New Mexico Historic Preservation Division’s Cortney Wands Digs Into New Role As State Archaeologist
State Archaeologist Cortney Wands
NMHPD News:
SANTA FE — The New Mexico Historic Preservation Division has announced that Cortney Wands has been named New Mexico State Archaeologist, tasked with overseeing the state’s deep archaeological history and prehistory.
“Cortney is a thorough and diligent archaeologist with nearly 25 years of archaeology experience in New Mexico and across the country,” said State Historic Preservation Officer Michelle Ensey. “We’re thrilled to see her settle into her new role as our State Archaeologist.”
As State Archeologist, Wands reviews and concurs Read More
Raven Perches High In Treetop In The Jemez
A raven perches high in a treetop recently in the Jemez. Photo by Elizabeth Jacob Read More
DPU Highlights Medical Equipment Alert Registry During Public Power Week
COUNTY News:
As part of Public Power Week, the Los Alamos County Department of Public Utilities (DPU) is reminding residents who rely on electrically powered, life-sustaining medical equipment to register for the department’s Medical Equipment Alert Program.
This voluntary registry allows DPU to identify customers with special notification needs in the event of planned power outages. Registered participants receive special notice—beyond normal notification procedures—when planned electrical interruptions are scheduled.
“While our team works year-round to provide safe, reliable Read More
Weekly Fishing Report: Oct. 6, 2025
By GEORGE MORSE
Sports and Outdoors
Los Alamos Daily Post
Kokanee salmon snagging season opened Oct. 1 at Navajo Lake, El Vado Lake and Eagle Nest Lake.
Snagging season at Heron Lake begins Nov. 11 after the egg-taking operation. Possession of kokanee salmon at Heron Lake is prohibited from Oct. 1 until Nov. 11.
All snagging seasons end Dec. 31 at all locations.
In recent years, the best snagging success has been at Navajo Lake.
The State Game and Fish Department stocked a total of 6,493 Rio Grande cutthroat trout Oct. 1 in six high-elevation lakes in the Pecos Wilderness
The streamflow in the Rio Read More
State Water Courts Reorganized Into Regional Structure
NMSC News:
SANTA FE — A reorganization of water courts in New Mexico takes effect Wednesday under an order by the state Supreme Court to promote the timely and efficient resolution of legal disputes over water.
“This plan helps the judiciary address complex, technical water disputes that occur regularly because of conflicts between water users and appeals from administrative decisions,” Chief Justice David K. Thomson said. “Having regional water courts will be particularly important during periods of sustained severe drought when water disputes likely will become more frequent and can Read More
Daily Postcard: Magnificent Morning Sky Graces Community
Daily Postcard: Saturday’s magnificent morning sky graces White Rock & Los Alamos. Photo by Nancy Ann HibbsCounty: Stay Warm And Heat Safely!
COUNTY News:
As we tiptoe toward colder weather, make sure you use space heaters safely! NEVER plug heaters into multi-plug adapters or use them with extension cords.
Heaters draw a lot of energy that could melt, or even ignite the plug.
Use space heaters that are child-, pet-, and clumsy-proof to prevent them from accidentally tipping.
Always keep heaters away from flammable and combustible sources and turn them off when they’re not needed. Read More
Amateur Naturalist: The Autumn Leaves
By ROBERT DRYJA
Los Alamos
Autumn is now entering its peak for the seasonal change of leaves. Trees of all kinds had green leaves during the summer. The leaves were making nourishment for the rest of the tree by absorbing carbon dioxide from the air and making more complex carbon compounds.
Oxygen was released into the air as a by product. This process, called photosynthesis, is now stopping with winter coming. Green leaves no longer make nourishment but instead dying away until next spring.
Maple trees can have a particularly colorful change. The hundreds of green leaves change color altogether. Read More
Posts From The Road: A Radio In Every Room
Boots Court: Boots Court Motel sits near downtown Carthage, Mo. on Route 66 and Highway 71. Built in the 1930s and opening in 1939, the motel became a popular stopping point for travelers on both routes. The entrance was inviting with the outdoor chairs by the door for visitors to linger and stay awhile. Today, all rooms have been restored to their original settings and furnishings and the building has been remodeled from top to bottom. Although a little hard to see in the photo, the round disc sign hanging from the Boots Court sign promises a radio in every room, a luxury in 1939! The motel has carried Read More
Three Bucks & A Doe Relaxing In Los Alamos Yard
Three bucks and a doe take a relaxing break on the soft grass beneath the shade of a large tree on Friday in a yard in Los Alamos. Photo by Gregg Giesler Read More
Los Alamos Stable Owners Association Litter Crew Tackle Road Clean Up And Collect Trash Around North Mesa Park
Members of the Los Alamos Stable Owners Association clean up their assigned road, North Mesa Park Road, on Saturday. They also collected trash around the North Mesa Park. Courtesy photo Read More
Op-Ed: The Shared Vision Of Jane Goodall And Pope Leo
By TERRY HANSEN
Milwaukee, WI.
