Canceled: Environmental Sustainability Board Meeting
COUNTY News:
Due to the extension of the Governor’s order of no gatherings of more than five people and stay at home instructions, the Environmental Sustainability Board meeting scheduled for April 16 is canceled.
An announcement will be issued later regarding the May meeting of the Environmental Sustainability Board. Read More
Views Of Super Moon From White Rock
View of the super moon taken Tuesday night from the White Rock Visitors Center. Photo by Michele Poulton
View of the super moon taken Tuesday evening near N.M. 4 in White Rock. Photo by Michele Poulton Read More
AFRL NM STEM Academy ‘Mission To Mars’ Goes Virtual
During ‘Mission To Mars’, students are invited to virtually participate in eight days of activities. Courtesy/mars.nasa.gov
AFRL NM STEM News:
The Air Force Research Laboratory New Mexico (AFRL NM) STEM Academy is virtually continuing its “2020 Mission to Mars” experience for 4th-6th grade students.
Students are invited to virtually participate in eight days of activities, centered on planning a simulated manned-mission to Mars.
“Traditionally this event was held in the Albuquerque Convention Center, but this year it will be held in the kitchens and living rooms of hundreds of 4th- to Read More
Home Country: April Morning
Home Country
By SLIM RANDLES
Spring mornings are a lot like Christmas. Each day we get up and go out into the yard, or walk along the creek or visit the horses in the pasture. And each day, each morning, we find something new the sun has brought us.
Pinfeather leaves of an unbelievable green now start showing on cottonwoods that have stood like stark ghostly frames all through the cold winter. Hopeful blades of grass peek through clumps of brown left over from last summer’s verdant pasture. Everywhere we look there is something new and different.
A lot of this Christmas-in-spring is kept just among Read More
NWS: Today’s High Near 63; Tonight’s Low Around 39
Daily Postcard: Painted Lady Butterfly On Orange Street
This painted lady butterfly on its migration is spotted recently on peach tree blooms on Orange Street. Photo by Gavin Oaxaca
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Moon Rising At Anderson Overlook Tonight
Scene tonight of the moon rising at Anderson Overlook. Courtesy photo Read More
DOE/ARPA-E Announces $32M In Project Funding For Development Of Low-Cost Fusion Concepts … LANL Receiving $5M In 2 Awards
DOE News:
WASHINGTON, D.C. — The U.S. Department of Energy today announced the winners of $32 million in funding for 15 projects as part of the Breakthroughs Enabling THermonuclear-fusion Energy (BETHE) program.
Los Alamos National Laboratory is awarded some $5 million:
- Target Formation and Integrated Experiments for Plasma-Jet Driven Magneto-Inertial Fusion – $4,618,001; and
- Electromagnetic and Particle Diagnostics for Transformative Fusion-Energy Concepts – $375,000.
These projects will work to develop timely, commercially viable fusion energy, with the goal Read More
Due To COVID-19, NNSA Adds 15 Days To Public Comment Period On Plutonium Pit Production At Los Alamos
LANL News:
In response to requests for additional time based on disruptions caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, the Department of Energy’s National Nuclear Security Administration (DOE/NNSA) has extended by 15 days the public comment period for the draft Supplement Analysis to the 2008 Site-wide Environmental Impact Statement (SWEIS) for Continued Operations of Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL).
The document examines whether the environmental impacts associated with expanded plutonium pit production at LANL require preparation of a new or supplemental EIS for LANL.
