Pair Of Bears Visit Western Area Home
A pair of bears visit a home Saturday in the Western Area. Photo by Thom Rahn
Bears visit a home Saturday in the Western Area. Photo by Thom Rahn Read More
Scenes Of Full Moon From Overlook
Full moon over cactus Tuesday at Overlook in White Rock. Photo by Jennifer Bartram
Full moon Tuesday at Overlook in White Rock. Photo by Kim Selvage
Full moon Tuesday at Overlook in White Rock. Photo by Kim Selvage Read More
Daily Postcard: Robin Splashes In Birdbath
As the summer starts to fade, local birds become ever more frenzied in using the birdbath. Robins splash the most. The spray from this robin takes on the colors of a rainbow. Photo by Ken Hanson Read More
Mother Bear And Cubs Tour North Community
A mother bear and her cubs are spotted Monday afternoon strolling around Urban and 43rd Street. Photo by Carolyn Ramsey 
A mother bear and her cubs are spotted touring the neighborhood Monday afternoon in North Community. Photo by Carolyn RamseyPaper Wasp Nest Spotted Near Downtown Post Office
A paper wasp nest is spotted today nestled in a tree near the Los Alamos Post Office downtown on Central Avenue. Paper wasps are vespid wasps that gather fibers from dead wood and plant stems, which they mix with saliva, and use to construct water-resistant nests made of gray or brown papery material. Some types of paper wasps are sometimes called umbrella wasps, due to the distinctive design of their nests. The name ‘paper wasps’ typically refers to members of the vespid subfamily Polistinae, though it often colloquially includes members of the subfamilies Vespinae (hornets and Read More
Corrina Hughes Wins Los Alamos Daily Post Quarterly Photo Contest
Los Alamos Arts Council Executive Director Patrick Neher presents Los Alamos Daily Postcard quarterly contest winner Corrina Hughes with a $100 check for her award winning photo depicting hollyhocks. Photo by Kirsten Laskey/ladailypost.com
The Los Alamos Daily Post 2017 second quarter award winning photo of hollyhocks by Corrina Hughes. Photo by Corrina Hughes
By KIRSTEN LASKEY
Los Alamos Daily Post
kirsten@ladailypost.com
Corrina Hughes of Los Alamos has been behind the camera lens for 20 years. She has taken numerous pictures of her children Read More
Deputy Energy Secretary To Provide Keynote At 2017 National Cleanup Workshop
DOE News:Daily Postcard: Butterflies Bask In Sunshine
Daily Postcard: Butterflies bask in the sun in Los Alamos. Photo by Kim Selvage Read More
Zinke Appoints Members To Royalty Policy Committee
U.S. Secretary of the Interior Ryan Zinke
INTERIOR DEARTMENT News:
- Significant Step Toward Restoring Public Trust, Collaborative Development of Federal Lands
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Secretary of the Interior Ryan Zinke has announced the appointment of 20 primary and 18 alternate members to the Department of the Interior’s Royalty Policy Committee (Committee) that will serve a critical role in advising the Secretary on policy and strategies to improve management of the multi-billion dollar, federal and American Indian mineral revenue program.
The Committee’s first meeting Read More
PEEC: Eclipse Photos And Phantoms At Los Alamos Nature Center Planetarium Sept. 9-10
PEEC News:
Learn about the 2017 total solar eclipse and see the full-dome planetarium film Phantom of the Universe at the Los Alamos Nature Center.
Three local astronomers who watched the eclipse from within the path of totality, will share stories, photos, data and videos from the Aug. 21 total solar eclipse at 7 p.m. Friday, Sept. 9 planetarium. Galen Gisler, Rick Wallace and Paul Arendt traveled north to see the recent solar eclipse and gathered photos, video, and data to help study the Sun’s inner corona. They are eager to share their experiences and images with the community. Read More
Amateur Naturalist: More Good Neighbors – Earthworms
By ROBERT DRYJAEarthworms just do not get much respect. At worst, one reaction on seeing an earthworm is, “Ugh, they are slimy, squirmy and icky.” Another reaction is, “Go use them for fish bait.”
Often they fall into the category of “out of sight, out of mind.” However ponderosa trees and fungi growing in the soil around the trees benefit from a close association with them.
Earthworms can be considered to be the plumbers, cleaner-uppers, and tillers of the soil of the forest floor upon which both the trees and fungi depend. A newly hatched earthworm is very small in size, about Read More
Daily Postcard: Evening Primroses And Other Late-Summer Flowers
Daily Postcard: Evening primroses and other late-summer flowers at Bandelier. Photo by Chris Judson Read More
Recycling: Quality Over Quantity
COUNTY News:
Environmental Services would like to remind residents to be mindful when separating their recyclables. It is important to avoid placing non-recyclables into the blue roll-cart or dumpster.
Contamination results in extra work for everyone down the recycling chain and if contamination is too excessive, it may lead to sending an entire load of recyclables collected to the landfill.
Recyclables from the blue roll-carts and blue dumpsters in Los Alamos are transported to Friedman Recycling in Albuquerque. Once there, the items are sorted and baled before being sold as secondary
Scenes From Hilltopper Band At Friday Night Game
The Hilltopper Marching Band provides halftime entertainment the Friday night Football Game at Sullivan Field. At 96 members, the band performs an impressive show. Photo by John McHale/ladailypost.com
Part of the brass section playing in the half time show in Friday night’s football game. Photo by John McHale/ladailypost.com
Scenes from Friday night’s halftime show. Photo by John McHale/ladailypost.com
Scenes from Friday night’s halftime show. Photo by John McHale/ladailypost.com
Band director Zane Meek speaks with the band after the show. Photo by John McHale/ladailypost.com Read More
Daily Postcard: Asters In Bloom
Daily Postcard: Asters in bloom on Los Alamos trails. Photo by Robert Beberniss Read More
AccuWeather Predicts Harvey’s Losses Reach $190 Billion Or 1 Percent Of Nation’s GDP
Courtesy image
HSNW News:
Dr. Joel N. Myers, founder, president, and chairman of AccuWeather, and sometimes called the “father of commercial meteorology,” predicted Wednesday, 30 Aug., that “The total losses from this storm would reach $190 billion or 1 percent of the nation’s gross domestic product (GDP), countering the expected growth in the economy for the rest of this year.”
“This is the costliest and worst natural disaster in American history,” Myers said. “Business leaders and the Federal Reserve, major banks, insurance companies, etc. should begin to factor in the negative Read More
Valle Grande Fog, Wildflowers And Orbwebs With Dew
Early morning fog lifts from the Valle Grande, revealing a dew-covered grassland with orb webs strung from shrubby cinquefoil, Valles Caldera National Preserve. Photo by David A. Ponton/wildearthlight.com
Bluebell with dew in the Valle Grande, Valles Caldera National Preserve. Photo by David A. Ponton/wildearthlight.com
Bluebell and a sneaky aster with dew in the grassland of the Valle Grande, Valles Caldera National Preserve. Photo by David A. Ponton/wildearthlight.com
Orb web with dew in the early morning in the Valle Grande grassland, Valles Caldera National Preserve. Photo by Read More
The Mighty Bighorn … Help Keep Them Strong
By DARYL RATAJCZAKMission To The Asteroid Belt
Dawn Space Probe Exhibition at New Mexico Museum of Natural History & Science. Courtesy photoDaily Postcard: Wild Rose Hips In Bandelier
Daily Postcard: Wild rose hips growing in Bandelier. Photo by Chris Judson Read More
