Environment

Weekly Fishing Report: Feb. 28

Submitted by Carol A. Clark on February 28, 2019
By GEORGE MORSE
Sports And Outdoors
Los Alamos Daily Post
 
One of the signs of spring is the sound of flocks of sandhill cranes as they circle high in the sky above the Espanola Valley.
 
That sound was heard last week as flocks of cranes that had spent the winter at the Bosque del Apache National Wildlife Refuge along the Rio Grande south of Socorro began their migration north to their breeding grounds north of the Arctic Circle in North America and Siberia. They will stop on the way along the North Platte River in Nebraska, where they gather by the thousands. There, they perform their mating
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Learn What Will Be Visible In March’s Night Skies

Submitted by Carol A. Clark on February 27, 2019
The planetarium at the Los Alamos Nature Center. Courtesy photo
 
PEEC News:
 
Learn what will be coming up in March’s night skies Friday, March 1 at the Los Alamos Nature Center.
 
Astronomer Steve Becker will give audience members an interactive tour of the heavens and highlight planets, star patterns and constellations that may be readily observed throughout the month. This event begins at 7 p.m. and is perfect for beginner stargazers.
 
In addition to this talk, the nature center will show the full-dome film “National Parks Adventure” at 2 p.m. Saturday, March 2. This
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In Lobo Land, A Senator Sticks Up For Coyotes

Submitted by Carol A. Clark on February 26, 2019
New Mexico State Sen. Jeff Steinborn
 
By MILAN SIMONICH
If hunters, trappers and ranchers had an enemies list, state Sen. Jeff Steinborn might be at the top of it.
 
On Monday, Steinborn is sure to clash with livestock owners and many rural legislators who represent them.
 
He is to present his Senate Bill 76, which would outlaw contests staged to see who can kill the most coyotes. It has cleared one legislative committee and is on to another.
 
He also will be pitching a bill that would change the name of the state Department of Game and Fish
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Pacheco Canyon Prescribed Burn Planned For Mid-March

Submitted by Carol A. Clark on February 26, 2019
SFNF News:
 
SANTA FE ― Fire managers on the Santa Fe National Forest (SFNF) plan to take advantage of favorable conditions, including fuel moisture levels, air quality, wind direction and weather forecasts, to initiate a prescribed burn in Pacheco Canyon on the Española Ranger District as early as Monday, March 18.  
 
Exact dates will be dependent on fuel conditions on site.
 
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.
 
Smoke will likely be visible from Los Alamos,
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Explore Forest Rehabilitation At Nature Center

Submitted by Carol A. Clark on February 25, 2019

David Gilmore and Sandy Hurlocker present a talk Thursday at the Nature Center on how they approach forest rehabilitation and how the community can help. Photo by Craig Martin

 

PEEC News:

 

After local wildfires, forest rehabilitation has been on many people’s minds. Join David Gilmore and Sandy Hurlocker of the Santa Fe National Forest Service for a talk at the Los Alamos Nature Center to learn more about how they approach forest restoration and how you can help with the big picture of forest rehabilitation. This event will be held on Thursday, Feb. 28 at 7 p.m. and is free to attend. Read More

New Mexicans Paying High Costs For Poor Roads

Submitted by Carol A. Clark on February 24, 2019
Vehicles head south on Interstate 25 after merging onto the highway in Santa Fe. A new report by The Road Information Program says congested and poor-quality roads statewide cost New Mexico drivers an average of $769 each in lost time and wasted fuel. Among the unfunded but needed projects it cites is an expansion of I-25 between Santa Fe and Bernalillo. Photo by Olivia Harlow/The New Mexican
 
Cars travel under a bridge at the La Cienega exit of Interstate 25 on Wednesday. A report issued that day by The Road Information Program said poorly maintained roads in the state are costing drivers
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PEEC: Planting Trees And Forest Restoration – Public Presentation In Los Alamos Feb. 28

Submitted by Carol A. Clark on February 24, 2019
PEEC News:
 
SANTA FE ― The Pajarito Environmental Education Center (PEEC) is hosting a free presentation on the community’s role in forest restoration.
 
District Ranger Sandy Hurlocker and forester David Gilmore, both from the Española Ranger District of the Santa Fe National Forest will speak at 7 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 28 at the Los Alamos Nature Center.
 
Hurlocker will provide the “big picture,” a status on landscape-scale efforts to improve the forest’s resilience to major disturbances, including wildfire, insects and disease, and climate change. Gilmore will
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Semi Truck Slides Off NM 4 Near White Rock

Submitted by Carol A. Clark on February 23, 2019

LAPD News:

Los Alamos and Santa Fe County police responded to the scene of a semi truck that slid off N.M. 4 this morning between the truck route and White Rock.

Cmdr. Oliver Morris told the Los Alamos Daily Post that no injuries were reported.

He explained that traffic flow was delayed while a large tow truck was called in to hook-up the semi and haul it away.

N.M. 4 is now clear and traffic is moving along at a normal pace. Read More

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