Environment

Moving Arts Presents Multigenerational Performance Honoring Acequias Of New Mexico

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Moving Arts News:

ESPANOLA — El Agua es Vida (Water is Life) is an evening of theater, dance, live music, and visual art created and performed by Moving Arts students and a cast of intergenerational performers in partnership with the New Mexico Acequia Association. Centered on water as a living thread through New Mexican land, culture, and community, the performance honors the generations who have fought to protect it. Through their work, these young artists bring New Mexico’s acequia traditions to the Lensic stage.

More than a performance, this event is an opportunity for young people to connect Read More

Community Invited To Tour County Water Systems Tour

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COUNTY News:

The community is invited to take a tour provided by Los Alamos County on Friday, July 10 to learn all about how water makes the journey to local faucets.

The tour runs from 10 a.m. to 12 p.m., starting at the Water Production Division office at the Pajarito Cliffs Site that includes a visit to the water system control room for an overview of SCADA and seeing remote monitoring of a very large system in real time.

Next, the tour travels to the Guaje Well Field in Rendija Canyon where participants will step inside a well house and its neighboring booster station to learn how water is taken from Read More

Daily Postcard: Bear Cub Sleeps Draped Over Tree Branch

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Daily Postcard: Apparently exhausted from a morning of exploring around Barranca Mesa on Saturday, a bear cub climbed a Ponderosa and fell sound asleep draped over a branch. Mama bear soon climbed up right below it. Photo by Jonathan Dowell, Ph.D. Follow Dowell on Instagram @SnowyEgretPhotography

Another view of a bear cub sleeping on the branch of a Ponderosa Saturday on Barranca Mesa. Photo by Jonathan Dowell, Ph.D. Follow Dowell on Instagram @SnowyEgretPhotography. Read More

New Mexico Historic Preservation Division To Host Flood Adaptation Workshop July 16

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NMDCA News:

In coordination with a pair of federal agencies, the New Mexico Historic Preservation Division (NMHPD) will sponsor an in-person workshop on flood adaptation for historic buildings in Ruidoso.

The authors of the Department of Interior’s Guidelines on Flood Adaptation for Rehabilitating Historic Buildings, which takes an in-depth look at preservation guidance specific to historic properties at risk of flooding, will lead this all-day workshop.

This will be a full day of in-person sessions, with snacks and lunch provided. Participants will receive a copy of the Guidelines Read More

Final McCauley Springs Fire Update: July 4, 2026

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Communities in the McCauley Springs Fire area express their gratitude to firefighters. Courtesy photo

USFS News:

Crews are nearing completion of suppression repair activities on the McCauley Springs Fire. Southwest Area Team 3 is preparing to transition command of the fire area back to a local organization. Resources will remain in place and available to respond to any new starts throughout the holiday.

This will be the last update from Southwest Complex Incident Management Team 3. Unless there is any significant change, there will not be another update until the fire is fully contained. Read More

New Mexico Small Businesses Challenge Sweeping Labeling Regulation

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NFIB News:

SANTA FE — NFIB (National Federation of Independent Business) joined a coalition of business organizations in filing a lawsuit at the U.S. District Court for the District of New Mexico challenging a new regulation from the New Mexico Environmental Improvement Board (EIB) requiring small business manufacturers to label products containing poly-fluoroalkyl substances (PFAS).

Although PFAS is a catchall term used to describe more than 14,000 substances with varying chemical properties, this sweeping mandate will apply to nearly all products with ingredients that fall under Read More

On The Job In Los Alamos: Snake Wrangler To The Rescue!

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On the job in Los Alamos is local snake wrangler Annette Hiteman on Monday safely capturing a young rattlesnake discovered near the pickleball courts on North Mesa. A certified venomous snake rescuer and relocator, Hiteman offers her services free of charge but gratuities are appreciated. To contact Hiteman, call 505.409.3734 or email tahiteman87544@gmail.com. Photo by Páya Pavlíková/ladailypost.com Read More