Conservationist Jane Goodall has passed away at age 91. As a United Nations Messenger of Peace, she urged: “You’re supposed to share the planet, and yet species are disappearing. Ecosystems are collapsing. That’s going to affect us.”
More recently, Pope Leo XIV implored: “We cannot love God, whom we cannot see, while despising his creatures. Nor can we call ourselves disciples of Jesus Christ without participating in his outlook on creation and his care for all that is fragile and wounded.”
Pope Leo and Goodall share deeply rooted values: reverence for life, Read More
Scenes Of Local Trees Emerging In Glorious Fall Colors
‘I think that I shall never see a poem lovely as a tree’, written by Joyce Kilmer seems to ring true when seeing the beautiful trees emerging around the community this week in all their fall glory. This golden colored tree was viewed on Thursday along Grand Canyon Drive in White Rock. Photo by Carol A. Clark/ladailypost
Amber colored tree viewed Thursday on Aster Drive in White Rock. Photo by Carol A. Clark/ladailypost
Golden colored tree viewed Saturday in Pajarito Acres in White Rock. Photo by Carol A. Clark/ladailypost
Amber colored tree viewed Friday along Grand Canyon Drive in White Rock. Read More
Daily Postcard: Fall View From Bradbury Science Museum
Daily Postcard: The fall view at sunset Saturday from behind the Bradbury Science Museum Building in downtown Los Alamos. Photo by Dixon Wolf
New Mexico Environment Department Warns Of Harmful Algae Blooms In Charette, Clayton, Maloya Lakes
NMED News:
COLFAX AND UNION Counties — The the New Mexico Environment Department (NMED) is urging visitors to Charette Lake, Clayton Lake, and Lake Maloya in Northern New Mexico to use caution due to the formation of harmful algae blooms.
Samples collected by NMED from these three lakes show that harmful algae blooms are present.
NMED is urging visitors to take the following precautions:
- As always, do not drink untreated surface water;
- Avoid swimming in algae blooms;
- Rinse fish with clean water thoroughly before cooking, eat only the fillet portion;
- Keep pets and livestock out of the water
Sunflowers Catching Fall Rays In Pinon Trails Neighborhood
Sunflowers are catching warm fall rays this week in the Pinon Trails neighborhood of White Rock. Photo by Carol A. Clark/ladailypost.com Read More
New Mexico Environment Dept. Enhances Transparency With New Streamlined Records Requests Portal
NMED General Counsel Zachary Ogaz
NMED News:
SANTA FE — The New Mexico Environment Department (NMED) is enhancing transparency by making public records more accessible by improving its records requests portal.
NMED launched its online public records portal in December 2024, allowing requestors to submit requests electronically.
The department has implemented two major improvements to the portal designed to streamline the records request process and improve the overall user experience:
- NMED updated its public-facing page to help requestors more clearly define the records they are
Colorful Autumn Trees Brighten Landscape In White Rock
State Awards $2.2M To Connect 22,000 Youth To Outdoors
EDD News:
SANTA FE — The New Mexico Economic Development Department (EDD) awarded $2,178,029 through its Outdoor Equity Fund to 61 programs that will provide outdoor education and career training to more than 22,000 youth across the state, with a special emphasis on low-income families and Tribal communities.
The Outdoor Recreation Division (ORD) is funding programs that provide hands-on outdoor education for young people from low-income families, with 14 serving Tribal communities. Recipients will provide over $1.7 million in matching funds, multiplying the impact. Forty of the Read More
Daily Postcard: Vivid Fall Colors Blanket Pajarito Mountain
Daily Postcard: Vivid fall colors this week blanket Pajarito Mountain. Photo by Lauren Hughes
Another view of fall colors this week on Pajarito Mountain. Photo by Lauren Hughes
Another view of fall colors this week on Pajarito Mountain. Photo by Lauren Hughes
Another view of fall colors this week on Pajarito Mountain. Photo by Lauren Hughes Read More
