Environment

Northern Río Grande National Heritage Area To Host Herbal Remedy Garden Workshop At Los Luceros Historic Site

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Northern Río Grande National Heritage Area is hosting a hands-on workshop, 10 a.m. to 3 p.m., Saturday, March 21, at Los Luceros Historic Site. Courtesy/NRGNHA

NMDCA News:

In honor of Women’s History Month this month, Northern Río Grande National Heritage Area (NRGNHA) offers a hands-on workshop that remembers the women who carried seeds from pueblo to village, and farm to ranch.

Learn to plant the same medicinal herbs used by generations of healers and families in Northern New Mexico in a hands-on workshop hosted by Northern Río Grande National Heritage Area (NRGNHA) held 10 a.m. to 3 p.m., Read More

Weekly Fishing Report: March 16, 2026 

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By GEORGE MORSE 
Sports and Outdoors 
Los Alamos Daily Post 

The weather has been unseasonably warm in Northern New Mexico this past week. Winter is loosening its grip, and more fishing locations are opening. Bank fishing at lakes is normally good at this time of year. The streams have yet to be swollen from spring runoff and could also provide good fishing. 

The ice-fishing season was a real dud this year. The only spot open for most of the season was Hopewell Lake. Eagle Nest Lake was open for about a week, and Fenton Lake was never able to offer ice fishing. 

Several lakes in Northeast New Mexico opened Read More

Community Invited To Wednesday’s Local Emergency Planning Committee Quarterly Meeting: Are you Prepared For Fire Season?

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COUNTY News:

Los Alamos Fire Department’s Wildland Fire Division and the Los Alamos County Office of Emergency Management will give a Wildland Fire Preparedness presentation, hosted by the Local Emergency Planning Committee (LEPC), 1-2 p.m., Wednesday, March 18. Please join via Zoom.

Local businesses and residents are encouraged to attend. Experts will discuss tools and knowledge community members can utilize to help reduce wildfire risk to protect individuals and property.

“I cannot stress enough the importance of preparing in advance for the coming fire season,” LAFD Wildland Fire Read More

Daily Postcard: Ten Butterfly Species Spotted On Reservoir Road Last Weekend

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Daily Postcard: Tortoiseshell is one of 10  butterfly species spotted last weekend on Reservoir Road. Photo by Michael Smith

Echo Azure relaxes on a budding branch last weekend on Reservoir Road. Photo by Michael Smith

Southwestern Orangetip sits on a pine tree branch last weekend on Reservoir Road. Photo by Michael Smith

Mourning Cloak rests on dry leaves last weekend on Reservoir Road. Photo by Michael Smith

Mylitta Crescent pauses on a rock last weekend on Reservoir Road. Photo by Michael Smith

Red Admira stands on a budding branch last weekend on Reservoir Road. Photo by Michael Smith

Painted Read More

New Mexico Environment Department To Clean Up PFAS-Contaminated Groundwater At Dairies

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NMED News:

SANTA FE — The New Mexico Environment Department has entered into four agreements with Curry County dairies to investigate and remediate groundwater contaminated by toxic PFAS from Cannon Air Force Base.

The agreements mark a significant step toward full remediation of a four-mile toxic PFAS plume caused by firefighting foam at Cannon Air Force Base. The New Mexico Environment Department (NMED) is leading this initiative — funding the effort and seeking reimbursement from the United States Air Force. 

“We have stood in solidarity with our dairy industry since the toxic PFAS contamination Read More

Notice: Proposed Floodplain Action For Storm Water Controls Installation In Effluent, Mortandad, North Ancho, Potrillo Canyons

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EM-LA News:

The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Environmental Management Los Alamos Field Office (EM-LA) is issuing this notice of proposed floodplain action for the installation of storm water controls within the 100-year floodplains of Effluent, Mortandad, North Ancho, and Potrillo Canyons within Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL).

The proposed action would include the installation of rock check dams, rock plunge pools, coir logs, erosion control blankets, straw wattles, compost logs, and/or log check dams. The controls are designed to slow storm water runoff and capture sediment Read More