Environment

LANL Waste Management Services Group Leader Speaks At Voices Of Los Alamos Meeting Monday Oct. 28

Submitted by Carol A. Clark on October 19, 2019

VOLA News:

 

Voices of Los Alamos is hosting its next meeting is 6:30-7:30 p.m. Monday, Oct. 28 at the Unitarian Church, 1738 N. Sage Loop.

Guest Speaker Steven Singledecker will present a talk on Los Alamos National Laboratory waste shipments to offsite disposal facilities.

Singledecker is the Waste Management Services Group Leader at LANL and has more than 29 years of experience in the waste management industry. He also worked at Brookhaven and Oak Ridge National Laboratory. He has been working the last 20 years within the DOE complex on a variety of waste management issues, particularly Read More

Science On Tap With Dr. Mark Boslough Oct. 21

Submitted by Carol A. Clark on October 19, 2019
Dr. Mark Boslough
 
Los Alamos Creative District News:
 
Join the Bradbury Science Museum and the Los Alamos Creative District for Science On Tap at 5:30 p.m. Monday, Oct. 21 at projectY cowork, 150 Central Park Square.
 
This On Tap will feature a conversation with Dr. Mark Boslough about uncertainty and risk at the planetary catastrophe threshold.
 
What is the probability that the Earth will be wiped out, in our lifetimes, by the impact of an enormous asteroid or comet? How does it compare with the self-inflicted threat of catastrophic global warming?
 
Should we
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AGU: Radioactive Chlorine From Nuclear Bomb Tests Remain Present In Antarctica

Submitted by Carol A. Clark on October 18, 2019
New research finds some glaciers in Antarctica are still releasing radioactive chlorine-36 created during 1950s nuclear weapons tests. Courtesy/NASA/Joe MacGregor
 
Vostok and Talos Dome are both shown on this map of Antarctica. Vostok is still releasing anthropogenic chlorine-36 into the atmosphere. Courtesy/AGU
 
AGU News:
 
Antarctica’s ice sheets are still releasing radioactive chlorine from marine nuclear weapons tests in the 1950s, a new study finds.
 
This suggests regions in Antarctica store and vent the radioactive element differently than previously
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Angel Fire Resort Opening Date; Ski Season Changes

Submitted by Carol A. Clark on October 18, 2019
This will be the final year of the World Championship Shovel Races at Angel Fire Resort. Courtesy/AFR
 
Angel Fire Resort opens Dec. 13 for the 2019-2020 ski season. Courtesy/AFR
 
AFR News:
 
ANGEL FIRE ― Angel Fire Resort has announced it will open Dec. 13 for the 2019-2020 ski season.
 
Known as one of the “Best Family Ski Resorts in North America,” Angel Fire Resort is investing in an upgraded on-mountain web-camera, offering deep discounts for teachers and military members, and making plans for its final year of the World Championship Shovel Races. 
 
Angel
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University Of Arizona Astronomer Receives Packard Fellowship To Pursue Black Hole Research

Submitted by Carol A. Clark on October 17, 2019
Astronomer Peter Behroozi
 
UA News:
 
TUCSON, Ariz. — University of Arizona astronomer Peter Behroozi was selected by the David and Lucile Packard Foundation as a Packard Fellow for Science and Engineering, which comes with a grant of $875,000 over five years to pursue research.
 
This year’s class of fellows features 22 early-career scientists and engineers. The Packard Fellowships in Science and Engineering are among the nation’s largest nongovernmental fellowships, designed to allow maximum flexibility in how the funding is used.
 
Since 1988, the program has
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PEEC: Uncover Secrets Of Milky Way Friday Oct. 18

Submitted by Carol A. Clark on October 17, 2019
Uncover the secrets of the Milky Way Galaxy in the Los Alamos Nature Center planetarium at 7 p.m., Friday, Oct. 18 with Dan Reisenfeld. Then, watch the new full-dome film ‘Superpower Dogs’ at 2 p.m., Saturday, Oct.19. Courtesy/PEEC
 
Watch the new full-dome film ‘Superpower Dogs’ at 2 p.m., Saturday, Oct. 19, brought to Los Alamos by local sponsor Pet Pangaea LLC. Courtesy/PEEC
 
PEEC News:
 
Explore the mysterious and beautiful objects of the Milky Way Galaxy at 7 p.m., Friday, Oct. 18 in the Los Alamos Nature Center’s planetarium.
 
Astronomer Dan Reisenfeld will take
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Weekly Fishing Report: Oct. 17, 2019

Submitted by Carol A. Clark on October 17, 2019
By GEORGE MORSE
Sports And Outdoors
Los Alamos Daily Post
 
The cold spell came as predicted last week. A hard freeze wiped out tomato and chile plants, as well as other frost-tender plants here in the Espanola Valley.
 
The weather has turned seasonal again with warm days and very cool nights.
 
Still no snow in the mountains.
 
The place to go right now if you are looking for a big trout and don’t care that it came from a hatchery is Santa Cruz Lake near Chimayo. It was stocked Oct. 7 with 218 rainbow trout averaging 20 inches in size and over three pounds apiece.
 
Several of these
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Daily Postcard: Fall Colors Brighten Bandelier

Submitted by Carol A. Clark on October 17, 2019

Daily Postcard: Fall color surrounds the village of Tyuonyi in Bandelier National Monument. October at Bandelier brings warm days while the nights are cool to downright cold. The first snow of the season near the visitor center often happens around Halloween with earlier snow in the park’s high country. Migrating cranes can be heard flying north overhead and male tarantulas may be encountered on the ground as they wander around searching for love. Photo by Sally King Read More

Daily Postcard: View From Graduation Canyon Trail

Submitted by Carol A. Clark on October 16, 2019

Daily Postcard: Students from the Los Alamos Ranch School rode horses from Fuller Lodge to this overlook where the graduation ceremonies were held. The Graduation Canyon Trail links the end of Pine Street to Sombrillo Court and the Los Alamos Mesa Trail. The canyon is rocky and dotted with pines, and ends at a dramatic pouroff into Pueblo Canyon. To learn all about the trails to hike inside the Passport to the Pajarito Plateau program underway at the Los Alamos Nature Center, click here. Photo by Jenn Bartram/ladailypost.com Read More

Ponderosa Pines Shares Charging Station Usage With Community

Submitted by Carol A. Clark on October 15, 2019

Ponderosa Pines Apartments is making available to the community its ChargePoint (Electric Vehicle Charging Station) at 3000 Trinity Dr. The one charging station can charge two vehicles at the same time. The charging station is on the south side of building 1, just 0.3 mile from the Reel Deal Theater. Visit chargepoint.com to sign up for an account, download the app and start charging. Photo by Jenn Bartram/ladailypost.com Read More

Change Of Seasons: Flower Baskets Coming Down

Submitted by Carol A. Clark on October 15, 2019
Workers from Los Alamos Landscaping take down the flower baskets Monday that graced the town throughout the summer, including these on Central Avenue, signaling the change of seasons. Photo by Bonnie J. Gordon/ladailypost.com
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La Vista Pastor Appreciation Potluck And Hike Sunday

Submitted by Carol A. Clark on October 15, 2019
Courtesy photo
 
La Vista Church News:
 
The community is invited to join La Vista Church,15 Grand Canyon Dr., Sunday Oct. 20, after 10:30 a.m. services to show Pastor Jeff Moore and his wife Lara just how much they are appreciated.
 
Bring a dish to share at the potluck lunch, then join in a fun (easy) hike. Sign up to bring a dish.
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