Community Plant Swap May 15 & 22
Courtesy photoLANL Sharpens Its ‘Genesis Code’
The ‘Genesis Code’. Courtesy/LANL
A few years ago, Mark Paris, a physicist in the Nuclear and Particle, Astrophysics and Cosmology Group at Los Alamos had some questions about nuclear reactions and a colleague suggested he take a look at BBN.
BBN, Big Bang Nucleosynthesis is the name given to a sliver of a time, no more than a few minutes at the beginning of the 13.8 billion-year lifespan of our universe that provides cosmological evidence for the concept that everything we know in the universe can be traced back to a sudden, furious expansion of an Read More
Officials Break Ground On TA-3 Substation Replacement Project At Los Alamos National Laboratory
Officials break ground on the TA-3 Substation Replacement Project during a ceremony Wednesday at LANL. Photo by Chris Clark/ladailypost.com
Bonita Rogozinsky, Federal Project Manager for NNSA Acquisition & Project Management delivers welcoming remarks at the groundbreaking for the new Substation at LANL. Photo by Chris Clark/ladailypost.com
NNSA Los Alamos Field Office Manager Kim Lebak. Photo by Chris Clark/ladailypost.comOfficials broke ground Wednesday, May 4 on a Substation Replacement Project at TA-3 at Los Alamos National Laboratory.
Guided Hike To Cave Of The Winds May 14
Cave of the Winds. Photo by Craig Martin
PEEC News:
Trail expert Craig Martin will lead a hike to the local Cave of the Winds Saturday, May 14. The two-mile hike includes 500 feet of elevation gain and a bit of a scramble to reach the cave entrance. This hike, organized by the Pajarito Environmental Education Center (PEEC) is one of many events to help people get outside and enjoy nature.
To visit the Cave of the Winds with Martin, register online at www.peecnature.org. Meet Martin and other hikers at 10:15 a.m. Saturday, May 14. Bring water, snacks, hat, sunscreen, and good hiking shoes or boots.
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Ingenious Donation Box Arrives At PEEC
Steven Trujillo, Samantha Trujillo, and their children Ellie, 4, and Seth, 2, have fun with PEEC’s new donation box. The Acorn Woodpecker, Abert’s squirrel, bobcat, and pika will do their tricks when bills go in the box. Photo by Felicia Orth
By REBECCA SHANKLAND
PEEC
Gordon McDonough, well known artist and educator at the Bradbury Science Museum, offered to create a donation box for the new Los Alamos County Nature Center—and it has now arrived, ready to enchant all donors.
When you slide your dollar bill into the slot, a light flashes to check that it’s a bill, not a piece of paper. Then the fun begins: Read More
Experts Offer Hiking Workshop May 11
Hiking trail near Los Alamos. Courtesy photoPEEC News:
Los Alamos is surrounded by an extensive trail network that can be both inviting and intimidating.
Trail expert Craig Martin and wildlife veterinarian Dr. Kathleen Ramsay are holding a workshop at the Los Alamos Nature Center to teach people how to best prepare for hiking local trails 6:30-8 p.m. Wednesday, May 11. This workshop is great for adults who want to know more about what the Los Alamos trails have to offer.
During this Hiking 101 workshop, Craig Martin will cover safety and comfort on the trail. He will also teach map-reading Read More
Book Signing By Craig Martin And Terry Foxx Tuesday
Courtesy/PEEC
PEEC News
Craig Martin and Terry Foxx will be at the Los Alamos Nature Center at 2600 Canyon Road in Los Alamos 6:30-7:30 p.m. Tuesday, May 10 to sign copies of their new book Plants of the Jemez Mountains Volume 1.
The book, the first in a three-volume series, will be available for purchase in the nature center gift shop.
Plants of the Jemez Mountains Volume 1 contains clear and informative drawings, color photos, and descriptions of the trees, shrubs, vines, ferns, and horsetails found in the Jemez Mountains. The book also includes helpful guides for the novice naturalist.
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Arborist Laural Hardin Gives Pruning Workshop May 15
Arborist Laural Hardin. Courtesy photoPEEC News:
Tree pruning can keep trees healthy and beautiful, but improper pruning can leave a tree weak and detract from the landscape. Join Laural Hardin at the Los Alamos Nature Center 1:30 p.m.-3 p.m. Sunday, May 15, to learn the basics of pruning ornamental and fruit trees. She also will cover important questions to ask professionals before they prune one’s trees.
