Environment

PEEC Receives Outstanding Environmental Education Organization Award From EEANM

Submitted by Carol A. Clark on November 17, 2017
PEEC is one of five award recipients at this year’s Environmental Literacy Summit, and received the only award given to an organization. PEEC educators Denise Matthews and Siobhan Niklasson are fifth and sixth from the left. Courtesy photo
 
PEEC News:
 
The Environmental Education Association of New Mexico (EEANM) bestowed its first Outstanding Environmental Education Organization Award on the Pajarito Environmental Education Center (PEEC) of Los Alamos.
 
Siobhan Niklasson, PEEC’s Director of Education, accepted the award last Thursday, Nov. 9, at
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Eco Station And Overlook Convenience Center Closed For Thanksgiving Holiday Nov. 23 And Nov. 24

Submitted by Carol A. Clark on November 16, 2017

COUNTY News:

The Eco Station and Overlook Convenience Center will be closed Thanksgiving Day and the day after Thanksgiving.

There will be no residential or commercial trash and recycling collection service provided Thursday, Nov. 23 or Friday, Nov. 24.

Residents whose normal trash day falls on one of those days should place their materials out Wednesday, Nov. 22. Read More

Keller: What Weeds Really Are

Submitted by Carol A. Clark on November 16, 2017
By CHICK KELLER, Curator
Jemez Mountains Herbarium
 
In response to a resent letter to the editor (link) with questions about weeds and what to do about them, here are some answers:

First – a weed to me is any group of plants growing where you don’t want them, or crowding out other more desirable plants.

Second – not all weeds are invaders from other places. Most are natives.

Third – these are very important plants for restoring disturbed areas. I call them nature’s “first responders”. They are almost all annuals (must grow from seeds each year as last year’s die and don’t come back).

Their job

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Environmental Sustainability Board Meets Tonight

Submitted by Carol A. Clark on November 16, 2017
COUNTY News: 
 
The Environmental Sustainability Board meets at 5:30 p.m. today in Suite 110 in the Los Alamos County Municipal Building at 1000 Central Ave. 
 
The meeting is open to the public.
 
Agenda: 
 
1. CALL TO ORDER – ROLL CALL
 
2. PUBLIC COMMENT
 
3. APPROVAL OF AGENDA
 
4. APPROVAL OF MINUTES
  • Approval of the Oct. 19, Environmental Sustainability Board Minutes Presenters: John Bliss
 
5. BOARD BUSINESS
  • Eco Challenge Presentation of Award Winners Presenters: Susan Barns
  • Review and Discuss the Environmental Sustainability
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WIPP Marks Milestone With 12,000th Safe Transuranic Waste Shipment

Submitted by Carol A. Clark on November 15, 2017
The 12,000th shipment of transuranic waste to the Waste Isolation Pilot Plant arrives at the facility from EM’s Idaho Site late Nov. 9. Courtesy photo
 
DOE News:
 
CARLSBAD ― EM’s Waste Isolation Pilot Plant (WIPP) recently received its 12,000th shipment of transuranic (TRU) waste for disposal since opening in 1999.
 
“We are all very proud of receiving the 12,000th shipment of transuranic waste and contributing to the Department’s cleanup mission.” said Todd Shrader, manager of the Carlsbad Field Office.  
 
Since the underground
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Small Prescribed Burn Planned In Santa Fe Watershed To Restore Forest Health, Reduce Risk Of Wildfire

Submitted by Carol A. Clark on November 14, 2017

SFNF News:

SANTA FE — Fire managers on the Santa Fe National Forest (SFNF) are planning to take advantage of unseasonably favorable conditions, including fuel moisture levels, air quality, forecasted winds and weather, to conduct a one-day prescribed burn Thursday in the Santa Fe Watershed.

The 248-acre treatment area is approximately 4 miles east of the City of Santa Fe on the east end of the McClure Reservoir and adjacent to the western boundary of the Pecos Wilderness.  Impacts from the hand and aerial ignitions are expected to be minimal due to the location and small size of the Read More

New Mexico Dinosaurs Draw Big Crowds In Japan

Submitted by Carol A. Clark on November 14, 2017
Opening day of the ‘A Great Journey of Dinosaurs’ exhibit at the Fukui Prefectural Dinosaur Museum, Fukui, Japan, July 7, 2016, in front of the animatronics Bistahieversor sealeyi, a tyrannosaur dinosaur known only from New Mexico. Photo by Thomas Williamson
 
NMMNHS News:
 
ALBUQUERQUE ― New Mexico dinosaurs and other extinct reptiles drew huge crowds in Japan, during a yearlong three-city tour of the nation. During a collective 218 days on exhibition at three venues, the exhibition drew more than 588,000 visitors.
 
