Environment

Coleman Continues To Invest In Purgatory Resort

Submitted by Carol A. Clark on December 30, 2017
DMR News:
 
DURANGO, Colo. ― Officials at Mountain Capital Partners, ownership group of Purgatory Resort, announced that they have purchased seven parcels of land that are immediately adjacent to Purgatory’s base area. 
 
The land was purchased from affiliates of Durango Mountain Resort (DMR), which is owned by Ambassador Chuck Cobb and his partners. The parcels purchased, totaling approximately 14 acres, include future phases of Purgatory Lodge, Peregrine Point, land between Lower Hades and Pandemonium ski trails, as well as other mixed-use projects. 
 
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New Mexico Court Of Appeals Upholds Need For Public Hearing For LANL Discharge Permit

Submitted by Carol A. Clark on December 30, 2017
New Mexico Environmental Law Center News:
 
SANTA FE — The New Mexico Court of Appeals sent a rebuke to the Water Quality Control Commission (WQCC) and the New Mexico Environment Department (NMED) regarding its decision to uphold the NMED’s denial of a public hearing requested by Communities for Clean Water (CCW) as part of a groundwater discharge permit process for the Department of Energy/Los Alamos National Security (DOE/LANS).
 
Communities for Clean Water, represented by the New Mexico Environmental Law Center, is a coalition of six organizations:
Concerned Citizens for
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EM’s Cleanup Year In Review For 2017

Submitted by Carol A. Clark on December 30, 2017
DOE News:
 
WASHINGTON, D.C. ― EM has published its 2017 Year in Review, summarizing the accomplishments of cleanup workers across the DOE complex over the course of this year.

The Year in Review highlights major achievements at each EM site and at EM headquarters, including:

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Promising New Wildfire Behavior Model May Aid Fire Managers In Near Real Time

Submitted by Carol A. Clark on December 29, 2017

NASA Global Fire Map. Courtesy/NASA

HSNW News:

Wildfires continue to scar California beyond the normal fire season in what’s been a particularly catastrophic year for natural disasters across the U.S. But a new big-data solution for predicting wildfire spread is also heating up, and it may become a useful tool in the firefighters’ arsenal, according to wildfire researchers attending the 2017 American Geophysical Union Fall Meeting.

The more readily available updates of wildfire behavior are, the more informed the decisions of fire managers, according to the researchers. Fire Read More

Pajarito Mountain Open … Torchlight Parade Canceled

Submitted by Carol A. Clark on December 27, 2017
PAJARITO MOUNTAIN News:
 
Pajarito is open daily for the holidays through Jan. 7, and then will be open Wednesdays – Sundays, Jan. 10 through March 4. 
 
Unfortunately, the Torchlight Parade on New Year’s Eve is canceled due to weather.  
 
For more information on mountain conditions, other events at the mountain, and operations schedule, click here.
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AGU: Scientists Engineer Microbes To Form ‘Memories’ Of Their Environment

Submitted by Carol A. Clark on December 27, 2017
Inserting chemically sensitive genes into the DNA of bacteria can produce lasting ‘memories’ of their environment and show scientists how they communicate. Courtesy/Pixabay
 
AGU News:
By JEREMY REHM
 
Microbes like bacteria aren’t conscious enough to form memories, but a group of scientists in Texas developed a new way for them to do so at the genetic level.
 
Researchers report they’ve successfully engineered microbes to report on their environments and form genetic “memories” of the event. It’s a tool that could help scientists better understand chemical cycling on
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Wildlife Hospital Forms New Partnerships

Submitted by Carol A. Clark on December 27, 2017
Golden Eagle with wounded wing. Courtesy photo
 
NMWC News:
 
The New Mexico Wildlife Center has announced the addition of several local veterinarians to its volunteer animal care team. Dr. Julie Breer, Dr. Bridget Lyman and Dr. Nicole Walrath, all of Smith Veterinary Hospital, will be helping treat injured and orphaned wild animals admitted to the wildlife hospital.
 
