Posts From The Road: The Angel Of Route 66
Arizona Route 66 Museum: The Arizona Route 66 Museum in Kingman, Ariz. has a very nice display of Angel Delgadillo and his work with Historic Route 66 and Arizona Tourism. Photo by Gary Warren/ladailypost.com
Angel: Angel Delgadillo discusses the 10 long years between the opening of I-40 in 1978 and the designation of Historic Route 66 in 1988 when he felt like Seligman had been forgotten. Once the Historic Route 66 was established many tourist and tour buses returned to Route 66, which brought the town back to life. Photo by Gary Warren/ladailypost.com
By GARY WARREN
Photographer
Formerly of Read More
Daily Postcard: Spire Atop LDS Church In Silhouette
Daily Postcard: The spire atop the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints viewed in silhouette at sunrise Tuesday on Grand Canyon Drive in White Rock. Courtesy photo Read More
County: Keeping An Eye On The Weather? Use The Local Weather And Storm Alert System
COUNTY News:
When lightning is detected within 10 miles of a Weather Station during operation hours, audible and visible alerts will activate.
The alert remains active for 30 minutes from the most recent lightning strike, with a visible countdown timer showing when it is safe to resume outdoor activities.
Local Weather Stations are located at Ashley Pond Park, Los Alamos County Golf Course, North Mesa Sports Complex, Overlook Park and Piñon Splash Pad in White Rock.
Visit the “Weather and storm alert system” page to view current conditions: https://www.losalamosnm.gov/Community/Alerts-current-conditions#section-7 Read More
Bear Strolls Around Backyard On Estante Way In White Rock
A plump bear strolls around the backyard of a residence this morning on Estante Way in White Rock. Photo by Jim Gourdoux Read More
McQuiston: When The Smoke Shows Up … A Wildfire Guide For Los Alamos Families
By ALLEN MCQUISTON
Jemez Insurance Agency
Serving Los Alamos Since 1963
You usually smell it before you see it. A sharp pine smell drifts in through a window. Or a smudge of smoke shows up over the Jemez that wasn’t there the day before. You step outside, look west toward the forest, and reach for your phone to find out where it’s coming from.
If you’ve lived on the hill for long, you don’t need to be told this matters. Los Alamos has watched fire come over the ridge before. The dry weeks of late spring and early summer, before the monsoon rains arrive in July, are when it happens here. Most years it stays in
Red-eared Slider Turtle Sunbathing On Rock In Ashley Pond
A hardy Red-eared slider turtle is spotted sunbathing on a rock recently in Ashley Pond. Photo by Ken Hanson Read More
Documents Added To LANL Electronic Public Reading Room
LANL News:
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.
- Review, Annual Progress Report on Chromium Interim Measure and Characterization, April 2024 Through March 2025, Revision 1
https://ext.em-la.doe.gov/GovFTPFiles/api/GetFiles/GetFile?fileName=EMID-704371_NMED_Review_Cmmt_Resp_2025_Annual_Cr_Pr+Rep_Comm+Resp_R1_061126.pdf
Op-Ed: One Million Metric Tons—What It Took And Why It Matters
By AMANDA HEHR
COO
Kathairos Solutions
On May 30, Kathairos Solutions crossed a milestone we have been working toward since the company was founded: one million metric tons of CO2 equivalent eliminated through our nitrogen venting elimination systems. I wanted to take a moment to explain what that number means, how we got here, and why we think it matters beyond our own balance sheet.
Methane venting during oil and gas operations is one of the more tractable emissions challenges in the energy sector. It is not a problem that requires shutting in production or waiting on breakthrough technology. Read More
Daily Postcard: Hooded Warblers Return To Los Alamos
Daily Postcard: Exciting news! For the third year in a row, Hooded Warblers have been confirmed nesting on the Santa Fe National Forest in Los Alamos County. This image shows the male Hooded Warbler. This year’s site is again along the Upper Water Canyon Trail, only 250 feet away from last year’s nest. In 2024 they nested about 1.3 miles away in Los Alamos Canyon. These three records are the only confirmed nesting records ever found in New Mexico. Friday morning, both adults were spotted carrying food into a dense area of small oaks and wild rose. Eventually their nest was located, with the female Read More
Tree Deaths Tripled Across New Mexico In 2025 Amid Drought, Heat
Aerial view of the extent of beetle kill, as seen in red, in untreated piñon-juniper woodland (above) versus a landscape that has been thinned (below). Photos by Victor Lucero
NMFD News:
SANTA FE — Tree deaths tripled in New Mexico during the second warmest year on record, according to a new report that shows a mixed portrait of resilience and vulnerability across New Mexico’s forested landscapes.
