Step Up Gallery Presents ‘The Earth Is The Magnet Of The Sky’ By Artist Catherine Eaton Skinner Opening June 13
Lungi Kam XVI, Encaustic, oil stick, graphite, archival print, 100% rag paper, panel, 40″x40″x2″. Courtesy/ARTWORKinternational INC
Albedo II, Encaustic, oil stick, linen on panel, 36″x36″x2″. Courtesy/ARTWORKinternational INC
COMMUNITY News:
- Skinner’s work has a depth of layers that matches her need to allow a work to be beautiful, as well as spiritual. —Art Reveal Magazine
Artist Catherine Eaton Skinner’s work centers on the balance of opposites and the systems and patterns we construct to give order to our world.
“The natural world holds Read More
LAPD Reminds Commuters Of Pilgrimage Into Chimayó
By Deputy Chief James Rodriguez:
Los Alamos Police Department
This Friday, April 18, thousands of participants from our community and surrounding areas will take part in the annual pilgrimage to El Santuario de Chimayó.
This sacred tradition brings a significant increase in pedestrian activity along highways not typically frequented by foot traffic, including N.M. 502, N.M. 501, U.S. 84/285 and N.M. 76.
Motorists: Please be vigilant and exercise caution while traveling these routes, as many pilgrims will be walking along the highways throughout the day and into the evening.
Pedestrians: Read More
RE/MAX First To Host Free Shred It Event Saturday
Snyder: Pages Of Our History…
A collage of documents and photos of Aldo Leopold. Courtesy/Aldo Leopold Foundation
By SHARON SNYDER
Los Alamos
In regard to the recent discussions concerning artist Jeff Segler’s painting of boys in uniforms and on horseback on the Pajarito Plateau, it seems appropriate to begin a series about the Los Alamos Ranch School boys and what they accomplished after leaving the plateau that was their home for a time.
For my readers who have read Aldo Leopold’s Sand County Almanac, you appreciate the man who wrote that book and the pages that carry his belief in a land ethic — “A thing is right when it tends Read More
County Shares Golf Course Review Update For 2025 Season
COUNTY News:
Los Alamos County staff have been monitoring the golf course and as published, performed a review of the course on April 14, to provide better clarity and to ensure optimal conditions for play.
The updated schedule reflects changes in course availability and ongoing preparations.
Updated opening dates and details:
- The practice range and main putting green will remain open. These areas will be available to golfers for practice.
- The course will remain closed at this time. Another course review will be during the week of May 12. While the weather conditions have improved, the course
Friends Of Bosque Del Apache Spring Migration May 3-4
American White Pelicans. Photo by John Olson
Cactus blossoms. Photo by Wayne Washam
FBA News:
The community is invited to join the Friends of Bosque Del Apache (FBA) for a weekend of birding, nature, art and poetry at Bosque del Apache National Wildlife Refuge and beyond Friday, May 2 through Sunday, May 4. There is something for everyone at this Spring Migration Celebration 2025.
Attendees will view shorebirds (avocets, curlews, phalaropes, pelicans and more) and colorful small migrants, including warblers, chats, flycatchers and swallows. Birding experts and engaging presenters, Holly Read More
Daily Postcard: Clouds, Sunbeams, Budding Trees Fill Frame
Daily Postcard: Late afternoon clouds with setting sunbeams and budding trees fill the frame of this photo taken Wednesday in White Rock. Photo by Nancy Ann Hibbs Read More
Bandelier’s Summer Shuttle Service Begins May 14, 2025
NPS News:
Bandelier National Monument is beginning its free summer shuttle service May 14, 2025 to Frijoles Canyon. The shuttle, provided by Atomic City Transit, boards at the Frey Trail Parking Lot in the park and starting at 10 a.m. runs every 10 minutes.
Unlike previous years, the shuttle is not mandatory unless the parking lots in the canyon are filled up. Also, there will be no shuttle service to the White Rock Visitor Center. Shuttle services will only operate between parking areas within Bandelier. Visitors are encouraged to stop by the White Rock Visitor Center for information on regional Read More
Coronado Historic Site Teaches Gardening Techniques April 30
NMHS News:
Spring has sprung at Kuaua Pueblo at Coronado Historic Site—learn the old New Mexico ways of planting a garden.
Coronado Historic Site’s Ranger Anthony will demonstrate different gardening techniques 10:30 a.m.- noon Wednesday, April 30. Each month he will focus on a different aspect of garden care and maintenance. This month he’ll show how to turn over soil using hand tools, then plant seeds and irrigate using sunken beds for flood irrigation. Bring water and wear comfortable clothes, a hat, and shoes you can get dirty. All topics are subject to change. Weather and garden growth Read More
25th Anniversary Plant Walk With PEEC April 22
PEEC News:
Celebrate the Pajarito Environmental Education Center’s (PEEC) 25th anniversary with a special Plant Walk led by local expert Craig Martin from 5:30-7:30 p.m., Tuesday, April 22, 2025. The event is free and offers an easy walk to explore and identify beautiful local wildflowers.
