Environment

Scenes From Earth Day 2019 At Nature Center

Submitted by Carol A. Clark on April 28, 2019
The Pajarito Environmental Education Center (PEEC) hosts a large crowd Saturday at the Earth Day 2019 celebration at the Los Alamos Nature Center on Canyon Road in Los Alamos. Photo by Bonnie J. Gordon/ladailypost.com
 
Families check out the booths filled with facts promoting environmentally friendly lifestyles. Photo by Bonnie J. Gordon/ladailypost.com
 
The gang from Bandelier. Photo by Bonnie J. Gordon/ladailypost.com
 
Audience members join Wise Fool on stage. Photo by Bonnie J. Gordon/ladailypost.com
 
Laurie Wheeler greets visitors to the Habitat4Humans
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Public Weighs In On Proposed ‘Jim Billen Trail’

Submitted by Carol A. Clark on April 28, 2019

A crowd gathers Thursday night at Fuller Lodge to provide input on renaming a segment of the Pueblo Canyon Rim Trail as the Jim Billen Trail. Billen passed away April 14, 2018. Here, a committee of citizens, business owners and boards and commissions members hear a presentation by resident Irene Powell. A citizen petition requested the trail be named in Billen’s honor due to his efforts to build this segment of the trail over a six-year period. The committee unanimously voted to recommend Los Alamos County Council approve the name change. Council will consider the board’s recommendation Read More

More Scenes From Annual Wildfire Day

Submitted by Carol A. Clark on April 27, 2019

Bandelier fire crew members Erin Todd, Brian Faith, Jeff Lucero and Caleb Johnson share information with the community together with many organizations that participated in Wildfire Day, which the Los Alamos Fire Department held in collaboration with the Elks Lodge #2083 annual Easter Egg Hunt April 20 at Ashley Pond Park. Photo by Tammy Jimines

Elroy the Elk aka Bill Gregory. Photo by Tammy Jimines

Fiona driving the fire engine. Photo by Tammy Jimines

Fire engine exploration. Photo by Tammy Jimines

Helicopter exploration. Photo by Tammy Jimines

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Daily Postcard: Local Squirrel Stands Tall For Photo

Submitted by Carol A. Clark on April 27, 2019

Daily Postcard: A local Squirrel stands tall for a photo as he nibbles birdseed Friday in Los Alamos. He appears to be an Abert’s squirrel still with its winter ear tufts. This squirrel is named after the American naturalist Colonel John James Abert. Its most distinctive feature is its tufted ears, which it sheds for summer. Photo by Kei Davis Read More

Letter To The Editor: Climate & Energy Transition

Submitted by Carol A. Clark on April 26, 2019
By CAMILLA FEIBELMAN
Rio Grande Chapter Director
Sierra Club

 

You probably heard that PNM announced Monday that they will reach 100 percent carbon-free by 2040, five years earlier than ETA requires. This is very exciting news and moves us even faster toward protecting our planet.
 
PNM wasn’t specific about how they’ll get to 100 percdent and what technologies they’ll use to reach the goal. But they did say that they will be building 140MW of wind and that battery prices are falling fast. They also said they’d offer different scenarios and that “we”
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SFNF May Conduct Prescribed Burn This Weekend

Submitted by Carol A. Clark on April 26, 2019
SFNF News:
 
SANTA FE ― The Santa Fe National Forest (SFNF) may proceed with the previously announced Pacheco Canyon prescribed burn this weekend if conditions, including fuel moisture levels, air quality, wind direction and weather forecasts, are favorable.
 
Fire managers are looking at Saturday or Sunday to conduct this one-day burn. If conditions over the weekend are not optimal, the prescribed burn may be pushed into next week.
 
The 500-acre unit is adjacent to Forest Road (FR) 102, approximately six miles east of Tesuque Pueblo and three miles west of Ski Santa Fe.
 
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Daily Postcard: Burnt Mesa Trail Dam

Submitted by Carol A. Clark on April 26, 2019

Daily Postcard: The Ad Hoc Hikers from BESC walked the Burnt Mesa Trail Thursday and one of the members brought the group to this dam believed to be constructed in the 1930’s by a CCC crew. It is completely filled in behind the dam. Photo by Patricia Rathbone Read More

Zero Waste Team Helps Reduce Food Waste

Submitted by Carol A. Clark on April 25, 2019
By KIRSTEN LASKEY
Los Alamos Daily Post
kirsten@ladailypost.com
 
What’s the best tool for saving the environment? Education. And currently, a team of Zero Waste Team members are spreading the word about food waste reduction to local restaurants.
 
According to a report presented during a recent Environmental Sustainability Board meeting, the team visited 13 of the 26 local eateries on how they can reduce waste.
 
Jody Benson, a member of the team, told the Los Alamos Daily Post, “Our goal initially was to tell them that waste reduction is good for the bottom line.”
 
She
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PEEC: Earth Day Astronomy Talk And Premiere Of New Full-Dome Film

Submitted by Carol A. Clark on April 25, 2019
Join Rick Wallace for a special Earth Day talk at 6 p.m., Friday, April 26 in the Los Alamos Nature Center’s planetarium. Plus, enjoy the premiere of the full-dome film “EXPLORE” at 2 p.m., Saturday, April 27 after the Earth Day Festival. Courtesy/PEEC
 
PEEC News:
 
Join astronomer Rick Wallace Friday, April 26 for a special Earth Day talk in the Los Alamos Nature Center’s planetarium.
 
Climate scientists overwhelmingly agree that Earth’s climate has changed significantly in the past few decades, but some people argue that this is natural because Earth has experienced large
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New Mexico Environment Department Conducts Air Quality Inspection Sweep In Permian Basin

Submitted by Carol A. Clark on April 25, 2019
NMED News:
 
The New Mexico Environment Department (NMED) conducted nearly 100 regulatory inspections last week across the Permian Basin in southeastern New Mexico.
 
The inspections were conducted to determine compliance with air quality regulations and permits and represented an unprecedented and collaborative effort undertaken alongside the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
 
“Compliance with existing air quality regulations and permits is essential to the regulatory scheme,” Environment Secretary James Kenney said. “Holding the oil and natural
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EM Update Marks WIPP’s 20th Year With Special Issue

Submitted by Carol A. Clark on April 25, 2019
Sunrise at EM’s Waste Isolation Pilot Plant. Courtesy photo
 
EM News:
 
This special issue of the EM Update provides coverage of the 20th anniversary of EM‘s Waste Isolation Pilot Plant (WIPP).
 
This issue’s articles, photos, employee video testimonials, infographics, and other content illustrate the critical role WIPP has played in the cleanup program’s mission to address the nation’s Cold War environmental legacy.
 
Toread the special issue, click here: EM Update.
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Weekly Fishing Report: April 24

Submitted by Carol A. Clark on April 24, 2019
By GEORGE MORSE
Sports And Outdoors
Los Alamos Daily Post
 
Although the weather was cool and wet Tuesday, most of the preceding week was warm and dry.
 
The spring runoff has started to pick up and the streamflows throughout Northern New Mexico have significantly increased. Rivers and streams are running high and will continue to rise well into May.
 
Fishing streams and rivers during this time can be difficult due to the strong flows and murky conditions, but some big trout can be caught at this time.
 
This is a great time to fish the larger lakes from the bank, as the trout and
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