Environment

PEEC Recognizes Volunteer Dr. Galen Gisler

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PEEC volunteer Dr. Galen Gisler. Courtesy photo

By CHRISTA TYSON
PEEC Volunteer Coordinator

One of PEEC’s most creative volunteers is Dr. Galen Gisler.

Gisler was born under the dark and starry skies of New Mexico. As a child he read about Saturn floating on water, an analogy from one of his well-loved science books. He imagined the planet floating in his bathtub in Clovis, where he was raised. In that moment of wonder and curiosity, a seed was planted. It grew into a passion for astronomy, one that would last a lifetime and enable him to share his knowledge and curiosity with others.

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LANL Boosts Performance Grade To Very Good

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The Los Alamos National Laboratory complex at dawn with a backdrop of the Jemez Mountain range. Courtesy/LANS

 
By ROGER SNODGRASS
Los Alamos Daily Post

While improvement arrives too late to make up for inadequate performance evaluations of the last two years, the National Nuclear Security Administration scored Los Alamos National Laboratory higher on the whole this year, with six out of six ratings of “good” or better.

The lowest marks came in the highest weighted category, which was operations and infrastructure. The previous year’s low-mark of 49 (out of 100) percent in operations Read More

News Alert: Governor Activates State Emergency Operations Center In Preparation For Winter Storm Helena

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News Alert:

  • Agencies Working Together to Protect Health and Safety of New Mexicans

SANTA FE — Today, Gov. Susana Martinez activated the New Mexico Emergency Operations Center (EOC) to monitor, prepare for, and respond to Winter Storm Helena. According to the National Weather Service, the storm is expected to affect much of Northern and Central New Mexico late today through Friday.

“In a state as large and diverse as ours, intense weather can have a tremendous impact on communities large and small throughout New Mexico,” Martinez said. “I’ve activated our Emergency Operations Center to coordinate Read More

PEEC Partners With Valles Caldera National Preserve To Offer Snowshoe Hike Saturday

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Youth enjoying a snowshoe hike on a beautiful winter day. Courtesy photo
 
PEEC News:
 
Would you like to explore the Jemez Mountains by snowshoe? Pajarito Environmental Education Center (PEEC) is working with the Valles Caldera National Preserve (VCNP) to offer educational, family-friendly hikes this winter.
 
The next hike is 10:30 a.m. to 1 p.m., Saturday, Jan. 7, and will be led by a VCNP ranger and a PEEC representative. Along the way, participants will have the chance to learn tricks and tips to navigating by snowshoe, understand how plants and animals adapt
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Astronomy Shows At Planetarium This Weekend

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PEEC News:
 
What celestial objects can we see as we welcome the new year? Find out more about the January night sky at 7 p.m., Friday when a local astronomer will guide you through our sky in the Los Alamos Nature Center planetarium. 
 
At 2 p.m., Saturday and Sunday, We are Astronomers will play on the full planetarium dome. This exciting, family-friendly film connects us to the evolution of the Universe and explores the secrets of our cosmic chemistry. 
 
The Los Alamos Nature Center will be open regular
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NMED To Ensure Safe Reopening At WIPP

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NMED News:

SANTA FE – Today the New Mexico Environment Department acknowledged their role in ensuring a safe reopening of the U.S. Department of Energy’s Waste Isolation Pilot Plant (WIPP) in Carlsbad, while recognizing the first emplacement of transuranic waste into the underground repository. 

Following a fire and separate radiological event that closed the facility in February 2014, the New Mexico Environment Department began a comprehensive investigation, and led efforts to hold the DOE accountable. Today’s waste emplacement marks the first waste to be disposed of in the WIPP Read More