Environment

June Events At Los Alamos Nature Center

Submitted by Carol A. Clark on May 30, 2019
PEEC News:
 
The Pajarito Environmental Education Center announces its June events at the Los Alamos Nature Center at 2600 Canyon Road.
 
Saturday, June 1
Event Full: Mt. Taylor Hike
 
Join PEEC and the Los Alamos Mountaineers for a hike up Mt. Taylor. This hike is part of the Northern New Mexico Peak Challenge. Registration is full, but you can sign up to get on the waiting list. 10:00 AM – 3:00 PM Admission: Free for Challenge registrants, PEEC members, and LAM members; $10/family or $5/person for non-members. More information at peecnature.org.
 
Saturday, June
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Heinrich Secures Commitments From Interior Secretary David Bernhardt To Protect Chaco Canyon

Submitted by Carol A. Clark on May 30, 2019
U.S. Sen. Martin Heinrich
 
U.S. SENATE News:
 
ALBUQUERQUE ― U.S. Sen. Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.), a member of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, secured key commitments from U.S. Secretary of the Interior David Bernhardt following his visit to Chaco Canyon.
 
“I invited Secretary Bernhardt to New Mexico to see firsthand how special Chaco Canyon is and I’m pleased with the outcome of his visit. The Secretary had the opportunity to meet with local tribal leaders who are united in protecting the area surrounding the Chaco Culture National Historical Park.
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Los Alamos National Laboratory: Quantum Information Gets Boost From Thin-Film Breakthrough

Submitted by Carol A. Clark on May 29, 2019

An innovative method for controlling single-photon emission for specific locations in 2D materials may offer a new path toward all-optical quantum computers and other quantum technologies. This image shows a false-color scanning electron micrograph of the array used to create place single-photon sources in epitaxial tungsten diselenide. Inset shows the Hanbury-Brown Twiss interferometry measurement proving quantum emission. Image by Michael Pettes/Courtesy/LANL

LANL News:

  • Method opens new path to all-optical quantum computers, other technologies

 

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Citing Methane Waste Concerns, Conservation Groups File Protest On New Mexico Lease Sale In Permian Basin

Submitted by Carol A. Clark on May 29, 2019
EDF News:
 
ROSWELL ― The Environmental Defense Fund and The Wilderness Society have filed a formal protest of the Bureau of Land Management’s (BLM) plans to lease parcels of public land in southeastern New Mexico’s booming Permian Basin for oil and gas development without adequate controls to limit methane waste.
 
BLM estimates this sale, and ones like it, over the next 20 years could add up to 6,000 new wells to the Carlsbad region. This development could lead to the waste of $16.5 million worth of natural gas per year over the next decade, and add over 81,000 tons of harmful pollution
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Weekly Fishing Report: May 29

Submitted by Carol A. Clark on May 29, 2019
By GEORGE MORSE
Sports and Outdoors
Los Alamos Daily Post

The crazy weather continues here in the Southwest. The temperature dipped  perilously close to freezing last week and some people complained about losing some tomato plants.

Fortunately, it didn’t appear to damage the fruit crop. It looks like a great year. Cherries should be the first fruit to appear at the Farmers Market.

The wind at times was terrible last week and makes for difficult fishing conditions. Mornings are usually calmer than afternoons and evenings.

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NWS: Today’s High Near 62; Tonight’s Low Around 47

Submitted by Carol A. Clark on May 29, 2019
The National Weather Service forecasts today’s high in Los Alamos near 62 with scattered showers and thunderstorms, mainly after 3 p.m. and partly sunny skies with a 40 percent chance of precipitation. Tonight’s low arond 47 with a 30 percent chance of scattered showers and thunderstorms, mainly before 9 p.m.. Courtesy/NWS
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Abandoned Campfires Down 64 Percent From 2018

Submitted by Carol A. Clark on May 28, 2019

Courtesy/USDA

USDA News:

SANTA FE – Fire prevention staff on the Santa Fe National Forest found approximately 30 abandoned campfires over the three-day Memorial Day weekend.

Still too many, Deputy Fire Staff Officer Terrance Gallegos said, but a big improvement over the 84 abandoned campfires found over the same weekend in 2018.

The 64 percent drop in abandoned campfires – the leading human cause of wildfire – may be attributable to a concerted effort by the forest’s fire prevention team to teach visitors how to properly extinguish a campfire.

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Prescribed Burn Near Penasco Begins Wednesday

Submitted by Carol A. Clark on May 28, 2019

Prescribed burn begins Wednesday in the Copper Hill area west of Penasco. Courtesy photo

 

SFNF News:

 

SANTA FE – The Burn Team is working closely with the New Mexico Land Office and other partners to reduce hazardous fuels and restore forests and woodlands in the Copper Hill area west of Penasco.

 

Depending on weather and site conditions, the team will mobilize and begin burning May 29 through June 1.

 

Smoke may be visible from Picuris Pueblo, Penasco, Ojo Sarco, Dixon, Taos and surrounding areas. Smoke may settle into lower elevations Read More

What Is Wish-Cycling And Why it’s Always A Bad Idea

Submitted by Carol A. Clark on May 28, 2019
COUNTY News:
 
We have all been there. You’re standing in front of the recycle bin with something in hand – a beverage cap, a greasy pizza box, the tinfoil lid from a sour cream container or a crinkly cellophane wrapper. You don’t completely know whether or not you can recycle it. You want to do your part for the environment by recycling more, so you throw it in the recycle bin and assume the recycling facilities will sort it out. No harm, no foul – right? Wrong!
 
“Wish- Cycling” is a term recycler’s use when referring to this kind of well-intended, but ultimately harmful behavior. Though it
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Former Ice Caps Buried Under North Polar Ice On Mars

Submitted by Carol A. Clark on May 28, 2019
A view of Mars showing the planet’s northern polar ice cap. A new study led by The University of Texas at Austin has found remnants of ancient ice caps buried in the north polar region. Courtesy/ISRO / ISSDC / Emily Lakdawalla.
 
A vertically exaggerated view of Mars’ north polar cap. Researchers estimate that if melted, the massive ice deposits discovered in this region would cover the planet in 1.5 meters (5 feet) of water. Courtesy/SA/DLR/FU Berlin; NASA MGS MOLA Science Team.
 
AGU News:
 
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Scientists have discovered remnants of ancient ice sheets buried
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NWS: Today’s High Near 64; Tonight’s Low Around 36

Submitted by Carol A. Clark on May 27, 2019
The National Weather Service forecasts today’s high in Los Alamos near 64 with sunny skies and south winds 5 to 15 mph increasing to 15 to 25 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 35 mph. Tonight’s low around 36. Courtesy/NWS
 
Courtesy/NWS
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