NWS: Today’s High Near 75; Tonight’s Low Around 52
The National Weather Service forecasts today’s high in Los Alamos near 75 with mostly sunny skies and tonight’s low around 52. Courtesy/NWS
Daily Postcard: Bees Spotted On Apple Tree Blossoms
Daily Postcard: The Apple tree blossoms are spotted attracting bees Sunday morning in White Rock. The most important thing that bees do is pollinate. Pollination is needed for plants to reproduce, and so many plants depend on bees or other insects as pollinators. Photo by Nancy Ann Hibbs
Deer Gather Around Griffith Gymnasium
Deer spotted lounging around on the grass this afternoon near Griffith Gymnasium at Los Alamos High School. Photo by Jim O’Donnell Read More
SFNF Delays Fuelwood Permit Sales
SFNF News:
SANTA FE — In alignment with federal guidance and New Mexico public health orders, the Santa Fe National Forest (SFNF) will delay the sale of personal-use fuelwood permits to June 1 this year.
Typically, the SFNF starts selling permits on or before May 1. The decision to delay permit sales was based on the COVID-19 virus’ projected peak in New Mexico and the need to minimize exposure and risk.
As long as SFNF offices are conducting business virtually, the process for fuelwood permit sales will also be virtual. Sales will be completed with a credit or debit card over the phone, and the permit, Read More
Mountaineers Meeting Features Dolomites Trek April 28
Scouting the Alta Via route through the Dolomites in Northern Italy. Courtesy/Don Krier
By BILL PRIEDHORSKY
Los Alamos Mountaineers
The April Los Alamos Mountaineers meeting continues in its electronic format, consistent with the needs of this special time.
It will be held at the regular time of 7 p.m. Tuesday, April 28.
As usual, the Mountaineers meeting is held in collaboration with the Pajarito Environmental Education Center. This month, Gwendolyn Gallagher and Don Krier will present “Alta Via: a wondrous route through Italy’s Dolomites.”
In the Dolomites, soaring limestone towers Read More
NWS: Today’s High Near 72; Tonight’s Low Around 52
The National Weather Service forecasts today’s high in Los Alamos near 72 with mostly sunny skies and tonight’s low around 52. Courtesy/NWS Read More
NMDOT Traffic Report: Week Of April 27
NMDOT News:
NMDOT asks all motorists to reduce speed, obey all posted traffic signs, use caution and watch for heavy equipment and construction personnel in all work zones.
Interstate:
I-40, mile marker 4.73 – 5.06, Manuelito Canyon, east of the Arizona/NM state line
AUI, Inc. (Contractor) resumed bridge replacement and roadway reconstruction March 30, 2020. Replacement of the westbound bridge was completed last year. The contractor continues with demolition of the eastbound bridge and work in the channel. Once this work is complete, the contractor will work on replacement of the new bridge. Read More
LAPS: Los Alamos Safari Hunt Grows Across Community
A pterodactyl is spotted in Liz Aicher’s apple tree on North Mesa. Courtesy/LAPS
A group of dragons is spotted taking a ride in a car near Aspen Elementary School. Courtesy/LAPS
LAPS News:
The Los Alamos Safari Hunt for Kids was recently launched and is growing fast across the community.
This activity is similar to a scavenger hunt. With a large portion of the world’s population now living under lockdown to contain the coronavirus, this type of Safari Hunt activity is popping up all over the world.
The “hunters” try to spot as many stuffed animals as they can find in people’s windows and yards. Everyone
SFNF: Bad Behavior On The Santa Fe National Forest – Too Many Visitors Ignore Campfire Ban, Locked Toilets
SFNF News:
SANTA FE — Despite the campfire ban that went into effect April 15 for all five national forests in New Mexico, patrols on the Santa Fe National Forest (SFNF) last weekend found illegal campfires from the Jemez Mountains to Pecos Canyon.
Too many of those campfires were not properly extinguished, and an abandoned campfire jumped the fire ring and started a wildfire that required firefighter response.
