Environment

Santa Fe National Forest Issues Safety Reminders For Easter Weekend Visitors

Submitted by Carol A. Clark on April 20, 2019

The Santa Fe National Forest issues safety reminders for Easter weekend. Courtesy/SFNF

SFNF News:

SANTA FE – Warmer temperatures and a holiday weekend are expected to draw visitors to trails, campgrounds and other popular sites on the Santa Fe National Forest this weekend. If you decide to celebrate Easter or Passover in the great outdoors … make safety your top priority.

While this winter brought above-average moisture and snowpack to much of the SFNF, Northern New Mexico is entering the 2019 fire season. Unattended campfires are the leading human cause of wildfire. If you plan to gather Read More

Easter Schedule For Museums And Historic Sites

Submitted by Carol A. Clark on April 20, 2019
Jemez Historic Site, San Jose Mission Church. Photo by Richard Hasbrouck/Courtesy/NM Dept. of Cultural Affairs
 
NMDCA News:
 
SANTA FE ― The New Mexico Department of Cultural Affairs announces that Jemez historic sites and four museums will be open Easter Sunday, while other properties will be closed.
 
The Los Luceros Historic Site will host an Easter egg hunt today, April 20.
 
Saturday of Easter weekend, Los Luceros Historic site is open 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Families are invited to bring their own picnic to enjoy on the grounds. Attendees must bring their own food,
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Hunting And Fishing Groups File Final Comments Opposing Clean Water Rollback

Submitted by Carol A. Clark on April 20, 2019
TRCP News:
 
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Dozens of national, regional, and local hunting and fishing groups have submitted final comments on the EPA’s proposed rollback of Clean Water Act protections for 50 percent of wetlands and 18 percent of stream miles in the U.S.
 
Their comments underscore the potential economic consequences for rural communities and outdoor recreation businesses and the species that stand to lose habitat if clean water standards are weakened.
 
The Theodore Roosevelt Conservation Partnership has also mobilized more than 3,500 individual sportsmen and
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CVNM Announces Key Administrative Policy Priorities

Submitted by Carol A. Clark on April 20, 2019
CVNM News:
 
SANTA FE ― Conservation Voters New Mexico (CVNM), the leading statewide environmental advocacy organization in the state, announces key administration priorities under the new administration.
 
As Governor Michelle Lujan Grisham’s administration continues its transition, CVNM will focus on three major public policies which the organization has been engaged in for years.
 
“Now that we have the right people in office who are listening to their constituents and reflecting their deeply-rooted, shared conservation values, the door is finally open to make
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NMT Students Launch Experimental Rocket

Submitted by Carol A. Clark on April 20, 2019
NMT Rocket Design Team, Faculty Advisor and WSRDs launch crew. Courtesy photo
 
NMT News:
 
SPACEPORT AMERICA, NM ― At 8:19 a.m., MDT, Sunday, April 13, The New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology (NMT) Rocket Team launched the latest of its student rockets from the Spaceport America Vertical Launch Area.
 
The rocket was developed jointly by NMT and White Sands Research and Developers (WSRDs), a Las Cruces certified Woman Owned Small Business specialized in aerospace R&D. Measuring 11 feet long by 6.1 inches in diameter, the mission was similar to last year’s with
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LANL: Waste Shipment Successfully Completed At WIPP

Submitted by Carol A. Clark on April 19, 2019
Transuranic waste barrels are loaded for transport to WIPP, the first TRU waste loading operations in five years at the Laboratory’s RANT facility. Courtesy/LANL
 
Transuranic Package Transporter Model 2 (TRUPACT-II) containers are readied for transport to WIPP from the Laboratory’s RANT facility April 10. Courtesy/LANL
 
LANL News:
 
The first shipment of Transuranic (TRU) waste from the newly reopened Radioactive Assay Nondestructive Testing (RANT) facility at Los Alamos National Laboratory has been successfully delivered to the Waste Isolation
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DOE: Full Closure Of East Jemez Starts April 26

Submitted by Carol A. Clark on April 19, 2019
Courtesy photo
 
Courtesy photo
 
DOE News:
 
East Jemez Road lane closures near the entrance of Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL) will begin Friday, April 26, and continue through the weekend. Drivers will be unable to get to Los Alamos via the truck route and should use the NM502/Main Hill Road instead.
 
The lane closures are necessary to allow workers to replace the main water line, which requires open trenching across East Jemez Road, between Omega Bridge and the LANL entrance.
 
