Environment

Posts From The Road: Big Texan Steak Ranch

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Big Texan: The Big Texan Steak Ranch can not be missed as you travel through Amarillo on I-40. The big bright yellow building is the first thing you see but several other ‘attention getting’ features await visitors as they arrive at the Big Texan. Photo by Gary Warren/ladailypost.com

World Famous: The entrance to the Big Texan is flanked by a stretch limo with Texas Longhorns mounted on the hood and a big Route 66 Shield painted on the walkway into the facility. In Big Texan fashion, the door handles to open the front doors are pistols mounted at an angle to create door handles. Photo by Gary Warren/ladailypost.com Read More

Weekly Fishing Report: May 17, 2026 

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By GEORGE MORSE 
Sports and Outdoors 
Los Alamos Daily Post 

The Department stocked a total of 44,581 rainbow trout weighing 16,359 pounds. Most of the stocking will now be in Northern New Mexico.

It has been one of the weakest spring runoffs in memory this year. The snowpack is gone and the weather has been unseasonably warm and dry. This is reflected in streamflow measurements. Normally, the Rio Grande would be swollen with spring runoff from the melting snow. Streamflows above 1,000 cubic-feet-per-second would be common.

Streamflow in the Rio Grande decreased slightly and is extremely below Read More

Community Invited To Weigh In On Green Bike Lanes

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Green bike lanes along Diamond Drive. Courtesy/LAC

COUNTY News:

The Los Alamos County Public Works team recently installed a couple of green bike lanes along Diamond Drive. 

The team used an epoxy resin with crushed colored glass to enhance the visibility of locations where bicyclists are expected to operate, where they might be in conflict with traffic crossing the lane.

The County wants to hear the community’s thoughts.

To weigh in, email Keith Wilson at keith.wilson@losalamosnm.gov with answers to the following questions:

  • What DO you like about this treatment?
  • What DON’T you like about
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Las Vegas Water Treatment Plant Project Design Unveiled

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Rendering of new City of Las Vegas Water Treatment Plant. Courtesy/Burns & McDonnell Engineering

Rendering of new City of Las Vegas Water Treatment Plant. Courtesy/Burns & McDonnell Engineering

NMED News:

LAS VEGAS — The New Mexico Environment Department (NMED) and the City of Las Vegas this week unveiled design renderings for the community’s new Water Treatment Plant, marking a significant step toward a summer groundbreaking and the long-term restoration of reliable drinking water for a community still recovering from the 2022 Hermits Peak/Calf Canyon Fire.

The renderings, Read More

Endangered Species Of Pajarito Plateau & Jemez Mountains

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A Mexican Spotted Owl. Photo by Michael Smith

COUNTY News:

The Mexican Spotted Owl is a medium-sized, nocturnal bird that typically roosts during the day in cool, shaded areas and hunts at night, feeding on small mammals, birds, and insects.

They are known for their strong attachment to specific territories. Nesting areas can be found across Arizona, Colorado, New Mexico, Utah, and western Texas, extending south through several states in Mexico. Populations are “disjunct”, meaning they live in isolated clusters rather than one continuous stretch.

These owls are highly selective about Read More

Daily Postcard: Oriental Poppies Color Garden In White Rock

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Daily Postcard: Oriental poppies brighten a garden on Saturday at a residence on Agate Street in White Rock. Poppies are a good source of nectar for bees and butterflies. The red poppy is one of the most recognized and significant international symbols of remembrance for soldiers who died during the World Wars and subsequent conflicts. Photo by Shari Mills Read More

Documents Added To LANL Electronic Public Reading Room

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LANL News:

New documents have been added to the Los Alamos Legacy Cleanup Contract Electronic Public Reading Room.

All legacy cleanup documents required to be posted after April 30, 2018, are available on the site linked above.

For legacy cleanup documents that were posted prior to April 30, 2018, please visit the LANL electronic public reading room.

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New State Dashboard Tracks Progress On Water Security

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An acequia flows through forest regrowth in the Hermit’s Peak-Calf Canyon burned area. Photo by Laura McCarthy

STATE News:

SANTA FE — New Mexico has launched a public dashboard tracking the state’s real-time progress toward securing its water future, showing significant advances in restoring the forests and watersheds that supply the bulk of the state’s surface water.

The 50-Year Water Action Plan Implementation Dashboard provides a real-time window to monitor the state’s progress in addressing projected water shortages driven by drought and climate change. The plan is based on three Read More