Environment

Santa Fe Botanical Garden Equinox Celebration Sept. 22

Submitted by Carol A. Clark on September 8, 2018
 
SFBG News:
 
The Santa Fe Botanical Garden provides more than 13,000 student engagements through educational programming and classes each year.

Through these programs, Northern New Mexico children and youth learn about the unique ecosystem and its challenges and discover the wonderful world of nature.

The community is invited to attend a festive fundraiser to support the Santa Fe Botanical Garden and its commitment to education and community service. The evening will feature live and silent auctions, signature cocktail by KGB Spirits, seated dinner, live music and more.
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Luján Requests Hearing On Legislation To Recognize Traditional Land Uses In New Mexico

Submitted by Carol A. Clark on September 8, 2018
U.S. Rep. Ben Ray Luján
 
U.S. CONGRESSIONAL News:
 
WASHINGTON, D.C. ― Thursday, U.S. Rep. Ben Ray Luján (D-NM) appeared before the House Committee on Natural Resources to call for action on his Land Grant and Acequia Traditional Use Recognition and Consultation Act, which would provide greater consultation between the federal government and New Mexico’s land grants and acequias.
 
Luján’s legislation, introduced in July 2018, would for the first time recognize the traditional uses of land grants and acequias’ natural resources in New Mexico.
 
At the hearing, Luján
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Nature On Tap: Bird Banding At Bandelier Sept. 10

Submitted by Carol A. Clark on September 7, 2018

Nature on Tap presents a talk on bird banding at Bandelier 5:30-7 p.m. Monday at UnQuarked in Central Park Square. Courtesy photo

CREATIVE DISTRICT News:

Come to UnQuarked Wine Bar 5:30-7 p.m. Monday, Sept. 10 for Nature On Tap and learn more about the bird banding program at Bandelier National Monument.

Staff members from Bandelier will give a brief talk about the project and how individuals can get involved and then the audience can join in a lively discussion.

On Tap is a series of discussions hosted at UnQuarked in downtown Los Alamos. Each month features one On Tap with a rotating theme. Read More

Los Alamos Genealogical Association Meets Sept. 20

Submitted by Carol A. Clark on September 7, 2018
LAGA News:
 
The Los Alamos Genealogical Association will meet at 7 p.m., Thursday, Sept. 20, at the White Rock Public Library.  
 
Note the unusual date and place due to the temporary closure of the Los Alamos Public Library. The speaker will be Cary Skidmore, and his presentation is entitled, “Our Breathtakingly Amazing (and Continuing) Adventure with Family History”.
 
The traditional no-host social dinner will start at 5:30 p.m., that night at “Pig + Fig” in White Rock.
 
BTW, RootsTech 2019 registration opens Sept. 20 — the same
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Zinke Expands Hunting And Fishing Opportunities At 30 National Wildlife Refuges

Submitted by Carol A. Clark on September 7, 2018
U.S. Secretary of the Interior Ryan Zinke
 
DOI News:
 
WASHINGTON, D.C. ― Continuing his efforts to increase access to public lands, U.S. Secretary of the Interior Ryan Zinke will open more than 251,000 acres to new or expanded hunting and fishing opportunities at 30 national wildlife refuges across the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service’s National Wildlife Refuge System.
 
This will now bring the number of units where the public may hunt to 377, and the number where fishing is permitted to 312.
 
This will open more new acres to hunting and fishing than in the past and takes steps
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SFNF: Prescribed Burn Planned For Late September

Submitted by Carol A. Clark on September 7, 2018
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, and winds and weather forecasts to initiate a prescribed burn in the Santa Fe Watershed starting as early as Sept. 23.
 
Two separate units expected to be treated within the Santa Fe Watershed total 950 acres and are approximately three miles east of the City of Santa Fe. One unit is 450 acres northeast of Nichols Reservoir, and the other is 500 acres just south of McClure Reservoir. If conditions are favorable,
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Daily Postcard: Waterfall Follows Rainstorm At Overlook

Submitted by Carol A. Clark on September 7, 2018

CORRECTION: we have been made aware that rather than a waterfall caused by the rainstorm Thursday – this is actually effluent water that usually doesn’t run during the summer because the parks department is watering the ballfields at Overlook. Daily Postcard: A waterfall develops from the rainstorm Thursday at Overlook in White Rock. Photo by Nancy Ann Hibbs

Scene of effluent water running Thursday at Overlook in White Rock. Photo by Nancy Ann Hibbs

Scene of effluent water running Thursday at Overlook in White Rock. Photo by Nancy Ann Hibb Read More

Game & Fish: Hunts Open For Many Small Game Species

Submitted by Carol A. Clark on September 6, 2018
NMGF News:
 
SANTA FE ― White-winged dove, mourning dove, dusky (blue) grouse and squirrel seasons are open statewide. These hunts offer great opportunities to get a new hunter out in the field. The weather tends to be warmer and good opportunities exist with minimal hiking.
 