As shown in Figure 1, one lane of traffic will be available each way on the westbound
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Wildfire Day & Elks Annual Easter Egg Hunt Saturday

Submitted by Carol A. Clark on April 19, 2019
Sparky the Fie Dog greets visitors during Wildfire Day 2018. Courtesy photo

From left, Smokey Bear, Elroy the Elk, Sparky the Fire Dog and the Easter bunny are expected to be on hand at the annual Elk’s Easter Egg Hunt and Wildfire Day 2019 Saturday at Ashley Pond Park. Courtesy photo

 
COMMUNITY News:
 
Central Avenue between Oppenheimer and 20th Street will be closed 9 a.m. to 2 p.m., Saturday, April 20 in support of the combined efforts of the Fire Department, Los Alamos Elks Lodge and many more to present the community with a safe and fun event – the annual Elk’s Easter Egg Hunt plus Wildfire
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Sierra Club: Albq. Moves Beyond Plastic Bags; Straws & Takeout Containers Will Still Contaminate Air & Water

Submitted by Carol A. Clark on April 19, 2019
SIERRA CLUB News:
 
Late Monday night, the Albuquerque City Council voted 5-3 to pass a weakened Clean and Green ordinance that will end single-use plastic bags in retail but allows restaurants to distribute single-use plastic bags, plastic straws and Styrofoam takeout containers.
 
Sierra Club’s Global Warming Emergency (formerly Global Warming Express) kids, who have been advocating for such an ordinance since the beginning of the year, waited for four hours to speak on the importance of ending the proliferation of single-use plastic bags, plastic straws and Styrofoam takeout
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Daily Postcard: ‘Pink’ Moon Looms Large This Morning

Submitted by Carol A. Clark on April 19, 2019

The ‘Pink’ moon spotted early this morning from White Rock appears larger than average because it is three days past perigee, the point in its orbit when it is nearest to earth, according to Space.com. Although the name suggests the moon will appear a certain color, that is not true. Instead the moon is named pink after the color of wild ground phlox, one of the early spring flowers. Native Americans named the moons so they could keep track of their harvesting schedule. The moon might appear red or orange because of dust, haze, smoke or ash in the atmosphere. The next full moon will be the Flower Moon Read More

LANL: Data Mining Digs Up Hidden Clues To Major California Earthquake Triggers

Submitted by Carol A. Clark on April 18, 2019

A historic image of quake damage in Long Beach, Calif., 1933. COurtesy/W.L. Huber, USGS. Public domain

 

LANL News:

 

A powerful computational study of southern California seismic records has revealed detailed information about a plethora of previously undetected small earthquakes, giving a more precise picture about stress in the earth’s crust.

 

A new publicly available catalog of these findings will help seismologists better understand the stresses triggering the larger earthquakes that occasionally rock the region. 

 

“It’s very difficult to unpack Read More

Scientists Find Evidence Mercury Has Solid Inner Core

Submitted by Carol A. Clark on April 18, 2019
An illustration of Mercury’s interior based on new research that shows the planet has a solid inner core. Courtesy/Antonio Genova.
 
An artist’s concept of the interiors of Earth, Mars and Earth’s moon. New research shows Mercury has a solid inner core like Earth does. Courtesy/NASA/JPL-Caltech
 
AGU News:
 
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Scientists have long known that Earth and Mercury have metallic cores.
 
Like Earth, Mercury’s outer core is composed of liquid metal, but there have only been hints that Mercury’s innermost core is solid. Now, in a new study, scientists report
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Learn About ‘Ringing Rocks’ Of Southwest Friday

Submitted by Carol A. Clark on April 17, 2019

Join Ron Barber at the Los Alamos Nature Center Friday evening to learn about the Stone Calendar Project and the ‘Ringing Rocks’ of the Southwest. Courtesy/PEEC

 

PEEC News:

 

Join Ron Barber at the Los Alamos Nature Center at 7 p.m., Friday to hear about the “ringing rocks” found in the Southwest and northern Mexico.

 

Barber combined a love of nature and science to start the Stone Calendar Project and study rock art sites throughout the region, identifying glyphs that mark specific times of the year using light and shadow interactions. Many of the rock art sites show evidence Read More

State GSD To Begin Green Building Project

Submitted by Carol A. Clark on April 17, 2019
STATE News:
 
SANTA FE ― The General Services Department, in partnership with other state agencies, will soon begin a $32 million project to improve the energy efficiency of state buildings in Santa Fe, including installation of solar power and government’s first battery storage of solar power.
 
GSD also will be purchasing the first electric vehicles for the government motor pool, and it will build charging stations for the vehicles in Santa Fe.
 
Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham has made building a clean energy future for New Mexico and reducing the state’s impact on climate change
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NWS: Today’s High Near 53, Tonight’s Low Around 35

Submitted by Carol A. Clark on April 17, 2019

The National Weather Service forecasts today’s high in Los Alamos near 53 with a 60 percent chance of rain and thunderstorms and tonight’s low around 35. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half an inch possible. Courtesy/NWS Read More

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