Environment

Quilting Nature Class With Terry Foxx And Katy Korkos

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Sample wildflower portraits. Courtesy/Terry Foxx and Katy Korkos

Thistle. Courtesy/Terry Foxx and Katy Korkos

 

PEEC News:
 
To celebrate National Wildflower Week, Los Alamos residents Terry Foxx and Katy Korkos are leading a quilting workshop at the Los Alamos Nature Center, where they will show how to use fabric to depict the beauty of wildflowers.
 
This two-session workshop is 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday, May 7 and 6:30-8 p.m. Monday, May 16. Advance registration is requested. At the first session, May 7, participants will discuss the basics of understanding and observing
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Los Alamos Firefighters Share Family Business

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From left, Los Alamos firefighters and brothers Ryan and Aaron McNiff, retired firefighter Gary Hampton and the McNiff’s brother-in-law and firefighter Manny Pacheco, stopped by the Los Alamos Daily Post recently to talk about their new business. Photo by Carol A. Clark/ladailypost.com

 

By CAROL A. CLARK
Los Alamos Daily Post

Los Alamos firefighters and brothers Ryan and Aaron McNiff and their brother-in-law and fellow firefighter Manny Pacheco just purchased a stump grinding business from retired firefighter Gary Hampton.

Hampton backed out of selling his beloved Read More

Planetarium Feature Film: Exoplanets May 7-8

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Exoplanets is a planetarium fill that uncovers planets in other solar systems. Courtesy/PEEC
 
PEEC News:

Pajarito Environmental Education Center is showing Exoplanets at 2 p.m., Saturday and Sunday in the Los Alamos Nature Center Planetarium.

Exoplanets takes audiences on a journey to observe planets beyond the solar system and uncover the science and astronomy behind their discovery.
 
Casper Planetarium produced this exciting full-dome film. Tickets may be purchased by phone or at the nature center at $6 for adults and $4 for children. This movie is recommended for ages four
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PEEC Amateur Naturalist: Part 3 – What Is Happening To The Birds Of Northern New Mexico?

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PEEC Amateur Naturalist: Part 3―What Is Happening To The Birds Of Northern New Mexico?
By BOB DRYJA
Los Alamos
 
We have been considering the results of the Christmas Bird Count for Los Alamos and other areas in northern New Mexico.
 
Previously we had considered those species that had been unique to Los Alamos and each of the other five areas in the count. We now consider the 44 species that are common across all six areas. The presence of a species in all six areas indicates that it is flexible for its type of habitat. Elevation, temperature, moisture,
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DOE Announces $25 Million To Accelerate Integration Of Solar Energy Into Nation’s Electrical Grid

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DOE News:
 
WASHINGTON, D.C. — As part of the Energy Department’s ongoing efforts to modernize the nation’s grid through the Grid Modernization Initiative, the Energy Department announced $25 million in available funding through an effort called Enabling Extreme Real-Time Grid Integration of Solar Energy (ENERGISE) to help software developers, solar companies, and utilities accelerate the integration of solar energy into the grid.
 
Since President Obama took office, the amount of solar power installed in the U.S. has increased 23-fold—from 1.2 gigawatts
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Scenes From Hike Around Shiprock

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Scene from a Tuesday hike around Shiprock. Shiprock is a monadnock rising nearly 1,583 feet above the high-desert plain of the Navajo Nation in San Juan County. Its peak elevation is 7,177 feet above sea level. Photo by Robert Beberniss
 
Scene from a Tuesday hike around Shiprock. Photo by Robert Beberniss
 
Scene from a Tuesday hike around Shiprock. Photo by Robert Beberniss
 
Scene from a Tuesday hike around Shiprock. Photo by Robert Beberniss
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What Is A Fireshed And Other Questions: Get Answers At ‘Fire Fair’ May 12

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Courtesy/forestguild.org
 
GSFC News:
 
SANTA FE ― The Greater Santa Fe Fireshed Coalition (GSFC) will host a Fire Fair open house 5:30-7:30 p.m., Thursday, May 12, at the Santa Fe Community Convention Center to introduce the concept of a fireshed and what it means to residents of the Santa Fe area.
 
The GSFFC is a coalition of local, state and federal government agencies, non-governmental organizations and others who are working together to proactively restore fire-adapted forests, safeguard the Santa Fe Watershed and reduce fire risk in the wildland-urban
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Carlos Valdez Leads Rose Pruning Workshop May 7

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GARDEN News:

Carlos Valdez from the Los Alamos County Cooperative Extension Services Department will conduct a workshop about the care and pruning of roses at 10 a.m. Saturday, May 7 in the Memorial Rose Garden behind Fuller Lodge.

Valdez will demonstrate pruning techniques and answer questions about growing roses in the local environment.

Attendees are encouraged to wear long sleeves and bring pruning shears and gloves. Get hands-on experience helping the Los Alamos Garden Club prune the roses in the Memorial Rose Garden.

The Los Alamos Garden Club is sponsoring this free workshop. Read More

Democrats Pitch In To Clean Up Los Alamos

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COMMUNITY News:

Members of the Democtratic Party of Los Alamos joined with other organizations and individuals to participate in Saturday’s 13th annual Clean Up Los Alamos Day.

Groups and neighborhoods pitched in to help beautify the community and prepare for wildfire season. The County invited volunteers Read More

Rotarians Beautify Garden At Mesa Public Library

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Los Alamos Rotarians Vincent Chiravalle, left, and Chuck Tallman gather with fellow Rotarians Saturday morning to prune, water, weed and spread mulch at the Rotary Garden in front of Mesa Public Library on Central Avenue. The Rotary Club of Los Alamos adopted the garden as one of its community beautification projects and has maintained it for more than 10 years. Photo by Kirsten Laskey/ladailypost.com
 
Marcus Roth, who is a member of the Rotary Club of Los Alamos as well as the Rotary Club in his hometown, Darmstadt, in Germany. Roth explained that he has traveled to work at
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