Environment

DPU Announces Annual Water Festival Is Online

Submitted by Carol A. Clark on April 13, 2020

COUNTY News:

For several years, the Los Alamos Department of Public Utilities (DPU) has hosted an annual water festival in April for Los Alamos fourth grade students that is planned and carried out by the Pajarito Environmental Education Center (PEEC).

Hundreds of students gather at the University of New Mexico – Los Alamos and engage in hands-on water activities. This year with the public health emergency issued by New Mexico Department of Health, PEEC has incorporated the festival in to the “Take It Outside” online series.

Starting today, April 13, students of all ages are invited Read More

County Shares Tips To Be Bear Smart & Do Your Part

Submitted by Carol A. Clark on April 13, 2020

Remember, bears can’t change their behavior, only humans can. Courtesy/VTGame&Fish

COUNTY News:

Bears are waking up from hibernation and they will be making their way back into residential areas because of lack of food in the wild and ease of getting it out of trash roll carts.

Since garbage stored outside is the biggest attractant, storing garbage in a secure garage or shed until the morning of collection will virtually eliminate the chances of a bear visit*. If a bear does not find a food source, it will move on.

Here are some safe practices for managing waste to minimize encounters Read More

NWS: Today’s High Near 42; Tonight’s Low Around 28

Submitted by Carol A. Clark on April 13, 2020

The National Weather Service forecasts today’s high in Los Alamos near 42 with snow showers before noon, then rain and thunder. New snow accumulation of around an inch possible. Tonight’s low around 28 with a 30 percent chance of snow showers. Courtesy/NWS Read More

EPA Takes Action To Guide Health And Safety Decisions At Cleanup Sites During COVID-19 Pandemic

Submitted by Carol A. Clark on April 12, 2020

EPA News:

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Friday, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) issued interim guidance to the Agency’s regional offices to ensure that decisions about new or ongoing cleanup activities at sites across the country are made with the health and safety of communities, state and tribal partners, EPA staff, and contractors as the priority.

The interim guidance focuses on decision making at emergency response and longer term cleanups sites where EPA is the lead agency or has direct oversight of, or responsibility for, the cleanup work.

This includes, but is not limited to, Read More

NWS: Today’s High Near 57; Tonight’s Low Around 32

Submitted by Carol A. Clark on April 12, 2020

The National Weather Service forecasts today’s high in Los Alamos near 57 with mostly sunny skies and winds 10 to 15 mph, increasing to 20 to 25 mph in the afternoon. Tonight’s low will be around 32 with a 30 percent chance of rain showers before midnight, then a chance of snow showers. Courtesy/NWS Read More

LANL: South Africa’s National Integrated Cyberinfrastructure System Joins Los Alamos’ Efficient Mission Centric Computing Consortium

Submitted by Carol A. Clark on April 10, 2020

Los Alamos’ Efficient Mission Centric Computing Consortium recently welcomed it’s first international partner. Courtesy photo

LANL News:

Los Alamos National Laboratory’s Efficient Mission Centric Computing Consortium (EMC3) recently welcomed its first international partner, the South African National Integrated Cyberinfrastructure System (NICIS). 

“We are pleased to collaborate with NICIS on experiences in deploying a scalable cool data storage tier. Sharing requirements, solutions and experiences on challenges in providing an efficient computing environment Read More

Daily Postcard: Western Bluebird Preening In Cedar Tree

Submitted by Carol A. Clark on April 10, 2020

Daily Postcard: A Western Bluebird is spotted preening with its colors vividly displayed Thursday in a cedar tree on Andanada Street on Barranca Mesa. Photo by Ken Hanson

The Western Bluebird sits patiently on a cedar tree branch while getting its picture taken Thursday on Andanada Street. Photo by Ken Hanson

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U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service Seeks Public Input On Proposed Rule For Electric Bicycle Use On National Wildlife Refuges

Submitted by Carol A. Clark on April 9, 2020

USFWS is proposing to adopt regulations on the use of electric bicycles in units of the National Wildlife Refuge System. Courtesy/USFWS

USFWS News:

To increase recreational use on public lands for all Americans, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) is proposing to adopt regulations on the use of electric bicycles (otherwise known as “e-bikes”) in units of the National Wildlife Refuge System.

“The proposed e-bike rule will open new opportunities to the millions of Americans who visit national wildlife refuges each year,” said Service Director Aurelia Skipwith. “If approved, the rule Read More

AFRL NM Units Identified To Transfer To U.S. Space Force

Submitted by Carol A. Clark on April 9, 2020

The Sodium Guidestar at the Air Force Research Laboratory Directed Energy Directorate’s Starfire Optical Range. Researchers use the guidestar for real-time, high fidelity tracking and imaging of satellites too faint for conventional adaptive optical imaging systems. This world-class optical research facility and center for Air Force strategic optical exploration is located on a hilltop site 6,240 feet above sea level on Kirtland Air Force Base, N.M. Courtesy/AFRL

The Air Force Research Laboratory Space Vehicles Directorate’s Demonstration and Science Experiments (DSX) Read More

PEEC Encourages Community To Take It Outside!

Submitted by Carol A. Clark on April 9, 2020

Two young explorers take part in the Pajarito Environment Education Center’s Take It Outside program. Photo by Siobhan Niklasson

You are never too young to explore the great outdoors! Photo by Denise Matthews

By KIRSTEN LASKEY
Los Alamos Daily Post
kirsten@ladailypost.com

Los Alamos, like most municipalities, is practicing social distancing and staying home.

But Los Alamos stands apart from many other cities in that it has a key characteristic: a multitude of open spaces and a beautiful natural environment. Even better, the great outdoors is still accessible to the public.

Despite Read More

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