Congressional Delegation Urges Zinke To Protect New Mexico’s National Monuments
CONGRESSIONAL DELEGATION News:Punxsutawney Phil Mysteriously Resurfaces Just In Time For New Mexico Summer Solstice At 10:24 P.M. Tonight!
Punxsutawney Phil mysteriously resurfaces at an undisclosed location in Los Alamos just in time to enjoy New Mexico’s summer solstice at 10:24 p.m. tonight. The elusive Phil was last spotted around town in February … for details, click here. Courtesy photo
COMMUNITY News:
WHEN IS THE SUMMER SOLSTICE 2017?
The summer solstice falls on Wednesday, June 21, 12:24 A.M. EDT. For time zones further west, the solstice falls on Tuesday, June 20 as follows.
- Tuesday, June 20, 11:24 P.M. CDT
- Tuesday, June 20, 10:24 P.M. MDT
Pajarito Celebrates Solstice With 100 Days Of Summer
Pajarito bike trail. Photo by Stacey Glaser/Pajarito Mountain
Blue skies today above Pajarito Mountain. Photo by Stacey Glaser/Pajarito Mountain
A wildflower grows on Pajarito Mountain. Photo by Stacey Glaser/Pajarito Mountain
PAJARITO News:
There are blue skies today at Pajarito Mountain in Los Alamos. Pajarito is celebrating the Summer Solstice with the 100 Days of Summer Celebration.
The weather is looking great for this fun event!
Enjoy lift-served mountain biking and hiking 4-7 p.m., and a New Mexico-inspired menu is available 4-7 p.m. at the Pajarito Mountain Café. Craft Read More
SFNF Issues Closure Order For Cajete Fire Burn Area
Closure burn area map. Courtesy/nmfireinfonews.com
SFNF News:
SANTA FE – The Santa Fe National Forest (SFNF) today issued a closure order for the approximately 1,400 acres on the Jemez Ranger District burned by the Cajete Fire.
The restricted area includes: all lands, roads and trails within the fire perimeter (depicted on the closure map), Trail #137 between the last bridge coming from the Las Conchas Trailhead (before the trail ascends) and the East Fork Trailhead, and segments of Forest Road (FR) 270 south of the fire and FR 4G, 4GA and 4GB on the northwestern point of the burned area.
The closure Read More
Heinrich Provides Online Resources To Help New Mexicans Prepare For Wildfire Season
U.S. Sen. Martin Heinrich Cajete Fire Morning Update: 416 Personnel … 1,412 Acres Burned, 87 Percent Contained
A burning log Monday night in the Cajete Fire lights up unburned mixed conifer in the Jemez. Scattered small ground fires are still burning, and there are aircraft supporting final containment efforts. © 2017 David A. Ponton/wildearthlight.com
Small ground fires light up the lower level of unburned ponderosa pine forest in the Cajete Fire under Monday’s starry night sky in the Jemez. © 2017 David A. Ponton, wildearthlight.comSFNF News:
Crews on the fireline fighting the Cajete Fire in the Jemez today anticipate minimal fire activity.
The uncontained section of the fire
Klotz Responds To Center For Public Integrity’s Series On Safety Culture At NNSA Sites
NNSA Administrator Frank Klotz
NNSA News:
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Safety is paramount at the National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA). We have uncompromising standards for our plants and laboratories to perform work in a safe and secure manner that protects our employees, our facilities, and the public.
An article published Sunday by the Center for Public Integrity (CPI), the first in a planned series on safety at NNSA sites, attacks the safety culture at Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL) without offering all of the facts and the full context.
In 2013, LANL, in Read More
PEEC: Upcoming CaveSim Adventure! June 24
Try your hand at caving at the Los Alamos Nature Center. Courtesy photoHeinrich: Congress Must Take Energy Innovation Seriously
U.S. SENATE News:Final Evening Update On Cajete Fire: Size: 1,412 Acres … Containment: 85 Percent
SFNF News:
Note: This is the last evening update. Future updates will be sent out once a day.
Today crews on the fireline observed minimal fire activity. Heavy dead and down timber continues to burn in the interior of fire. The uncontained section of the fire perimeter is within a snag patch (a section of standing dead trees) in the southeastern corner of the fire near Los Griegos Peak. The standing dead trees in this area, left by the 2011 Las Conchas fire, can fall suddenly, making this area too dangerous for firefighters to enter. This portion of the fire has been holding and is not expected to grow.
