Daily Postcard: Fall Colors Reflect In Ashley Pond
Daily Postcard: Fall colors reflect in Ashley Pond. Photo by JJ Mortensen Read More
EMNRD: $70 Million Available For Projects That Modernize New Mexico’s Grid
Director Rebecca “Puck” Stair
NM State Energy Office
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SANTA FE – The New Mexico Energy, Minerals and Natural Resources Department (EMNRD) is now accepting grant applications from public entities that can demonstrate how new technologies can be harnessed to develop a reliable, modern electric grid.
The grant funding comes from the Community Benefits Fund the State Legislature created during its 2025 legislative session. The legislature allocated $70 million from the Community Benefit Read More
Posts From The Road: Mickey Mantle’s Boyhood Home Along Route 66 In Oklahoma
Boyhood Home: The modest white wood-sided house at 319 S. Quincy Street in Commerce, Okla., is where Mickey Mantle spent his early years from age three until he signed a pro baseball contract after high school. Photo by Gary Warren/ladailypost.com
Mantle Homestead: The Mantle homestead included the house and a tin garage or barn on the side of the property. The open grassy lawn between the two structures is where Mickey Mantle spent every afternoon practicing his hitting skills. His father and grandfather served as his pitchers. Photo by Gary Warren/ladailypost.com
By GARY WARREN
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Elk Graze Beneath Fall Colors Near Valles Caldera
Elk graze beneath fall colors Friday near Valles Caldera National Preserve. Photo by Lauren Hughes Read More
Environmental Sustainability Board To Meet Oct. 16
COUNTY News:Daily Postcard: Is That Really The Milky Way Above East Gate Guard Tower!?
Daily Postcard: Not really … it is a photo of the Milky Way taken last summer in Show Low, Ariz., artistically superimposed above a shot of the East Gate Guard Tower taken in September. Also known as the Los Alamos Fire Lookout, the East Gate Guard Tower, in place since 1948, has played a key role in monitoring both security threats and forest fires in and around Los Alamos. Recently renovated, the tower today welcomes visitors to town as a National Historic Lookout and reminder of the Manhattan Project era. Photo by Steve Bublitz Read More
Nobel Peace Prize 2025: Maria Corina Machado
Maria Corina Machado
Nobel Peace Prize 2025
Born: 1967, Venezuela
Residence at the time of the award: Venezuela
Prize motivation: “for her tireless work promoting democratic rights for the people of Venezuela and for her struggle to achieve a just and peaceful transition from dictatorship to democracy”.
Ill. Niklas Elmehed © Nobel Prize Outreach
From The Norwegian Nobel Committee:
The Norwegian Nobel Committee has announced its decision to award the Nobel Peace Prize for 2025 to Maria Corina Machado of Venezuela:
The Nobel Peace Prize for 2025 goes to a brave and committed champion of peace Read More
Late-Blooming Clematis Brightens White Rock Garden
A beautiful late-blooming clematis brightens a garden this week in White Rock. Photo by Joyce Wolff Read More
Autumn Perspective On Pajarito Mountain
Autumn perspective recently of Bonanza run on Pajarito Mountain. Photo by Ginny Staton Read More
Section Of Cañada Del Buey Trail To Temporarily Close For Wildfire Mitigation Beginning Oct. 14
COUNTY News:
For public safety and in coordination with the Los Alamos County Manager’s Office, the Los Alamos Fire Department (LAFD) will temporarily close a section of the Cañada del Buey Trail beginning Tuesday, Oct. 14, for the final phase of its wildfire fuels reduction project.
This marks the third and final phase of LAFD’s ongoing mitigation efforts aimed at reducing fire risk, protecting nearby neighborhoods, and preserving natural landscapes.
Crews will thin 5 to 9 acres to remove ladder fuels and create a strategic fuel break. Work is expected to last about one week, through Oct. Read More
Daily Postcard: Beautiful View Of 2025 Harvest Moon
Daily Postcard: Scene of Monday’s 2025 Harvest Supermoon gracing the garden of a small farm in the beautiful Española Valley. Photo by Liddie Martinez Read More
$70M Available For Projects That Modernize State’s Grid
EMNRD News:
SANTA FE — The New Mexico Energy, Minerals and Natural Resources Department is now accepting grant applications from public entities that can demonstrate how new technologies can be harnessed to develop a reliable modern electric grid.
