Predict Snow And Chase Powder With New Mexico Weather Forecaster Julien Ross At PEEC Planetarium Dec. 4
Julien Ross. Courtesy photo
PEEC News:
Get ready for snow sports this winter in Northern New Mexico with expert insights from Julien Ross, OpenSnow.com’s New Mexico Forecaster, at the Snow Forecasting & Finding Powder Days event from 6–7 p.m., Wednesday, Dec. 4, at the Los Alamos Nature Center Planetarium. Admission is free, and the event is available both in-person and virtually.
Ross will share the latest outlook for the 2025–2026 winter season, including whether we will see a weak La Niña or a “La Nada” influencing snowfall in New Mexico. Attendees will learn snow forecasting techniques, Read More
Daily Postcard: Fuller Lodge Lights Up Wednesday Night
Daily Postcard: Fuller Lodge lights up as the sky dims Wednesday evening over Los Alamos. Photo by Kirsten Laskey/ladailypost.com Read More
Amateur Naturalist: The Ranch School Trail
Picture 1: There are three sections to the Ranch School trail. The bottom section (1) is built into a canyon wall. The middle section (2) crosses relatively level land with dispersed woodlands. The upper section (3) passes through forested land next to the Acid Canyon creek. It merges with Pueblo Canyon. Photo by Robert Dryja
By Robert Dryja
Los Alamos
The PEEC Nature Center has two hiking trails adjacent to it. The Acid Canyon trail forms a loop into the upper stream section of Acid Canyon. The Ranch School trail forms a single path into the downstream section. Both trails have a common starting Read More
Northern Lights Silhouette Valles Caldera Ridgeline
Tuesday’s Northern lights silhouette the Valles Caldera National Preserve ridgeline. Photo by Moss Halladay Read More
Panorama Of Northern Lights Viewed From Los Alamos
An eight-shot panorama of the auroras on Tuesday, just after 9:30 p.m., as seen near the intersection of Canyon Road and 15th Street in Los Alamos. Photo by Marc Bailey Daily Postcard: Robins Gather At Local Watering Hole
Daily Postcard: Robins gather on Tuesday at a local watering hole in White Rock. Photo by Nancy Ann HibbsNMED Provides Free Filters And Tests For La Cieneguilla And La Cienega Residents Impacted By PFAS Plume
NMED News:
SANTA FE — The New Mexico Environment Department (NMED) is offering free private well water testing and private water well filters to residents of La Cieneguilla and La Cienega impacted by PFAS after a recent report identified a widespread plume of these toxic chemicals in the communities’ groundwater.
The PFAS groundwater plume was recently discovered west of the Santa Fe Regional Airport. A report by research firm INTERA found that one in three parcels in La Cieneguilla and La Cienega showed PFAS contamination in the underlying groundwater, with 169 parcels showing contamination Read More
New World Screwworm Is On The Move And State Asks New Mexico Hunters To Be On The Lookout
New World Screwworm Fly. Courtesy/NMSU
NMWF News:
New World Screwworm is on the move and New Mexico officials are asking hunters to be on the lookout for any sign it has infested the state’s wildlife populations.
Dr. Sean McCartney, a veterinarian with the New Mexico Livestock Board, will give a free presentation on the screwworm, its lifecycle and the threat it poses to wildlife Nov. 12 in Albuquerque. His talk is the latest presentation under the New Mexico Wildlife Federation’s (NMWF) “Wildlife Wednesday” series, held on the second Wednesday of each month.
“We think that wildlife will be Read More
Mexican Wolf Captured North Of Interstate 40
A Mexican wolf. Courtesy/Endangered Wolf Center
NMGF News:
SANTA FE — Male Mexican wolf 3065 was captured Friday, Nov. 7, north of Interstate 40, north of Gallina.
The New Mexico Department of Game and Fish (NMGF) captured the wolf by helicopter. Afterward, he was returned to the wild in the Mexican Wolf Experimental Population Area (MWEPA) in the Gila National Forest in Grant County.
