DOE Selects TerranearPMC To Explore New Mexico Research Project
DOE News:New Mexico Wildlife Center Hires Executive Director
New NMWC Executive Director Melissa H. Moore. Courtesy photoDaily Postcard: Sunrise With Fog Over Mountains
Daily Postcard: Monday morning’s sunrise with fog over the mountains taken from Quemazon. Photo by Trisha Ancell Read More
Famine to Feast Co-founders Pitch Food Bin Idea To Los Alamos County Environmental Sustainability Board
Famine to Feast co-founder Jaret McDonald, center, presents an idea to the Los Alamos County Environmental Sustainability Board Dec. 15 to help cure local food insecurity and reduce food waste at the landfill. ScreenShot/LADP
During the Dec. 15 meeting of the Los Alamos County Environmental Sustainability Board, Jaret McDonald pitched an idea beneficial on two fronts: curing Los Alamos of food insecurity and reducing food waste at the landfill.
To accomplish these objectives, McDonald suggested the County purchase stackable bins to distribute Read More
Daily Postcard: Frozen Raindrop Clings To Moss
Daily Postcard: A frozen raindrop clings to a strand of moss in a pine tree Saturday in the Jemez. Photo by Jennifer Bartram Read More
Sledding And Sliding Around Urban Park
Kids and parents embraced the snow and had all kinds of fun Friday at Urban Park. Photo by John McHale/ladailypost.com
Lance Metcalf catches some air Friday at Urban Park. Photo by John McHale/ladailypost.com
Lance Metcalf is having awesome good fun in the snow Friday at Urban Park! Photo by John McHale/ladailypost.com
Finley Ham braces for a wild ride. Photo by John McHale/ladailypost.com
Finley Ham: Yipee, let’s do it again! Photo by John McHale/ladailypost.com Read More
NMSP: Difficult Driving Conditions Across State
NMSP News:
- First and foremost, always wear a seatbelt and SLOW DOWN;
- Allow extra room between your vehicle and the one in front of you;
- Be alert of potential
Heinrich On Public Lands Transfer Rule Change
U.S. Sen. Martin Heinrich Mountaineers Offer Weekend Snow Sport Outing
The Los Alamos Mountaineers are heading to Monarch Pass, on the continental divide in Colorado, for a weekend of alpine skiing, cross-country skiing, and snowshoeing Courtesy photoAmateur Naturalist: Two Streams Of The Valles Caldera
Streams form meanders when they cross the broad level valleys of the Valles Caldera. Photo by Robert Dryja
PEEC Amateur Naturalist: Two streams of the Valles CalderaDaily Postcard: Wednesday At Anderson Overlook
Daily Postcard: Clouds fill the sky and snow laces the ground Wednesday around Anderson Overlook. Photo by Carl Newton Read More
Daily Postcard: Wintry Scene In Walnut Canyon
Daily Postcard: A buck is spotted this morning strolling through the overnight snowfall in Walnut Canyon. Photo by Chris Clark/ladailypost.com Read More
PEEC Recognizes Volunteer Dr. Galen Gisler
PEEC volunteer Dr. Galen Gisler. Courtesy photoBy CHRISTA TYSON
PEEC Volunteer Coordinator
One of PEEC’s most creative volunteers is Dr. Galen Gisler.
Gisler was born under the dark and starry skies of New Mexico. As a child he read about Saturn floating on water, an analogy from one of his well-loved science books. He imagined the planet floating in his bathtub in Clovis, where he was raised. In that moment of wonder and curiosity, a seed was planted. It grew into a passion for astronomy, one that would last a lifetime and enable him to share his knowledge and curiosity with others.
The key thing Read More
Weather Alert: UNM-LA On 2-Hour Delay
UNM-LA is on a 2-hour delay today due to the winter snow storm. Read More
LANL Boosts Performance Grade To Very Good
The Los Alamos National Laboratory complex at dawn with a backdrop of the Jemez Mountain range. Courtesy/LANS
While improvement arrives too late to make up for inadequate performance evaluations of the last two years, the National Nuclear Security Administration scored Los Alamos National Laboratory higher on the whole this year, with six out of six ratings of “good” or better.
The lowest marks came in the highest weighted category, which was operations and infrastructure. The previous year’s low-mark of 49 (out of 100) percent in operations Read More
Weather Alert: SFCC And SFHEC Closed Friday
SFCC News:
Due to road conditions and weather forecast in the area, Santa Fe Community College and the Santa Fe Higher Education Center will be closed Friday, Jan. 6. Read More
News Alert: Governor Activates State Emergency Operations Center In Preparation For Winter Storm Helena
News Alert:
- Agencies Working Together to Protect Health and Safety of New Mexicans
SANTA FE — Today, Gov. Susana Martinez activated the New Mexico Emergency Operations Center (EOC) to monitor, prepare for, and respond to Winter Storm Helena. According to the National Weather Service, the storm is expected to affect much of Northern and Central New Mexico late today through Friday.
“In a state as large and diverse as ours, intense weather can have a tremendous impact on communities large and small throughout New Mexico,” Martinez said. “I’ve activated our Emergency Operations Center to coordinate Read More
PEEC Partners With Valles Caldera National Preserve To Offer Snowshoe Hike Saturday
Youth enjoying a snowshoe hike on a beautiful winter day. Courtesy photoAstronomy Shows At Planetarium This Weekend
NMED To Ensure Safe Reopening At WIPP
NMED News:
SANTA FE – Today the New Mexico Environment Department acknowledged their role in ensuring a safe reopening of the U.S. Department of Energy’s Waste Isolation Pilot Plant (WIPP) in Carlsbad, while recognizing the first emplacement of transuranic waste into the underground repository.
Following a fire and separate radiological event that closed the facility in February 2014, the New Mexico Environment Department began a comprehensive investigation, and led efforts to hold the DOE accountable. Today’s waste emplacement marks the first waste to be disposed of in the WIPP Read More