Law enforcement and recreation patrols reported additional examples of visitor misuse, including garbage left behind and piles of human waste outside locked toilet facilities. Read More
On The Job In Los Alamos: Keeping It Clean
On the job in Los Alamos is local resident Richard Sturgeon picking up trash on the stretch of road between East Gate Drive and the Anniversary Trail pull off Saturday. Sturgeon picked up 15 bags of trash in this short stretch of roadway. Photo by John McHale/ladailypost.com Read More
NWS: Today’s High Near 68; Tonight’s Low Around 45
The National Weather Service forecasts today’s high in Los Alamos near 68 with sunny skies and tonight’s low around 45. Courtesy/NWS
Local Chipmunk Spotted Practicing Social Distancing
A local chipmunk is spotted this morning practicing social distancing … patiently waiting for a break in activities at this birdbath on Sycamore Street before slipping in to take a quick drink … all the while keeping a safe distance from that hungry looking bullfrog. Photo by John McHale/ladailypost.com Read More
Monique Beyerle’s Southwest Photography Scenes Featured This Quarter At Los Alamos Medical Care Clinic
Photography by Monique Beyerle is on display at Los Alamos Medical Care Clinic at 3917 West Road, Suite 150. Courtesy photo
Photo by Monique Beyerle. Courtesy photo
COMMUNITY News:
Each quarter Los Alamos Medical Care Clinic inside Los Alamos Medical Center features an artist’s work in the waiting room and this quarter the photography of Physician Assistant Monique Beyerle is featured.
Most of Beyerle’s featured work is landscapes in and around the southwest.
“When I moved here I became one of those people who pulls off the side of the road to capture our majestic views,” she said. “I know this Read More
Tales Of Our Times: Pandemic Underscores Value Of Regulatory Engineering
TALES OF OUR TIMES
By JOHN BARTLIT
New Mexico Citizens
for Clean Air & Water
Pandemic Underscores Value Of Regulatory Engineering
The harsh steps being taken to fight the coronavirus crisis will have effects, bad and good, beyond their stated purpose. Now is the time to spot likely chances for good changes.
An idea waiting for its chance is the use of smart tools to do regulatory tasks better, faster, and cheaper. Think of it as regulatory engineering. “Smart tools” are digital devises that are widely used in many fields to measure, calculate, assess, record, and report what we need to know.
NWS: Today’s High Near 65; Tonight’s Low Around 41
Daily Postcard: Quemazon Sunrise
Daily Post: The sunrise in Quemazon Monday colors the sky pink and blue then turns golden as the sun comes up. Photo by Trisha Ancell Read More
PEEC Has Virtual Birthday Parties; Launches Sustainable Kit
A birthday party banner with a gardens theme. The other side features an animals theme. Photo by Terry Foxx
All set up and ready to party with PEEC at the Los Alamos Nature Center. Photo by Denise Matthews
By BONNIE J. GORDON
Los Alamos Daily Post
bjgordon@ladailypost.com
The PEEC Sustainability Committee has been dreaming up a lot of great ideas to promote sustainability at the Los Alamos Nature Center and beyond.
One of the most creative, and certainly one of the most fun is the Sustainable Birthday Party Kit. Birthday parties at PEEC have always been fun. Now they can take place without plastic Read More
NWS: Today’s High Near 66; Tonight’s Low Around 42
The National Weather Service forecasts today’s high in Los Alamos near 66 with sunny skies and tonight’s low around 42. Courtesy/NWS
Daily Postcard: Lavender Lilacs Beginning To Bloom
Daily Postcard: Lilacs are spotted blooming during a morning walk Wednesday in White Rock. Photo by Nancy Ann Hibbs Read More
Udall: Reflecting On 50th Earth Day During Time Of Crisis
U.S. Sen. Tom Udall
SENATE News:
Amid COVID-19 pandemic, Udall outlines vision to help prevent future pandemics, fight dual nature and climate crises, and advance environmental justice
Read the full Medium post here.
SANTA FE—Today, U.S. Sen. Tom Udall (D-N.M.), ranking member for the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee for the Interior, Environment and Related Agencies, marked the 50th Earth Day by highlighting the nexus between the COVID-19 pandemic and the crises facing our planet, and outlined a vision for the future to help prevent future public health crises, fight the dual nature Read More
