YMCA News:
Spots are filling quickly for the YMCA YESCorps program for middle school students.
Participants get active while serving their community through hands-on projects, making new friends, and enjoying exciting Fun Fridays each week.
Register soon to reserve a spot before the program fills up: Click here. Read More
A blossoming tree decorated with Easter ornaments brightens the neighborhood Monday on Aster Street in White Rock. Photo by Carol A. Clark/ladailypost.com Read More
Attention-getting sites occur in the Western Area of Los Alamos, such as this lepidoptera moth seen flying by a pond. It is outside of a home and has a wingspan of about three feet. Photo by Robert Dryja Read More
Daily Postcard: The view during a visit to the El Santuario de Chimayó. Photo by Shari Mills Read More
Erin Currier. Courtesy/Artist Steve Chavez
Tres Graces de La Acequia (After Picasso) Mixed media collage, acrylic on panel. Photo by Erin Currier
Millicent Rogers Museum:
The Millicent Rogers Museum is proud to present La Acequia, Nuestra Madre: Art and history of New Mexican waterways. Co-curated by artist Toby Morfin and Claire Pelaez Motsinger, this exhibition explores the rich topic of water stewardship through the work of contemporary artists of New Mexico, many of whom have parallel working practices in art making and care of the land.
Rooted in the Indigenous practices of gathering Read More
A volunteer with the Pecos Ambassador Program picks up trash in Pecos Canyon, a reminder that we rely on dedicated volunteers to help keep the canyon clean and beautiful. Courtesy/SFNF
SFNF News:
SANTA FE — The Pecos–Las Vegas Ranger District of the Santa Fe National Forest announces the official opening of the district to public access for the 2026 season. Beginning Thursday, April 2, gates, roads, and recreation sites in the district will be open for public use. Firewood permit sales will begin Wednesday, April 15.
As people plan their outdoor adventures this spring, the Forest Service encourages Read More
Daily Postcard: Sunset falls behind the White Rock Y on Wednesday along N.M. 4. Photo by Carol A. Clark/ladailypost.com Read More
By Cmdr. CHRISTOPHER ROSS
Los Alamos Police Department
As some of you may know, Los Alamos County Animal Shelter has been without cats for adoption for some time. This is thanks to our amazing community’s support of spay and neuter efforts, which have helped prevent an overpopulation of kittens and puppies. This has allowed our shelter to reach out to other animal shelters and rescue groups in need of clearing out space to help their own communities.
In this case, we were able to connect with what we believed to be a legitimate rescue in Texas that was in need of help with cats trying to find their forever Read More
Courtesy/PEEC
PEEC News:
The Pajarito Environmental Education Center (PEEC) invites the community to a free in‐person and live‐streamed presentation, “Discovering the Wild Bees of Northern New Mexico”, 6-7 p.m., Tuesday, April 14, at the Los Alamos Nature Center Planetarium. The program will be led by Olivia Carril, a renowned wild bee researcher, educator, and co‐author of The Bees in Your Backyard: A Guide to North America’s Bees.
New Mexico is home to nearly 1,000 species of wild bees, making it one of the most important regions for bee diversity in North America. Many of these species Read More
PEEC to host ‘Fire Ecology and Changing Fire Regimes in the Jemez Mountains’ April 13, at the Los Alamos Nature Center Planetarium. Courtesy/PEEC
PEEC News:
The Pajarito Environmental Education Center (PEEC) will host USGS Field Ecologist Ellis Margolis for an in‑person and live‑streamed presentation, “Fire Ecology and Changing Fire Regimes in the Jemez Mountains”, 7-8 p.m., Monday, April 13, at the Los Alamos Nature Center Planetarium. Admission is free for both in‑person and virtual attendees.
Registration is available at peecnature.org/events.
In this timely and accessible talk, Read More