Dr. Sarah Sirica of the Thaw Animal Hospital and Dr. Michelle Salob, staff veterinarian at the Santa Fe Animal Shelter,” round out the group of veterinarians who will be assisting in the hospital. Dr. Sirica
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Super Blue Moon Eclipse Preview At Museum Jan. 5

Submitted by Carol A. Clark on December 27, 2017
Courtesy/NASA
 
NMMNHS News:
 
ALBUQUERQUE ― There is an astronomical trifecta happening Jan. 31 – a Super Blue Moon Eclipse. On that morning, the moon will be full and is both a Super Moon and Blue Moon and it will also be totally eclipsed! 
 
During the New Mexico Museum of Natural History and Science’s $5 First Friday event on January 5 there will be a preview event of this astronomical phenomenon convergence.     
 
Each First Friday, the New Mexico Museum of Natural History & Science is open in the evening and
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BLM New Mexico Oil And Gas Lease Sale Nets More Than $30 Million

Submitted by Carol A. Clark on December 27, 2017
BLM News:
 
SANTA FE — In keeping with the administration’s goals of promoting America’s energy independence, the Bureau of Land Management New Mexico quarterly oil and gas lease sale resulted in $30,361,782.50 in competitive bids for 2,104.15 acres. 
 
The combined bids will be distributed between the federal government and the State of New Mexico. 
 
The BLM offered 7 parcels in Eddy and Lea counties. The highest bid per acre was made by Federal Abstract Company, Santa Fe, N.M. at $40,001.00. This set a BLM record for the highest bid per acre.
 
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New Mexico Delegation Announces Disaster Declaration To Help Pueblo Of Acoma Recover From October Storms

Submitted by Carol A. Clark on December 26, 2017
NM CONGRESSIONAL DELEGATION News:
 
WASHINGTON, D.C. ― U.S. Senators Tom Udall and Martin Heinrich and U.S. Reps. Steve Pearce, Ben Ray Luján and Michelle Lujan Grisham announced a major disaster declaration has been issued for the Pueblo of Acoma to provide federal aid for the severe storm and flooding that occurred between Oct. 4 and Oct. 6, 2017.
 
The lawmakers sent a letter to the President earlier this month asking for prompt action on the Pueblo of Acoma’s request for help with hazard mitigation and to repair public infrastructure damaged by severe
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Incoming! At Nature Center Planetarium Dec. 30-31

Submitted by Carol A. Clark on December 26, 2017

PEEC News:

The Los Alamos Nature Center is screening the full-dome film Incoming! at 2 p.m. Saturday and Sunday, Dec. 30-31.

The Los Alamos Nature Center is open 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Dec. 30 and 1- 4 p.m. Dec. 31 but closed on New Year’s Day.

Incoming! traces the paths of comets and asteroids and takes a close-up look at interstellar collisions that have impacted Earth—as well as those still pending. For more information about this and future planetarium shows, visit www.peecnature.org/plane tarium. To reserve tickets ($6/adult and $4/child), Read More

Daily Postcard: Beauty Of Ashley Pond

Submitted by Carol A. Clark on December 26, 2017

Daily Postcard: The beauty captured this weekend of Ashley Pond. Photo by Robert Beberniss

The beauty of Ashley Pond. Photo by Robert Beberniss

The beauty of Ashley Pond. Photo by Robert Beberniss

The beauty of Ashley Pond. Photo by Robert Beberniss

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Daily Postcard: The Natural Arch

Submitted by Carol A. Clark on December 25, 2017

Daily Postcard: The Natural Arch via Old Mitchell Trail is a 1.8 mile moderately trafficked out and back trail near Los Alamos that features beautiful wild flowers and is rated as moderate. The trail is primarily used for hiking, walking, nature trips and birding. Photo by Bob Beberniss

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Mysteries At The Museum: A Real Life Experience In Los Alamos

Submitted by Carol A. Clark on December 24, 2017
Leather chaps, etc. Courtesy photo
 
 
By DON CAVNESS
Los Alamos Historical Society Curator
 
All museums have a characteristic and somewhat capricious weakness when it comes to managing their collections. We all have orphan artifacts that have absolutely no paper trail. In many cases, institutional memories that at one time would have provided important clues to ownership and use have long since vanished.
 
These orphan artifacts, old loans, and abandoned property without clear ownership and documentation are designated as “Found in Collections” or FIC. This
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