“The Japanese we worked
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Volunteers Help PEEC And Los Alamos County Clean Up Fencing In Acid Canyon

Submitted by Carol A. Clark on November 14, 2017
These 25 volunteers removed about two tons of old fencing recently from Acid Canyon. Photo by Thomas Graves/www.thomasgraves.com
 
Many hands made light work of the fencing cleanup project. Photo by Thomas Graves/www.thomasgraves.com
 
PEEC News:
 
Hikers have long been subject to the sight of Atomic Energy Commission era chain link fencing disturbing views in Acid Canyon. Thanks to a hearty group of 24 volunteers and to organizations from the Pajarito Environmental Education Center (PEEC) and Los Alamos County the fencing, which was also a hazard to wildlife, was completely
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LANL: Scalable Clusters Make HPC R&D Easy As Raspberry Pi

Submitted by Carol A. Clark on November 14, 2017

The BitScope Pi Cluster Modules system creates an affordable, scalable, highly parallel testbed for high-performance-computing system-software developers. The system comprises five rack-mounted BitScope Pi Cluster Modules consisting of 3,000 cores using Raspberry Pi ARM processor boards, fully integrated with network switching infrastructure. Image: Bitscope. Courtesy/LANL

 

LANL News:

  • System with thousands of nodes brings affordable testbed to supercomputing system-software developers

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Secretary Zinke And BLM Invite Sportsmen To Enjoy Upcoming Deer Season At Sabinoso Wilderness

Submitted by Carol A. Clark on November 14, 2017
U.S. Secretary of the Interior Ryan Zinke
 
DOI News:
 
TAOS, NM ― U.S. Secretary of the Interior Ryan Zinke and the Bureau of Land Management have announced that the Sabinoso Wilderness – which contains some of the most pristine habitat in the country for elk, mule deer and other wildlife – is for the first time ever accessible to the public for hunting, fishing and other recreational activities.
 
The 16,000-acre Sabinoso was previously wholly surrounded by non-federal land, making it inaccessible to the general public. However, a donation of 3,595 acres (formerly known
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Joint Statement From U.S. Department Of Energy And Los Alamos Department Of Public Utilities On Chromium Plume Issue

Submitted by Carol A. Clark on November 13, 2017

DOE/DPU News:

Recent reports in the media about the presence of a chromium plume in the regional Pajarito Plateau aquifer has led to some confusion and misinformation about the safety of the drinking water in the Los Alamos community.

This joint statement by the Department of Energy’s Environmental Management Los Alamos Field Office and the Los Alamos County Department of Public Utilities is to provide assurances to the public that the drinking water in Los Alamos County is safe and meets all Safe Drinking Water Act standards.

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New Report Gives First Ever Statewide Look At Methane Waste Problem In New Mexico

Submitted by Carol A. Clark on November 11, 2017
Courtesy/NASA
 
EDF News:
 
Environmental Defense Fund released a new report giving the first complete picture of the methane waste problem from oil and gas development in New Mexico.
 
Drawing upon peer-reviewed scientific analysis and industry-reported inventories the report estimates the overall venting, leaking, and flaring of natural gas in New Mexico results in a loss of $182-$244 million worth of natural gas each year. That results in taxpayers and the state budget losing up to $27 million in taxes and royalty revenues per year.
 
This waste
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Family Night At Los Alamos Nature Center Nov. 14

Submitted by Carol A. Clark on November 11, 2017
Melissa Mackey designs creative, hands-on activities for PEEC’s Family Nights program on the second Tuesday of each month. Courtesy photo 
 
PEEC News:
 
Tuesday, Nov. 14 is Family Night at the Los Alamos Nature Center.
 
Enjoy an evening of games and hands-on activities with Mesa Public Library’s Melissa Mackey from 6-7 p.m. The nature center will be open for exploring the exhibits until 8 p.m.
 
Mark your calendars: the second Tuesday of every month is Family Night at
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