Environment

NMED Confirms ‘Boil Water Advisory’ To Be Issued By Chaco Culture National Historic Parks Water System

Submitted by Carol A. Clark on September 16, 2017
NMED News:
 
SANTA FE ― The New Mexico Environment Department’s (NMED) Drinking Water Bureau (DWB) is confirming a required “boil water advisory” for the Chaco Culture National Historic Park Water System.
 
Chaco Culture National Historic Park Water System is required to issue the advisory today after bacteriological contamination (E. coli) was detected in repeat drinking water samples from the water system’s distribution system. Chaco Culture National Historic Park Water System is required to notify all water system users of this finding.
 
Chaco Culture National
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Three Large Bucks Relax In Los Alamos Yard

Submitted by Carol A. Clark on September 15, 2017

Three large bucks relaxing this morning in the backyard of a Los Alamos home on Trinity Drive. Photo by Chris Clark/ladailypost.com

Photo by Chris Clark/ladailypost.com

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Los Alamos Derby Dames Roller Derby Skate School

Submitted by Carol A. Clark on September 15, 2017
 
LADD News:
 
The Los Alamos Derby Dames are offering skate school again!
 
Beginning with orientation Oct. 10 and extending through Dec. 17, sessions will be 4-5:30 p.m. Sundays and 6:30 to 8:30 p.m., Thursdays. 
 
Loaner gear will be available, but the supply is limited so participants are encouraged to purchase their own gear- we’ll help! No prior experience with either skating or sports in general is necessary- that’s what school is for. The fee is 100$ per person for the entire nine-week course, and a 50% discount
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ARRRGH! Talk Like A Pirate Celebrations Start Today

Submitted by Kirsten Laskey (ladp admin) on September 15, 2017

COUNTY News:

Arrrgh!  It’s International Talk Like a Pirate Day and Los Alamos County is celebrating! The Los Alamos County Community Services Department is thrilled to be helping ye landlubbers learn pirate talk and have pirate adventures.

The fun starts today and will continue next week.  Los Alamos Community Services Department and partners will celebrate a pirate’s life with events for all ages at numerous community locations. Special floats, a movie, a bouncy house at the Aquatic Center, a treasure hunt at the Nature Center, pirate movies at Betty Earhart, pirate Read More

Hanford Site Manager Selected For MPNHP

Submitted by Carol A. Clark on September 15, 2017
Becky Burghart
 
NPS News:
 
DENVER — The National Park Service (NPS) has announced that Becky Burghart has been selected as the Site Manager for the Hanford location of Manhattan Project National Historical Park.
 
Burghart is the Chief of Interpretation at White Sands National Monument in Alamogordo, which is adjacent to White Sands Missile Range, home of the Trinity site where the world’s first atomic bomb explosion occurred in July 1945 as part of the Manhattan Project.
 
She started her career with the National Park Service (NPS) as a seasonal park ranger at Mesa Verde
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Farewell To Cassini Mission That Explored Saturn

Submitted by Carol A. Clark on September 15, 2017

This illustration shows NASA’s Cassini spacecraft about to make one of its dives between Saturn and its innermost rings as part of the mission’s grand finale. Cassini will make 22 orbits that swoop between the rings and the planet before ending its mission today, Sept. 15, 2017, with a final plunge into Saturn. Courtesy/NASA/JPL-Caltech

 LANL News:

  • Los Alamos National Laboratory played part in two major discoveries and powered the spacecraft during its 20-year flight

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PEEC: Back From The Brink — California Condors

Submitted by Carol A. Clark on September 15, 2017

The California Condor that blew into Los Alamos in April 2015. Photo by Joe Fitzgibbon

PEEC News:

The largest bird in North America, which only existed in captivity in the 1980’s, is taking to the skies in growing numbers, and their story will be shared at the Los Alamos Nature Center 7 p.m. Tuesday, Sept.19.

Four condor experts, Bette Korber, Melissa Moore, Shorty Esch and Jeanne Fair, will talk about the California Condor’s story and bird science conducted at LANL. This free presentation is open to the public.

Poaching and poisoning pushed California Condor populations down to only a few dozen, Read More

Star Gaze At Valles Caldera

Submitted by Carol A. Clark on September 15, 2017
The Milky Way over the Jemez River. Photo by Jim Stein Photography

PEEC News:

The Pajarito Environmental Education Center (PEEC) is working with the Valles Caldera National Preserve (VALL) to offer a night sky observation event 8-11 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 23.

PEEC astronomers and VALL park rangers will point out constellations, planets, and other celestial objects with the help of telescopes and lasers.

The Valles Caldera offers some of the darkest skies in our area and is a great place to get a better look at the night sky on clear nights. PEEC astronomers Galen Gisler, Dave North, Akkana Peck, Read More

Trout Are Plentiful In Chama River

Submitted by Carol A. Clark on September 14, 2017
The Chama River flows through a beautiful canyon above El Vado Lake. Photo by George Morse/ladailypost.com
 
Fish are biting including these three rainbow trout caught this morning in the Chama River. Photo by George Morse/ladailypost.com
 
The Chama River Canyon below Heron Dam. Photo by George Morse/ladailypost.com
 
By GEORGE MORSE
Sports and Outdoors
Los Alamos Daily Post

It had been over a month since I had last gone fishing. I needed to get away and I needed to catch some fish. I also needed to give my legs a workout after too many weeks of sitting and writing stories about

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Sonja Behnke Best Predictor In Tuesdays Pace Race

Submitted by Chris Clark on September 14, 2017

Courtesy photo

ACRR News:
 
For Tuesday’s pace race, Sonja Behnke predicted well and was only 9 seconds off for her predictions for 3 miles.
 