Pajarito Astronomers Hold Dark Night June 24
PAJARITO ASTRONOMERS News:Cajete Fire Update: Containment Holding At 80 Percent
Scene from the Cajete Fire burning in the Jemez. Photo by David Ponton/wildearthlight.com
Scene from the Cajete Fire burning in the Jemez. Photo by David Ponton/wildearthlight.com
SFNF News:
Crews on the fireline Sunday night observed minimal fire activity. Heavy dead and down timber continues to burn in the interior of fire.
Scene from the Cajete Fire burning in the Jemez. Photo by David Ponton/wildearthlight.com
The uncontained section of the fire perimeter is within a snag patch (a section of standing dead trees) in the southeastern corner of the fire near Los Griegos Peak. Read More
Regional Coalition Discusses LANL’s Small Business Program Support And Waste Classifications Overview
RCLC News:Abandoned Campfire Sparked El Cajete Fire
An abandoned campfire sparked the El Cajete Fire Thursday in the Jemez. Photo by Jason Wardlow Herrera
SFNF News:
Fire investigators have determined that it was an abandoned campfire that sparked the El Cajete Fire, which has consumed more than 1,300 acres since erupting Thursday in the Jemez.
The El Cajete Fire started approximately one mile northeast of Vallecitos de los Indios. The fire area runs along the East Fork of the Jemez River and is to the west of the burn scars from the 2011 Las Conchas Fire and the 2013 Thompson Ridge Fire. It is burning in the Jemez Ranger District on the Santa Read More
State Secures Federal Funds To Fight El Cajete Fire
Gov. Susana Martinez
SANTA FE — Today, Gov. Susana Martinez announced that New Mexico has secured federal funding to help fight the Cajete Fire.
New Mexico’s request for a Fire Management Assistance Grant has been approved by the Federal Emergency Management Agency. Funds through the grant will help cover costs of emergency protective measures and firefighting activities.
“Our coordinated response, through state agencies and our local partners, is working hand in hand with the Forest Service to fight the fire and protect the lives and property of New Mexicans,” Martinez said. “These Read More
Update: 300 Personnel Working On El Cajete Fire
El Cajete Fire boundary map. Courtesy/SFNF
SFNF News:
The latest news on the El Cajete Fire is that more than 300 personnel are working on it. Also, there will be a community meeting on the El Cajete Fire at 6 p.m. today at the Jemez Mountain Baptist Church, 6 Riverview Court, La Cueva.
The fire is burning in the Jemez Ranger District on the Santa Fe National Forest, on both sides of N.M. 4 along the southern boundary of the Valles Caldera National Preserve. The Cajete Fire started approximately one mile northeast of Vallecitos de los Indios.
The fire area runs along the East Fork of the Jemez River and Read More
Hotshots Practice Near Bandelier
Hotshots getting in some practice Friday evening near Bandelier. Photo by Greg BelyeuEl Cajete Fire From N.M. 285 Friday Night
View of the El Cajete Fire last night from N.M. 285. Photo by Greg Noeninckx Read More
Morning Update: El Cajete Fire Grows To 1,315 Acres
Smoke rises in the sky from the Cajete Fire, which has burned more than 1,000 acres since igniting Thursday morning in the Jemez. Photo by Carol A. Clark/ladailypost.com
EMNRD-FORESTRY News:
This morning’s update just came in on the Cajete Fire burning in the Jemez west of Los Alamos:
- Start Date and Time: June 15 at 10:45 a.m.
- Start Location: North of Jemez Springs, El Cajete Mine , MM 33 in the Sierra de los Pinos area
- Cause of Fire: Unknown
- Area Vegetation: Grass and ponderosa pine
- Acres Burned: 1,315
- Ownership: US Forest Service
- Structures Threatened: Yes
- Structures
Jemez Ranger District Implements Stage 1 Restrictions
SFNF News:
SANTA FE – As crews continue to battle the Cajete Fire along N.M. 4 in the Jemez Mountains, the Santa Fe National Forest has now implemented Stage 1 fire restrictions on the southwestern side of the forest.
The Stage 1 restrictions cover the entire Jemez Ranger District and the southwestern corner of the Cuba Ranger District south of the Ranchos del Chaparral Girl Scout Camp.
The decision to impose restrictions was initially based on a rash of abandoned and unattended campfires combined with hot, dry conditions and the number of visitors expected over Father’s Day weekend. And then Read More
