New Mexico Environment Department Closes Downtown Albuquerque Office Amidst Move To New Building
NMED News:
SANTA FE — The New Mexico Environment Department has closed its Downtown Albuquerque office, transferring all public-facing and in-person services to its Rio Rancho field office until a new location in the city opens.
This closure follows a temporary closure of the NMED Albuquerque field office, located in the Springer Square Building at 121 Tijeras Ave. NE, due to persistent mechanical system failures.
The department is preparing to move into a new Albuquerque location, which is scheduled to open in late Fall 2025.
Any member of the public attempting to access in-person services Read More
Bureau Of Land Management Advances Environmental Assessments For Challenged Oil And Gas Leases
BLM News:
WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Bureau of Land Management is moving forward with supplemental environmental assessments for litigated oil and gas leases in seven states.
These analyses will satisfy court orders and settlement agreements stemming from legal challenges brought by WildEarth Guardians and other plaintiffs between 2016-2021 to oil and gas leases in Colorado, Montana, New Mexico, North Dakota, South Dakota, Utah, and Wyoming.
The BLM published draft supplemental environmental assessments for Colorado, Montana, North Dakota, South Dakota, and New Mexico today at BLM’s Read More
Keller: Wildflower Extravaganza Blooming Right Now!
By CHICK KELLER
PEEC Los Alamos Nature Center
Late summer is always a good time to see our wonderful wildflower numbers. Right now there is a particularly large number of blooms (some 50 species!) on the Walnut Canyon Rim Trail.
This trail goes between the golf course and Walnut Canyon. It begins just off of San Ildefonso Road, just beyond the roundabout. One goes up a dirt road for about a hundred yards, then turns left onto a trail. A bit farther on, that trail splits with the Walnut Canyon Rim Trail going right.
The blooming wildflowers begin where you park and continue all along. The trail goes for Read More
Unusual Gardener Spotted On Rover Boulevard
An unusual gardener spotted this morning on Rover Boulevard in White Rock. Photo by VaLynn Purvis Read More
Los Alamos Community Seed Library & PEEC Invite Community To Tour Khalsa Family Farms In Española
Daily Postcard: Wild Asparagus Growing In Pajarito Acres
Daily Postcard: Wild asparagus growing by the road Friday in Pajarito Acres in White Rock. The plant is primarily grown for its edible shoots, but the red berries can be poisonous to humans, dogs and cats. Photo by Shari Mills Read More
NMED To Monitor LANL’s Tritium Operation This Weekend
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LOS ALAMOS — The New Mexico Environment Department (NMED) will actively monitor Los Alamos National Laboratory’s controlled capture of tritium scheduled for this weekend, with strict safeguards and oversight in place to ensure public safety.
The tritium operation, which falls under the regulatory authority of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and is implemented by the National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA), involves venting and capture of tritium from four flanged containers.
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Op-Ed: Caja del Rio Power Line Project
By DEIRDRE MONROE
Santa Fe
Author of Caja trails map
An article in the Santa Fe New Mexican (Aug. 13, 2025) described a USFS “finding of no impact” for a proposed power line that would cross the northern Caja Plateau, linking Los Alamos with an existing electrical substation just off Buckman Road. Since then, I have read several strong statements of opposition. While there certainly is opposition to the project, there is also support. I’d like to provide some food for thought.
The Caja is lovely—beautiful and rugged—but it is a 100,000-acre, working landscape. In my 25 years of exploring this area Read More
Say Cheese!
A happy bobcat smiles for the camera Thursday morning in Cochiti Mesa. Photo by Marcela Walker Read More
Sustainable Creativity At Creative Reuse Art Exhibition
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ART News:
Places & Spaces Los Alamos invites the public to a unique and inspiring exhibition of community-created art, celebrating the power of sustainable creativity. The Creative Reuse Art Exhibition will be on display daily in the lobby at the SALA Los Alamos Event Center from Saturday, Sept.13, through Saturday, Sept. 20.
