Environment

Santa Fe National Forest Offices Closed For Columbus Day

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SFNF News:
 
SANTA FE ― All Santa Fe National Forest offices will be closed Monday, Oct. 10, in observance of Columbus Day.
 
Forest offices will resume regular business hours Tuesday, Oct. 11.
 
For additional information, contact a local Ranger District or the Forest Headquarters at 505.438.5300.
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Bandelier Fall Festival, ‘Lunacy’ Night Saturday

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Pueblo jewelry at Bandelier’s Fall Festival. Courtesy/NPS
 
NPS News:
 
This Saturday, Oct. 8, there will be two special annual events at Bandelier National Monument: Fall Fiesta and International Observe the Moon Night.
 
Fall Fiesta is 11 a.m. to 3 p.m., in Frijoles Canyon near the Visitor Center, with more than a half dozen local Pueblo artists offering their handmade crafts for sale, including pottery, drums, kachinas and jewelry.
 
There also will be a dance group presenting traditional dances in late morning and early afternoon. There
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Prescribed Burn Planned On Cuba Ranger District

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SFNF News:
 
SANTA FE ― Fire managers on the Santa Fe National Forest are planning to conduct the Diego prescribed burn on the Cuba Ranger District. 
 
Ignitions for the 378-acre treatment area, located just north of Gilman and two miles southwest of Seven Springs, could begin as early as Oct. 11 and run through Nov. 4, 2016. That window is dependent on favorable conditions, including fuel moisture levels, air quality and weather forecasts. Small blocks may be treated each day to decrease the daily smoke volume.
 
Prescribed fires
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Natural History Museum Has Interactive Dinosaur

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Temporary Exhibit ‘Be the Dinosaur’. Courtesy photo
 

MUSEUM News:

 
ALBUQUERQUE ― The New Mexico Museum of Natural History and Science’s new traveling exhibit Be the Dinosaur™ is a state-of-the-art video game that allows visitors to explore some of the greatest mysteries of paleontology in a completely interactive way while walking through the Cretaceous period as a dinosaur.
 
The six stations allow the visitor to forage through a virtual field searching for food and water while also avoiding attacks from other dinosaurs. Visitors
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Los Alamos Nature Center Open Holiday Weekend

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Enjoy the beautiful views and engaging exhibits at the Los Alamos Nature Center this holiday weekend. Photo by Patrick Coulie
 
PEEC News:
 
This weekend is a great time to embrace nature and the Los Alamos Nature Center can help.
 
The nature center is open all weekend and 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Columbus Day, Monday Oct. 10. The community is to visit the animals, use the Los Alamos Trails App to find a fun hike, bring in a Passport to the Pajarito Plateau for the next prize, or build great memories with the family in the Satch and George Cowan Children’s
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NNSA And Bulgaria Partner To Complete Nuclear Detection Architecture

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NNSA News:
 
SOFIA, BULGARIA ― Representatives of the Department of Energy’s National Nuclear Security Administration (DOE/NNSA), the U.S. Embassy in Sofia, Bulgaria, and the Bulgarian government this week celebrated the completion of Bulgaria’s nuclear detection architecture, which will enhance efforts to prevent smuggling of dangerous radioactive materials across its borders.
 
National and foreign dignitaries, including U.S. Ambassador Eric Rubin and Deputy Prime Minister Rumiana Bachvarova, gathered in Sofia to highlight the successful implementation
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Fun, Food And Cider At PEEC-nic Oct. 16

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Children enjoying PEEC’s outdoor play area at the Los Alamos Nature Center. Courtesy photo
 
PEEC News:
 
The Pajarito Environmental Education Center (PEEC) invites the community to take part in its fall party, 2-4 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 16, at the Los Alamos Nature Center at 2600 Canyon Road. 
 
PEEC’s annual membership meeting, fondly called PEEC-nic, is open to the public, not just members, and it’s free!
 
To celebrate PEEC has special activities planned including hands-on activities for kids and adults, a leaf art contest
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New Mexico Museum Of Natural History & Science Announces New Programs And Schedule Changes

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Celebrate National Fossil Day Oct. 12 and Attend ‘Startup Sendoff’. Courtesy photo
 
NMMNHS News:
 
ALBUQUERQUE ― The New Mexico Museum of Natural History & Science announces the presentation of two special programs designed to expand access to the Museum and Tuesday closures designed to provide more flexibility in after hour access.
 
The first special program “Afternoon Science Adventures” celebrating National Fossil Day is 3-6 p.m., Oct. 12. The second special program “Startup Sendoff” is 5:30-9 p.m., Friday,
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Feeling the Burn: Understanding How Biomass Burning Changes Climate

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Allison C. Aiken is a chemist at Los Alamos National Laboratory in the Earth and Environmental Sciences Division. In 2014, at the age of 34, she was named one of  ‘The World’s Most Influential Scientific Minds’ by Thomson Reuters for being in the top 1 percent of geoscientists to have her work cited. She is posing in front of a crab sign on Ascension Island, where she installs instruments to collect data about black carbon aerosols. The island is tropical, but very isolated with rugged volcanic terrain and dominated by non-native species. There are, however, some interesting and rare Read More