The decision to capture and transfer M3065 was made in accordance with the United States Fish and Wildlife Service’s (USFWS) current recovery permit, which states that “authorized permittees may capture and Read More
Daily Postcard: Pair Of Friends Meet Up At Local Water Bowl
Daily Postcard: A pair of friends meet up at a water bowl Saturday in White Rock. Photo by Dave Lannen Read More
Weekly Fishing Report: Nov. 9, 2025
By GEORGE MORSE
Sports and Outdoors
Los Alamos Daily Post
The State Game and Fish Department stocked Nov. 5 a total of 7,160 Gila trout in the East Fork, Middle Fork and West Fork of the Gila River. The fish averaged four inches in size.
Gila trout are raised at the Federal Fish Hatchery in Mora. They are one of two species of trout native to New Mexico. The other is the Rio Grande cutthroat trout. Gila trout inhabit the Gila River drainage in Southwestern New Mexico.
At one time, Gila trout were considered an endangered species due to habitat loss and interbreeding with rainbow trout. Limited angling Read More
Daily Postcard: Radiant Sunset Above White Rock
Daily Postcard: A radiant sunset colors the sky on Sunday above White Rock. Photo by Cindy CasalinaNew Documents Added To LANL’s Electronic Public Reading Room
LANL News:
Per regulatory requirements, this email is to notify the public that the following documents have been added to the Los Alamos National Laboratory Electronic Reading Room:
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- DP-1132, Monitoring Report, Radioactive Liquid Waste Treatment Facility, Third Quarter 2025 (link).
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The document(s) have been submitted to fulfill one or more requirements of the Los Alamos National Laboratory.
View these documents and many others at LANL’s Electronic Public Reading Room. Read More
Expansive View Of Rio Grande River From Red Dot Trail
An expansive view of the Rio Grande River seen this morning from the Red Dot Trail in White Rock. Photo by Dave Lannen Read More
Bighorn Sheep Spotted Grazing In White Rock
Several bighorn sheep spotted grazing recently in White Rock. Photo by Steve Stringer Read More
Daily Postcard: Beautiful Sunset Above Los Alamos
Daily Postcard: A beautiful sunset appears early Saturday evening as viewed from El Gancho Street in Los Alamos. Photo by Joe Arellano Read More
New Mexico Environment Department’s Rhonda Holderman Recognized For Tireless Public Service
Rhonda Holderman
NMED News:
ALBUQUERQUE — The New Mexico Infrastructure Finance Conference has recognized New Mexico Environment Department (NMED) manager Rhonda Holderman for her exceptional work helping small New Mexico communities secure vital infrastructure funding with the Joe Guillen Award for Outstanding Community Development Service.
The Joe Guillen Award, renamed in 1999 to honor former Local Government Division Deputy Director Joe Guillen, recognizes public servants who have made significant, long-term contributions to community development and infrastructure Read More
View Across Trinity Drive As Night Begins To Fall
The view Tuesday looking across Trinity Drive as night begins to fall. Photo by Carol A. Clark/ladailypost.com Read More
Northern Río Grande National Heritage Area Offers Workshops At Los Luceros On Making Traditional New Mexican Herbal Remedies
Herbal remedy preparation. Courtesy/NMDCA photo
NMDCA News:
The Northern Río Grande National Heritage Area (NRGNHA) is offering two hands-on herbal remedios, or remedy-making workshops at Los Luceros Historic Site.
Learn how to create locally sourced herbal remedies using traditional New Mexican healing practices. In part one of this two-part series, students will learn to identify, understand, and make remedios with the abundance of locally foraged herbs available at Los Luceros.
In part two students will continue to create locally sourced remedios including eye washes, salves, Read More
Daily Postcard: November Supermoon Over White Rock
The November full moon, viewed here from White Rock and known as the Beaver Moon, is 2025’s second supermoon. ‘Supermoon’ describes a full moon that appears larger and brighter because its orbit brings it closer to Earth. Beaver Moon is the term used to describe the full moon in November. Each month’s full moon has a name that carries cultural significance. The November full moon’s name stems from the fact that beavers start to take shelter in their dams around this time of year, according to the Almanac. Also was is the season when people set beaver traps during the fur trade. Source: MSN News. Photo Read More
