Rabid Fox Bites Homeowner In Las Vegas, N.M.
Fox. Courtesy image
NMG&F News:
LAS VEGAS, NM – The New Mexico Department of Game and Fish reports that Saturday, Conservation Ofc. Justin Hepler responded to a call from a Las Vegas homeowner who was bitten by a fox she believed was starving when she attempted to feed it.
After meeting with the bite victim at a local hospital, the officer learned the fox had jumped into a parked vehicle and began eating insulation on the door and chewing on a hammer handle. The homeowner admitted to offering the fox a bowl of dog food when it bit her on the wrist and hand, leaving several puncture wounds on both arms. Read More
Gov. Lujan Grisham Signs Executive Order Committing New Mexico To Essential Climate Change Action
Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham
From the Office of the Governor:
SANTA FE — Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham on Tuesday formally ordered that New Mexico will join the U.S. Climate Alliance, fully embracing the goals set by the 2015 Paris Agreement, aligning New Mexico with the U.S. governors and states that have committed to a climate-conscious future and moves to protect people, natural resources and cultural heritage. The governor also ordered the creation of a New Mexico Climate Change Task Force, calling on all state agencies to contribute to a statewide climate strategy and incorporate climate Read More
Los Alamos Finishes Strong In Eco Challenge
Members of the Chamisa Elementary School Green Team with their trophy earned during the Eco Challenge. The trophy was presented Jan. 17 during the Los Alamos County Environmental Sustainability Board meeting. Courtesy photo
The top individual scorers during the Eco Challenge with their certificates, from left, Heather Ward, Environmental Sustainability Division Manager Angelica Gurule and Susan Hettinga. Courtesy photo In just 21 days, Los Alamos residents aided the environment in a variety of Read More
Southwest Nordic Ski Club Embraces Great Winter
SWN Ski Kids finishing a ski practice at Crested Butte Thanksgiving Camp. Courtesy photo
Southwest Nordic Ski Club members participating in the adult ski clinics at Crested Butte Thanksgiving Camp. Courtesy photoSKI News:
Southwest Nordic Ski Club and Ski Kids group began the season with the Thanksgiving Nordic Ski Camp in Crested Butte, Colo.
More than 50 people from the club went up for the events with 18 adults taking clinics, nine Ski Kids in the kids camp and three Ski Kids in the junior training camp.
After three days of clinics and training (and a fun Thanksgiving Day potluck) Read More
Scenes Of County Snow Clearing On 37th Street
Scenes of snow clearing Monday by Los Alamos County on 37th Street. Photo by Kathryn Willcutt
Scenes of snow clearing Monday by Los Alamos County on 37th Street. Photo by Kathryn Willcutt
Scenes of snow clearing Monday by Los Alamos County on 37th Street. Photo by Kathryn Willcutt
Scenes of snow clearing Monday by Los Alamos County on 37th Street. Photo by Kathryn Willcutt
Scenes of snow clearing Monday by Los Alamos County on 37th Street. Photo by Kathryn Willcutt Read More
Daily Postcard: Soft Colors Paint Sunday Sunset
Daily Postcard: Soft colors paint the sky Sunday evening above White Rock. Photo by Nancy Ann Hibbs Read More
NWS: Today’s High Near 36, Tonight’s Low Around 17
The National Weather Service forecasts today’s high near 36 with partly sunny skies and tonight’s low around 17. Courtesy/NWS Read More
Daily Postcard: Colorful Sky Over Mesa Public Library
Daily Postcard: The sun begins to set early Sunday evening casting a colorful sky over Mesa Public Library in downtown Los Alamos. Photo by Carol A. Clark/ladailypost.com Read More
NWS: Today’s High Near 38, Tonight’s Low Around 15
The National Weather Service forecasts today’s high in Los Alamos near 38 with mostly sunny skies and tonight’s low around 15. Courtesy/NWS Read More
New Mexico Leads World In Space Tourism
Spaceport America is an FAA-licensed spaceport on 18,000 acres of State Trust Land in the Jornada del Muerto desert basin in southern New Mexico directly west and adjacent to White Sands Missile Range. Courtesy photoLaunch Pad Lecture: ‘Big Bang And Its Afterglow’
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KAFB News:Explore Climate Change With Chick Keller Tuesday
Local expert Chick Keller will present an overview of climate change Tuesday at the nature center. Courtesy photoValles Caldera National Preserve Reopens Today!
The Valle Grande. Courtesy/VCNP
VCNP News:
JEMEZ SPRINGS – Valles Caldera National Preserve will reopen the main gate and entrance station and resume normal winter hours of 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. today, Jan. 27.
Cross-country skiers and snowshoers are invited to be among the first to break snow in the preserve’s 1.5 to 4 feet of snow.
The Coyote Call and Valle Grande trails will remain closed until the parking areas can be plowed for safe parking.
The preserve road from the highway to the entrance station has been plowed, but drivers should expect snow packed and icy road conditions. Vehicles with 4-wheel Read More
NWS: Today’s High Near 42, Tonight’s Low Around 22
The National Weather Service predicts today’s high near 42 with mostly sunny skies and tonight’s low around 22. Courtesy/NWS Read More
Scenes From County Plows Clearing Walnut Street
Los Alamos County snow removal crews spent time Friday clearing Walnut Street. Photo by Robert Beberniss
Scene from Los Alamos County snow removal crews Friday clearing Walnut Street. Photo by Robert Beberniss
Scene from Los Alamos County snow removal crews Friday clearing Walnut Street. Photo by Robert Beberniss
Scene from Los Alamos County snow removal crews Friday clearing Walnut Street. Photo by Robert Beberniss
Scene from Los Alamos County snow removal crews Friday clearing Walnut Street. Photo by Robert Beberniss Read More
NWS: Today’s High Near 40, Tonight’s Low Around 19
The National Weather Service forecasts today’s high near 40 with sunny skies and tonight’s low around 19. Courtesy/NWSVoices Of Los Alamos To Discuss RDX Concentration
The RDX concentration will be discussed at the next Voices of Los Alamos meeting. Courtesy/LANL 2016 Annual Site Environment Report
COMMUNITY News:
Voices of Los Alamos will receive an upate on the RDX concentration at Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL) during its meeting 6:30-7:30 p.m Jan. 28 at the Unitarian Church of Los Alamos, 1738 N Sage Loop.
Danny Katzman, technical program manager at N3B (the Department of Energy’s legacy cleanup contractor at LANL), will provide an update on the characterization of RDX concentrations at LANL. RDX was used by the Lab in the manufacturing of high Read More
Tales Of Our Times: Look Beyond Politics Into Climate, Science, Inquiry By Trial
Tales of Our Times
for Clean Air & Water
Look Beyond Politics Into Climate, Science, Inquiry By Trial
Climate change has been a powerful issue in our country for decades. The 116th Congress now proposes to expand the struggle. Over the decades, the issue has been muddled in the public arena, which talks less about the science than about kinds of people who pervert the science. This new normal for public discourse has clouded the “climate of science” in our democracy.
NWS: Today’s High Near 36, Tonight’s Low Around 15
The National Weather Service forecasts today’s high near 36. Sunny. Tonight’s low around 15. Courtesy/NWS Read More
