Environment

DOE’s Environmental Management Hosts Community Day For Legacy Cleanup Work AT LANL 3-5 p.m. Today

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EM-LA News:

The Environmental Management’s Los Alamos Field Office invites the public to meet with Solicitation officials to discuss the Draft Request for Proposal (RFP) for the Los Alamos Legacy Cleanup Contract. 

The Solicitation team is seeking public input for consideration for the final RFP.

The meeting is 3-5 p.m. today, June 13, in Meeting Rooms 2 and 3 on third floor of Los Alamos at the Mesa Library, 2400 Central Ave.

RSVP by email to annette.russell@em.doe.gov, mike.gardipe@em.doe.gov or steven.horak@em.doe.gov or call 505.665.5658. For Read More

Rockhound Geology Outing: Shark’s Tooth Ridge

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Join geologist Patrick Rowe June 18 to uncover shark teeth samples in Cabezon. Courtesy/PEEC

PEEC News:

Shark teeth in New Mexico? On Saturday, June 18, local geologist Patrick Rowe will lead an outing to Cabezon in search of fossils. Participants can expect to find shark teeth from the Cretaceous Period.

The group will meet at the Los Alamos Nature Center at 8 a.m. before carpooling to the site. If you live in Santa Fe or Albuquerque, you are welcome to meet us at the gas station just as you enter San Ysidro on US 550 at 9 a.m. This program is organized by the Pajarito Environmental Education Center Read More

Upcoming Wilderness Hikes,Talks, And Astronomy At Bandelier

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NPS News:
 
School’s out, frost is long past – it’s a good time to come to Bandelier for ranger talks and hikes.
 
Upcoming activities include:
 
Talks at Juniper Campground Amphitheater (campers and non-campers welcome):
  • 8:30 p.m., Saturday, June 11 –  Night Sky Program, astronomy talk followed by telescope viewing through giant telescopes and smaller ones too.
Wilderness Hikes – Be sure to bring at least 3 liters of water per person, sunscreen, hat, and sturdy comfortable shoes. Number limited, call the Visitor Center, 
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Agencies Collaborate To Move Americium To LANL

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Some 40 people involved in the safe transport of americium from Santa Fe to LANL gather for a group photo following a press conference June 2 at the Oppenheimer Study Center. Photo by Carol A. Clark/ladailypost.com

Gov. Susana Martinez discusses the collaboration between several agencies to safely move hazardous materail to a secure location at LANL. Photo by Carol A. Clark/ladailypost.com

 

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Water Saving Tips At The June 11 Master Gardener Garden Fair

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LAMG News:
 
Coleen Meyer, a representative of the Pajarito Environmental Education Center and a master gardener will present “Making Every Drop Count in the Garden,” a workshop sponsored by the Los Alamos Department of Public Utilities at the June 11 Master Gardener’s Demonstration Garden Fair.
 
Meyer’s workshop begins at 11:30 a.m., in the demonstration garden on the southeast corner of Central Avenue and Oppenheimer Drive. She will demonstrate various ways to reduce water use in the home garden starting with plant selection, plant groupings, smart irrigation
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Inaugural Mission Innovation Ministerial Pledges Unprecedented Support For Clean Energy R&D

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DOE News:
 
SAN FRANCISCO ― At the inaugural Mission Innovation (MI) Ministerial, ministers from all Mission Innovation partners released their respective governments’ plans to double clean energy research and development funding over five years. Ministers also welcomed the European Commission on behalf of the European Union as the 21st partner.
 
Collectively, these 21 partners represent well over 80 percent of global public investment in clean energy research and development, currently totaling approximately $15 billion per year.
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Laurel Hardin: Secrets About Sustainable Soils June 12

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Arborist Laural Hardin shares her knowledge to help on how to build a flourishing garden with natural soils. Courtesy photo
 

Beautiful gardens begin with healthy soils. Courtesy photo

PEEC News:
 
Learn to build a flourishing garden by taking care of plants as well as the soil. at 1:30 p.m., Sunday, June 12, at the Los Alamos Nature Center, 2600 Canyon Road.
 
Laural Hardin will discuss organic-based fertilizing methods and give tips on ways to naturally enrich soils. Her talk will reveal how home gardeners can avoid harming beneficial
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NNSA On Arrival Of Plutonium And Uranium From Japan’s Fast Critical Assembly At Savannah River Site And Y-12 National Security Complex

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DOE News:
 
WASHINGTON, D.C. ― A shipment of plutonium and highly enriched uranium (HEU) from Japan Atomic Energy Agency (JAEA)’s Fast Critical Assembly (FCA) reactor arrived safely at the Department of Energy’s (DOE) Savannah River Site near Aiken, S.C., and Y-12 National Security Complex near Oak Ridge, Tenn.
 
“The removal of the material from Japan represents a significant accomplishment in our broader global nuclear security efforts to secure highly enriched uranium and plutonium worldwide. Japan has been one of the United States’ staunchest allies in the global
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Prescribed Burn Planned At Pajarito Ski Area June 15

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LAFD News:
 
The Los Alamos Fire Department will be burning three acres at the Pajarito Ski Area if weather permits at around 9 a.m., June 15.
 
The area is a meadow. A fire line will be constructed around that area. Prescribed fires are managed with firefighter and public safety as the first priority. 
 
Smoke from the prescribed burn will be monitored to ensure that the New Mexico Environment Department’s Air Quality Bureau regulations are being met. Smoke will likely be visible from Espanola, Santa Clara and Santa Fe and from Highways 502 and 285. 
 
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County Reminds Residents To Support Property Clean Up To Combat Excessive Weed Growth And Problematic Rubbish Accumulations On Private Property

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Weeds, tires and other debris should be cleared from private properties. Courtesy image

COUNTY News:

  • County will now be educating and enforcing new provisions to the County Code adopted by County Council last Fall

It’s that time of year again and staff in Los Alamos County’s Building Safety Division and the Los Alamos Fire Department are reminding citizens to help address property-related issues such as weed overgrowth, excessive rubbish, and rodent issues being found on private properties around the County.

Property owners can help the County ensure a safe, continuous sidewalk Read More