This free exhibition features art created by local community members, showcasing how discarded materials can be transformed into new and meaningful works. The collection is the culmination of recent Creative Reuse and Junk Journaling Read More
Daily Postcard: Sunset On The Sangres
Daily Postcard: Sunset on the Sangre de Cristo Mountains viewed Tuesday from Quemazon. Photo by Nina Thayer Read More
Bee City Los Alamos Pollinator Demo Garden Celebrates First Year Anniversary With Special Gathering
Bee City Los Alamos (BCLA) celebrated on Wednesday the first anniversary of its pollinator demo garden behind the Los Alamos Cooperative Extension on Bathtub Row. Looking back at the first year, BCLA Coordinator Britton Donharl said, ‘I think it’s been a successful year.’ She credited the dedicated volunteers who have worked on the garden. Photo by Kirsten Laskey/ladailypost.com
From left, pollinator demo garden volunteers Bridget Bloodwood and Christine Polito with Bee City Los Alamos member Craig Martin and Coordinator Britton Donharl during the first anniversary celebration of Read More
Last Call! Roasted Hatch Chiles At Los Alamos Co-op Market
Yum! Courtesy/Co+op Market
Los Alamos Co+op Market News:
Los Alamos Co+op Market is out of fresh roasted Hatch Chiles for the moment; however, they do still have a large supply of frozen chiles available for purchase.
The Co+op’s final delivery this season of fresh Hatch green chiles will arrive on Wednesday, Sept. 17.
The chile will be roasted daily until gone:
- Monday through Friday 8 a.m. to 1 p.m.; and
- Saturday and Sunday 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.
Beautiful Sunset Viewed From Oppenheimer Drive
A beautiful sunset viewed on Wednesday from Oppenheimer Drive. Photo by Carol A. Clark/ladailypost.com Read More
Forest Service Announces Phased Clean Up Of 40-Year-Old Hazardous Mining Site In Gila National Forest
WILDEARTH GUARDIANS News:
MOGOLLON — After years of advocacy from local community members and WildEarth Guardians, the Forest Service has announced they will begin a phased clean up in the fall of this year of the Challenge Venture mill site, a 40-plus year-old mining facility that was shut down by the EPA in 1985. The mill site sits on public land in the middle of the Gila National Forest, just a few miles north of the Gila Wilderness boundary.
Mogollon, New Mexico was a mining boomtown that peaked in population and mining activity in the early 1900s. The Challenge Venture project was an ill-conceived Read More
BLM Wins State Award For Making Deadly Quarry Safe
Smoothing out this former rock quarry in Doña Ana County earned the Las Cruces District Office of the U.S. Bureau of Land Management a 2025 Excellence in Reclamation Award. Courtesy photo
MMD News:
SANTA FE — The Las Cruces District Office of the U.S. Bureau of Land Management won a state reclamation award this week for transforming a dangerous rock quarry near Las Cruces into a safer destination for the hikers who frequently visited the site despite its 150-foot unstable cliffs.
The New Mexico Mining and Minerals Division also recognized Chevron Mining, Inc. with a second 2025 Excellence in Read More
Purgatory Announces 2025-26 Winter Operating Schedule
PURGATORY News:
Purgatory Resort, one of Colorado’s most family-friendly and affordable ski resorts, will kick off its 60th ski season Saturday, Nov. 22, 2025. Daily operations are scheduled through April 5, 2026, with weekend operations continuing as conditions allow.
Purgatory Resort opened Dec. 4, 1965, with one double chairlift and a handful of trails. Lift tickets were $4.50 for adults. Sixty years later, the resort features 1,635 acres of skiable terrain with 107 trails, 11 lifts, year-round activities, and signature events.
Lift tickets for the 2025-26 season are on sale now, starting Read More
Daily Postcard: When Clouds Explode
Daily Postcard: Clouds appear to explode on Wednesday afternoon in Pajarito Acres. Photo by Jim Gourdoux Read More
Are We Alone In The Universe? Explore The Search For Life Beyond Earth With PEEC Sept. 19
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PEEC News:
The Pajarito Environmental Education Center (PEEC) invites the public to a thought-provoking evening under the stars with astrophysicist Joyce Guzik. The presentation, Exoplanets and the Search for Life, will take place at the Los Alamos Nature Center Planetarium at 7 p.m., Friday, Sept. 19.
In the last two decades, astronomers have confirmed the existence of thousands of exoplanets—planets that orbit stars outside our solar system. But what does this mean for the search for life? In this engaging talk, Guzik will explore the frontiers of astrobiology and exoplanet Read More
Caballo Lake State Park Opens Boat Ramp Due To Improved Water Levels
Caballo Lake during and after boat ramp closure. Courtesy/EMNRD
EMNRD News:
SANTA FE — Caballo Lake State Park has opened access to the boat ramp for use by motorized boats due to improved water levels. The elevation of Caballo Reservoir was reduced this summer as the Bureau of Reclamation (Reclamation) removed excessive debris which began to impact the dam’s intake structure. Reclamation began to proactively address the issue in July before additional storms occurred by using boats and personnel to skim the floating debris from the reservoir surface, successfully removing more than 17 Read More
