Environment

NMDOT Is Ready For Winter Weather

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In 2015, NMDOT cews removed snow and ice from more than a million pass miles. Courtesy photo

NMDOT News:

SANTA FE – The New Mexico Department of Transportation announced this morning that crews are ready to clear the roads and highways as the state prepares for the winter weather season.

Last year, NMDOT crews removed snow and ice from more than a million pass miles.

“Safety is absolutely our number one priority,” NMDOT Secretary Tom Church said. “Our crews and equipment across the state are ready to respond to winter weather. When driving in ice and snow please take every precaution necessary to Read More

Letter To The Editor: The Value Of Solar

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By KAREN PARAMANANDAM
Positve Energy Solar
 
A new study could change the way Los Alamos DPU compensates solar producers. We should tread carefully.
 

Last week, the Los Alamos Board of Public Utilities hosted a hearing on how to quantify the benefits that solar energy creates for our community. 

This is a crucial question. We all know that harvesting New Mexico’s bountiful sunshine can create a cleaner environment, but many of the biggest advantages of solar energy are economic:

  • Creating jobs;
  • Boosting property values; and
  • Reducing energy costs. 
 
Still, the
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County Eco Station: Holiday Collection Details

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COUNTY News:

The Los Alamos County Eco Station announces special collection dates during the Thanksgiving holiday:

Eco Station:

  • Closed Thursday, Thanksgiving Day Nov. 24 and Friday, Nov. 25.
  • Special collection date for those affected is Wednesday, Nov. 23.
  • Place trash and recycle roll carts out before 8 a.m.
  • The Eco Station will re-open Saturday, Nov. 26 at 9 a.m.

White Rock Convenience Center:

  • Closed Thursday, Thanksgiving Day Nov. 24 and Friday, Nov. 25.
  • The White Rock Convenience Center will re-open Saturday, Nov.. 26 at 8:30 a.m.

Call the Eco Station with questions or concerns at 505.662.8163. Read More

A Mountaineer’s Story: Climbing The Alps

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The magnificent Alps draw adventurers from around the world to visit, explore and build memories. Courtesy photo
 
PEEC News:
 
Kelly Gallagher, an adventurer who seeks to enliven everyone’s passion for the Alpine mountains by sharing her experiences in the Alps, will present a talk Tuesday, Nov. 22 at the Los Alamos Mountaineers meeting. 
 
The presentation starts by 7:15 p.m. at the Los Alamos Nature Center. The Los Alamos Mountaineers meeting will start at 7 p.m. and cover information about upcoming outings.
 
The Los Alamos
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International Team Completes Security Enhancements To Uzbekistan’s Radiological Waste Disposal Site

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NNSA Deputy Administrator for Defense Nuclear Nonproliferation Anne Harrington. Courtesy/NNSA
 
NNSA News:
 
TASHKENT, UZBEKISTAN ― The United States Department of Energy/National Nuclear Security Administration (DOE/NNSA), the United Kingdom’s Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS), and the Government of Uzbekistan performed a final review Nov. 15 of the physical protection upgrades implemented to enhance the secure storage of radiological materials at the Republican Establishment of Radioactive Waste Burial (RPZRO).
 
This
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High Winds Pose Hazards On Santa Fe National Forest

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Hazard tree. Courtesy/wikipedia

SFNF News:

High wind warnings across much of northern New Mexico are likely to increase risks from falling trees.

Visitors to the Santa Fe National Forest are urged to use extra caution, especially in areas that have been severely burned by wildfire, which are especially prone to hazard trees.

Hazard trees are trees that pose a danger to people or property as a result of structural defects caused by age, fire or disease.

Wind gusts from 50 to 70 miles per hour can substantially increase the risk of both dead and green trees falling.

Stay safe in the forest by following Read More

Storytelling Ranger Pete Griffin Shares Tales Of Alaskan Wilderness During Talk At White Rock Library Tuesday

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LIBRARY News:

Pete Griffin, the Storytelling Ranger, will tell some of his tales of the Alaskan Wilderness at the White Rock Branch Library at 7 p.m., Tuesday, Nov. 22. He tells personal stories that blend growing up, natural history and natural resource management dilemmas.

Growing up in Michigan’s Upper Peninsula, a career as a wildlife biologist exploring the woods and waters Griffin loved was a natural. On the other hand, his transmogrification from an introverted wildlife biologist who just wanted a job all by himself out in the woods into a storyteller standing on the stage in front of Read More

PEEC Staff Win State And National Awards

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Jonathan Creel. Courtesy photo
 
PEEC News:
 
Staff at the Pajarito Environmental Education Center in Los Alamos were recently recognized by state and national organizations for the quality of their work. PEEC’s Director of Interpretation Jonathan Creel and Education Programs Director Siobhan Niklasson received awards.
 
The National Association of Interpretation awarded Creel and his co-authors the Media Award for a brochure he wrote while he worked at Grand Canyon National Park. The Interpretive Media Awards promote excellence in the
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