Each year, the New Mexico Forestry Division and U.S. Forest Service conduct aerial surveys to map insect and disease activity across 14 million acres of state, private, Tribal, and federal forests Read More
Apply For Backyard Pollinator Garden Kits By June 12
PEEC News:
The Pajarito Environmental Education Center (PEEC) with its partner Bee City Los Alamos is offering the Backyard Pollinator Garden Program.
Registration closes today, June 12. Sign up free at peecnature.org or through the google doc. 40 “kits” of native plants, grown without pesticides or fertilizers, that are carefully chosen for their hardiness in our Jemez Mountain environment and for their benefit to native pollinators are available. Selected applicants will be notified June 30th.
The Backyard Pollinator Garden Project is funded by a generous grant from the Carroll Petrie Read More
Interior Department Begins Nationwide Review Of Rock Climbing And Wilderness Study Area Management Policies
DOI News:
WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Department of the Interior (DOI) has announced a 60-day public comment period on proposed recreational climbing guidance and potential updates to wilderness study area management policies for lands managed by the Bureau of Land Management, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and National Park Service.
The Department is seeking public input on two important efforts:
- First, establishing a consistent approach to recreational rock climbing management across designated wilderness areas; and
- Second, evaluating whether existing wilderness study areas and
Daily Postcard: Wasp Gathers Nectar In White Rock
Daily Postcard: A thread-waisted wasp gathers nectar from a blossom recently in White Rock. These wasps are both pollinators and hunters of caterpillars. Photo by Richard Skolnik Read More
Dragonfly Perches On Furled Flower In Ashley Pond Park
A colorful dragonfly perches on a furled flower Wednesday in Ashley Pond Park. Photo by Marcela Walker Read More
Daily Postcard: Jupiter And Venus Conjunction Viewed From Los Alamos
Daily Postcard: Jupiter and Venus conjunction viewed Tuesday from Los Alamos. Photo by Lauren Hughes Read More
Jupiter And Venus Conjunction Captured Over Western Area
Jupiter and Venus conjunction photographed above Western Area in Los Alamos June 9. Jupiter and Venus meet in a dazzling conjunction on June 9 — Here’s where and when to look | Space. Photo by Steve Bublitz
Closer view of Jupiter and Venus conjunction. Photo by Steve Bublitz
Steve Bublitz capturing the event. Courtesy photo Read More
Santa Fe Community College To Host New Mexico’s First Nutritious Food Pantry Certification Ceremony June 24
The SFCC Campus Cupboard provides fresh produce from SFCC’s greenhouse. This past year Santa Fe Farmers’ Market Institute has also helped expand access to fresh, high-quality produce as it did at the SFCC Pathways to Care: Allied Health Fair in September 2025. Courtesy/SFCC
SFCC News:
SANTA FE — Santa Fe Community College (SFCC) will host New Mexico’s First Nutritious Food Pantry Certification Ceremony 1-3 p.m. Wednesday, June 24, in the Campus Center, 6401 Richards Ave. The certification recognizes the SFCC Campus Cupboard Food Pantry funded primarily through SFCC Foundation and operated Read More
Daily Postcard: Deer Hops Fence To Graze In Yard On Trinity
Daily Postcard: A deer hops a fence to graze in a yard Friday on Trinity Drive. Photo by Joseph Schaumberg
After hoping the fence a deer prepares to graze Friday in a yard on Trinity Drive. Photo by Joseph Schaumberg Read More
New Mexico Environment Department Enforcement Watch: 145 Actions Initiated; 93 Resolved In May 2026
NMED News:
SANTA FE — The New Mexico Environment Department is highlighting the ongoing success of its Enforcement Watch initiative, a transparency-focused program that provides the public with consistent and timely information about the Department’s enforcement actions across environmental protection, public health, and worker safety programs.
By making enforcement data accessible, Enforcement Watch reinforces NMED’s commitment to New Mexico residents for accountability and regulatory compliance statewide.
Launched in May 2023, Enforcement Watch shares monthly updates Read More
PEEC: ‘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. on Thursday, June 25 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
