Environment

Daily Postcard: Deer And Buck Find Windfall Apples

Submitted by Carol A. Clark on January 2, 2019

Daily Postcard: A buck munches on a windfall apple Saturday afternoon in Tsikumu Village in Los Alamos. Photo by Bryan L. Bennett

Deer feast on on windfall apples Saturday afternoon in Tsikumu Village. Photo by Bryan L. Bennett

Photo by Bryan L. Bennett

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Kids Sledding In White Rock

Submitted by Carol A. Clark on January 2, 2019

Kids take advantage of all the snow today to go sledding in the Pinon Trails neighborhood in White Rock. Photo by Katy Korkos

Kids sledding today in the Pinon Trails neighborhood in White Rock. Photo by Katy Korkos Read More

Snow Level Measures Nearly 27 inches On North Mesa

Submitted by Carol A. Clark on January 2, 2019

Snow level measures nearly 27 inches at 5 p.m. today in the front yard of a residence on North Mesa. Courtesy photo

Snow reaches the windowa at 5 p.m. today in the front yard of a residence on North Mesa. Courtesy photo Read More

County Update: Road Conditions Remain Hazardous

Submitted by Carol A. Clark on January 1, 2019

COUNTY Traffic Alert Update:

Pajarito Mountain is OPEN; however, the Traffic Division staff urges residents who decide to travel on Camp May Road to be advised of nearly-impassable road conditions. 

The first section of Camp May Road is slightly more than one lane in width, which means passing oncoming traffic will be difficult.

For those who decide to head to Pajarito today, driving a vehicle with high clearance, four wheel drive and tire chains is advisable. 

For safety reasons, the County will continue to discourage traveling on Camp May Road at this time, although snow removal Read More

Afternoon Snow Scenes

Submitted by Carol A. Clark on January 1, 2019

Scene today of Oppenheimer Place near downtown Los Alamos. Photo by Karen Kendall

Scene today of Fuller Lodge Art Center. Photo by Karen Kendall

Scene today of Fuller Lodge. Photo by Karen Kendall Read More

County Snow Removal Plan And Request For Patience; Help With Snow Clearing Activities

Submitted by Carol A. Clark on January 1, 2019

County snowplows and sand trucks are out in force this morning clearing streets as fast as they can throughout Los Alamos and White Rock. Photo by John McHale/ladailypost.com

COUNTY News:

Following last night’s major snowstorm and as snow continues today, the County’s Public Works Director Philo Shelton asked for the community to continue to be patient with snow-clearing crews.

“The level of service for snow removal will continue to be greatly diminished since there is no room left to push accumulated snow,” he said. “Keep in mind that when it is not snowing, our crews are collecting Read More

Morning Snow Scenes In Los Alamos & White Rock

Submitted by Carol A. Clark on January 1, 2019
Snowy scene this morning at a residence on Oakwood Loop near downtown Los Alamos. Photo by Leland Lehman/ladailypost.com
 
Snowy scene at 7:20 a.m. today with the thermometer registering 15 degrees at a residence on Bonito Place in Los Alamos. Photo by Bill Mead
 
Snowy scene this morning on the deck of a residence on Barranca Mesa. Photo by Beverly Henshaw Leasure
 
Snowy view looking out the kitchen window of a home this morning in White Rock. Photo by JJ Mortensen
 
Snowy scene this morning on the patio of a residence at Ridge Park Condominiums on Oppenheimer Drive. Photo
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NASA’s OSIRIS-REx Spacecraft Enters Close Orbit Around Bennu, Breaking Record

Submitted by Carol A. Clark on January 1, 2019
Orbital A Beauty shot. Photo by Pam Scott/UA
 
UA News:
 
TUCSON, Ariz. — At 2:43 p.m. EST, Monday Dec. 31, while many on Earth prepared to welcome the New Year, NASA’s OSIRIS-REx spacecraft, 70 million miles (110 million kilometers) away, carried out a single, eight-second burn of its thrusters – and broke a space exploration record.
 
The spacecraft entered into orbit around the asteroid Bennu, and made Bennu the smallest object ever to be orbited by a spacecraft.
 
“The team continued our long string of successes by executing the orbit-insertion maneuver perfectly,”
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Snow Scenes Around Los Alamos Monday

Submitted by Carol A. Clark on January 1, 2019

The rearing horse sculpture in Central Park Square is topped with snow Monday morning. Photo by Carol A. Clark/ladailypost.com

Los Alamos History Museum Monday morning on Bathtub Row. Photo by Carol A. Clark/ladailypost.com

The pavilion Monday at Ashley Pond Park. Photo by Carol A. Clark/ladailypost.com

The jurors sculpture shows holiday spirit Monday outside the Los Alamos Justice Center. Photo by Carol A. Clark/ladailypost.com

The sculpture of children playing Monday at Ashley Pond Park. Photo by Carol A. Clark/ladailypost.com

Historic Fuller Lodge Monday in downtown Los Alamos. Read More

Environmental Law Institute Enters 50th Year

Submitted by Carol A. Clark on January 1, 2019
ELI News:
 
WASHINGTON, D.C. ― Dec. 22, 2019, will mark the 50th Anniversary of the Environmental Law Institute. While ELI’s official birthday is still nearly a year away, ELI will celebrate its 50th during the entirety of 2019, holding special events, programs, and publications that look back at the last 50 years and look forward to the next.
 
ELI traces its origins to a national conference on the emerging field of environmental law held at the Airlie House in Virginia in September 1969.
 
Attended by 50 lawyers, practitioners, and academics from across the country, the conference
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Daily Postcard: Final Sunrise Of 2018

Submitted by Carol A. Clark on January 1, 2019

Daily Postcard: Final sunrise of 2018 taken Monday in White Rock. Photo by Nancy Ann Hibbs

Final sunrise of 2018 taken Monday in White Rock. Photo by Nancy Ann Hibbs Read More

County Requests Patience, Help With Snow Clearing Activities; Bike Lanes Now Closed To Aid Snow Removal

Submitted by Carol A. Clark on December 31, 2018

COUNTY News:

With the frequency of snow storms and amount of snow anticipated to exceed over at least 12 inches heading into New Years’ Eve and New Year’s Day, officials with the Public Works department cautioned residents today to manage expectations for snow removal for the next few days.

Beginning this afternoon and in anticipation of tonight’s approaching storm, crews will not be able to remove snow from the bike lanes on Diamond and Canyon.

“We need to wait until the snow can be hauled away from the lanes in order to open up the streets and sidewalks,” Public Works Director Philo Shelton said. Read More

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