Environment

Fire Officials Report Status Of Fire On Kirtland

Submitted by Carol A. Clark on March 5, 2018
KAFB News:
 
KIRTLAND AIR FORCE BASE ― Officials have assessed the status of the brush fire burning in a remote area in the eastern training ranges.
 
Overnight winds turned in a favorable direction, helping to contain the fire. Firefighters were then able to address the fire from the west.
 
Current estimate is less than 200 acres.
 
Crews will be augmented today by the U.S. Forest Service, including helicopter support. A well water source is located near the fire’s main staging point.
 
The fire began just before 4 p.m. Sunday.
 
No injuries have been
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Events Planned At New Mexico Historic Sites

Submitted by Carol A. Clark on March 5, 2018
NMHS News:
 
SANTA FE ― New Mexico Historic Sites will host the following series of public events this spring:
 
Saturday, March 24 … 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.
  • New Mexico Art Auction
  • Coronado Historic Site
All cultures art auction of old and new pottery, furniture, glass, paintings, textiles, toys, musical instruments, sculptures and much more. All profits go to support Kuaua Pueblo at Coronado Historic Site. Sponsored by the Friends of Coronado Historic Site, the event will start with a preview of auction items between 9 a.m. and noon. The auction begins at 1 p.m. at
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Rock Formations In Pueblo Canyon

Submitted by Carol A. Clark on March 5, 2018

​The guardians of Pueblo Canyon stand tall in the Sunday morning sunshine. Photo by Maire O’Neill/ladailypost.com

Unusual rock formations in Pueblo Canyon almost look man-made. Photo by Maire O’Neill/ladailypost.com

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NM Delegation Welcomes Interior Department Decision To Cancel Oil And Gas Lease Sale In Chaco Region

Submitted by Carol A. Clark on March 4, 2018

News from the Offices of U.S. Senators Tom Udall and Martin Heinrich and U.S. Representatives Ben Ray Luján and Michelle Lujan Grisham:

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senators Tom Udall and Martin Heinrich, and U.S. Representatives Ben Ray Luján and Michelle Lujan Grisham responded to news Friday that Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke will cancel a planned oil and gas lease sale in the Greater Chaco region.

More than 450 protests were filed over the planned March 8 sale, and after hearing from the delegation and many other New Mexicans, Zinke has agreed to halt the sale and return to a joint planning process Read More

Nature Center Talk: Jean Dewart On Pacific Crest Trail

Submitted by Carol A. Clark on March 4, 2018
Jean Dewart on Oregon’s Pacific Crest Trail. Courtesy photo
 
PEEC News:
 
At 7 p.m. Tuesday, March 6, at the Los Alamos Nature Center, Jean Dewart will share her story of hiking the Pacific Crest Trail, where she covered 235-miles in Oregon.
 
Regardless of all the difficulties in this endeavor, Jean spent six months training with multiple experimental loads in her backpack, pouring over route maps, and planning resupply positions. Not only will her presentation cover the stories of the trail, but Jean will also share how to prepare for such a hike.
 
Jean is a Los Alamos hiker,
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Weekly Fishing Report: March 4

Submitted by Carol A. Clark on March 4, 2018
By GEORGE MORSE
Los Alamos Daily Post
Sports and Outdoors
 
Despite the cold temperatures that New Mexico had last week, most lakes did not refreeze and have open water for bank fishing. The exception is Lake Maloya in Sugarite Canyon State Park near Raton. It iced over and is closed to fishing.
 
If the weather warms up this week as it is forecast to do, the ice may melt and Lake Maloya will once again have open water for bank fishing. Call ahead to 575.445.5607 to check on conditions.
 
The snowstorms last week helped a little bit to increase the snowpack. Wolf Creek Pass in Colorado is
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Sickly Coyote Survives Winter Appearing Healthier

Submitted by Carol A. Clark on March 3, 2018

This coyote spotted today along the edge of Pueblo Canyon survived the mild winter and appears much healthier than in December when she was severely underweight and missing most of her fur. Chairman James Robinson of the Land of Enchantment Wildlife Foundation has been keeping an eye on her and under the right circumstances intends to entice her to eat a pill to cure her mange. He recently imbedded a pill in a chicken breast and said she was sniffing it and likely about to devour it when two ravens swooped down and snatched it away from her. Photo by Carol A. Clark/ladailypost.com

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Happy World Wildlife Day Los Alamos!