The grant funding comes from the Community Benefits Fund the State Legislature created during its 2025 legislative session. The legislature allocated $70 million from the Community Benefit Fund to the Grid Modernization Program administered by Energy, Minerals and Natural Resources Department’s (EMNRD) Energy Conservation and Management Read More
Los Alamos County Fire Department Launches Fire Mitigation Work Using Cutting-Edge Technology
The remote operated Mastication machine on the job Tuesday on Canyon Rim Trail. Photo by John McHaleladailypost.com
Los Alamos Fire Department Acting Wildland Division Chief Van Leimer talks about the project to visitors during a briefing Tuesday on Canyon Rim Trail. Photo by John McHaleladailypost.com
LAFD News:
The Los Alamos County Fire Department announces a new contracted wildfire-mitigation project that marks the first use of Burnbot technology to be used in Los Alamos County.
The wildfire mitigation work started Sept. 30 and will continue through Oct. 21. Work areas include: Read More
Beautiful Dahlias Blooming In Los Alamos
A view of Theresa Sandlin’s beautiful dahlia blooming in Los Alamos. Photo by Wren Propp
Another view of Theresa Sandlin’s beautiful dahlias blooming in Los Alamos. Photo by Wren Propp
Another view of Theresa Sandlin’s beautiful dahlias blooming in Los Alamos. Photo by Wren Propp Read More
Resplendent Aspen Trees On Cochiti Mesa
Resplendent aspen trees on Cochiti Mesa. Photo by Marcela Walker Read More
Enforcement Watch Alert: 165 Enforcement Actions Initiated; 145 Enforcement Actions Resolved In Sept. 2025
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
Daily Postcard: Magnificence Of Nature On Pajarito Mountain
Daily Postcard: Surrounded by the magnificence of nature during a hike this week on Pajarito Mountain. Photo by Annmarie Thomas Read More
NMED Urges Visitors To Use Caution As Harmful Algae Detected In Quemado, Snow And Hopewell Lakes
NMED News:
CATRON AND RIO ARRIBA counties — The New Mexico Environment Department is warning visitors to use caution at Quemado Lake, Snow Lake, and Hopewell Lake due to the formation of harmful algae blooms.
Harmful algae blooms, or HABs, occur when certain types of algae grow excessively in water, posing potential health risks to people and animals. HABs can appear blue, bright green, brown or red and may resemble scum or floating grass clippings on the water’s surface. These blooms can produce toxins that are harmful to humans and animals.
NMED is urging visitors to take the following precautions: Read More
Los Alamos-based UbiQD’s Quantum Dot Glass Boosts Crop Yield, Efficiency, And Sustainability In USDA-Funded Study
Peer-reviewed findings from UC Davis confirm UbiGro® glass boosted lettuce crop yields by nearly 40%, a breakthrough in climate-smart greenhouse design, Courtesy/UC Davis
BUSINESS News:
UbiQD®, a leader in quantum dot (QD) materials, has announced the publication of peer-reviewed results from a landmark greenhouse study funded by the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA, through its National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA)), and conducted at the University of California (UC), Davis. The findings, now published in Materials Today Sustainability, demonstrate that UbiQD’s Read More
Your First Telescope! Free Introductory Program At Los Alamos Nature Center Planetarium
Aspiring stargazers are invited to attend ‘Your First Telescope!’, a free, beginner-friendly program, 7-8 p.m., Friday, Oct. 17, at the Los Alamos Nature Center Planetarium. Courtesy/PEEC
PEEC News:
Curious about buying your first telescope but unsure where to start? The Pajarito Environmental Education Center (PEEC) invites aspiring stargazers to attend Your First Telescope!, a free, beginner-friendly program 7-8 p.m., Friday, Oct. 17 at the Los Alamos Nature Center Planetarium.
During this engaging presentation, participants will:
- Learn about the main types of telescopes and
