SFNF Prescribed Burn Oct. 1 – Dec. 31
SFNF News:Los Alamos To Team With Procter & Gamble In Clean Energy Manufacturing Initiative
LANL and consumer products company Procter & Gamble will form one of the seven ‘innovation pairs’ working to bring sustainable ideas from some of the nations top scientists into the day-to-day world of manufacturing. Courtesy/LANL
LANL News:
Clean energy manufacturing efforts will get a boost, thanks to a new national laboratory-industry collaboration pilot announced this week by the U.S. Department of Energy’s Clean Energy Manufacturing Initiative (CEMI).
Los Alamos National Laboratory and consumer products company Procter & Gamble will form one of the seven ‘innovation Read More
Trail At Bandelier Re-Opens Following Repairs
Members of the Chiricahua National Monument trail crew and one of the stone retaining walls they constructed to repair a section of trail at Bandelier. Courtesy/NPS
BANDELIER News:
Bandelier National Monument has just re-opened a segment of backcountry trail that had been closed due to major erosion problems caused by effects of the Las Conchas Fire.
A section of the trail that leads south from Upper Crossing in Frijoles Canyon to the trail junction at the top of the mesa had become impassable as several arroyos deeper than the height of a tall hiker formed across the tread. Read More
October Events At The New Mexico History Museum
This ca. 1930 (?) postcard features La Fonda (‘After painting by Fred Geary’), a classic Fred Harvey Co. property in Santa Fe, NM. Palace of the Governors Photo Archives 177667. Courtesy photoSecretary Moniz Unveils Roadmap To Double U.S. Energy Productivity By 2030
DOE Secretary Ernest MonizUdall, Tester, Lujan Grisham Announce Bill To Help Tribes Fight Child Hunger
Lecture With Former Director Of CIA Counter-Terrorism Center Robert Grenier Sept. 29
Robert L. Grenier, former director of CIA Counter-Terrorism Center (CTC)Los Alamos Deputy Fire Chief Justin Grider Named New Mexico Fire Officer of the Year
Deputy Fire Chief Justin Grider
LAFD News:
Los Alamos Deputy Fire Chief Justin Grider is being honored as New Mexico Fire Officer of the Year this evening at the 4th annual New Mexico Fire & EMS Expo in Soccoro.
Fire Officer of the Year is awarded to a fire officer who has emphasized leadership, dedication, integrity, professional development, service to the public and contributions to the Fire Service as a whole.
This year’s Expo theme “Diamond Jubilee” – Celebrating 60 years of Training for New Mexico’s First Responders was held Sept. 9-16 at the New Mexico State Firefighters’ Training Read More
District Court Testimony Begins Wednesday On Preliminary Injunction Pausing High-stakes Testing In Evaluation Of Education Professionals
AFT NM News:
SANTA FE – American Federation of Teachers New Mexico and the Albuquerque Teachers Federation’s District Court lawsuit against the New Mexico Public Education Department advances as Wednesday’s hearing commences a motion for a preliminary injunction.
This lawsuit seeks to provide relief to educators across New Mexico by pausing, and eventually seeking to prevent the use of high-stakes testing in the evaluation of education professionals.
It is the belief of AFT NM and ATF that the current evaluation system, imposed by Public Education Department rule, is unsound, Read More
Rep. Luján Celebrates Hispanic Heritage Month
U.S. Rep. Ben Ray Luján delivers a speech honoring Hispanic Heritage Month. Courtesy image
U.S. CONGRESSIONAL News:
SANTA FE – U.S. Rep. Ben Ray Luján of New Mexico’s Third District released the following video in honor of Hispanic Heritage Month, which is celebrated Sept. 15 to Oct. 15.
“Hi I’m Congressman Ben Ray Luján. In communities across the country, Americans are coming together to celebrate the enduring contributions of the Hispanic community as we mark the beginning of Hispanic Heritage Month. Every year from Sept. 15 to Oct. 15, we take time to reflect on the important role that Read More
