Celebrate National Park Week at Bandelier April 19-27
View of Long House, Frijoles Canyon, Bandelier National Monument. Courtesy/NPS
View of Tyuonyi Pueblo and nearby cavates, Frijoles Canyon, Bandelier National Monument. Courtesy/NPS
BANDELIER News:
All over the country, units of the National Park System will be celebrating National Park Week from April 19-27, including fee free days April 19-20 and Bandelier is joining in the festivities.
“Spring is a terrific time to be at Bandelier,” Superintendent Jason Lott said. “Come take a walk, attend a ranger activity, have a picnic, backpack in the Wilderness, or just sit in the sun in Frijoles Read More
NNSA Awards $25 Million Grant to Improve Capabilities for Detecting Nuclear Proliferation
Anne Harrington, Deputy Administrator for Defense Nuclear Nonproliferation
NNSA News:
WASHINGTON, D.C. – The National Nuclear Security Administration’s (NNSA) Office of Defense Nuclear Nonproliferation Research and Development today announced the award of a $25 million grant to a North Carolina State University-led consortium for research and development (R&D) in enabling capabilities for nonproliferation.
This sizeable, long-term investment will support the consortium at $5 million per year for five years. The grant is in response to a funding opportunity announcement Read More
LANL Physicist Honored With E.O. Lawrence Award
LANL physicist John Sarrao is being honored with the 2013 Ernest O. Lawrence Award. Courtesy/LANL
LANL News:
- John Sarrao’s research in plutonium, superconductivity, magnetism praised
Los Alamos National Laboratory physicist John Sarrao is being honored by the U.S. Department of Energy with the 2013 Ernest O. Lawrence Award in Condensed Matter and Materials Sciences.
“John Sarrao’s exciting advances in actinide studies exemplify the quality of research performed at Los Alamos National Laboratory,” said LANL Director Charlie McMillan. “Actinides, including plutonium, Read More
Corrections Department Eliminates Overnight Visits
NMCD News:
SANTA FE—In an effort to continue to provide opportunities for inmates to reconnect with their families, the New Mexico Corrections Department has made changes to its family visit policy.
The department has decided to eliminate overnight family visits effective May 1. Only a small portion of the nearly 7,000 inmates in the Corrections Department qualified for overnight family visits.
Inmates will now have more frequent contact visits with family during special seminar days. These seminars will include classes on topics such as finances, raising a child in today’s world, supporting Read More
Santuario de Chimayó Pilgrimage Joint Information Center Issues Annual Safety Alert For Walkers
Pilgrims gather on Good Friday in 2013 at the El Santuario de Chimayó. Photo by Salvador Zapien/ladailypost.com
EMO News:
SANTA FE – The annual journey to El Santuario de Chimayó is underway. Dozens of walkers have already begun their trek to the church. The Santuario de Chimayó Pilgrimage Joint Information Center would like to remind pedestrians and motorists to be safe as they make their way along the route.
The public safety for this event is a joint coordinated effort between the Emergency Management Offices (EMO) in Rio Arriba and Santa Fe Counties. Twenty-nine agencies representing Read More
Residents Asked to Sign Petition To Ban Trapping
TFNM News:
Trap Free New Mexico (TFNM) is asking residents to sign a petition here to ban animal trapping in New Mexico.
TFNM is a coalition of citizens, conservation organizations and animal welfare groups who oppose the cruel, damaging and dangerous practice of trapping in New Mexico. Under-regulated and outdated, traps put citizens, pets and non-target species at risk, including the endangered Mexican gray wolf.
“We seek to ban traps in New Mexico for the sake of public safety and New Mexico’s native wildlife,” TFNM said. Read More
New Mexico State Science and Engineering Fair
EDUCATION News:
Los Aamos sent 27 6-12th graders to the 62nd New Mexico State Science and Engineering Fair on the New Mexico Tech campus in Socorro April 4-5.
New Mexico Science and Engineering Fair is an affiliate of the Intel International Science and Engineering Fair (ISEF) and is bound by the rules governing that organization. The fair also is a member of the New Mexico Activities Association (NMAA). NMSEF is a non-profit program hosted by New Mexico Institute of Mining & Technology (New Mexico Tech).
Financial support for the Fair comes from New Mexico Tech, the State of New Mexico, registration Read More
RTD Adds Buses to Accommodate Chimayo Pilgrams on Good Friday, April 18
NCRTD News:
The North Central Regional Transit District is adding additional buses along its Española to Chimayo route to accommodate people making the annual pilgrimage to El Santuario de Chimayo on Good Friday, April 18.
Two ADA accessible buses will run on a continuous loop 8 a.m. to 5:30 p.m., throughout the day (the first bus begins at 8 a.m. and the second at 8:30 a.m.) departing from the RTD stop on the north side of the Big Rock Phillips 66 Station in front of the Santa Claran Hotel.
The route will traverse N.M. 76 with multiple stops in each direction along the way. The route concludes Read More
NMSARC Announces Annual Search and Rescue Conference
Courtesy/NMSARC
NMSARC News:
The New Mexico Search and Rescue Council (NMSARC) is hosting ESCAPE (Emergency Services Annual Preparedness Event), its annual training event for search and rescue volunteers April 25-27 at the Buffalo Thunder Resort, Spa, and Casino in Pojoaque.
More than 100 volunteers from throughout New Mexico, Arizona, Colorado, Texas and Oklahoma are attending to train in all aspects of effective search and rescue.
The three-day conference also has vendors, featuring the latest in search and rescue gear, communications equipment and performance clothing, a silent Read More
View Rare Glimpse of Antarctica Through National Geographic Lens 7 p.m. Thursday at PEEC
Stephen Becker of Los Alamos stands in front of the National Geographic Explorer. Courtesy/PEEC
PEEC News:
It was the trip of a lifetime. Last November, Los Alamos local Stephen Becker embarked on the National Geographic Explorer ship to the Falkland Islands, South Georgia Island, and Antarctica.
During this voyage, National Geographic photographers produced a 50-minute video showing some of the trip highlights. Becker will show the video, and talk about the trip in a program at 7 a.m. at PEEC Thursday, April 17. Join Becker and PEEC for a rare glimpse of this remote region.
This Read More
