Environment

Los Alamos Receives 4.2 Inches Of Snow

Submitted by Carol A. Clark on February 22, 2018
A Los Alamos National Laboratory spokesperson told the Los Alamos Daily Post this morning that LANL officially measured 4.2 inches of snow overnight. Snow piled up on this table overnight at a residence in the Woodland area in Los Alamos. Photo by Maire O’Neill/ladailypost.com
 
Snow scene this morning in the Woodland area in Los Alamos. Photo by Maire O’Neill/ladailypost.com
 
Snow scene at 5 a.m. today in Eastern Area. Photo by Sharon Snyder
 
Mulani, 11, romps in the snow this morning in Quemazon. Photo by Trisha Ancell
 
White Rock received its share of
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Snow Blankets Downtown Los Alamos Tonight

Submitted by Carol A. Clark on February 22, 2018

Snow falling this evening blankets downtown Los Alamos as seen here at 8:30 p.m. near the Municipal Building. Photo by Carol A. Clark/ladailypost.com

Snow covers the ground and cars this evening on Central Avenue in downtown Los Alamos. Photo by Carol A. Clark/ladailypost.com

The temperature is 27 degrees at 8:30 p.m. this evening in downtown Los Alamos. Photo by Carol A. Clark/ladailypost.com Read More

Winter Storm Warning For San Juan Mountains

Submitted by Carol A. Clark on February 21, 2018

NWS News Alert:

Weather Advisory: Winter Storm Warning until 5 PM Thursday in the Far Northwest Highlands and San Juan Mountains.

A WINTER STORM TO IMPACT NORTHWEST AND NORTH CENTRAL NEW MEXICO TONIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY… .A vigorous Pacific storm system will eject northeastward across the Four Corners and north central New Mexico tonight and Thursday.

Westerly upslope flow with this storm system will bring a few to over 12 inches of snow to portions of north central and northwest New Mexico tonight through Thursday. …WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST THURSDAY… Read More

Santa Fe Watershed Prescribed Burn Feb. 26

Submitted by Carol A. Clark on February 21, 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 conduct a two-day prescribed burn in the Santa Fe Watershed. Possibly starting Monday, Feb. 26.  
 
The 755-acre treatment area is approximately three miles east of the City of Santa Fe on the south end between Nichols and McClure Reservoirs.
 
Impacts from the hand and aerial ignitions are expected to be minimal due to this being a second entry prescribed burn into
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Santa Fe National Forest Hiring Vets For Fire Duty

Submitted by Carol A. Clark on February 21, 2018
SFNF News:
 
SANTA FE ― The Pecos/Las Vegas Ranger District of the Santa Fe National Forest seeks to hire five Veterans to form a crew in support of wildland fire operations for three or more months beginning in May.
 
Duty location is the Pecos District Ranger Office in Pecos, and work will primarily be in support of the hazardous fuels program. VIWF crew members will earn Federal Civil Service pay and benefits at the GS-3 pay grade, and receive crew housing if needed.
 
The Santa Fe National Forest’s Veterans in Wildland Fire (VIWF) – Hazardous Fuels Program 2018 is an opportunity
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NNSA: Lisa Gordon-Hagerty Confirmed As DOE Under Secretary

Submitted by Carol A. Clark on February 20, 2018
Lisa E. Gordon-Hagerty
 
NNSA News:
 
WASHINGTON, D.C. ― Lisa E. Gordon-Hagerty was confirmed Thursday by the U.S. Senate as the Department of Energy’s Under Secretary for Nuclear Security and Administrator for the National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA).
 
Once she is sworn in to the position, Gordon-Hagerty will be responsible for the management and operation of NNSA, in support of Secretary Perry and President Trump’s nuclear security agenda.
 
“We are excited to welcome Lisa to the DOE team following her confirmation,” Secretary of Energy Rick Perry said.
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Utility Tree Trimming In Western Area

Submitted by Carol A. Clark on February 20, 2018

COUNTY News:

Starting this week Allied Tree Services, under contract with the Los Alamos Department of Public Utilities, will begin trimming trees from around power lines in the Western Area neighborhood of Los Alamos. 

Crews will start on Trinity Drive, Fairway and Sandia, working through the Western Area.

According to DPU officials, the tree trimming effort is to reduce power outages by removing branches and trees that are either too close to power lines or pose a risk of falling on power lines.

Trimming trees coupled with an aggressive operation and maintenance program supports the Read More

Sipapu Gets 10 Inches Of Powder With More Coming

Submitted by Carol A. Clark on February 20, 2018
Courtesy/Sipapu Ski Resort
 
SKI News:
 
VADITO ― Sipapu Ski Resort near Taos, received 10 inches of fresh powder overnight with additional snow in the forecast this week.
 