Laural Hardin is a certified arborist and integrated pest management specialist who specializes in diagnosing and solving tree and garden problems. With an interest in helping Read More
WIPP: Documented Safety Analysis Approved
CBFO Assistant Manager of Operations Oversight Wes Mouser (seated), signs the Safety Evaluation Report approving the WIPP DSA. Looking on are members of the DOE-HQ, CBFO and NWP management teams (from left to right): Phil Breidenbach NWP President and Project Manager, Steve Additon, CBFO Manager Todd Shrader; CBFO Senior Technical Advisor Jeff Carswell; Wade Weyerman, James Harris, Tom Temple, Deputy Assistant Secretary EM-40 Jim Hutton; Dr. Robert Nelson, John Menna, Associate Deputy Assistant Secretary EM-40 Greg Sosson and Terry Foppe. Courtesy photoAn Open Book: Sixteen Years Later
By DAVID IZRAELEVITZThe old adage that time heals all wounds is a cruel falsehood. For the most painful wounds, those of the heart and of the mind, they often remain beneath the surface, to be covered, if we are fortunate, by warmer experiences that add distance and perspective. And it is also part of life that sometimes it is even more painful experiences that later clarify for us that those wounds that seemed so piercing at the time, were not the ones that hurt the most.
I didn’t feel like writing about the Cerro Grande Fire at any of its anniversaries until this evening. Reliving Read More
Quilting Nature Class With Terry Foxx And Katy Korkos
Sample wildflower portraits. Courtesy/Terry Foxx and Katy Korkos
Thistle. Courtesy/Terry Foxx and Katy Korkos
Los Alamos Firefighters Share Family Business
From left, Los Alamos firefighters and brothers Ryan and Aaron McNiff, retired firefighter Gary Hampton and the McNiff’s brother-in-law and firefighter Manny Pacheco, stopped by the Los Alamos Daily Post recently to talk about their new business. Photo by Carol A. Clark/ladailypost.com
Los Alamos firefighters and brothers Ryan and Aaron McNiff and their brother-in-law and fellow firefighter Manny Pacheco just purchased a stump grinding business from retired firefighter Gary Hampton.
Hampton backed out of selling his beloved Read More
Planetarium Feature Film: Exoplanets May 7-8
Exoplanets is a planetarium fill that uncovers planets in other solar systems. Courtesy/PEECPajarito Environmental Education Center is showing Exoplanets at 2 p.m., Saturday and Sunday in the Los Alamos Nature Center Planetarium.
PEEC Amateur Naturalist: Part 3 – What Is Happening To The Birds Of Northern New Mexico?
PEEC Amateur Naturalist: Part 3―What Is Happening To The Birds Of Northern New Mexico?DOE Announces $25 Million To Accelerate Integration Of Solar Energy Into Nation’s Electrical Grid
DOE News:Scenes From Hike Around Shiprock
Scene from a Tuesday hike around Shiprock. Shiprock is a monadnock rising nearly 1,583 feet above the high-desert plain of the Navajo Nation in San Juan County. Its peak elevation is 7,177 feet above sea level. Photo by Robert Beberniss
Scene from a Tuesday hike around Shiprock. Photo by Robert Beberniss
Scene from a Tuesday hike around Shiprock. Photo by Robert Beberniss
Scene from a Tuesday hike around Shiprock. Photo by Robert BebernissWhat Is A Fireshed And Other Questions: Get Answers At ‘Fire Fair’ May 12
Courtesy/forestguild.orgCarlos Valdez Leads Rose Pruning Workshop May 7
GARDEN News:
Carlos Valdez from the Los Alamos County Cooperative Extension Services Department will conduct a workshop about the care and pruning of roses at 10 a.m. Saturday, May 7 in the Memorial Rose Garden behind Fuller Lodge.
Valdez will demonstrate pruning techniques and answer questions about growing roses in the local environment.
Attendees are encouraged to wear long sleeves and bring pruning shears and gloves. Get hands-on experience helping the Los Alamos Garden Club prune the roses in the Memorial Rose Garden.
The Los Alamos Garden Club is sponsoring this free workshop. Read More
Democrats Pitch In To Clean Up Los Alamos
Los Alamos Democrats pitched in Satirday for the annual ‘Clean Up Los Alamos Day’ in an effort to beautify the community. From left, Amy Storey, Cecelia Frank, Karyl Ann Armbruster, Chris Chandler, Robyn Schultz, Shelby Redondo, and Michael Redondo. Photo by Brad Storey
COMMUNITY News:
Members of the Democtratic Party of Los Alamos joined with other organizations and individuals to participate in Saturday’s 13th annual Clean Up Los Alamos Day.
Groups and neighborhoods pitched in to help beautify the community and prepare for wildfire season. The County invited volunteers Read More
Rotarians Beautify Garden At Mesa Public Library
Los Alamos Rotarians Vincent Chiravalle, left, and Chuck Tallman gather with fellow Rotarians Saturday morning to prune, water, weed and spread mulch at the Rotary Garden in front of Mesa Public Library on Central Avenue. The Rotary Club of Los Alamos adopted the garden as one of its community beautification projects and has maintained it for more than 10 years. Photo by Kirsten Laskey/ladailypost.com
Marcus Roth, who is a member of the Rotary Club of Los Alamos as well as the Rotary Club in his hometown, Darmstadt, in Germany. Roth explained that he has traveled to work at
