Environment

Community Plant Swap May 15 & 22

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COMMUNITY News:
 
The Unitarian Church is hosting a Community Plant Swap 9 a.m. to noon Sunday, May 15 and again May 22 at Unitarian Church of Los Alamos (195 East Road, Suite 101 in the TRK building between East Park Pool and the Fire Station).
 
Please bring plants you wish to give away, and take home any you can use. All unclaimed plants after the swap will be put to good use. We encourage growing some of one’s own food and creating bio-diversity, so try some new plants. Don’t have a plant to swap? No problem. Take some anyway.
 
Participation is FREE. For more information,
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LANL Sharpens Its ‘Genesis Code’

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The ‘Genesis Code’. Courtesy/LANL

 

By ROGER SNODGRASS
Los Alamos Daily Post

A few years ago, Mark Paris, a physicist in the Nuclear and Particle, Astrophysics and Cosmology Group at Los Alamos had some questions about nuclear reactions and a colleague suggested he take a look at BBN.

BBN, Big Bang Nucleosynthesis is the name given to a sliver of a time, no more than a few minutes at the beginning of the 13.8 billion-year lifespan of our universe that provides cosmological evidence for the concept that everything we know in the universe can be traced back to a sudden, furious expansion of an Read More

Officials Break Ground On TA-3 Substation Replacement Project At Los Alamos National Laboratory

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Officials break ground on the TA-3 Substation Replacement Project during a ceremony Wednesday at LANL. Photo by Chris Clark/ladailypost.com
 
Bonita Rogozinsky, Federal Project Manager for NNSA Acquisition & Project Management delivers welcoming remarks at the groundbreaking for the new Substation at LANL. Photo by Chris Clark/ladailypost.com
 
NNSA Los Alamos Field Office Manager Kim Lebak. Photo by Chris Clark/ladailypost.com
 
Staff Report

Officials broke ground Wednesday, May 4 on a Substation Replacement Project at TA-3 at Los Alamos National Laboratory.

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Guided Hike To Cave Of The Winds May 14

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Cave of the Winds. Photo by Craig Martin

PEEC News:

Trail expert Craig Martin will lead a hike to the local Cave of the Winds Saturday, May 14. The two-mile hike includes 500 feet of elevation gain and a bit of a scramble to reach the cave entrance. This hike, organized by the Pajarito Environmental Education Center (PEEC) is one of many events to help people get outside and enjoy nature.

To visit the Cave of the Winds with Martin, register online at www.peecnature.org. Meet Martin and other hikers at 10:15 a.m. Saturday, May 14. Bring water, snacks, hat, sunscreen, and good hiking shoes or boots.

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Ingenious Donation Box Arrives At PEEC

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Steven Trujillo, Samantha Trujillo, and their children Ellie, 4, and Seth, 2, have fun with PEEC’s new donation box. The Acorn Woodpecker, Abert’s squirrel, bobcat, and pika will do their tricks when bills go in the box. Photo by Felicia Orth

By REBECCA SHANKLAND
PEEC

Gordon McDonough, well known artist and educator at the Bradbury Science Museum, offered to create a donation box for the new Los Alamos County Nature Center—and it has now arrived, ready to enchant all donors.

When you slide your dollar bill into the slot, a light flashes to check that it’s a bill, not a piece of paper. Then the fun begins: Read More

Experts Offer Hiking Workshop May 11

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Hiking trail near Los Alamos. Courtesy photo

PEEC News:

Los Alamos is surrounded by an extensive trail network that can be both inviting and intimidating.

Trail expert Craig Martin and wildlife veterinarian Dr. Kathleen Ramsay are holding a workshop at  the Los Alamos Nature Center to teach people how to best prepare for hiking local trails 6:30-8 p.m. Wednesday, May 11. This workshop is great for adults who want to know more about what the Los Alamos trails have to offer.

During this Hiking 101 workshop, Craig Martin will cover safety and comfort on the trail. He will also teach map-reading Read More

Book Signing By Craig Martin And Terry Foxx Tuesday

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Courtesy/PEEC

PEEC News

Craig Martin and Terry Foxx will be at the Los Alamos Nature Center at 2600 Canyon Road in Los Alamos 6:30-7:30 p.m. Tuesday, May 10 to sign copies of their new book Plants of the Jemez Mountains Volume 1.

The book, the first in a three-volume series, will be available for purchase in the nature center gift shop.

Plants of the Jemez Mountains Volume 1 contains clear and informative drawings, color photos, and descriptions of the trees, shrubs, vines, ferns, and horsetails found in the Jemez Mountains. The book also includes helpful guides for the novice naturalist.

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Arborist Laural Hardin Gives Pruning Workshop May 15

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Arborist Laural Hardin. Courtesy photo

PEEC News:

Tree pruning can keep trees healthy and beautiful, but improper pruning can leave a tree weak and detract from the landscape. Join Laural Hardin at the Los Alamos Nature Center 1:30 p.m.-3 p.m. Sunday, May 15, to learn the basics of pruning ornamental and fruit trees. She also will cover important questions to ask professionals before they prune one’s trees.

Laural Hardin is a certified arborist and integrated pest management specialist who specializes in diagnosing and solving tree and garden problems. With an interest in helping Read More

WIPP: Documented Safety Analysis Approved

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CBFO Assistant Manager of Operations Oversight Wes Mouser (seated), signs the Safety Evaluation Report approving the WIPP DSA. Looking on are members of the DOE-HQ, CBFO and NWP management teams (from left to right): Phil Breidenbach NWP President and Project Manager, Steve Additon, CBFO Manager Todd Shrader; CBFO Senior Technical Advisor Jeff Carswell; Wade Weyerman, James Harris, Tom Temple, Deputy Assistant Secretary EM-40 Jim Hutton; Dr. Robert Nelson, John Menna, Associate Deputy Assistant Secretary EM-40 Greg Sosson and Terry Foppe. Courtesy photo
 
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An Open Book: Sixteen Years Later

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By DAVID IZRAELEVITZ
Los Alamos

The old adage that time heals all wounds is a cruel falsehood. For the most painful wounds, those of the heart and of the mind, they often remain beneath the surface, to be covered, if we are fortunate, by warmer experiences that add distance and perspective. And it is also part of life that sometimes it is even more painful experiences that later clarify for us that those wounds that seemed so piercing at the time, were not the ones that hurt the most.

I didn’t feel like writing about the Cerro Grande Fire at any of its anniversaries until this evening. Reliving Read More