Participants will meet at the Los Alamos Nature Center, located at 2600 Canyon Rd, Los Alamos, NM 87544, to check in and carpool to the trailhead. Craig Martin will scout local trails ahead of time to ensure the best possible wildflower viewing experience.
This is a wonderful opportunity to connect with Read More
Taos Regional Landfill Board Secures $8M In State Funding For Taos ‘Clean Spaces, Strong Communities’ Plan
TAOS News:
The Taos Regional Landfill Board announced today that it has been awarded $8 million from the State of New Mexico’s capital outlay funding to support the Taos Clean Spaces, Strong Communities plan.
This funding is the result of a collaborative, region-wide public-private effort aimed at implementing and operating a comprehensive waste diversion and trash reduction program to improve cleanliness, increase environmental sustainability, and beautify the Taos region. The project is coordinated by the Taos Regional Landfill Board with the Town of Taos as the fiscal agent.
“The Read More
Daily Postcard: Sunrise Paints Dramatic Sky Over Sangres
Daily Postcard: Sunrise emerges Saturday looking East from Los Alamos painting a dramatic sky over the Sangre de Cristo Mountains. Photo by DW Decker Read More
Pajarito Environmental Education Center Marks 25 Years!
A scene in 2015 from the ribbon cutting of the Nature Center, which is operated by PEEC. Courtesy/LAC
A scene from the Nature Odyssey summer camp at Valles Caldera in 2010. Courtesy/PEEC
By MICHELE ALTHERR
Co-founder
Pajarito Environmental Education Center
If you go high into the Jemez Mountains in the spring, your path will traverse dry as well as muddy spots. You will hear the soft trickle of rivulets of water. As the snow melts, life-sustaining water gathers force, cascading through mountain folds, over cliffs, into canyons and finally feeding into the broad Rio Grande. Along your hike you Read More
County DPU Seeks Focus Group Volunteers
COUNTY News:
The Los Alamos Department of Public Utilities (DPU), in partnership with the University of New Mexico and New Mexico State University, is seeking volunteers for two focus groups to discuss the pathway to zero natural gas usage.
The groups will meet noon-1 p.m. over Zoom on April 24, May 1 and May 8. Participants must be natural gas customers of DPU.
Anyone who is interested in participating should send name, email address and street address to catherine.danna@lacnm.us. Volunteers will be randomly selected and notified by email. Read More
Weekly Fishing Report: April 15, 2025
By GEORGE MORSE
Sports and Outdoors
Los Alamos Daily Post
This last week saw unseasonably warm temperatures with several cities throughout the state setting records for daily high temperatures, including Santa Fe and Albuquerque. It was a toasty 97 degrees in Roswell.
Streamflows around the state showed some dramatic increases due to melting snow.
However, streamflow in the Rio Grande is low. The streamflow at Cerro near the Colorado border was just 117 cubic-feet-per second. This indicates that they are already irrigating crops in Colorado’s San Luis Valley.
New Mexico’s snowpack remains Read More
Skittish Pair Of Bighorn Sheep Linger In Pajarito Acres
A skittish pair of bighorn sheep linger in the street near Potrillo and Rio Bravo Drive Saturday in the Pajarito Acres area of White Rock. Photo by Richard Henderson Read More
Camping At Camp May Limited During The 2025 Season
Camp May campground at Pajarito Mountain. Courtesy photo
COUNTY News:
Camp May will be limited to campground use 12 p.m., Friday through Saturday nights, vacating by 12 p.m., Sunday. This season will be on a first-come first-served basis due to the construction of a potable water line. The Fire Protection Project (JMFPP) plans call for the construction of a potable water pipeline up to the ski hill, as well as improved electric and fiber optic utilities along Camp May Road at Pajarito Mountain. Work on the project is scheduled to start April 1.
Camp May will open May 1, and reservations will not Read More
Additional Curbside Brush Collection Suspended April 14-18
COUNTY News:
Los Alamos County Environmental Services regrets to inform residents that curbside brush collection services will not be available April 14-18. The side-load collection equipment is currently out of service and awaiting the necessary parts for repair.
Curbside brush collection is expected to resume its regular schedule next week, April 21.
In response to elevated wildfire concerns, Environmental Services would like to remind residents to utilize the additional curbside brush collection offered through May 9. The “2025 Recycling & Yard Trimming Roll Cart Collection Read More
Daily Postcard: Blimpish Cloud Hovers Over Canyon Glen
Daily Postcard: A puffy cloud shaped like a blimp hovers Monday over Canyon Glen in Los Alamos. Photo by Teresa Resende Read More
Final Chimps From New Mexico Lab Arrive At Sanctuary
Faylene, one of the Asset chimpanzees previously used in experiments at Alamogordo Primate Facility moved in February to Chimp Haven sanctuary in Louisiana. Courtesy Kierstin Luckett/Lauren Rager
Animal Protection News:
WASHINGTON D.C. — Humane World for Animals, Humane World Action Fund and Animal Protection New Mexico are delighted to announce that the remaining chimpanzees from the Alamogordo Primate Facility in New Mexico have been successfully relocated to Chimp Haven, a 200-acre forested sanctuary in Louisiana dedicated to providing a natural and enriching environment for Read More