There were 28 people who competed in the weekly pace race. The course was a fairly-flat 1-mile paved-loop mainly on Estante Way in Pajarito Acres. One could run any number of loops but with a requested time of 45 minutes or less. All distances from 1 to 5 miles were done.
 
The fastest female and male runners for 1 mile were Savannah Strothers (9:06) and Brian Newman (10:26). For 2 miles, the fastest were Tamara Jurado (21:05) and Linda Vance
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Bandelier Welcomes Artist In Residence Paul Cruz

Submitted by Carol A. Clark on September 13, 2017
Bandelier Artist In Residence Paul Cruz and some of his original jewelry pieces. Courtesy NPS
 
BANDELIER News:
 
Recently, Bandelier National Monument welcomed the park’s Artist in Residence for September, Paul Cruz. 
 
Paul is no stranger to the area, as he was born in Espanola and still has many relatives in the area. In fact, for those familiar with the Los Alamos Ranch School and the Manhattan Project, his grandfather was Bences Gonzales, a hardworking and well-loved character through those years in Los Alamos history. Cruz’s mother and her siblings
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New Mexico Wildlife Center Open House Oct. 7-8

Submitted by Carol A. Clark on September 13, 2017

Scott Oscar presents a talk about owls. Courtesy/NMWC

Melissa Sol talks about birds. Courtesy/NMWC

NMWC News:

The New Mexico Wildlife Center invites the public to its annual Open House 11 a.m. to 3 p.m., Oct. 7-8 at 19 Wheat St. in Espanola.

Activities include:

  • Live Animal Demonstrations;
  • Owl Pellet Dissection and Kids’ Art Activities;
  • Tour the Rehabilitation Hospital Unit (free if you bring a wish list item*);
  • Silent Auction;
  • New Displays and Photo Opportunities; and
  • Refreshments.

Although there is no charge for the event, there is a suggested donation of $5 per vehicle for parking. This Read More

Weekly Fishing Report Sept. 12

Submitted by Carol A. Clark on September 12, 2017
By George Morse
Sports and Outdoors
Los Alamos Daily Post

There is much to appreciate along the roadsides of Northern New Mexico this time of year. Because we’ve had some good rainfall, there is an abundance of wild flowers blooming along the road.

On a recent drive to Tres Piedras the roadside was filled with beautiful purple asters and colorful Gaillardia, also known as blanket flowers. The chamisa is blooming and the combination of purples, reds and yellows make for a dazzling display along the roadside.

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Udall, Heinrich Join Senators Urging Congress To Pass Wildfire Funding Fix In Any Future Disaster Aid

Submitted by Carol A. Clark on September 12, 2017
U.S. SENATE News:
 
WASHINGTON, D.C. ― With large fires blazing across Oregon, Washington, Idaho, California, Colorado, Montana, Nevada, Utah and Wyoming, U.S. Senators Tom Udall and Martin Heinrich joined a bipartisan group of senators led by Sens. Ron Wyden (D-Ore.), and Mike Crapo (R-Idaho), in a letter urging Senate Leaders Mitch McConnell and Charles E. Schumer to include a wildfire funding fix in any future disaster aid legislation that passes through Congress.    
 
The Senate passed a bipartisan funding bill to help
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Wildfire Mitigation Project Public Meeting Sept. 20

Submitted by Carol A. Clark on September 12, 2017
FEMA News:
 
Los Alamos County Fire Department in coordination with the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) is requesting public input on a proposed Wildfire Mitigation Project in Los Alamos County, New Mexico.
 
 
The County will host a public meeting Sept. 20, to provide details about the project and to solicit input from the public. The public meeting is 5:30-7:30 p.m. at the Los Alamos Fire Department Administration Building in the Training Room, at 999 Central Ave. in Los Alamos.
 
The proposed Wildfire Mitigation Project would include vegetation
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Daily Postcard: Late Bloomers

Submitted by Carol A. Clark on September 12, 2017

Daily Postcard: Hollyhocks are still blooming this weekend at Fuller Lodge Art Center. Photo by Bonnie J. Gordon/ladailypost.com Read More

SFNF Waives Fees For National Public Lands Day; Volunteers Needed For Trail Improvement Projects

Submitted by Carol A. Clark on September 11, 2017

SFNF News:

SANTA FE – National Public Lands Day on the Santa Fe National Forest (SFNF) is Saturday, Sept. 30 and volunteers are needed to work on popular multi-use trails that need a little TLC. Or take advantage of the third fee-free day of the year to visit a favorite sites on the forest for free.

National Public Lands Day is the largest single-day volunteer effort for public lands. Last year, more than 200,000 volunteers at 2,600 locations accomplished $18 million in public land improvements. This year, the SFNF is offering two great opportunities to get outside with friends and family while Read More

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