Again, Sipapu leads the state for the second time in five days with the most fresh snowfall in the past 24 hours!
 
Sipapu is open daily 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. with 22 trails, two terrain parks, and four lifts turning.
 
 
On Feb. 24, Sipapu and the Santa Fe Ski Team invite skiers, snowboarders, and telemarkers of all ages and abilities to participate in the
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Public Meeting: Camp May Water Pipeline March 1

Submitted by Carol A. Clark on February 20, 2018

Courtesy/LAC

COUNTY News:

Officials with Los Alamos Department of Public Utilities invite interested persons and organizations to a public meeting on the proposed Camp May Water Pipeline project as part of the environmental assessment process.

The meeting is 6 p.m. March 1 in Room 230, Building 2, at UNM-Los Alamos, 4000 University in Los Alamos.

Representatives from Los Alamos County will explain the project and answer questions.

Designed to extend potable water service to the facilities at the Pajarito Mountain Ski area, the project will provide sufficient water for recreational snow Read More

LANL Researchers Discover Novel Exciton Interactions In Carbon Nanotubes

Submitted by Carol A. Clark on February 20, 2018

Stephen Doorn, of Los Alamos National Laboratory, working on an instrument used for spectroscopic characterization of carbon nanotubes. Courtesy/LANL

LANL News:

  • In the study, a collaborative research team showed that Raman spectroscopy (a form of light scattering) can provide more extensive characterization of intertube excitons.

Nanotechnology researchers studying small bundles of carbon nanotubes have discovered an optical signature showing excitons bound to a single nanotube are accompanied by excitons tunneling across closely interacting nanotubes. That quantum tunneling Read More

Weekly Fishing Report: Feb. 20

Submitted by Carol A. Clark on February 20, 2018
By GEORGE MORSE
Los Alamos Daily Post
Sports and Outdoors
 
The warm weather last week opened up more fishing locations for anglers in Northern New Mexico.
 
Many lakes that had been closed to fishing because of unsafe ice conditions now have open water that allows for bank fishing and it has been good.
 
Hopefully, anglers called ahead and took advantage of these conditions, which are unusual for February. During this time of year, the fishing is often better during the middle of day when the sun has warmed the water a little bit. In addition, any ice that may have formed overnight
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Caution: Roads Getting Slick In Los Alamos Area

Submitted by Carol A. Clark on February 19, 2018

Caution: Roads are getting slick throughout Los Alamos due to today’s rain and hail including this intersection at 4 p.m. today with the temperature at 32 degrees and dropping at Diamond Drive and Canyon Road. Photo by Maire O’Neill/ladailypost.com Read More

70th Annual Skiesta At Pajarito March 17

Submitted by Carol A. Clark on February 19, 2018
Pajarito Mountain. Courtesy photo

Pajarito Mountain. Courtesy photo

PAJARITO MOUNTAIN News:

March 17 at Pajarito will be the 70th Annual Skiesta.

Skiesta is a long-standing tradition at Pajarito Mountain.  The very first Skiesta was held in 1948 and featured music, costumes and a 50 cent hot dog lunch.

Since it’s very humble beginnings, Skiesta has been a wacky spring event that celebrates the unique mountain culture of Los Alamos and the wonderful sport of skiing (all types—snowboarding included!).

This year there will be beer from six New Mexico Craft Breweries, a costume contest, Read More

Celebrate How Presidents Shaped National Parks

Submitted by Carol A. Clark on February 19, 2018

The Theodore Roosevelt Memorial is on a small island in the Potomac River. Congress approved funds in 1960 and the memorial was dedicated Oct. 27, 1967. Courtesy/NPF

National Park Foundation:

As we observe Presidents Day, the National Park Foundation remembers the leaders who helped shape the nation’s public lands.

The lessons of conservation and protection passed down by these trailblazing Presidents have given us the beautiful parks that we know and love.

For example, President Lincoln set aside a large section of the Yosemite Valley for public use – the first time that had ever been done Read More

PEEC: Analemma Dilemma And Phantoms Of The Universe At Los Alamos Nature Center This Weekend

Submitted by Carol A. Clark on February 19, 2018

Courtesy/PEEC

PEEC News:

Akkana Peck and David North will share why noon isn’t really noon, why the solstice and the earliest sunset are on different days, and other anomalies of Earth’s orbit at 7 p.m. Friday, Feb. 23 in the Los Alamos Nature Center Planetarium.

Peck and North will investigate how anomalies of the Earth’s orbit affects life on Earth (and on other planets). They are enthusiastic lunar observers. North popularized the term “shallow sky” for observing objects in our solar system (as opposed to “deep sky” observing of galaxies and nebulae), while Peck runs Read More

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