Daily Postcard: Light Show Fills Sky Over Ashley Pond
Daily Postcard: A light show fills the sky Saturday night over Ashley Pond. Photo by Paul Jaramillo Sr. Read More
LANL: Data Analysis Could Trigger New Shale Gas Revolution
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LANL News:
- Manipulating ‘tail production’ could yield huge long-term gains while minimizing environmental impacts
Extensive data mining and analysis of 20,000 shale gas wells has revealed how “refracturing” existing wells with new technology could transform them from diminished producers into high-performers long after their initial peak production period has ended.
“Our analysis could potentially aid in reducing the number of new wells to be drilled,” said Richard Middleton, lead author of the study by a team of Los Alamos National Laboratory scientists. “In addition, Read More
County Council Proclaims May Bear Month
Los Alamos County Councilor James Chrobocinski presents James Robinson, chair of the Land of Enchantment Wildlife Foundation, with a proclamation on behalf of Council declaring the Month of May as Bear Month in Los Alamos County. Photo by Carol A. Clark/ladailypost.com
Staff Report
During Tuesday’s Council meeting, Los Alamos County Councilor James Chrobocinski presented James Robinson, chair of the Land of Enchantment Wildlife Foundation, with a proclamation on behalf of Council declaring the Month of May as Bear Month in Los Alamos County.
Proclamation
WHEREAS: Los Alamos
Mysteries In Los Alamos Nature Center Planetarium
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PEEC News:
To prepare for the upcoming Bear Festival, this Friday there will not be an evening planetarium show. However, there will be fun for the whole family at the Los Alamos Nature Center Saturday, May 13, including New Mexico’s first Bear Festival, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., and a full-dome planetarium show at 2 p.m. of Mysteries of the Unseen World. This full-dome film, which allows viewers to discover what is normally too fast, too slow, too small, or outside the visible spectrum, also will play at 2 p.m. Sunday.
The Los Alamos Nature Center is open regular hours this month: Read More
Letter To The Editor: Response To Nebel
By DONALD A. NEEPERI was a signatory to the letter published in the May 4 edition of the Los Alamos Daily Post (link), in which 18 retired LANL scientists expressed concern regarding federal plans to suppress scientific research and monitoring related to environmental protection and public health.
In the May 6 edition of the Daily Post, Richard Nebel responded thoughtfully, pointing to the productivity of private industry, the bureaucratic ineptness of government, and the feelings of laborers (link). However, he missed the
Daily Postcard: Snake Slithers Into Local Birdhouse
Daily Postcard: A snake is spotted Saturday morning slithering into a birdhouse in the garden of a home on Sioux Street in Los Alamos. Photo by Marion Good Read More
Step Into Spring With Santa Fe National Forest
SFNF News:Daily Postcard: Deer Nibbles Seeds In Western Area
Daily Postcard: A deer is spotted nibbling seeds Saturday morning in Western Area. Photo by Julie Smith Read More
PEER: The Thin Green Line Patrolling National Parks Is In Danger Of Snapping …
PEER News:
WASHINGTON, D.C. — The number of rangers protecting the national parks and their visitors is steadily shrinking even as new parks are added and the number of park visitors balloons to new records, according to figures posted today by Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility (PEER).
Aggravating its diminishing resources, the National Park Service’s (NPS) law enforcement program is adrift because it does not possess any real planning capacity, budgetary stability or overall leadership.
Figures released by NPS to PEER indicate that the number of permanent law enforcement Read More
Celebrate New Mexico Heritage Preservation Month: Walking Tour Of Ancestral Pueblo Site
SFNF News:Udall At 2017 National Tribal Energy Summit
U.S. Sen. Tom Udall delivers remarks Tuesday at the Department of Energy Tribal Energy Office’s 2017 National Tribal Energy Summit. Courtesy photoDaily Postcard: Sunrise At Saint Peters Dome
Daily Postcard: Sunrise at Saint Peters Dome on the eastern edge of the Jemez Mountains. Photo by Jaret McDonald
Saint Peters Dome
Saint Peters Dome is the highest of the small group of 8,000-foot peaks on the eastern edge of the Jemez Mountains rising above Cochit Lake, Cochiti Pueblo and the Rio Grande River. It serves as the foundation for a watchtower from which forest management can keep an eye out for fires in the eastern portions of the Jemez Mountains.
