Environment

Explore Heavens At Planetarium Show May 20

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Photo of bright blue, newly-formed stars taken with NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope. Courtesy Hubblesite.org
 

PEEC News:

Pajarito Environmental Education Center (PEEC) is providing an astronomy show in the Los Alamos Nature Center planetarium at 7 p.m. Friday, May 20. Galen Gisler will use images and data from star clusters visible in the February skies to illustrate concepts in stellar evolution and discuss how chemical elements are synthesized in stars.

This astronomy show is $6 for adults and $4 for children. Tickets are available by calling or stopping by the Nature Center. Read More

Bandelier Recruiting For Youth Corps Jobs

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Bandelier Preservation Corps 2015. Courtesy/NPS

BANDELIER News:

For young people looking for an active, outdoor job for the summer, Bandelier National Monument is recruiting for two crews – the Bandelier Conservation Corps (BCC) and the Bandelier Preservation Corps (BPC).  Opportunities are available for men or women, ages 16-25. 
 
The BCC will be engaged in thinning and fuel reduction projects, trail work, and assisting the park maintenance crew with projects and special events. The BPC will be assisting with preservation programs, doing graffiti mitigation
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PEEC: Local Expert Leads Monthly Wildflower Walks

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Wildflower expert Chick Keller (right) leads a wildflower walk for PEEC. Photo by Josip Loncaric
 
PEEC News:
 
At 5:30 p.m., Monday, May 16, Pajarito Environmental Education Center’s Jemez Mountain Herbarium curator, Chick Keller, will lead a Wildflower Walk to introduce people to spring wildflowers. These monthly outings will be easy walks to identify some of the wildflower beauties found in and around Los Alamos.
 

Wildflowers along Quemazon trail. Photo by Yvonne Keller

 

Each month Keller will pick a different trail, depending
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Registration Opens For PEEC’s Summer Geology Program For Kids

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Kids will love the hands-on activities and field trips provided by the summer Pebble Pups program. Courtesy photo
 
PEEC News:
 
Pajarito Environmental Education Center (PEEC) is helping kids explore geology this summer by hosting a Pebble Pups program for youth ages 5 to 9.
 
This eight-week program helps kids embark on a journey to learn about rocks, fossils, and local geology through active games and activities with Patrick Rowe of the Los Alamos Geological Society and Kate Cleveland, an experienced PEEC educator.
 
From 4:30 p.m.
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Los Alamos County Master Gardeners Demonstration Garden Fair June 11

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Carlos Valdez is giving a mini-talk at the 2013 Fair. Photo by Bob Walker
 
LACMG News:
 
The Los Alamos County Master Gardeners will be hosting a Garden Fair, 9 a.m. to 12 p.m., Saturday, June 11, at the Demonstration Garden on Central Ave, across the street from the Mesa Public Library.
 
Tours of the garden, a plant sale, children’s activities, and information on four garden topics will be offered to the community. There is no cost for attending this event. Docents will be located throughout the garden to talk with visitors about
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PEEC: Astronomy Planetarium Shows May 13 & 20

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Bright blue, newly-formed stars taken with NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope. Courtesy/Hubblesite.org.
 
PEEC News:
 
Do you want to learn more about the cosmos? Do you ever wonder how we know about distances in space or how stars are created or how elements are formed?
 
Pajarito Environmental Education Center (PEEC) is providing astronomy shows in the Los Alamos Nature Center planetarium at 7 p.m., Friday, May 13 and 20.
 
Each astronomy show will investigate a different aspect of the cosmos and allow participants
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Los Alamos Ranks 3rd For Biking In Smaller Cities

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SOE News:
 
The City of Los Alamos was just ranked third for biking in smaller sized cities in the US.

Survey results were pulled from the U.S. Census over a five-year period to provide us a glimpse into which cities’ residents are taking an eco-friendly approach to their daily commutes. 

 
SaveOnEnergy.com, dug into this data and ranked which areas have the highest percentage of green-minded commuters in the U.S.

View the recognition here.

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Annual Trimec Spraying May 16 Through May 27

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COUNTY News:

The Los Alamos County Parks Division will be spraying herbicide for weed control Monday, May 16 through Friday, May 27.

Target areas include:

  • Rover Park;
  • East Park;
  • Community Soccer;
  • Myrtle Green;
  • Ashley Pond;
  • Fuller Lodge;
  • Aquatic Center;
  • Western Area;
  • Urban Park;
  • Barranca Mesa; and
  • North Mesa Sports Complex. 

Notices will be posted in the areas to be sprayed at least 72 hours prior to spraying, and will remain until spraying has been completed. 

Areas will be sprayed with Round-Up and EndRun Broad Leaf Weed Killer. For more information, call the Parks Division at Read More

Valles Caldera National Preserve Plans Prescribed Burn For Valle Grande

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NPS News:
 
The Valles Caldera National Preserve is planning to implement a prescribed burn project on the preserve that will begin as soon as Wednesday, May 11 and be completed within two to three days. 
 
The prescribed burn will target up to 1,471 acres of grass in the Valle Grande, adjacent to N.M. 4 between mile markers 39-42. Traffic delays may occur during the ignition phases of the burn, but we do not anticipate any road closures. If conditions permit, burn operations will occur during mid-day in order minimize impacts to morning and afternoon commuter
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PEEC: Mysteries Of The Unseen World Saturday

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An aphid, up close and personal from Mysteries of the Unseen World. Courtesy/PEEC
 
PEEC News:
 
Embark on a journey into unseen worlds and hidden dimensions at 2 p.m., Saturday, May 14 in the Los Alamos Nature Center.
 
Mysteries Of The Unseen World, a full-dome, original production by National Geographic Entertainment and Days End Pictures, lets us see nature from a new perspective.
 
Mysteries Of The Unseen World uses innovative high-speed and time-lapse photography, electron microscopy, and nanotechnology to transport
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