Environment

SFCC Opening: ‘Art, Extraction And Imagination: If The Land Could Speak, What Would It Say?’ Nov. 3

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SFCC News:

SANTA FE — Santa Fe Community College announces the opening of “Art, Extraction, and Imagination: If the Land Could Speak, What Would it Say” exhibition, 4-6 p.m. Monday, Nov. 3, in the exhibition space next to Room 567 at the college.

The exhibition continues through Tuesday, Nov. 25.

The exhibition will showcase artwork created by SFCC students in a free workshop offered in collaboration with guest artist, photographer and environmental advocate Shayla Blatchford of the Anti-Uranium Mapping Project.

Through the process of “counter-mapping”, students explored how art can Read More

Red Fox And Gray Fox Spotted On Barranca Mesa

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A red fox is spotted recently in this backyard on Barranca Mesa. Over the years, hundreds of gray foxes have been seen in Los Alamos, including in this backyard and throughout local canyons. But spotting red foxes has been very rare until this year. This red fox has been seen fairly consistently over the last few months. Red foxes are typically drawn to more open habitats while gray foxes favor forests. Photo by Hari Viswanathan

A gray fox spotted recently in this backyard on Barranca Mesa. Photo by Hari Viswanathan

Another rare view of the red fox spotted recently in this backyard on Barranca Mesa. Read More

Daily Postcard: Coyote Strolls In Fall Sunshine At Bandelier

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Daily Postcard: A coyote strolls in the fall sunshine around Bandelier National Monument. As members of the canine family, it is not unusual to discover that they have many characteristics similar to pet dogs. Coyotes are omnivores, eating pretty much whatever they can find. Although secretive, they don’t shy away from living in close contact with humans, and why it is important to keep campsites and picnic areas clean to discourage these wild animals from frequent contact with visitors. Photo by Sally King Read More

New Mexico And Wyoming Governors Unveil Rocky Mountain Gas Road Map For U.S. And Asia

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From the Office of the Governor:

Plan identifies export pathways for responsibly produced natural gas

SANTA FE — New Mexico Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham and Wyoming Gov. Mark Gordon today released a first-of-its-kind infrastructure roadmap at a roundtable with Japanese Ambassador Shigeo Yamada to position responsibly produced Rocky Mountain natural gas as a cost-effective, low-carbon solution for growing U.S. and Asian energy markets.

The “Rocky Mountain Gas Roadmap & Implementation Playbook”, developed under the Western States and Tribal Nations Energy (WSTN) Initiative, Read More

Scenes Of 2025 PEECnic At Los Alamos Nature Center

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Pajarito Environmental Education Center (PEEC) hosted the 2025 PEECnic Saturday afternoon at the Los Alamos Nature Center at 2600 Canyon Road. The event featured apple cider pressing, yard games, snacks, gift shop discounts and more. Photo by John McHale/ladailypost.com

The apple cider press is kept busy with help from young visitors at the annual PEECnic Saturday at the Los Alamos Nature Center. Photo by John McHale/ladailypost.com

A volunteer holds a bull snake named Seirus, as a young visitor pets it under the supervision of his mom, during the annual PEEKnic event Saturday at the Los Read More

Daily Postcard: Acorn Woodpecker Lands At Nature Center

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Daily Postcard: Coming in for a landing this Acorn Woodpecker is one of many that frequent the Los Alamos Nature Center and store their seeds in a tree in the canyon below the Center. These birds and other wildlife can be seen from the wildlife observation room inside the Center at 2600 Canyon Drive. Photo by Richard Skolnik Read More

Posts From The Road: Arcadia Round Barn In Oklahoma

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Arcadia Round Barn: The Arcadia Round Barn is a landmark in the town of Arcadia, Okla. Seen at the bottom of the photo is the Route 66 highway, which passes through the small farming community north of Oklahoma City. Photo by Gary Warren/ladailypost.com

Entrance: The entrance doors to the round barn are seen from this side of the structure. The downstairs serves as a local museum with displays of tools and equipment used by pioneers. The ground floor includes a gift shop. The upper floor, reached by the exterior steps, leads to the only entrance upstairs. Workers saw the value of a local gathering Read More