More Scenes From April Snowstorm
A view down Pueblo Canyon. Photo by Chris Clark/ladailypost.com
Photo by Rose Putt
Bart the dog enjoying the snow. Photo by Rose Putt
Photo by Robert Beberniss
Photo by Robert Beberniss
Hummingbird at the feeder despite all of the snow. Photo by Selvi
Photo by Darth Grumpa
A resident looks at tree damage on Juniper Street. Photo by James O’Donnell
‘Hey General, you got egg on your face!’ Photo by James O’Donnell
Photo by James O’Donnell
Deer caught in the snowfall in Quemazon this morning. DOI Secretary Jewell Announces Nearly $95 Million In Funding For Conservation And Recreation Projects
U.S. Secretary of the Interior Sally JewellScenes From Apollo 17 Astronaut’s Talk In Los Alamos
During Saturday’s Republican Party of Los Alamos’ Patriot’s Day Dinner at the Church of Christ, 2323 Diamond Dr., Apollo 17 Astronaut Harrison (Jack) Schmitt shares his experience walking on the moon. Schmidt also served as a United States senator from New Mexico. Photo by Carol A. Clark/ladailypost.com
Apollo 17 Astronaut Jack Schmitt is shown walking on the Moon. Apollo 17 was the final mission of NASA’s Apollo program, the enterprise that landed the first humans on the Moon. Launched at 12:33 a.m. Eastern Standard Time (EST), Dec. 7, 1972, with Read More
Celebrate Earth Day Festival At Nature Center Saturday
Fun and entertainment for all ages at PEEC’s Earth Day Festival! Courtesy/PEEC
The Hill Stompers perform at noon. Courtesy/PEEC
PEEC News:
Pajarito Environmental Education Center’s signature event, the annual Earth Day Festival, is 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday, April 23 at the Los Alamos Nature Center.
This year’s celebration marks the one-year anniversary of the Los Alamos Nature Center. The festivities include food, planetarium shows, fun activities and live entertainment.
Schedule of Activities:
- 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. – Community booths will provide a variety of activities and information
Earth Day Talk Features Valles Caldera Superintendent
Jorge Silva-Bañuelos, National Park Service superintendent of Valles Caldera National Preserve
PEEC News:
The Pajarito Environmental Education Center’s 2016 Earth Day talk will feature Valles Caldera Superintendent Jorge Silva- Bañuelos, who will talk about the past, present and future of this spectacular national preserve.
The talk is sponsored by Los Alamos National Bank at 7 p.m. Tuesday, April 19 at the Los Alamos Nature Center, 2600 Canyon Road, and is free and open to the public.
Silva-Bañuelos will discuss the history of the Valles Caldera from its geologic origins to its designation Read More
Udall Secures Funding For National Labs, WIPP, Water Projects In Energy And Water Appropriations Bill
U.S. Sen. Tom Udall PEEC Amateur Naturalist: Part 2 – What Is Happening To The Birds Of Northern New Mexico?
Acorn Woodpecker. Photo by Bob Walker
PEEC Amateur Naturalist: Part 2 – What is happening to the birds of northern New Mexico?Astronomy Shows At Nature Center Tonight
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National Park Week Activities At Bandelier
NPS News:- A special presentation of all the entries of artwork for the 2017 Bandelier Annual Pass, along with announcement
Prescribed Burn Planned In Española Ranger District
SFNF News:AlgaStar/BioStim And Los Alamos National Laboratory Renew Research
Biostim test setup at LANL. Courtesy/AlgaeIndustryMagazine.com
SCIENCE News:
A research team at AlgaStar Inc., a Florida-based biomass R&D cultivation company, reported to the Algae Biomass Summit in 2014 that electromagnetic field (EMF) biostimulation had yielded a 300 percent biomass growth increase and 174 percent increase in lipid oil content in several alga samples over controlled growth conditions.
Part of this research is being carried out by BioStim Inc., AlgaStar’s wholly owned subsidiary located in New Mexico. They are leading a consortium of small businesses as a part Read More
Expert On Nature Play Visits Los Alamos
Ken Finch portaging a canoe. Courtesy photoPEEC News:
Generations of American children enjoyed outdoor play in wild spaces as a cherished part of growing up, but too many of today’s children are virtually trapped indoors. Veteran environmental educator and national nature play expert Ken Finch will speak at the Los Alamos Nature Center at 7 p.m. Thursday, April 21 at the Los Alamos Nature Center. He brings an informative and light-hearted perspective of the growing movement to restore nature-based play to childhood. He will also explain how we can help foster it in our own family and Read More
Attorney General Balderas Joins National Climate Change Coalition
STATE News:Celebrating 100 Years Of The National Park Service
Redwoods National and State Parks. Courtesy/NPS
By Secretary Sally Jewell America’s national parks, monuments and lands are uniquely different — in their make-up and their locale — but they all seek to tell a part of America’s story.
Monday, April 16, we kick off National Park Week: one of our nation’s largest celebrations of nature, history and culture. This year is special because it comes as we celebrate 100 years of the National Park Service — that’s 100 years of protecting America’s best idea!
Over that century, our national park system Read More
Los Alamos County Environmental Services Conducts Waste Audit To Answer Questions About Recycling
Workers sift through a pile of debris at the Eco Station. Courtesy/LAC
Consultant Jessi Just, left, and County Environmental Services Manager Angelica Gurule. Courtesy/LAC
COUNTY News:
A Los Alamos County Environmental Services (LAC) compactor truck, half-way through its morning route, came back to the LAC Eco Station to drop 7,860 pounds of trash.
On a typical day, this driver would fill the truck with about 20,000 pounds of trash before returning to the Eco Station, but on March 25, staff and Environmental Sustainability Board Chair John Bliss were prepared for the smaller mixed trash Read More
Nuclear Workers Challenge DOL’s Proposals For Compensation Program
By ROGER SNODGRASSLabor Department officials announced Tuesday that they would reopen the comment period for a proposed set of rule changes that have not been well received by the community of nuclear workers eligible for a federal compensation program for workers with certain occupational illnesses. DOL’s Office of Workers’ Compensation Programs has responsibility for adjudicating and processing employees’ claims under the Energy Employees Occupational Illness Compensation Program Act, (EEOICPA).
A 60-day comment period, which was already extended Read More
County Reminder: Beware Of Large Predators
A mountain lion spotted prowling on 35th Street. Courtesy photoTour And Skywatching At Bandelier Saturday
BANDELIER News:WIPP Installs Underground Personnel Notification And Tracking System
Hard hat icons, representing dozens of workers in the WIPP underground, appear on one of the tracking monitors located at the WIPP facility. The hats actually move in real time as WIPP employees travel throughout the underground facility. Courtesy/WIPPPostal Service Previews Second Of 16 Stamps Celebrating National Park Service’s Centennial
Courtesy/USPS
USPS News:
- Stamp Highlights Utah’s Arches National Park
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today, the U.S. Postal Service previewed the second in its series of 16 Forever stamps commemorating the centennial of the National Park Service. The 16 stamps, intended to represent the diversity of areas in our national park system, are being previewed over the next three weeks.
Arches National Park, Moab, Utah
The stamp image is a photograph by Tom Till of Moab, Utah, and represents the iconic Delicate Arch. Delicate Arch is just one of more than 2,000 stone arches in a park that contains the greatest Read More
