
From the Office of U.S. Sen. Ben Ray Luján:
Washington, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senators Ben Ray Luján (D-N.M.), Ranking Member of the Subcommittee on Food and Nutrition, Specialty Crops, Organics, and Research, Elissa Slotkin (D-Mich.), Reverend Raphael Warnock (D-Ga.), Cory Booker (D-N.J.), Michael Bennet (D-Colo.), and John Fetterman (D-Pa.) introduced the Cultivating Horticultural Innovation in Local Economies (CHILE) Act, legislation to strengthen federal support for specialty crop growers facing economic losses and market disruptions.
The CHILE Act builds upon language included Read More
New Mexico Foundation For Open Government Files Lawsuit For Release Of Communications About Project Jupiter
NMFOG News:
LAS CRUCES – The New Mexico Foundation for Open Government (NMFOG) has filed a lawsuit against the Doña Ana County Board of Commissioners for release of emails and other communications related to construction of a data center in Southern New Mexico known as Project Jupiter.
The county’s refusal to allow inspection of these public records violates the state Inspection of Public Records Act (IPRA), and NMFOG is asking the Third Judicial District Court to order the county to release the records as required by IPRA.
At a meeting on Sept. 19, 2025, the Doña Ana County commissioners met Read More
Department Of Game & Fish Special Hunt Auction, Enhancement Raffle End Soon
NMDGF News:
The New Mexico Department of Wildlife is auctioning nine premium hunting opportunities to raise funds for wildlife conservation programs.
Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham has authorized the auction pursuant to 2007 legislation. The Department has partnered with Ducks Unlimited to offer the New Mexico Governor’s Special Hunt Auction online in 2026. Funds from the public auction support the state’s Game Protection Fund and are used solely for projects and programs directly related to the Department’s mission.
This year’s opportunities include:
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PEEC To Host Free Screening Of Documentary ‘The Little Things That Run The World’ June 25
PEEC News:
In celebration of National Pollinator Week, the Pajarito Environmental Education Center (PEEC) will host a free screening of the 2025 documentary The Little Things that Run the World from 6–7:45 p.m., Thursday, June 25, 2026, at the Los Alamos Nature Center Planetarium.
This powerful film explores the dramatic global decline of flying insects: an animal group that makes up three‐quarters of all species on Earth and plays an essential role in holding ecosystems together. Through interviews with scientists, gardeners, farmers, and passionate bug enthusiasts, the documentary Read More
Daily Postcard: Buck Checks Out Sullivan Field After Hours
Daily Postcard: Buck Checks out Sullivan Field after hours. Courtesy photo Read More
Mountaineers Feature Reid Priedhorsky—Helicopter Evacuation From The Canyon Country June 23
Reid Priedhorsky, subject of and speaker for the June Mountaineers talk
Mountaineers News:
The June 23 Mountaineers meeting will feature a talk by Reid Priedhorsky entitled “How to win 37 pieces of flair via helicopter evacuation from the canyon country, or, perhaps: How not to.”
On Oct. 24, 2025, at 12:12 pm, while hiking near Cheesebox Canyon in southwest Utah, Reid fell 43 feet, smashing his L3 vertebra and pelvis, among other injuries. This yielded a full-scale search-and-rescue response and helicopter evacuation to Grand Junction, Colorado, then, the following morning, eight hours Read More
Environmental Department To Host Public Information Session On LANL Chromium Plume June 25
NMED News:
SANTA FE — The New Mexico Environment Department is hosting a public information session at 5:30–7 p.m., Thursday, June 25 at Harold Runnels Auditorium in Santa Fe to provide updates on the hexavalent chromium groundwater contamination beneath Los Alamos National Laboratory and Pueblo de San Ildefonso.
The plume, discovered in 2005, stems from Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL) operations dating to the 1950s, when chromium-laced water used in the facility’s power plant was dumped into nearby Sandia Canyon. In November 2025, the plume was found to have migrated beyond lab Read More
SFNF: Wildfires Start From Recent Thunderstorms
SFNF News:
SANTA FE —Thunderstorms over the past few days have brought a significant amount of lightning to the area. Fires continue to pop up from lightning, as heat gets established in available fuels and conditions such as temperature and wind align.
The Middle Fork Fire was detected yesterday June 20, 2026. The fire is located on the Cuba Ranger District off Forest Road 531 in Middle Fork Ojitos Canyon near the Cuba and Jemez District boundary, 1.7 miles northwest of Seven Springs. The fire is 1 acre and is 50% contained, burning in oak brush, Douglas-fir, and log duff. Fireline has been constructed Read More
Weekly Fishing Report: June 22, 2026
By GEORGE MORSE
Sports and Outdoors
Los Alamos Daily Post
The State Game and Fish Department stocked a total of 18,839 rainbow trout weighing 9,089 pounds. Most of the stocking will now be in Northern New Mexico.
The Fourth of July holiday is coming up next week. Popular fishing destinations will be crowded.
Normally, the Rio Grande would be swollen with spring runoff from the melting snow. Stream flows above 1,000 cubic-feet-per-second would be common. The terrible snowpack and poor spring runoff have kept stream flows well below normal.
Streamflow in the Rio Grande decreased just a little Read More
