Environment

Astrophysicist Presents Talk At Planetarium Friday

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Newly-formed stars taken with NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope. Courtesy/Hubblesite.org

PEEC News:

Astrophysicist 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. 

Astrophysicist Galen Gisler

Gisler’s presentation is 7 p.m. Friday, Feb. 12 in the Los Alamos Nature Center Planetarium.

This astronomy show costs $6 for adults and $4 for children. Tickets are available by calling or stopping by the nature center. Seating is limited. Read More

Udall, Heinrich Welcome President’s Proposal To Fully Fund Land And Water Conservation Fund

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SENATE News:
 
WASHINGTON D.C. — U.S. Senators Tom Udall and Martin Heinrich applauded President Obama’s announcement that he will work to fully fund the Land and Water Conservation Fund (LWCF), an innovative conservation program that has helped to preserve public lands, create and expand city parks, and provide access to outdoor recreation across the New Mexico and the nation.
 
Funding through the LWCF has helped conserve special places from the Valle de Oro National Wildlife Refuge in Bernalillo County to the Organ Mountains Desert Peaks and Rio
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Tuesday Is Family Night At Nature Center

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Previous Family Night at the Nature Center. Courtesy photo

PEEC News:

Tuesday, Feb. 9 is Family Night at the Los Alamos Nature Center. Learn about geology through stories and music 6-7 p.m. with Mesa Public Library’s Melissa Mackey. The Nature Center will be open until 8 p.m. for exploring exhibits.

This program is free to attend thanks to a generous sponsorship from Kiwanis Club of Los Alamos.

For more information about this and other programs offered by PEEC at the Nature Center, visit www.peecnature.org, email programs@peecnature.org or call 505.662.0460. Read More

Udall, Heinrich, Luján Welcome Partnership To Allow Public Access To The Sabinoso Wilderness

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SENATE News:
 
WASHINGTON, D.C. ― U.S. Senators Tom Udall and Martin Heinrich and U.S. Rep. Ben Ray Luján welcomed a partnership between the Wyss Foundation and the Wilderness Land Trust to open up the Sabinoso Wilderness for public access.
 
Created in 2009 through legislation championed by Udall, Heinirch, Luján and former Senator Jeff Bingaman, the Sabinoso Wilderness is currently surrounded by private land and therefore inaccessible without trespassing on private property.
 
That will soon change thanks
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Gardening Class At Los Alamos Nature Center

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Natali Steinberg will teach gardening from seed in a 2-part class at PEEC. Courtesy/PEEC

PEEC News:

While it may seem early to start thinking about summer gardening, now is the perfect time to begin planting seeds indoors, which will extend the growing season.

In a two-part class at the Los Alamos Nature Center, Natali Steinberg will teach everything needed to start growing veggies and annuals from seed. The class meets 1:30-3:30 p.m. Sundays, Feb. 21 and March 13.

These classes will teach how to read a seed catalog and seed packet, equipment needed to start seeds indoors, how to transplant successfully Read More

Wildlife Art Class At Nature Center Feb. 17

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Raven by Lisa Coddington
 
PEEC News:
 
Pajarito Environmental Education Center (PEEC) is offering another way to connect with nature, through art. Lisa Coddington is teaching a wildlife drawing class from 10 a.m. to 2​ p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 17, at the Los Alamos Nature Center.
 
Participants will sketch animal specimens using different drawing techniques. Lisa will review foundational drawing skills and reinforce how to develop forms with light and shadow. She will also demonstrate a variety of techniques including
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Steinborn Seeks More Solar Power On State Buildings

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Rep. Jeff Steinborn
 
STATE News:
 
SANTA FE ― Rep. Jeff Steinborn has teamed up with a bi-partisan group of legislators to introduce legislation exploring the idea of putting solar power on more state buildings.
 
House Memorial 51 directs the General Services Department (GSD) to work with the state Energy, Minerals, and Natural Resources Department (EMNRD) and the solar industry to “evaluate the potential energy and cost savings for expanding the use of solar power in state facilities.”
 
The General Services Department
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PEEC Amateur Naturalist: A Winter Snapshot Of Birds

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PEEC Amateur Naturalist
By ROBERT DRYJA

 

A Winter Snapshot of Birds
 
The Audubon Society has been conducting a nationwide bird count at various locations every year for 116 years.
 
This count is called the Christmas Bird Count since it is conducted in December. Learn about participating here.
 
Nationwide, approximately 22,000,000 birds have been counted in 875 areas for 2015 and data still is being submitted. Sixty four people counted 4,770 birds representing 76 species throughout the Los Alamos area this year.
 
The Los Alamos area
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Lecture: ‘Hydrogen – The Silver Bullet’ Saturday

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Roy M. Moore
 
COMMUNITY News:
 
The public is invited to attend a lecture on hydrogen energy, with speaker Roy M. Moore, 2-3:15 p.m., Saturday, Feb. 6, in the three upstairs meeting rooms of the Mesa Public Library in Los Alamos.
 
Moore will discuss the basics on how hyrdrogen energy works; how many forms of energy can be converted into hydrogen; as well as the political and environmental implications of the necessity for hydrogen energy to be implemented world-wide.
 
The public is welcome to film or photograph this event.
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From Earth To The Universe Returns To Planetarium

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A still from ESO’s planetarium show – From Earth to the Universe – showing the Helix Nebula, also known as NGC 7293. Courtesy/T. Matsopoulos, ESO

PEEC News:

Enjoy stunning imagery from space as part of a full-dome feature film, From Earth to the Universe, playing in the Los Alamos Nature Center Planetarium at 2 p.m. Saturday and Sunday, Feb. 6 and 7.

This full-dome feature film takes passengers on a voyage through space and time. Along the way, adventurers will visit birthplaces and burial grounds of stars and explore beyond the Milky Way.

Tickets may be purchased by phone or Read More