Environment

Santa Fe National Forest Postpones Blanco Prescribed Fire; No Projects Planned This Spring

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Borrego Campground jackpot prescribed fire on the Espanola Ranger District. Courtesy photo

SFNF News:

Santa Fe National Forest fire managers have postponed the Blanco prescribed fire, a 718-acre broadcast burn planned this week on the Española Ranger District. The decision was based on several factors, including unpredictable winds from incoming cold fronts that created a narrow burn window, red flag warnings on the east side of the state, and varying fuel conditions—dry south facing slopes and wet north facing slopes—that could leave unburned pockets likely to ignite as conditions Read More

Posts From The Road: Desert Views & Colorful Blooms

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Bighorn Sheep: Four bighorn sheep casually traverse a rocky hillside near Yaqui Pass in Anza-Borrego State Park in California. The sheep moved across the sloped hillside before disappearing behind large boulders down the hill. Photo by Gary Warren/ladailypost.com

Desert Sand-verbena: The Desert Sand-verbena was one of the wildflowers that was in full bloom in and around Borrego Springs, Calif., during a recent visit. The tiny blooms covered the desert floor in some areas, creating a colorful landscape. Photo by Gary Warren/ladailypost.com

By GARY WARREN
Photographer
Formerly of Los Read More

Tales Of Our Times: ‘Surely You’re Joking, Mr. Twain!’ – Zesty Messaging, Then & Now

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Tales of our Times
By JOHN BARTLIT
New Mexico Citizens
for Clean Air & Water

‘Surely You’re Joking, Mr. Twain!’ – Zesty Messaging, Then & Now

1867: Mark Twain

Mark Twain’s famed spoofery crystallized many of America’s durable truths. In 1867, Twain published a dodgy little piece titled “My Late Senatorial Secretaryship”. Twain recollects his imagined stint as secretary to a U.S. senator. In Twain’s mind, the senator asks him to answer a letter from constituents dealing with the rural post route to Tomahawk … but, “to leave them a little in the dark.”

Twain revels in the task:

Gentlemen: Read More

Daily Postcard: Strange Trio & Waxing Gibbous Moon

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Daily Postcard: Strange Trio sculpture at Overlook Park in White Rock with a waxing gibbous moon shown at just the right angle. This astrophotography image was achieved with post-processing and blending in Affinity Photo 2. A waxing gibbous moon is visible between a first quarter moon and full moon. People often see a waxing gibbous moon in the afternoon, shortly after moonrise, while it is ascending in the east as the sun is descending in the west. The word gibbous comes from a root word that means hump-backed. Source: earthsky.org. Photo by Steve Bublitz Read More

Community Advocates Applaud Cleanup Of Abandoned Mining Materials On The Gila National Forest

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The Gila National Forest Challenge Venture Mill Site. Courtesy/USDA Forest Service

WILDEARTH GUARDIANS News:

SILVER CITY — The U.S. Forest Service announced on Thursday that it will begin the cleanup of mining materials at the abandoned Challenge Venture Mill near Mogollon, approximately eight miles northeast of Glenwood, N.M.

Conservation and community advocates applauded the cleanup, which is a result of years of advocacy from local community members and WildEarth Guardians. The Challenge Venture mill site, a 40-plus-year-old mining facility that was shut down by the EPA in 1985, Read More

NMMSH: Celebrate Women In Space And Their Contributions In Exploration, Travel, And Science

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NMMSH News:

Learn about women space pioneers like Katherine Johnson, Sally Ride, and Svetlana Savitskaya 12-4 p.m. Sunday, March 8.

Enjoy a scavenger hunt of Women in Space throughout the museum, with food trucks, vendors, STEM booths, and exciting prizes. Admission to the event includes the museum and all-day star shows in the planetarium. Women in Space is presented in partnership with Women in Aviation International Land of Enchantment Chapter.

Two speakers will be sharing their experiences. Holloman Air Force Base 49th Maintenance Group Deputy Commander, Col. Kristen Torma, the first Read More