This peak as well as the rest of the Jemez Mountains were once part of a massive supervolcano that collapsed around a million years ago, which Read More
Daily Postcard: Purple Flowers On Barranca Mesa
Daily Postcard: Purple flowers bloom on Barranca Mesa. Photo by Corrina Hughes Read More
Amateur Naturalist: Arrival Of Spring Along Ranch School Trail
A whiptail lizard warming itself in the sunshine. Photo by Robert Dryja
By ROBERT DRYJA
Los Alamos
The winter snows in Acid Canyon have largely melted away by mid-March. Only a few patches of ice remain the bottom of the canyon in its narrowest section and where it remains shaded throughout the day. he Ranch School trail going down Acid Canyon similarly is largely free of snow.
Mountain lover and Kinnikinnick are evergreen plants growing along the trail and no longer have snow around them. Their leaves are as green as at the start of winter. However the grass that had been green Read More
First Bear Festival May 13
New Mexico’s First Bear Festival May 13 at Los Alamos Nature Center. Photo by wildlife biologist Daryl RatajczakPEEC News:
The Pajarito Environmental Education Center (PEEC) and the Land of Enchantment Wildlife Foundation (LEWF), New Mexico’s first Bear Festival is 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday, May 13 at the Los Alamos Nature Center. There will even be a scent dog demonstration to show the abilities of a dog’s nose. A bear’s nose is about seven times better than a Bloodhound’s nose, allowing bears to smell about 2,100 times better than humans!
Last summer, black bears made headlines in Los Read More
Retired LANL Scientists: Attacks On Science, EPA Are Foolhardy, Dangerous
By retired LANL scientists: Chris Barnes, Ph.D.; Fairley Barnes, Ph.D.; James Bradbury, Ph.D.; James Cost, Ph.D.; Margaret Cox, Ph.D.; Larry Deaven, Ph.D.; Terry Foxx; Mikkel Johnson, Ph.D. and Laboratory Fellow; Charles F. (Chick) Keller, Ph.D.; Arvid S. Lundy; F.J. (Jeff) Martin; Caroline (Cas) Mason, Ph.D.; Rodney (Rod) Mason, Ph.D.; Donald A. Neeper, Ph.D.; Cheryl Rofer; Marvin VanDilla, Ph.D.; David Watkins, Ph.D. and Mike Williams, Ph.D.
On April 22, New Mexicans across the state stood up for scientific integrity in the face of attacks on the role of science in our daily lives. Read More
Daily Postcard: Creatures Emerge In Warm Weather
Daily Postcard: Insects are emerging around town with the onset of warmer weather. Photo by Corrina Hughes Read More
Bandelier Announces 2016 Economic Benefits: $12.5 Million Locally; $35 Billion Nationwide
Ancestral Pueblo cavate in Frijoles Canyon, Bandelier National Monument. Courtesy/NPS
Ancestral Pueblo village of Tyuonyi in Frijoles Canyon, Bandelier National Monument. Courtesy/NPSThe National Park Service (NPS) had a big year in 2016. Besides being the Centennial of its establishment, parks nationwide broke records for visitation, with more people than ever going to these places that are often called America’s jewels. Having started with Yellowstone, there are now 417 areas, with at least one in every state.
A recent study brought to light the economic
Daily Postcard: Sunset Over North Mesa
Daily Postcard: A sunset colors the sky Monday over North Mesa. Photo by Corrina Hughes Read More
PEEC: Start Off May With A Bird Walk Saturday
Enjoy nature and learn about local birds from bird watcher Joe Fitzgibbon. Courtesy/PEEC
