American Legion National Commander Visits Los Alamos
American Legion National Commander James Koutz of Indiana is touring New Mexico and Monday visited local American Legion Post 90 on Trinity Drive. The national commander toured the Post and met with Post, Auxiliary and Sons of the American Legion members. He was presented $550 in donations for Operation Comfort Warriors. Koutz, second from left, with Post 90 Commander William Cooper, left, American Legion Department of New Mexico Commander Robert Jaramillo, second from right and American Legion Riders Chapter 19 President David Bullock. Photo by Leland LehmanLos Alamos American Legion Riders Participate in Massing of Colors
Members of the Los Alamos American Legion Riders participated in the Massing of Colors with the Military Order of World Wars at the New Mexico Bataan Memorial Saturday, May 11, from left, Ken Nadeau, Scott Wilkinson, Dave Bullock, Dave Demello and Randi Moore. Photo by Louis RosochaForest Announces 2013 Season Open Recreation Sites
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SFNF News:
- Forest announces 2013 season open recreation sites; Asks public to help keep forest clean
SANTA FE – Forest recreation specialists are currently busy preparing 54 campgrounds, trail heads and picnic areas for the summer season across the Santa Fe National Forest.
Hazard tree inspections, drinking water sampling, and general maintenance to facilities brought on by winter snow are being accomplished so that visitors can once again enjoy their national forests.
However, there will be a reduction in services at some sites. Generally at sites where services are reduced Read More
Forest & VCNP Enter Stage I Fire Restrictions Tuesday
Smokey Bear. Courtesy/SFNS
SFNF News:
SANTA FE – Despite recent scattered rain showers, the Santa Fe National Forest and Valles Caldera National Preserve will enter Stage 1 fire restrictions at 8 a.m. Tuesday due to extreme/exceptional drought conditions and high fire danger.
The Pecos Wilderness and San Pedro Parks Wilderness areas are exempt from Stage I fire restrictions. Devices solely fueled by liquid petroleum or LPG fuel that can be turned on and off are allowed in areas that are barren or cleared of all overhead and surrounding flammable materials within three feet of the device.
Searching for Clandestine Graves with Geophysical Tools
Workers examine remains at a mass grave in eastern Bosnia in 2004. Photo by Polargeo
AGU News:
By , National University of Colombia, Bogota and , National University of Colombia, Bogota
Cancún, Mexico — It’s very hard to convict a murderer if the victim’s body can’t be found. And the best way to hide a body is to bury it.
Developing new tools to find those clandestine graves is the goal of a small community of researchers spread across several countries, some of whom are presenting their work on Tuesday, May 14, at the Meeting of the Americas in Cancún, Mexico, a scientific Read More
Mules and More at Bond House Museum
Archival photograph of the Bond House in former days. Courtesy/Center for SW Reach Archives at UNMBy SHERRY HARDAGE
Our neighboring city of Española is where many of us shop. We know about Wal-Mart, Lowes, maybe even the bowling alley in the casino, but what about their history museum?
Who knew there was such a gem as the Bond House? It’s behind the church on the plaza. Most of us pass right by it when we head home to Los Alamos.
Franklin Bond arrived from Canada, when Española was little more than a dirt rail yard on the banks of the Rio Grande. Some form of town had existed there for 300 years, but the early
Udall, Heinrich, Luján Make Progress Restoring LANL Cleanup Funding
NM DELEGATION News:
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senators Tom Udall and Martin Heinrich and U.S. Rep. Ben Ray Luján announced that the Department of Energy and the White House have responded to their calls for critical funding needed to maintain ongoing environmental management efforts at Los Alamos National Laboratory by sending a reprogramming request to Congress in the amount of $19 million.
They are now urging the necessary Congressional Committees to approve the without delay and advocating for an additional $21 million from the National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) Read More
Valles Caldera’s 2013 Recreation Program Highlights
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VCNP News:
Thirteen years ago, July 25, 2000, President Bill Clinton signed the Valles Caldera Preservation Act, which created the Valles Caldera National Preserve.
To celebrate that occasion and the many accomplishments of past and present staff, volunteers and contributors, we will host the second annual Valles Caldera Preservation Act Celebration from July 25-28. A new addition to this year’s celebration will be the Jemez Valley Storytellers Jamboree July 27-28. Storytellers from across New Mexico will gather to share their tall tales and legends from the Land of Enchantment. Read More
Bandelier Announces Weekend Activities
Upper Falls. Photo by Sally King/BNMThe 2013 International Migratory Bird Day focuses on bird
Udall, Hirono, Polis Introduce Bill to Support Pregnant and Parenting Students
U.S. SENATE News:- Measure Would Help Teen Parents Graduate and Become College or Career Ready
