Environment

DOI: $40.2 Million To New Mexico For Vital Services Including $92,880 For Los Alamos County

Submitted by Carol A. Clark on June 22, 2019
DOI News:
 
WASHINGTON, D.C. ― U.S. Secretary of the Interior David Bernhardt announced that 32 local governments in New Mexico including Los Alamos County are receiving a total of $40.2 million under the 2019 Payments in Lieu of Taxes (PILT) program, demonstrating the Trump Administration’s commitment to local communities.
 
“Payments in lieu of taxes are made to local governments to help offset their inability to tax federal property,” Secretary Bernhardt said. “These payments are one example of the United States striving to be a good neighbor to local communities. This year’s
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Mountaineers: Extreme Skier Tom Jungst June 25

Submitted by Carol A. Clark on June 22, 2019
Hear about Tom Jungst’s adventures as an extreme skier at the June Los Alamos Mountaineers meeting 7:15 p.m. Tuesday, June 25 at the Los Alamos Nature Center. Courtesy/PEEC
 
PEEC News:
 
Learn about Tom Jungst’s experiences as an extreme skier and climber at the Los Alamos Mountaineers meeting 7:15 p.m. Tuesday, June 25 at the Los Alamos Nature Center, at 2600 Canyon Road.
 
The meeting begin at 7 p.m. and covers information about upcoming outings. The event is free to attend and open to the public.
 
Jungst took extreme skiing to another level in the early 1980s by combining
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Daily Postcard: Fog Flows Through Valle Grande

Submitted by Carol A. Clark on June 22, 2019

Daily Postcard: Early morning fog flows along the ground Friday in the Valle Grande, ‘Great Valley’ in Spanish, which is the largest grass valley within the Valles Caldera National Preseve. Photo by Marc Bailey Read More

House Natural Resources Committee Votes For Full Dedicated Funding Of Land & Water Conservation Fund

Submitted by Carol A. Clark on June 21, 2019
LWCF News:
 
WASHINGTON, D.C. ― The House Natural Resources Committee Wednesday voted to advance legislation to provide full, dedicated funding for the Land and Water Conservation Fund (LWCF).
 
The bill (H.R.3195), the Land and Water Conservation Fund Permanent Funding Act, is a House companion to S. 1081 and was introduced by Rep. Jeff Van Drew (D-N.J.), Committee Chair Raúl Grijalva (D-AZ), and Rep. Brian Fitzpatrick (R-PA).
 
Passage of the John D. Dingell, Jr. Conservation, Management and Recreation Act (Dingell Act) earlier this year permanently reauthorized LWCF
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Udall, Heinrich Call For Senate Hearing On Hardrock Mining And Reclamation Act

Submitted by Carol A. Clark on June 20, 2019
U.S. SENATE News:
 
WASHINGTON, D.C. — U.S. Senators Tom Udall and Martin Heinrich wrote to the Energy and Natural Resources Committee leadership Wednesday requesting a hearing on the Hardrock Mining and Reclamation Act to provide a forum for states, environmental groups, and industry to discuss mining reform.
 
The bill requires companies to pay royalties for the first time for the ability to extract mineral resources like gold, silver, and copper from public lands, helps ensure that taxpayers aren’t on the hook for cleaning up abandoned mines, and seeks to prevent another toxic
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Leading Planetary Scientist Amy Mainzer Joins UA

Submitted by Carol A. Clark on June 20, 2019
Amy Mainzer
 
UA News:
 
TUCSON, Ariz. — Amy Mainzer, one of the world’s leading scientists in asteroid detection and planetary defense, will join the University of Arizona Lunar and Planetary Laboratory as a professor of planetary sciences this fall.
 
Mainzer comes to the UA from the Science Division at NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory, where she has worked as a senior research scientist specializing in astrophysical instrumentation and infrared astronomy.
 
“We are the only university in the world currently leading a NASA sample return mission
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Bandelier Celebrates The Great American Campout – Star Gazing And Free Camping June 22

Submitted by Carol A. Clark on June 19, 2019
Juniper Campground at Bandelier National Monument. Photo by Stephen Fehnel
 
NPS News:
 
Saturday is the date of a nationwide event, the Great American Campout, sponsored by the National Wildlife Federation to encourage people to enjoy and protect wildlife and the outdoors.  
 
At Bandelier, camping will be free at Juniper Campground that night, except for the group sites. Non-group sites are first-come, first-served. Campers can practice taking good care of wildlife by being sure to store food in a vehicle or the provided bear boxes so that bears, and other animals including
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SFNF Plans Prescribed Burn In Jemez This Week

Submitted by Carol A. Clark on June 19, 2019
SFNF News:
 
SANTA FE ― Fire managers on the Santa Fe National Forest (SFNF) are planning to implement the previously announced Tent Rocks prescribed burn on the Jemez Ranger District this week if conditions remain favorable.
 
Ignitions could begin as early as Wedensday, June 19, and are expected to conclude by Friday, June 21.
 
The Tent Rocks treatment area is approximately 2 miles north of Jemez Springs, and less than 1 mile southwest of La Cueva.
 
Up to 1,520 acres will be treated to reduce the risk of high-severity wildfire, improve wildlife habitat and improve forest
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Tips For Observing Dark New Mexico Sky June 20

Submitted by Carol A. Clark on June 18, 2019
NPS News:
 
WATROUS ― Join Sam Finn of the Santa Fe Stargazers and learn helpful tips for observing a summer sky with the naked eye and the importance of a natural dark sky.
 
Once the long summer days come to an end, the dark night sky of New Mexico comes to life. If you are able to escape the artificial light of towns and cities, New Mexico offers a great opportunity to view celestial bodies and the Milky Way.
 
This free program is 7 p.m. Thursday, June 20 at the CCHP/Santa Fe Trail Interpretive Center at 116 Bridge St. in Las Vegas, NM.
 
This program is presented in partnership
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PEEC: Celebrate Bats At Nature Center Wednesday

Submitted by Carol A. Clark on June 18, 2019
Learn about the history, behavior and biology of bats Wednesday at the Nature Center. Courtesy/PEEC
 
PEEC News:
 
Celebrate North American bats Wednesday, June 19 at Summer Family Evening at the Los Alamos Nature Center.
 
Justin Stevenson from Fightwns will join participants at 6:30 p.m. to tell them about the life history, behavior and biology of bats. Several native species will be on hand, so the audience will have the unique opportunity to see these beautiful and amazing mammals up-close and in person.
 
Del Norte Credit Union is sponsoring this event and all of PEEC’s
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