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Backcountry Film Festival Inspires Winter Adventurers To Seek Snow Less Traveled
Stillshot from China, A Skier’s Journey, one of nine short films featured in this year’s Backcountry Film Festival. Courtesy/PEEC
PEEC News:
Tickets go on sale today for the Backcountry Film Festival, made possible by the Pajarito Environmental Education Center (PEEC) and the Reel Deal Theater. Produced by the Boise-based nonprofit Winter Wildlands Alliance, the touring Backcountry Film Festival will make its way to more than 100 locations around the world. The screening at the Reel Deal at 7 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 26 will be the only one in New Mexico.
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Scenes From Bandelier Falls Trail Hike
Scenes from a trail hike Sunday in Bandelier Falls. Photo by Robert Beberniss
Scenes from a trail hike Sunday in Bandelier Falls. Photo by Robert Beberniss
Photo by Robert Beberniss
Scenes from a trail hike Sunday in Bandelier Falls. Photo by Robert Beberniss
Scenes from a trail hike Sunday in Bandelier Falls. Photo by Robert Beberniss Read More
BLM Seeks Comments On New Mexico Gas Company Taos Mainline Re-route Project
BLM News:The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Taos Field Office is seeking public comment on the draft environmental assessment (EA) for the proposed relocation of approximately six miles of the New Mexico Gas Company’s Taos Mainline.
This is a natural gas utility pipeline that serves as the only purveyor of natural gas to the communities of Taos, Questa, and Red River in Taos County, New Mexico. The public comment period will be open from January 10, 2017, to February 10, 2017.
The project is located primarily on BLM lands within the Rio Grande gorge along State
Read More Daily Postcard: Frozen Shadows On The Snow
Daily Postcard: Frozen shadows are spotted on the snow Saturday in the Jemez. Photo by Jennifer Bartram Read More
DOE Secretary Moniz Announces Charles Curtis As 2016 Recipient Of Schlesinger Medal For Energy Security
Charles B. Curtis
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Secretary of Energy Ernest Moniz today announced Charles B. Curtis as the third recipient of the James R. Schlesinger Medal for Energy Security.
When the Department of Energy (DOE) and the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) were established Oct. 1, 1977, Schlesinger and Curtis were appointed by President Carter as the first DOE Secretary and FERC Chairman, respectively. Later, Curtis served as Under Secretary, Deputy Secretary and Acting Secretary of Energy during the Clinton Administration. He was a founding partner of the law firm Van Read More
Ten Fee-Free Days At National Parks In 2017
Frijoles Canyon in Bandelier National Monument. Courtesy/NPSNPS News:
Anyone wanting to stretch their travel budget to be able to visit the greatest number America’s very best places, should be sure to consider the 10 days this year when all National Park Service areas are fee free – no entrance fees!
In the Los Alamos area, that includes both Bandelier National Monument and the Valles Caldera National Preserve. The Manhattan Project National Historical Park (NHP), in downtown Los Alamos, has no entrance fee.
The first fee-free day for 2017 will be
Read More Prescribed Pile Burn On Pecos/Las Vegas Ranger District To Focus On Illegally Dumped Debris
Pile of burning debris. Courtesy photoSFNF News:
SANTA FE ― Fire managers on the Santa Fe National Forest are planning to conduct an administrative pile burn to reduce illegally dumped slash and woody debris that has accumulated along Forest Road 86-A on the Pecos/Las Vegas Ranger District.
Ignitions on the 0.1-acre site, 3 miles northeast of the Village of Pecos, may begin as early as tomorrow if conditions, including fuel moisture levels, air quality and weather forecasts, are favorable.
Illegal dumping is a serious problem on national
Read More Daily Postcard: Taos Mountains From Main Gate Park
Daily Postcard: Saturday, Jan. 7 was one of those exceptionally clear days revealing much detail on the mountains near Taos. This photo was taken from Main Gate Park as the setting sun lit up the higher peaks. Photo by Marc Bailey Read More
Contract Awarded For Technical Support At DOE Environmental Management Sites Across DOE Complex
DOE News:CINCINNATI, Ohio ― The Department of Energy (DOE) has announced the award of a Time and Materials, Indefinite Delivery/Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) contract to SUNSi JV, LLC, of Pocatello, ID.
SUNSi JV, LLC is a Small Business. The contract will have a maximum value of up to $4 million over 5 years. Work performed under this contract will be performed at various EM sites across the DOE complex.
The Contractor will provide support in the following areas: Quality Assurance, Safety (including nuclear safety), Radiological Protection, Emergency Management,
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