Bandelier Turns 100; Friends Of Bandelier Funding Drive Kicks Off With Goal Of $100,000
The Bandelier Youth Preservation Program worked on preserving the walls at Tyounyi Pueblo in the summer of 2015. Courtesy/BNM
BANDELIER News:
Bandelier National Monument shares an important birthday with the National Park Service this year – both are turning 100.
The 100th anniversary of the establishment of Bandelier takesplace Feb. 11 this year. In honor of the milestone, and with a vision to “Shape the Next 100 Years,” the Friends of Bandelier will kick off its most ambitious fundraising drive to date, with a goal of raising $100,000. This will allow the organization to continue supporting Read More
Respiratory Protection Requirements Reduced In Parts Of WIPP Underground
The yellow highlighted area in the drawing depicts the general area where respiratory protection requirements were lifted this week. Courtey photoUdall Introduces Amendment To Give All Americans An Opportunity To Invest In Clean Energy Future
U.S. Sen. Tom UdallMoniz To Discuss Nuclear Non-Proliferation And Iran Deal At Wilson Center
DOE News:Roads Are Slick – LAPD Urges Motorists To Use Caution
LAPD News:
The Los Alamos Police Department issued an advisory this morning that while all roads around the County are open … ice, slush and snow remain in certain areas.
LAPD urges drivers to use caution while traveling during winter weather conditions. Read More
UNM-LA Has Closed Today Due To Winter Storm
UNM-LA News:
UNM-Los Alamos closed at 10 a.m. today due to the winter storm.
The National Weather Service has issued a winter storm warning in effect through 5 a.m. Tuesday. Read More
NWS Issues Winter Storm Warning Through Tuesday
Morning snow settles on the branches of this tree on Walnut Street in Los Alamos. Photo by Chris Clark/ladailypost.com
NWS News:
Defense Nuclear Facility Safety Board Eyes Area G
Canisters with profiles similar to the one that erupted at WIPP are kept in LANL’s Dome 375 at Area G in a controlled environment under careful surveillance. Courtesy/DOE
The Defense Nuclear Facility Safety Board plans to perform a comprehensive review of emergency preparedness and response programs at Los Alamos National Laboratory in the next few weeks.
“We’ve been informed by the DNFSB that they’re planning on holding some hearings out here sometime in the March time frame associated with Area G,” said Doug Hintze, Environmental Management Read More
Bandelier Backcountry Trails Talk At Nature Center
Bandelier at dawn. Courtesy/PEECTrail work leader Kevin Stillman at Bandelier National Monument will present a talk detailing where to find water, the best places to camp and the things to see in Bandelier’s extensive backcountry.
Major Archaeology Site Near Santa Fe Debuts Website
The Arroyo Hondo Pueblo project resulted in several Master’s theses and doctoral dissertations as well as nine published monographs covering various aspects of the research. Courtesy photo
Extensive archaeological research at Arroyo Hondo Pueblo. Courtesy photo
SAR News:
- Photographs, history and research on Arroyo Hondo website
SANTA FE – About 1300 C.E., a small pueblo just minutes south of present day Santa Fe, rapidly transformed from a 100-room hamlet to a 1,000-room pueblo boomtown.
Extensive archaeological research at Arroyo Hondo Pueblo, directed by Douglas Schwartz, disclosed Read More
Moon Was Produced By Head-on Collision Between Earth And A Forming Planet
Paul Warren, Edward Young (holding sample of a rock from the moon) and Issaku Kohl. Photo by Christelle Snow/UCLA
UCLA News:
- UCLA-led research reconstructs massive crash, which took place 4.5 billion years ago
The moon was formed by a violent, head-on collision between the early Earth and a “planetary embryo” called Theia approximately 100 million years after the Earth formed, UCLA geochemists and colleagues report.
Scientists had already known about this high-speed crash, which occurred almost 4.5 billion years ago, but many thought the Earth collided with Theia (pronounced THAY-eh) Read More
Community Seed Swap Sunday Feb. 7 & 14
Courtesy/UCLA
UCLA News:
The Unitarian Church of Los Alamos is hosting its annual community seed swap.
The swap is 9 a.m. to noon, Sunday Feb. 7 and 14, at the church at 195 East Road, Suite 101.
Remember:
- Bring only packets of seeds you wish to give away entirely. You may not get any back!
- Take only enough seeds to use in one growing season.
- If you are sharing seeds you’ve saved from your garden, please mark them clearly with the name of the plant and the year from which they were saved.
Participation is FREE. For more information, contact the church office at 505.662.2346, or email office@uulosalamos.org. Read More
TALES OF OUR TIMES: Prosperity Builds On Regulation
Tales of Our Times
By JOHN BARTLIT
New Mexico Citizens
for Clean Air & Water
Prosperity Builds On Regulation
A popular sound bite says “kill regulation” so prosperity will rise. Regulation is likened to a stalking horse brought out to snatch away property rights. Yet in history, property rights are created by regulation. Why do these stories sound so conflicting?
As usual, the message heard depends on which scraps of the whole story are told. Huge amounts are left out in boosting policy preferences.
The pride of our nation is the rule of law. Read More
Udall, Heinrich, Luján Announce Selection Of Valles Caldera, Bandelier For National Park Service Centennial Challenge Project
Sen. Tom Udall in September at the Valles Caldera. Courtesy/jemezdailypost.com
CONGRESSIONAL DELEGATION News:
- Funding award will engage Tribal youth in forest restoration, public lands preservation
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senators Tom Udall and Martin Heinrich and U.S. Rep. Ben Ray Luján announced that the Valles Caldera National Preserve and Bandelier National Monument have been selected to participate in the National Park Service Centennial Challenge Project.
The National Park Service (NPS) has selected 69 projects at 63 parks nationwide to highlight during its Read More
Sea Monsters At Nature Center Saturday & Sunday
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TSCN News:Feedback Sought On Brush And Bulk Item Collection
COUNTY News:WIPP: Revised Schedule For Resumption Of Operations In 2016 Announced
WIPP News:State Auditor Tim Keller Releases Statement On BLM’s Venting And Flaring Rule
New Mexico State Auditor Tim Keller“Given the current economic conditions in New Mexico, it is important that we update industry practices that will ultimately increase funding streams available to support our public schools.”
New Mexico Delegation, BLM Move To Save Money, Improve Public Health And Protect Climate
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