Submitted by Carol A. Clark on March 3, 2018

Land of Enchantment Wildlife Foundation Chairman James Robinson with photos of Blue Beary, discovered weighing just 6 lbs., and with a severely broken arm. She was operated on and healed by wildlife rehabilitator Dr. Kathleen Ramsey and released back into the wild in late 2017. Courtesy photo

 
By JAMES ROBINSON, Chairman
Land of Enchantment Wildlife Foundation

We here in Los Alamos are so lucky to live in a town that has such a close connection to the amazing abundance of wildlife New Mexico has to offer

One of the greatest opportunities I have had is to be a champion and advocate for the amazing

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Los Alamos Ski Team Competes At Crested Butte

Submitted by Carol A. Clark on March 2, 2018

Los Alamos Ski Racing Team coached by Lisa Kimura competes at Crested Butte in Prater Cup Qualifying Super G, GS and Slalom races. Speed racers Chris Schembri and Aidan Ortiz run against 140 of U14 boys in the Rocky Mountain Division. Photo by RMOrtiz

Photo by RMOrtiz

Photo by RMOrtiz

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SFNF Seeks Volunteers To Improve National Forest

Submitted by Carol A. Clark on March 2, 2018
Santa Fe National Forest seeks volunteers for projects from trail maintenance to data collection. Photo by Ross Hardage/SFNF
 
SFNF News:
 
SANTA FE ― Spring is near, which means it’s time for volunteers to plan for support of projects with Forest Staff on the Santa Fe National Forest. 
 
From trail maintenance to data collection, volunteers provide an invaluable service to summer recreation, and to forest health and sustainability.
 
The opportunities include:
  • Volunteer Wilderness Rangers for the Pecos/Chama River/San Pedro Parks Wildernesses –
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United Church Hosts Silent, Live Auctions Sunday

Submitted by Carol A. Clark on March 2, 2018
Photo by Katherine Elton
 
UCLA News:
 
This Sunday, local adults and youth hope you will head over to the United Church of Los Alamos and join them, along with members the Unitarian Universalist Church, for a silent and live auction. The auctions are an attempt to raise funds for the teams to build homes during spring break.
 
This year the team will build two single homes and one double. The builds will be the new homes for three families ranging in size from three to 10 members. A silent auction is 2-3 p.m. with a live auction beginning at 3 p.m., called by local auctioneer Mike Lipiatt.
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Pecos/Las Vegas Ranger District East Rowe Mesa Prescribed Burn March 6

Submitted by Carol A. Clark on March 2, 2018
SFNF News:
 
SANTA FE ― To take advantage of favorable conditions, to include fuel moisture levels, air quality and weather forecasts, fire managers on the Pecos/Las Vegas Ranger District of the Santa Fe National Forest (SFNF) expect to begin a prescribed burn Tuesday, March 6 in the East Rowe Mesa area to improve wildlife habitat and promote forest health.
 
As weather conditions permit, the East Rowe Mesa prescribed burn could continue into April.
 
Up to 5,000 acres of the 22,000-acre project area are expected to be treated in the East Rowe Mesa area by hand
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Daily Postcard: Full Moon Above Truchas Peak

Submitted by Carol A. Clark on March 2, 2018
Daily Postcard: A full moon rises Thursday night above Truchas Peak, which at 13,100′ is the second highest peak in New Mexico behind Wheeler Peak at 13,159′. Truchas Peak is in the Sangre de Cristo Mountains 26 miles northeast of Santa Fe. Source: wikipedia.com. Photo by Marc Bailey
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AGU: New Model Suggests Moon Formed Inside Vaporized Earth

Submitted by Carol A. Clark on March 1, 2018
This sequence shows the early Moon emerging as Earth’s synestia shrinks. They are based on a NASA artistic rendering of a protoplanetary disk, which is being used to represent a synestia. Courtesy Sarah Stewart
 
By ANDY FELL
Communications Manager at UC Davis
 
A new explanation for the Moon’s origin has it forming inside the Earth when our planet was a seething, spinning cloud of vaporized rock, called a synestia. The new model led by researchers at the University of California, Davis and Harvard University resolves several problems in lunar formation and has been accepted
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Forecast Pushes Santa Fe Watershed Prescribed Burn Into Next Week

Submitted by Carol A. Clark on March 1, 2018
SFNF News:
 
SANTA FE ― Fire managers on the Santa Fe National Forest (SFNF) anticipate favorable conditions by the middle of next week to conduct a two-day prescribed burn in the Santa Fe Watershed. 
 
Fire managers anticipated starting the prescribed burn Friday until the latest weather forecast prompted the decision to delay. 
 
Conditions such as fuel moisture levels, air quality, and winds and weather forecasts, collectively play a part in the decision.
 
The 755-acre treatment area is approximately three miles east of the City of
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PEEC Planetarium Pushes For The WOW!

Submitted by Carol A. Clark on February 28, 2018

 

PEEC astronomers, from left, Galen Gisler, Chick Keller, Paul Arendt and Rick Wallace check out the capabilities of a projector in Bremerton, Wash., that they are asking the community to help them purchase for the Planetarium at the Los Alamos Nature Center Courtesy/PEEC

PEEC News:

Since the opening of the Los Alamos Nature Center in April 2015, the Pajarito Environmental Education Center (PEEC) has strived to give people a wow experience in the planetarium. From star shows to full-dome films, PEEC has entertained and enlightened thousands of adults and children with programs on astronomy Read More

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