Environment

Summer Family Evenings: Goats At PEEC June 29

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Drop by the Los Alamos Nature Center to meet goats of the Pajarito Plateau. Photo by Jessica Ross
 
PEEC News:
 
What is it like to raise goats on a small-scale farm? What uses are there for goat milk?
 
At this week’s Summer Family Evening, Jessie Ross of Gypsy Mountain Ranch and Deb Wood of Second Bloom Farm will be around to answer these questions. They will teach how to make cheese, lotion, soap, and more.
 
Even better, these presenters will bring some of their goats – both big and small – to demonstrate the different breeds that thrive on the Pajarito Plateau. Come meet the goats
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TALES OF OUR TIMES: Time To Teach Civic Statistics

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Tales of Our Times
By JOHN BARTLIT
New Mexico Citizens
for Clean Air & Water

Time To Teach Civic Statistics.

I’ve never been much for bumper-sticker slogans, because answers to anything are not five-words simple. Rule #1: Never say never. 

One fine day I found myself locked in Santa Fe traffic behind a bumper sticker as sage as Obi-Wan Kenobi of “Star Wars” fame. The wise sign said: Don’t Believe Everything You Think. …First came a small twinkle. Then meanings came clear as stars at nightfall. A constellation or two took shape. And so this column.
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Black Bear Captured On Barranca Mesa

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This black bear is spotted Thursday afternoon in a tall cherry tree on Barranca Mesa. Photo by Ken Hanson

NMG&F Ofc. John Martsh aims a tranquilizer gun at the bear in an effort to safely capture her for relocation. Photo by Ken Hanson

LAPD Ofc. Tim Lonz and Animal Control Ofc. Tom Beyer hold the groggy bear with a control pole so NMG&F Ofc. John Martsh can administer more sedative. Photo by Ken Hanson

NMG&F Ofc. John Martsh checks the age of the bear and determines she is about 18 months old. LAPD Ofc. Tim Lonz holds the bear’s head. Photo by Ken Hanson

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Gold King Mine Spill Citizens’ Advisory Committee Meeting Monday

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NMED News:
 
SANTA FE ― New Mexico’s Gold King Mine Spill Citizens’ Advisory Committee (CAC), based out of San Juan County, New Mexico, meets at 5:30 p.m., Monday, June 27 in the San Juan Community College Student Center- SUNS Room (accessible through the Henderson Find Arts Center).
 
Eric Frey, with the New Mexico Department of Game and Fish, will present on concentrations of contaminants in fish tissue and the Department’s ongoing work as part of the New Mexico’s Long-Term Impact Review Team for the Gold King Mine Spill.
 
The Citizens’ Advisory
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Public Input Sought For Community Wildfire Protection Plan

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Dan McCarn
 
COMMUNITY News:
 
As some of you know, I was asked by Wildlands Fire Chief Ramon Garcia to be part of the Core Team in the update of the Los Alamos County Wildfire Protection Plan (CWPP).
 
The Forest Stewards Guild through Matt Piccarello has put together an online questionnaire for Los Alamos County, and I would appreciate your help in distributing this throughout the Los Alamos community.
 
Please Distribute This Questionnaire To Your Neighbors & Friends In Los Alamos
 
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New Mexico Sues Colorado In U.S. Supreme Court Over Gold King Mine Spill And Historical Acid Mine Drainage

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NMED News:
 
SANTA FE ― New Mexico Attorney General Hector Balderas and Gov. Susana Martinez announced New Mexico filed a lawsuit in the United States Supreme Court with the State of New Mexico Environment Department to hold the State of Colorado responsible for the downstream contamination of the Animas and San Juan watersheds in New Mexico that was caused by continuing acid mine drainage and the 2015 Gold King Mine massive waste spill.
 
In addition to Colorado’s direct role in the Gold King Mine release, Colorado is directly
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Jewell Announces $452 Million In Payments To Local Communities To Support Vital Services

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U.S. Secretary of the Interior Sally Jewell
 
DOI News:
 
WASHINGTON, D.C. – As part of the Obama Administration’s commitment to rural communities, U.S. Secretary of the Interior Sally Jewell announced more than 1,900 local governments around the country are receiving a total of $451.6 million under the 2016 Payments in Lieu of Taxes (PILT) program.
 
The payments represent the largest amount ever allocated under the PILT program to compensate counties and local governments for their support of national parks, wildlife refuges and other public lands and waters
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DOE Invests $82 Million In Nuclear Technology

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DOE News:
 
WASHINGTON, D.C. ― The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) has announced more than $82 million in nuclear energy research, facility access, crosscutting technology development, and infrastructure awards in 28 states.
 
In total, 93 projects were selected to receive funding that will help push innovative nuclear technologies toward commercialization and into the market. These awards provide funding for nuclear energy-related research through the Nuclear Energy University Program, Nuclear Science User Facilities, and Nuclear Energy Enabling Technology
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Northern New Mexico Resource Advisory Committee Accepting Funding Applications

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USDA News:
 
SANTA FE ― The Northern New Mexico Resource Advisory Committee (NNMRAC) is seeking proposals for projects that enhance forest ecosystems and restore and improve land health and water quality on the Cibola, Santa Fe and Carson National Forests and adjacent lands in Taos, Sandoval, Mora, San Miguel, Rio Arriba, Torrance, McKinley and Cibola Counties.
 
The NNMRAC has up to $473,000 to allocate to projects through the congressional re-authorization of Title II of the Secure Rural Schools and Community Self-Determination Act. The NMMRAC will recommend proposals
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New Mexico Demands Greater Scientific Integrity And Regulatory Honesty From EPA

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Although the Animas River fosters many recreational activities; when it arrives in New Mexico it borders agricultural and residential lands. Residences at Cedar Hills, New Mexico on the Animas River pictured here. Courtesy of S. Palko-Schraa.
 
NMED News:
 
SANTA FE – June 14, the New Mexico Environment Department provided official comments to the U. S. Environmental Protection Agency calling for greater scientific integrity and regulatory honesty as the proposed Superfund process moves forward to include the site of the Gold King
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