Environment

USDA Designates Colfax County Primary Natural Disaster Area

Submitted by Carol A. Clark on March 19, 2018
USDA News:
 
WASHINGTON, D.C. — The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has designated Colfax County in New Mexico as a primary natural disaster area due to losses and damages caused by drought.
 
Farmers and ranchers in the contiguous counties in Harding, Mora, Taos and Union in New Mexico also qualify for natural disaster assistance.
 
Farmers and ranchers in the contiguous counties in Costilla and Las Animas in Colorado also qualify for natural disaster assistance.
 
Qualified farm operators in the designated areas eligible for the Farm Service Agency’s (FSA’s)
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State Supreme Court Affirms Adoption Of Water Pollution Regulations For Copper Mining

Submitted by Carol A. Clark on March 19, 2018
NM SUPREME COURT News:
 
SANTA FE ― The New Mexico Supreme Court has affirmed the state Water Quality Control Commission’s adoption of regulations governing groundwater contamination at open pit copper mines.
 
The Court ruled unanimously that the regulations, known as the “Copper Rule,” were valid under the state’s Water Quality Act (WQA). The commission adopted the regulations in 2013.
 
The Court rejected arguments by the New Mexico Attorney General and other groups, including Amigos Bravos, the Gila Resources Information Project and Turner Ranch Properties,
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SFI: Public Lecture By Chris Kempes March 20

Submitted by Carol A. Clark on March 19, 2018
‘Stellar Radiance’ (1970) courtesy of David A. Hardy – astroart.org
 
SFI News:
 
A Santa Fe Institute (SFI) community event “Life on Earth and Beyond” with Chris Kempes is 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, March 20, at The Lensic Performing Arts Center, 211 W. San Francisco St. in Santa Fe.
 
Though scientists have yet to find life beyond our own planet, the universe is rife with possibilities. Where to look, and how to recognize it when we find it, are questions physical biologist Chris Kempes 
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Los Alamos Students Excel At Northeastern New Mexico Regional Science And Engineering Fair March 10

Submitted by Carol A. Clark on March 18, 2018

LAHS student Lillian Peterson wins Best in Show in the Senior Division with her project, ‘Predicting Food Shortages in Africa from Satellite Imagery’. Courtesy/LAPS

LAPS News:

Los Alamos Public School students excelled at the Northeastern New Mexico Regional Science and Engineering Fair with 52 students representing the district March 10 and nearly half receiving top marks.

Los Alamos High School student Lillian Peterson won Best in Show for the Senior Division with her project, “Predicting Food Shortages in Africa from Satellite Imagery.”

Students who placed 1st, 2nd or 3rd in their Read More

Thrasher Seeks Shelter From Snow Storm

Submitted by Carol A. Clark on March 18, 2018

A local ‘curve-billed thrasher’ taking shelter from the snow and wind today in White Rock. The National Weather Service reports that along with snow, wind gusts will reach as high as 40 mph. Photo by Nancy Ann Hibbs Read More

Earthen Temples: The Life Of Adobe Churches

Submitted by Carol A. Clark on March 18, 2018
Rupert Chambers, Enjarre at San Francisco de Asis. Courtesy photo
 
MRM News:
 
Friday, March 23, the Millicent Rogers Museum will open a new exhibit titled Earthen Temples: The Life of Adobe Churches.
 
A reception will be held at the museum from 1-3 p.m. Palm Sunday, March 25. Refreshments will be served. The exhibit will continue until Sunday, June 24.
 
Earthen Temples: The Life of Adobe Churches—This exhibit will share the story of how parish members come together to care for the adobe churches in their communities. The exhibition includes photographs
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AG Balderas Announces Start Of White Peak Trial To Defend New Mexicans Access To Public Lands

Submitted by Carol A. Clark on March 17, 2018

From the Office of Attorney General Hector Balderas:

 

TAOS – Attorney General Hector Balderas announced that the Office of the Attorney General will begin a major trial against a wealthy Texas landowner’s illegal attempts to bar New Mexicans from treasured public lands.

The trial begins Monday in front of Judge Sarah Backus in Taos County over the public’s right to use historic roads that provide access to White Peak in Colfax and Mora counties.

The Office of Attorney General Balderas will demonstrate that there are several major public roads that have been used for over a century Read More

PEEC: Games, Food, And Prizes March 20

Submitted by Carol A. Clark on March 17, 2018
PEEC News:
 
Want to putt-putt your way through the nature center? From 6-7:30 p.m., Tuesday, March 20, the Los Alamos County Parks, Recreation, and Open Spaces Division is taking over the Los Alamos Nature Center and putting up a putt-putt course, playing a planetarium film, making smores over a campfire, and setting up a velcro golf course for the evening.
 
There will be drawings for prizes, including free passes to the pool or ice rink and more. It is a great way to learn about the latest recreation news and enjoy a fun, free evening. This family-friendly event
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‘Cabin Fever Festival’ Now Slated For March 24

Submitted by Carol A. Clark on March 17, 2018
CFF News:
 
JEMEZ SPRINGS — Officials at the Village of Jemez Springs announced that the recently postponed Cabin Fever Festival in Jemez Springs will now take place 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday, March 24. 
 