The draft Supplement Read More
Springtime Apple Blossoms Beginning To Color Area
Spring is busting out all over as these apple blossoms were seen this past weekend at Sugars Take-Out restaurant in Embudo. Photo by John McHale/ladailypost.com
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Scenes Of Folks Out-And-About In Los Alamos Sunday
The Macquigg family enjoy an outing Sunday riding on North Road. Photo by John McHale/ladailypost.com
Neil and Kirsten Bell with from left, Riley, Charlie and Po Sunday in the Western Area. Photo by John McHale/ladailypost.com
Alijah Trujillo is getting some help from his father Andy Trujillo to develop his skateboarding skills Sunday at the Los Alamos Skate Park. Photo by John McHale/ladailypost.com
Signs of spring emerging Sunday at Ashley Pond Park. Photo by John McHale/ladailypost.com
Joe and Barbara enjoy lunch and conversation under the warm sun Sunday at Ashley Pond Park. Photo Read More
Super Pink Moon Shines Over Los Alamos Tuesday
The Super Pink Moon shining Tuesday night over Los Alamos. Photo by John McHale/ladailypost.com Read More
Uplifting Neighborhood Spirits: Daffodils At 2500 Central
Spring daffodils at the entrance of 2500 Central uplifting spirits of the entire neighborhood. Courtesy photo Read More
NMDGF: Hemorrhagic Disease Cause Of Rabbit Deaths
NMDGF News:
SANTA FE — The New Mexico Department of Game and Fish (Department) and the New Mexico Livestock Board report that Rabbit Hemorrhagic Disease Virus type 2 (RHDV-2) is the cause for recent rabbit deaths in both wild jackrabbit and cottontail populations as well as in domestic rabbit production facilities.
RHDV-2 is highly contagious among rabbits; however, it is not known to be transmissible to humans or pets. RHDV-2 is from a different viral family from the coronavirus and is not related to COVID-19.
The Department collected carcasses for testing after reports of dead wild rabbits Read More
NWS: Today’s High Near 64; Tonight’s Low Around 41
The National Weather Service forecasts today’s high in Los Alamos near 64 with sunny skies and tonight’s low around 41. Courtesy/NWS
Daily Postcard: Super Pink Moon Over Santa Fe Baldy
Daily Postcard: The Super Pink Moon rising Tuesday night above the Santa Fe Baldy summit in the Sangre de Cristo Mountains. Photo by Marc Bailey Read More
‘Strange Trio’ Sculpture Frames Supermoon At Overlook
Local residents Omar and Trish Sanchez were on a walk early this evening with their daughters Holly, Syana and Jenessa at Overlook Park in White Rock when they spotted the pink supermoon shining through the center of the ‘Strange Trio’ metal sculpture at the corner of Meadow and Overlook. Photo by Omar Sanchez Read More
Los Alamos Fire Marshal Comments On Maximum Occupancy Requirements Under Amended Public Health Order
COUNTY News:
Effective this morning, Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham’s amended public health order restricting essential business operations, i.e. grocery stores, limits the number of individuals within retail space to 20 percent or less of maximum occupancy.
In addition, hotels, motels, and other places of lodging such as RV Parks shall operate at 25 percent of maximum occupancy.
This order requires business owners and store managers alike to police the number of occupants in their stores.
The Los Alamos Fire Marshal’s Office would like to remind owners and managers of certain restrictions Read More
SFNF Encourages Responsible Recreation By Avoiding Unnecessary Exposure, Overcrowding Over Easter Weekend
Santa Fe National Forest. Courtesy/SFNF
SFNF News:
SANTA FE – The past weekend on the Santa Fe National Forest (SFNF) saw crowded day use sites, jammed parking areas and heavy visitor traffic through gateway communities, in spite of federal, state and local guidance on social distancing and group size to help contain the spread of the COVID-19 virus.
With the Easter holiday ahead, the SFNF asks the public to recreate responsibly on national forests.
“Our first priority is the safety and well-being of our employees, our communities and our visitors,” SFNF Supervisor James Melonas said. “Easter Read More
County Issues Reminder: Trails, Parks, Dogs & COVID-19
COUNTY News:
Los Alamos County would like to remind residents using County parks, trails and other open spaces of the importance of maintaining social distancing within these areas as much as possible.
Mass gatherings are still prohibited as outlined in the State of New Mexico’s executive order. No more than five individuals should be gathered in parks or using trails. County Parks’ crews have installed signage about social distancing and mass gatherings in parks.
“Voluntary compliance with the executive order will help us keep our parks open for all to enjoy,” Emergency Manager Beverley Read More
