Nature On Tap: Jon Hayes On Bird Conservation July 1
Jon Hayes from Audubon New Mexico will discuss the conservation of birds in New Mexico at Nature On Tap 5:30 p.m. Monday, July 1 at projectY cowork Los Alamos. Courtesy/LACD
CREATIVE DISTRICT NEWS:
The community is invited to join Jon Hayes from Audubon New Mexico for a presentation on the conservation of birds in New Mexico at Nature On Tap 5:30 p.m. Monday, July 1 at projectY cowork Los Alamos.
Hayes will discuss the unique avian diversity found in the Land of Enchantment on species assemblages of three different habitat types:
- Pinyon-Juniper Woodlands;
- Riparian Forests; and
- Grasslands.
BLM: NM Quarterly Oil & Gas Leases Net $2,875,372
BLM News:AGU: Space Station Mold Survives Ionizing Radiation
Mold grows on the International Space Station on a panel where exercise clothes were hung to dry. Courtesy/NASA
Scanning electron micrograph of a Pennicillium mold producing chains of spores. Courtesy/David Gregory & Debbie Marshall, CC BYPajarito Astronomers Dark Night July 6
Pajarito Astronomers News:NWS: Today’s High Near 84; Tonight’s Low Around 57
The National Weather Service forecasts today’s high in Los Alamos near 84 with a 30 percent chance of scattered showers and thunderstorms, some may produce heavy rain, and tonight’s low around 57. Courtesy/NWSDaily Postcard: Calibrachoa Flowers On Barranca Mesa
Daily Postcard: Calibrachoa flowers bloom at a residence on Barranca Mesa. Photo by Ken Hanson Read More
Abandoned Campfires Frustrate Crews
SFNF crews discovered more than 45 still-burning campfires abandoned last weekend. Courtesy photoLast weekend, fire prevention staff on the Santa Fe National Forest discovered more than 45 still-burning abandoned campfires … not including one last week on the Jemez Ranger District that grew into a 2-acre wildfire before three engine crews finally doused it.
Frustrated crews on patrol Saturday and Sunday came across 35 abandoned campfires on the Jemez District and another 10 on the Pecos/Las Vegas side of the Read More
PEEC: Watch ‘Interstellar’ And Explore The Science Behind The Film June 27-28
Watch ‘Interstellar’ tonight at the Los Alamos Nature Center. The movie is part of the nature center’s Suds & Shows summer movie and beer night series. Beer and wine are available from Pajarito Brewpub starting at 6 p.m. and the movie starts at 7 p.m. Guests are welcome to bring a picnic to enjoy outside before the show. Then, join Peter Polko at 6 p.m., Friday in the planetarium to explore the science behind the film. Courtesy/PEEC
Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse Receives Olmsted Medal
U.S. Sen. Sheldon Whitehous
ASLA News:
The American Society of Landscape Architects awarded U.S. Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse the prestigious Olmsted Medal for his unwavering support for projects that utilize sustainable, resilient design to protect the environment, preserve the coasts, and promote the health, safety and welfare of communities.
Every week, Sen. Whitehouse gives a speech on the Senate floor in Washington, D.C., calling his colleagues to action to combat climate change. In his 200th speech, he said:
“[…] he most obvious fact standing plainly before me is not the measured sea
How University Of Arizona Guided Men To The Moon
Moon samples collected by the Apollo astronauts a half-century ago hold answers to questions that weren’t even on scientists’ minds at the time, as new technological tools provide insight into some of the oldest mysteries about the moon, the earth and the solar system.Renewable Electricity Standard Legislation Introduced
U.S. SENATE News:Daily Postcard: Sunrise In White Rock Early Today
Daily Postcard: Sunrise early this morning in White Rock. Photo by Carol A. Clark/ladailypost.com Read More
NNSA Announces Availability Of Complex Transformation Supplemental Programmatic Environmental Impact Statement
NNSA News:
The NNSA is making a Draft Supplement Analysis (SA) of the Complex Transformation Supplemental Programmatic Environmental Impact Statement (SPEIS) available for public review and comment.
NNSA also will publish a Notice of Availability (NOA) in the Federal Register June 28, 2019 to announce the availability of the Draft SA. NNSA is preparing the SA to determine whether, prior to proceeding with the action to produce plutonium pits at a rate of no fewer than 80 pits per year by 2030, the existing Complex Transformation SPEIS should be supplemented, a new environmental Read More
SFNF: Come On Folks, Please Put Out Your Campfires!
Remains of the Cajete Fire. Crews on patrol Saturday and Sunday came across 35 abandoned campfires on the Jemez District and another 10 on the Pecos/Las Vegas side of the forest. Courtesy/SFNF
SFNF News:
SANTA FE – Frustrated fire prevention staff on the Santa Fe National Forest (SFNF) continue to find far too many abandoned campfires – more than 45 last weekend alone!
And that doesn’t include the one last week near Forest Road 10 on the Jemez Ranger District that grew into a 2-acre wildfire before three engine crews successfully put it out.
Most of the abandoned campfires – still the leading human Read More
EM Crews Think Outside Box For Hanford Tank Waste
A Hanford Site team created unique tools to remove a radiologically contaminated thermocouple from single-shell tank AX-103. The team built a radiation-shielding box and remote extension tools to allow workers to complete the task more safely. Courtesy/Hanford Site
Luján Initiative To Protect Chaco Canyon Passes House
U.S. Rep. Ben Ray LujánNWS: Today’s High Near 83; Tonight’s Low Around 56
The National Weather Service forecasts today’s high in Los Alamos near 83 with a slight chance of isolated thunderstorms and tonight’s low around 56. Courtesy/NWS
Are you fascinated by weather? If so, join experts 10 a.m. to 12:30 p.m., June 29 at Fire Station 3 on N.M. 4 in White Rock for a free SKYWARN Spotter Training Class. NWS meteorologists will teach the basics of severe local storms including thunderstorms, flash floods, downburst winds, tornadoes and more. Most importantly, you will learn how to stay safe and prepared. Courtesy/NWS Read More
Daily Postcard: Black Bear Eats Bugs At Bandelier
Daily Postcard: A black bear is spotted licking bugs out of a fallen tree at Bandelier. Bears are not commonly seen in the park. Black bears are omnivores and eat almost anything including nuts, small mammals, fruit and a variety of insects such as ants and termites. Photo by Sally King/NPS Read More
LAPS: Get Out & Active With Summer Challenge Card
By KURT STEINHAUS
Superintendent of School
The Los Alamos Public Schools have been working with Los Alamos County and our community partners to promote getting out and getting active this summer.
As part of the campaign – an engaged and connected community is a thriving community – we have developed a Summer Challenge Card, which lists a number of places and events within Los Alamos County. We are inviting families to visit and engage with these community locations.
Here’s how it works: visit six or more locations listed on the card. Show your card to a volunteer or staff member at Read More