The event was originally scheduled for Feb. 24 but Village officials postponed it in anticipation of inclement weather based on forecasts.
 
All previously scheduled activities that day will take place at their originally scheduled times. Event activities include live demonstrations and auction of carved items by Sandia Bear Company, live music by Trainwreck
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Mystery Of Purple Lights In Sky Solved With Help From Citizen Scientists

Submitted by Carol A. Clark on March 16, 2018
The aurora known as Steve seen over Lake Minnewanka in Alberta. Photo by Paulo Fedozzi
 
NMC News:
 
Notanee Bourassa knew that what he was seeing in the night sky was not normal.
 
Bourassa, an IT technician in Regina, Canada, trekked outside of his home on July 25, 2016, around midnight with his two younger children to show them a beautiful moving light display in the sky — an aurora borealis. He often sky gazes until the early hours of the morning to photograph the aurora with his Nikon camera, but this was his first expedition with his children. When a thin purple ribbon of light
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Amateur Naturalist: A Stage Called Cerro Grande Peak

Submitted by Carol A. Clark on March 16, 2018
MAP A: The three sides of Cerro Grande peak.
 
Amateur Naturalist: A stage called Cerro Grande Peak
By ROBERT DRYJA
 
Cerro Grande is one of the peaks that form the perimeter of the Valles Caldera volcanic crater. Two factors make the Cerro Grande one of the more interesting peaks to visit. It has three flanks. The positioning of these flanks has resulted in different kinds of forest growing on them. The second factor is the change in elevation from its base to its summit. This additionally results in several kinds of plant communities. The variations
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Valles Caldera National Preserve Plans Prescribed Burn For Valle San Antonio

Submitted by Carol A. Clark on March 16, 2018
NPS News:
 
JEMEZ SPRINGS — Valles Caldera National Preserve is planning to implement a prescribed burn targeting up to 1,050 acres of meadow grassland in Valle San Antonio, located in the northwest portion of the preserve’s backcountry.
 
The burn operations are planned for late March or April, dependent upon suitable weather and fuel conditions, and should take one to three days to complete. The area is currently under a seasonal closure, so impacts to visitors will be minimal.
 
NPS officials hope to reintroduce fire into the meadow grasslands, which would result in a low
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Daily Postcard: Snow Showers And Chilly Winds

Submitted by Carol A. Clark on March 16, 2018

Daily Postcard: Snow showers and chilly winds pummel the community for a couple of hours Thursday afternoon including Oakwood Loop in downtown Los Alamos. Photo by Leland Lehman/ladailypost.com

Daily Postcard: Snow showers and chilly winds shown Thursday on Oakwood Loop in downtown Los Alamos. Photo by Leland Lehman/ladailypost.com Read More

Board Of Public Utilities And County Council Consider Advancing Carbon Free Power Project

Submitted by Carol A. Clark on March 15, 2018

UAMPS Representative Mason Baker speaks to BPU and Council members during a special joint meeting on the Carbon Free Power Project. Photo by Kirsten Laskey/ladailypost.com  

 

By KIRSTEN LASKEY

Los Alamos Daily Post

kirsten@ladailypost.com

 

The Los Alamos Board of Public Utilities (BPU) and the Los Alamos County Council is considering taking the next steps in the Carbon Free Power Project. The question facing them is whether to sign a Power Sales Contract.

 

The project was discussed during a joint BPU and County Council meeting March 6 in Council Chambers.

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New Mexico Garden Clubs – District 2 – Summit Garden Club Prepares For Spring Convention

Submitted by Carol A. Clark on March 15, 2018

Summit members Nancy Nunnlley, left, and Christine Munk prepare a corn husk wreath. Courtesy photo

A sample table decoration. Courtesy photo

Summit Garden Club News:

New Mexico Garden Clubs – District 2 – Summit Garden Club are preparing for their annual Spring Convention April 4-6 at Buffalo Thunder Resort

The event program is “Revitalizing Traditional Agriculture for Spiritual and Human Need through the Preservation of Traditional and Heirloom Seeds” by Clayton Brascoupe.

Clayton Brascoupe is director of the Traditional Native American Farmers Association. TNAFA is active in the Read More

AGU: Scientists Capture Sounds Of Volcanic Thunder

Submitted by Carol A. Clark on March 14, 2018
This satellite image shows Bogoslof volcano erupting on May 28, 2017. The eruption began about 18 minutes prior to this image and the cloud rose to an altitude greater than 12 kilometers (40,000 feet) above sea level. Courtesy/Dave Schneider / Alaska Volcano Observatory & U.S. Geological Survey
 
AGU News:
 
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Researchers report in a new study that they’ve documented rumblings of volcanic thunder for the first time, a feat considered nearly impossible by many volcanologists. 
 
Microphones set out to detect volcanic eruptions in Alaska’s Aleutian
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