Here are a few tips for hunting these species:
  • White-winged and mourning doves can typically be found throughout the state in warmer, open habitats, around water and near farm or agriculture fields. New Mexico has two hunting zones, North and South. The dividing line starts at the Arizona/New Mexico border and
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Daily Postcard: Rainbow Colors Sky Above Zia CU

Submitted by Carol A. Clark on September 6, 2018

Daily Postcard: A rainbow colors the sky above Zia Credit Union at 1001 Central Ave., Tuesday afternoon in downtown Los Alamos. Photo by Adam Baker

About Zia Credit Union:

In 1955, a group of approximately 200 individuals from Zia Company, support contractors for the Los Alamos National Laboratory, organized and founded Zia Credit Union as a special interest group, a common practice for that time in the credit union movement. The contractors felt they needed their own financial institution. Management of the newly-founded Zia Credit Union chose to become a state-charted credit union. Read More

Pajarito Astronomers Hold Dark Night Saturday

Submitted by Carol A. Clark on September 5, 2018

Courtesy image

Pajarito Astronomers News:

The Pajarito Astronomers will be holding a County-Sponsored Dark Night Saturday, Sept. 8 at Spirio Soccer Field, Overlook Park, starting at 7:30 p.m. (sunset).

Weather permitting, the public is invited to come out, wander among the telescopes, and star gaze. The planets Venus, Mars, Jupiter and its moons, Saturn and its rings, Neptune and Uranus will potentially be visible during the evening.

There will be a tour of the summer constellations and there will be telescope views of double stars, star clusters, nebulae, and galaxies. The public is invited Read More

American Geophysical Union Announces Recipients Of 2018 Union Medals, Awards And Prizes

Submitted by Carol A. Clark on September 5, 2018
AGU News:
 
33 individuals are recognized this year for their dedication to science for the benefit of humanity and their achievements in Earth and space science.
 
The recipients represent many areas of Earth and space science and come from a variety of backgrounds including early career researchers, climate scientists, data scientists, and journalists. Their passion, vision, creativity, and leadership have helped to expand scientific understanding, pave the way to new research directions, and have made Earth and space science accessible, relevant, and inspiring to audiences
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Valles Caldera Hosts Fiesta En El Valle Saturday

Submitted by Carol A. Clark on September 5, 2018
Mountain bikers stop along a trail to enjoy the view of the Valle Grande, the largest valle within Valles Caldera National Preserve. Courtesy/VCNP

VCNP News:

JEMEZ SPRINGS — The Valles Caldera National Preserve is hosting its first Fiesta en el Valle near the Valle Grande Entrance Station, noon to 4 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 8.

Get ready to experience the majesty of the Valles Caldera and learn a new skill at this free family-friendly event.

If you have ever wondered what to do if you encounter wildlife, wanted to learn how to fly fish, or needed one more reason to finally visit the Valles Caldera, this

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Public Comment Sought On Translocation Of Desert Bighorn Sheep Into Sacramento Mountains

Submitted by Carol A. Clark on September 5, 2018
Desert bighorn sheep. Courtesy photo
 
NMG&F News:
 
SANTA FE ― The Department of Game and Fish is seeking public comment on a proposed translocation of desert bighorn sheep to the Sacramento Mountains.
 
The department is proposing to re-establish desert bighorn sheep in the Sacramento Mountains in the autumn of 2018. This species has been absent from these mountains for nearly a century.
 
To gather public comments, a meeting will be conducted in Alamogordo starting at 6 p.m., Sept. 19. The meeting is at the Otero County Administration Building in Room 221, at 1101
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Roasted Green Chile At Farmers Market Thursday

Submitted by Carol A. Clark on September 5, 2018
Two roasters will be on hand to meet the demand for green chile, 7 a.m. to 12:30 p.m., Thursday at the Los Alamos Farmers Market in the library parking lot. Courtesy photo
 
LAFM News:
 
What’s happening at the Farmers Market this week?
 
It’s that time again when the aroma of green chile fills the market and Thursday there will be two roasters on hand to meet the demand.
 
Also this week at the market:
 
Peppers, Bell Peppers, Shishitos, Onions, fresh Garlic, Egg plant, Carrots, Salad Mixes, Heads of Lettuce, Basil, Squash, Pinto beans, Tomatoes, Potatoes, Radishes,
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