Environment

Apply For Backyard Pollinator Garden Kits By June 12

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PEEC News:

The Pajarito Environmental Education Center (PEEC) with its partner Bee City Los Alamos is offering the Backyard Pollinator Garden Program.

Registration closes today, June 12. Sign up free at peecnature.org or through the google doc. 40 “kits” of native plants, grown without pesticides or fertilizers, that are carefully chosen for their hardiness in our Jemez Mountain environment and for their benefit to native pollinators are available. Selected applicants will be notified June 30th.

The Backyard Pollinator Garden Project is funded by a generous grant from the Carroll Petrie Read More

Interior Department Begins Nationwide Review Of Rock Climbing And Wilderness Study Area Management Policies

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DOI News:

WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Department of the Interior (DOI) has announced a 60-day public comment period on proposed recreational climbing guidance and potential updates to wilderness study area management policies for lands managed by the Bureau of Land Management, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and National Park Service.   

The Department is seeking public input on two important efforts:

  • First, establishing a consistent approach to recreational rock climbing management across designated wilderness areas; and
  • Second, evaluating whether existing wilderness study areas and
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Jupiter And Venus Conjunction Captured Over Western Area

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Jupiter and Venus conjunction photographed above Western Area in Los Alamos June 9. Jupiter and Venus meet in a dazzling conjunction on June 9 — Here’s where and when to look | Space. Photo by Steve Bublitz

Closer view of Jupiter and Venus conjunction. Photo by Steve Bublitz

Steve Bublitz capturing the event. Courtesy photo Read More

Santa Fe Community College To Host New Mexico’s First Nutritious Food Pantry Certification Ceremony June 24

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The SFCC Campus Cupboard provides fresh produce from SFCC’s greenhouse. This past year Santa Fe Farmers’ Market Institute has also helped expand access to fresh, high-quality produce as it did at the SFCC Pathways to Care: Allied Health Fair in September 2025. Courtesy/SFCC

SFCC News:

SANTA FE — Santa Fe Community College (SFCC) will host New Mexico’s First Nutritious Food Pantry Certification Ceremony 1-3 p.m. Wednesday, June 24, in the Campus Center, 6401 Richards Ave. The certification recognizes the SFCC Campus Cupboard Food Pantry funded primarily through SFCC Foundation and operated Read More

New Mexico Environment Department Enforcement Watch: 145 Actions Initiated; 93 Resolved In May 2026

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NMED News:

SANTA FE — The New Mexico Environment Department is highlighting the ongoing success of its Enforcement Watch initiative, a transparency-focused program that provides the public with consistent and timely information about the Department’s enforcement actions across environmental protection, public health, and worker safety programs.

By making enforcement data accessible, Enforcement Watch reinforces NMED’s commitment to New Mexico residents for accountability and regulatory compliance statewide.

Launched in May 2023, Enforcement Watch shares monthly updates Read More

PEEC: ‘The Little Things That Run The World’ June 25

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PEEC News:

In celebration of National Pollinator Week, the Pajarito Environmental Education Center (PEEC) will host a free screening of the 2025 documentary, “The Little Things that Run the World” from 6-7:45 p.m. on Thursday, June 25 at the Los Alamos Nature Center Planetarium.

This powerful film explores the dramatic global decline of flying insects: an animal group that makes up three‐quarters of all species on Earth and plays an essential role in holding ecosystems together. Through interviews with scientists, gardeners, farmers, and passionate bug enthusiasts, the documentary Read More