Dave Fox To Present NM 126 Paving Petition Tuesday
An unpaved stretch of N.M. 126, which runs from La Cueva to Cuba. Courtesy photo
By KIRSTEN LASKEY
Los Alamos Daily Post
kirsten@ladailypost.com
CB FOX owner Dave Fox explains that his involvement in the local tourism industry began with a t-shirt. He said in 1959, then Laboratory Director Norris Bradbury scribbled a picture of an atomic bomb on a napkin at Sparky’s restaurant. That image was put on a t-shirt that the department store sold to tourists.
Fast forward to 2014. Fox said road work on Central Avenue was finally completed and a re-opening celebration was held. Read More
Bear Spotted Swimming In Reservoir Saturday
A large adult brown bear was spotted about 2 p.m. Saturday swimming and walking up the bank under the rope swing at the reservoir (barely visible at far end toward the right). ‘Not a great photo of him, but people should be aware that at least one bear is active there.’ Photo by Lynn StraussDaily Postcard: Deer Spotted Munching Geraniums
Daily Postcard: Deer spotted eating geraniums Saturday in Pajarito Acres. Photo by Pamala Pritchard
Daily Postcard: Deer spotted sipping water from a bird bath Saturday in Pajarito Acres. Photo by Pamala Pritchard Read More
EPFL: Urban Butterflies Under Threat Of Extinction
Small white butterfly (Pieris rapae). Photo/©Magali Deschamps-Cottin
According to an École polytechnique fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL) study, butterflies living in urban areas face the threat of consanguinity and potential extinction. The research drew on the fields of genetics and urban development to quantify the trend across an entire city.
“Our research illustrates what is probably a widespread phenomenon: a drastic reduction in biodiversity in urban areas. We were able to quantify this trend and show that it’s a problem that needs to be taken seriously,” Read More
Daily Postcard: View Leaving Los Alamos Friday
Daily Postcard: Pink clouds color the sky to the east spotted Friday when leaving Los Alamos. Photo by Ryn Herrmann Read More
Udall, Heinrich Announce $3.4 Million For Restoration Projects In Carson, Cibola, Gila, Lincoln National Forests
U.S. SENATE News:Sierra Club Talk On Partnership Parks In 21st Century
SIERRA CLUB News:
The Sierra Club meets at 7 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 5, at the Los Alamos Nature Center. The speaker is Charles Strickfaden who will present a talk on “Partnership Parks in the 21st Century—Building a National Park from Nothing” … The Manhattan Project National Historical Park (with a perspective by Valles Caldera National Preserve staff).
Visitors take for granted the seamless relationships of Los Alamos museums and NPS staff and volunteers for the new operation, what led up to this and what is behind making all this look so easy in setting up a new park unit?
Charles Read More
Tales Of Our Times: Foes Find There Is No Free Lunch
Tales of Our TimesBy JOHN BARTLIT
New Mexico Citizens
for Clean Air & Water
Should we worry about the national debt? Should we cut down a mountainside full of trees to meet current needs? The questions together are a curious pair.
Bandelier Waives Entrance Fee On Founders Day
Tyuonyi Pueblo in Frijoles Canyon, Bandelier National Monument. Courtesy/NPSBANDELIER News:
Every year, Bandelier National Monument gets to celebrate two birthdays: the park was authorized Feb. 11, 1916, and the National Park Service was established the same year Aug. 25, now known as Founders Day.
“After an eventful first century, the agency now cares for 417 of the most significant and amazing historical, cultural and natural areas in the country,” Bandelier Superintendent Jason Lott. “They range from Yellowstone and Carlsbad Caverns to the Washington
Daily Postcard: Storm Clouds Over North Mesa
Daily Postcard: Storm clouds paint a dramatic picture in the sky Wednesday above North Mesa. Photo by Corrina Hughes
Daily Postcard: Storm clouds in the sky Wednesday above North Mesa. Photo by Corrina Hughes
Daily Postcard: Storm clouds in the sky Wednesday above North Mesa. Photo by Corrina Hughes Read More
DNA Detectives Crack Case On Biothreat Look-alikes
Principal investigator Jean Challacombe, left, assisted by Cheryl Gleasner who runs the sequencing machines, and who participated in the sequencing of most, if not all, of the Francisella genomes sequenced at Los Alamos. The device shown is an Illumina NextSeq 500, used in high-throughput sequencing in the laboratory. Courtesy/LANL
LANL News:
- Distinguishing virulent from harmless bacteria could aid biological surveillance
Scientists at Los Alamos National Laboratory are improving the identification of the bacterium that causes tularemia (“rabbit fever”) and considered a “Category Read More
AGU: Elevated Zinc And Germanium Levels Bolster Evidence For Life On Mars
This view from the Mast Camera (Mastcam) on NASA’s Curiosity Mars rover shows a site with a network of prominent mineral veins below a cap rock ridge on lower Mount Sharp. The APXS instrument on Curiosity discovered unusual material in these veins that has the highest germanium concentrations found in Gale Crater. Courtesy/NASADOE Releases Final RFPs For Low-Level Waste / Mixed Low-Level Waste Disposal Procurement
DOE News:NMED Confirms Santa Fe County-West Sector Water Is Lifting Precautionary ‘Boil Water Advisory’
NMED News:
- 2,690 Customers are no Longer Urged to Boil Water Prior to Drinking
SANTA FE — The New Mexico Environment Department’s (NMED) Drinking Water Bureau (DWB) is confirming that the precautionary “boil water advisory” for the Santa Fe County West Sector Water System is being lifted.
Santa Fe County West Sector Water System issued the precautionary advisory Tuesday after a 16.0-inch transmission line was ruptured causing water delivery to the affected area to be disrupted. Repairs have been completed, the system was adequately flushed, and water service has been restored to customers. Read More
Daily Postcard: Unusual Colors Fill Evening Sky
Daily Postcard: Unusual colors fill the Tuesday evening sky over Los Alamos. Photo by Josh Smith Read More
Visit Eight National Parks In NM Fee Free Friday
Descend into the cool cave climate at Carlsbad Caverns, the iconic national park known for its cave systems, which are laced with remarkable pinnacles and spires of rock. Courtesy/NPS
NPS News:
All of New Mexico’s 15 parks and monuments that are a part of the National Park Service will be “fee free” Friday in celebration of the NPS’s 101st birthday.
Eight of the 15 properties, which include Bandelier National Monument, Aztec Ruins National Monument, Capulin Volcano National Monument, Carlsbad Caverns National Park, Chaco Culture National Historical Park, Gila Read More
U.S. Sen. Martin Heinrich Keynotes 2017 Wildlife Corridor And Connectivity Summit
U.S. Sen. Martin Heinrich speaking Aug. 22 at the 2017 Wildlife Corridor and Connectivity Summit in Taos. Courtesy photoNMED Confirms Precautionary ‘Boil Water Advisory’ For Santa Fe County-West Sector System
NMED News:New Mexico To Receive More Than $1 Million For Native, State Wildlife Conservation Projects
DOI News:NWTF Supports Tooke As New Forest Service Chief
NWTF News:
