NNSA Notice Of Proposed Floodplain Actions At LANL
NNSA News:
The National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) Los Alamos Field Office is proposing upgrades to the Technical Area (TA) 72 Outdoor Live Fire Range at Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL), which will ensure that the Protective Force has the tactical training functionalities required to maintain proficient security and response capabilities.
This project is at LANL in the bottom of Sandia Canyon in TA-72. The proposed project will result in vegetation removal, added ground disturbance, and soil stabilization within the 100-year floodplain.
In accordance with 10 Code Read More
Los Alamos Police And Fire Departments Take Over Nature Center May 15
PEEC News:
The Los Alamos Police and Fire Departments are taking over the nature center 5-7 p.m. Tuesday, May 15.
Join officers and firefighters to discuss hiking safety, wild animal safety and more. There also will be police vehicles and the and bomb truck for families to look at and for kids to sit inside. There may be some special giveaways for kids, as well.
This event is free and open to the public.
For more information about this and other PEEC programs, visit www.peecnature.org, email programs@peecnature.org or call 505.662.0460.
Daily Postcard: Sunset In The Jemez
Daily Postcard: Sunset during a hike April 30 in the Jemez. Photo by Marc Bailey Read More
Fort Union Announces Junior Ranger Camp 2018
Scene from previous Junior Ranger Camp. Courtesy photo
Scene from previous Junior Ranger Camp. Courtesy photoNPS News:
Fort Union has announced this year’s Junior Ranger Camp at which participants will learn about the history of the fort, how the adobe ruins are preserved and the plants and animals that call Fort Union home.
Junior Ranger Camp Schedule:
- Thursday, June 7, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. for 7-9 year olds; and
- Friday, June 8, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. for 10-12 year olds.
Registration opens at 9:30 a.m. and the Junior Ranger swearing in ceremony is 3:30 p.m. Bring comfortable
Daily Postcard: Sunset Falls In Blanket Of Clouds
Daily Postcard: The sunset falls in a blanket of clouds Monday over Los Alamos. Photo by Corrina Hughes Read More
LANL, University Of Nebraska Partner For Biodefense
From left, Ken Bayles, Ph.D., of UNMC; Mark Riley, Ph.D., of the University of Nebraska-Lincoln; and Harshini Mukundan, Ph.D., of Los Alamos National Laboratory. Courtesy/LANL
LANL News:
A partnership involving the University of Nebraska and Los Alamos National Laboratory will boost educational opportunities for students seeking careers in the biodefense field.
“You can develop solutions through partnerships. You can accomplish much more as a whole than by working alone,” said Los Alamos National Laboratory scientist and partnership coordinator Harshini Mukundan, Ph.D.
The partnership Read More
SFNF: Cow Creek Road Closed For Bridge Repair
SFNF News:Heinrich Introduces White Sands National Park Establishment Act
U.S. Sen Martin HeinrichDaily Postcard: Lilacs In Bloom Across Los Alamos
Daily Postcard: Lilacs are spotted blooming this spring throughout Los Alamos. Photo by Corrina Hughes Read More
Los Alamos County Enters Stage II Fire Restrictions!
LAFD News:
After consulting with Los Alamos National Laboratory, and in cooperation with the Santa Fe National Forest, the Los Alamos Fire Department has announced that Los Alamos County will enter into Stage II Fire Restrictions, effective immediately.
Los Alamos County Stage II Fire Restrictions.
The following acts are prohibited until further notice:
- Building or maintaining, attending or using a fire, campfire, charcoal, or stove fire on public or private land. Propane grills can be used;
- Smoking. Smoking is allowed in vehicles, homes, and on paved/cleared surfaces only;
- Using
Daily Postcard: Scene From Bandelier
Daily Postcard: Scene from Bandelier. Humans have inhabited the Bandelier area for more than 10,000 years. The earliest residents were nomadic hunter-gatherers but the first permanent settlements are estimated to have been constructed around 1150 CE. By 1550, Cochiti, San Felipe, San Ildefonso, Santa Clara and Santo Domingo had become homes to the Ancestral Pueblo people along the Rio Grande because resource depletion and severe drought forced them to find new land. In the mid-1700s Spanish settlers moved into Frijoles Canyon and later brought Adolph F. A. Bandelier to the area. President Read More
Scenes From County Recycle Fashion Show
Contestants in the Recycle Fashion Show’s teenage category strut their stuff on the runway Saturday at Fuller Lodge. The Los Alamos County Environmental Services hosted the show, which had contestants modeling outfits made entirely of recycled materials. Prizes were awarded to all participants. Photo by Kirsten Laskey/ladailypost.com
Rafa Rocha walks down the catwalk during the Recycle Fashion Show Saturday at Fuller Lodge. Rocha won first place in the children’s category. Photo by Kirsten Laskey/ladailypost.com
Wearing a skirt made from recycled material as well as Read More
Brightest Explosions In Universe At Nature Center
Dr. Nicole Lloyd-Ronning will host a planetarium show about gamma-ray bursts on Friday, May 11 at 7 p.m. She will discuss what gamma-ray bursts can tell us about our universe and how these behemoth explosions occur. Courtesy/NASA Goddard
PEEC News:
Spend an evening learning about gamma-ray bursts — the brightest explosions in the universe. Dr. Nicole Lloyd-Ronning will host this planetarium show at 7 p.m. Friday, May 11 at the Los Alamos Nature Center.
At this show, Lloyd-Ronning will discuss the nature of gamma-ray bursts. These amazing events can result from the death of a very massive Read More
Old Santa Fe Trail Building Temporarily Closed
NPS News:U.S. Sen. Heinrich Unveils Plans To Introduce Legislation To Designate White Sands As National Park
U.S. Sen. Martin Heinrich plans to introduce legislation to designate White Sands National Monument as New Mexico’s newest national park. Photo by Jaxson Pohlman
STATE News:
LAS CRUCES – U.S. Sen. Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) unveiled Friday the White Sands National Park Establishment Act, legislation he plans to introduce to designate White Sands National Monument as New Mexico’s newest national park.
“The vision to create White Sands National Park has been driven by a diverse coalition of community leaders and local elected officials for years. By elevating White Sands National Read More
U.S. Sen. Martin Heinrich Backs Establishment Of New Mexico Office Of Outdoor Recreation
U.S. Sen. Martin HeinrichLAPD Annual Law Enforcement Torch Run May 17
LAPD News:National Park Service’s Pueblo Parks Group Implements Stage II Fire Restrictions
NPS News:- All fires are prohibited, including campfires, charcoal grills, and coal and wood stoves. The use of petroleum-fueled stoves,
Taos Lilac Festival New Mexico True! May 18-20
Couse House Lilacs. Courtesy/Janet Burns
Lilacs. Courtesy/Lenny FosterLos Alamos Genealogical Association Meets May 10
LAGA News:
