NASA Confirms Evidence That Liquid Water Flows On Present Day Mars
Courtesy/NASAUsing an imaging spectrometer on MRO, researchers detected signatures of hydrated minerals on slopes where mysterious streaks are seen on the Red Planet. These darkish streaks appear to ebb and flow over time. They darken and appear to flow down steep slopes during warm seasons, and then fade in cooler seasons. They appear in several locations on Mars when temperatures are above minus 10 degrees
Moniz On Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty
Secretary of Energy Ernest MonizTalks Target Redrock Canyon Country Issue
Monument Arch. Photo by James KayThe Utah delegation is poised to introduce public lands legislation for the entire eastern half of Utah, which may diminish, rather than
Marmot On The Move In Los Alamos
Marguerite McClay of Los Alamos captured a Yellow Bellied Marmot on her Critter Cam that was strolling around her yard. PEEC reports that this is the first sighting of the animal in the Jemez region in something like 50 years. The species lives in the Sangre De Cristo Mountains, but had not been in the Jemez Mountains in many years. Another marmot was spotted in the Valle Caldera in recent weeks. Photo by Marguerite McClay
Staff Report
Marmots are large squirrels in the genus Marmota, of which there are 15 species. Some species live in mountainous areas, such as the Alps, northern Apennines, Read More
NNSA Partnership Successfully Removes All Remaining HEU From Uzbekistan
NNSA News:More Blood Moon Photos From Los Alamos
The blood moon photographed at 8:48 p.m. Sunday at the end of DP Road. Photo by Joel Williams
The blood moon photographed Sunday near Trinity and Diamond Drive. Photo by Eric Fairfield Read More
Maintenance Burn Underway In Pueblo Canyon
A maintenance burn is underway in Pueblo Canyon. Photo by Carol A. Clark/ladailypost.com
LAFD News:
The Los Alamos Fire Department, with the assistance of the Santa Fe National Forest, is conducting a prescribed burn on 26 acres of County open space. The area is in the upper reaches of Pueblo Canyon east of the Aquatic Center.
Prescribed fires are one of the most effective tools available to resource managers for restoring fire-dependent ecosystems. These fires mimic natural fires by reducing forest fuels, recycling nutrients and increasing wildlife habitat diversity.
The
Los Alamos Residents Share Blood Moon Photos
Residents in Los Alamos joined stargazers around the world this evening to view the blood moon – a full lunar eclipse where the moon, Earth and sun line up, with Earth’s shadow totally obscuring the moon. When a full moon makes its closest approach to Earth, it appears slightly bigger and brighter than usual and has a reddish hue. This celestial event has not occurred since 1982 – and will not be repeated until 2033. Photo by Jenn Bartram
Photo by Greg Kendall
Photo by Aria Villareal
Photo by Aria Villareal
Photo by Aria Villareal Read More
Endangered Local Wildlife Talk At Nature Center
Author and environmentalist Micheal Dax. Courtesy/PEEC
PEEC News:
How many endangered or threated animals call the Pajarito Plateau home?
Michael Dax from the Defenders of Wildlife will be at the nature center at 7 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 29 to talk about the endangered species in the local area and reveal how to help protect the current biodiversity.
New Mexico is home to 118 animals listed as threatened and endangered. In many cases, scientists do not fully understand the animal or how the ecosystem will change if it becomes extinct. This talk is part of a national outreach effort by Defenders of Read More
Paws To People Awards $10K To Lyme Disease Study
Courtesy/bridgetocures.com
PTOP News:
ALBUQUERQUE – What do you say to a research project that will tackle head on a trio of diseases that are escalating in both dogs and humans to better understand their relationships and develop a better diagnostic test?
To a project that will yield results not in decades but in months? One that embodies the essence of translational studies in its ability to benefit animals and humans? If you are the Paws To People Organization, you would say … What are we waiting for – let’s Build A Bridge!
Paws To People Board of Directors awarded $10,000 Read More
Wildlife Advocates To Rally Before Tuesday’s Game Commission Meeting
Mary Katherine Ray
SIERRA CLUB News:
Another critical wildlife decision looms for Gov. Martinez’s Game Commission — will it do the right thing?
On Tuesday, the New Mexico Game Commission will decide whether to allow the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service to release the endangered Mexican gray wolf in the wild in New Mexico in accordance with the Endangered Species Act. U.S. Fish and Wildlife is appealing to the commission because New Mexico Game and Fish Director Alexa Sandoval denied the agency’s permit.
The public is invited to rally at 8 a.m. before Tuesday’s commission meeting to support scientifically Read More
Bandelier Welcomes New Artist In Residence Carolyn Tourney Florek
Bandelier Artist-in-Resident Carolyn Tourney Florek. Courtesy/Carolyn Florek
BANDELIER News:
Carolyn Tourney Florek of Santa Fe, Bandelier National Monument’s current artist in residence, is a poet, publisher, garden designer, and visual artist .
She has degrees in geology and painting, and her poetry has been published in a number of anthologies. Her poem, “Over Flat Creek,” was nominated for a Pushcart Prize. Florek’s most recent publication, The Painted Door Opened, is a collaboration along with Carolyn Dahl of their poetry and art. Her work Read More
PEEC Holds Fishing Clinic Oct. 3
Fishing lesson in progress. Courtesy/PEECPEEC News:
Pajarito Environmental Education Center (PEEC) is providing a fishing clinic for youth and families at Fenton Lake 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 3.
For those who want to learn how to fish, improve their skills, or want to know more about our local aquatic ecosystems, this is an excellent opportunity.
This fishing adventure includes lessons on knot tying, casting, fish biology, macro-invertebrates, fish prints, baits, and lures. Fishing expert, Casey Harthorn, with the New Mexico Department of Game and Fish, will also discuss recreational Read More
Live Webcast Of Total Lunar Eclipse Sunday
Events for the total lunar eclipse Sept. 27-28. This version is labeled for Eastern Daylight Time. Due to the Moon’s slightly off-center path through Earth’s umbra, the southern half of its disk should look slightly brighter during totality than the northern half. Sky & Telescope illustration
- A total lunar eclipse occurs in prime time for U.S. skywatchers Sunday night, Sept. 27. Sky & Telescope is providing a high-definition webcast of the entire event.
Kelly Beatty. Photo by Craig Michael Utter/S&T
Sunday evening, skygazers Read More
Atmospheric Research Lab Bound For Antarctica
An advanced cloud and aerosol instrumentation platform is about to have a one-year run at McMurdo Station in Antarctica. Courtesy Photo
Mobile facility managers Kim Nitschke and Paul Ortega scouted Antarctica with the Antarctica experiment co-investigator Johannes Verlinde to determine the ideal locations and infrastructure. Courtesy photo
By ROGER SNODGRASS
Los Alamos Daily Post
A big production is about to take place in a remote part of the world starting in November. A team of logistics specialists assembled from Los Alamos National Laboratory and several other national science Read More
DOE To Perform Ordnance Clearance Sweeps For Pre Manhattan-Era Munitions In Bayo And Rendija Canyons
EM-LA News:
A multi-disciplinary team led by the Department of Energy Environmental Management Los Alamos Field Office (EM-LA) will begin setting up for ordinance clearance sweeps Sept. 27.
A comprehensive sweep will take place at the head of a tributary to Bayo Canyon on land primarily owned by the Los Alamos County, while similar work will be performed in Rendija Canyon on 15 acres owned by the United States Forest Service. Both areas were used in the mid-1940s by the US Army; the area at the head of Bayo Canyon was a former Bazooka firing range, while Rendija Canyon was an ammunition impact zone. Read More
SFNF Issues Closure Order For Golondrino Prescribed Burn On Cuba Ranger District
SFNF News:
SANTA FE – The Golondrino prescribed burn area on the Cuba Ranger District will be closed to the public Sunday, Sept. 27 until Thursday, Oct. 8 to ensure public safety during ignitions.
The restricted area is popular with hunters, and since the prescribed burn is planned during turkey and bear season, forest officials determined that a closure order would minimize potential safety hazards.
The area under the closure order is delineated by the Santa Fe National Forest (SFNF) boundary on the north, the boundary between the Cuba and Coyote Ranger Districts on the east, Read More
DOE National Cleanup Workshop Sept. 29-30
DOE News:
Washington, D.C. – Tuesday and Wednesday, Sept. 29-30, the Department of Energy (DOE), in cooperation with the Energy Communities Alliance (ECA) and Energy Facility Contractors Group (EFCOG), will hold the first DOE National Cleanup Workshop at the Key Bridge Marriott in Arlington, VA.
The workshop brings together senior DOE executives, officials from DOE sites, industry executives, local government officials, and other stakeholders. Topics will include major cleanup successes planned for the next two years, contract and project management improvement, efforts to develop Read More
NNSA Removes U.S.-Origin HEU From Jamaica, Makes Caribbean HEU Free
Anne Harrington
NNSA News:
WASHINGTON, D.C. – The Department of Energy’s National Nuclear Security Administration (DOE/NNSA) has removed approximately 1 kilogram of U.S.-Origin highly enriched uranium (HEU) from Jamaica’s “Safe Low-Power Kritical Experiment” (SLOWPOKE) research reactor and returned the material to the United States, making the Caribbean region completely free of HEU.
“Cooperating with Jamaica and Canada in completing this HEU removal is an outstanding example of how regional cooperation can support global efforts to minimize the civilian use of HEU, while Read More
NM Testimony At Joint Congressional Hearing Reveals EPA Misled With Incomplete, Cherry-Picked Data
New Mexico Environment Secretary Ryan Flynn
NMED News:
SANTA FE – At Thursday’s Joint Congressional Hearing for Natural Resources and Oversight & Government Reform, New Mexico Environment Secretary Ryan Flynn clarified numerous discrepancies from testimony made earlier in the day by the Environmental Protection Agency, including the agency’s summary-level, cherry-picked data that sought to downplay the severity of the Gold King Mine spill.
Flynn testified that the EPA neglected to include a key contaminant, arsenic, among the data supplied. Nor did EPA include total metals (just Read More
