Daily Postcard: An elk is spotted in frozen fog during a hike on Saturday in Bandelier National Monument. Photo by Lauren Hughes
Another view of an elk spotted in frozen fog during a hike on Saturday in Bandelier. Photo by Lauren Hughes
View of frozen fog blanketing the landscape during a hike on Saturday in Bandelier. Photo by Lauren Hughes
Just another day at the beach for a couple of elephants cooling off on Saturday on Koh Chang, an island in Thailand. Koh Chang, also known as ‘Elephant Island’ after its elephant-shaped headland, is one of Thailand’s hidden gems and part of the protected Mu Koh Chang National Marine Park. More than 70 percent of the island is covered in untouched rainforest, making it a peaceful retreat from the busier parts of Thailand. Photo by Páya Pavlíková/ladailypost.com
Another view of a couple of elephants on Saturday on Koh Chang, an island in Thailand. Photo by Páya Pavlíková/ladailypost.com
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The view of skiers this morning from the top of Pajarito Lodge. Pajarito Mountain Ski Area gained another 5 inches of snow overnight. Courtesy/PMSH webcam Read More
Along the Canning River, with the Brooks Range in the background. Courtesy/Mountaineers
By WILLIAM PRIEDHORSKY
Los Alamos Mountaineers
The Jan. 27 meeting of the Los Alamos Mountaineers will feature a talk by Jonathon Creel and Nell Larson on packrafting in far northern Alaska, and how they learned to stop worrying and love the aufeis.
One of the most remote and least-disturbed wilderness areas in North America, the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge is a wild place unlike any other in the U.S. The Canning River runs from the Brooks Range through the wetlands and hummocks of the coastal plain to Read More
Environment Secretary James Kenney
NMED News:
SANTA FE — The New Mexico Environmental Improvement Board has unanimously adopted regulations establishing the Clean Transportation Fuel Program, setting April 1 as the opening date for the Southwest’s first clean fuel market.
Signed into law by Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham in 2024, the Clean Transportation Fuel Program is a market-based initiative that incentivizes and expands access to lower-carbon transportation fuels, including ethanol, biofuels, renewable diesel, renewable natural gas, electricity, and supporting infrastructure. Read More
‘Grotesque’ gives his opinion of recent snowfall (though his thoughts are strictly his own) this morning in Western Area. Photo by Brint Perera Read More
USFWS News:
BLOOMINGTON, Ind. — The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service is proposing an enhancement of survival permit under a nationwide conservation benefit agreement to support at-risk bumble bees on energy and transportation lands across the lower 48 states.
The proposal would streamline consultation and permitting for energy and transportation projects and directly supports the Trump administration’s priority to facilitate energy production and delivery while conserving listed and at-risk species.
The agreement also aligns with Executive Order 14154, “Unleashing American Energy”, Read More
SFNF News:
SANTA FE — Santa Fe National Forest is planning prescribed fire operations as early as Monday Jan. 26 in the Jemez Ranger District, pending all required approvals. The 239-acre Horseshoe Piles Project is located adjacent to the Horseshoe Springs community near La Cueva and north of the village of Jemez Springs, N.M. Ignitions are planned for one to four days.
Pile burning is meant to treat slash, like branches, piled by thinning crews with the aim of reducing flammable fuels. The decision to proceed with each pile burn will depend on multiple factors, including snowpack, air quality, Read More
WILDEARTH GUARDIANS News:
ALBUQUERQUE — Taylor, the Mexican gray wolf made famous for establishing a home range last year near Mount Taylor, and returning there twice after having been removed despite a federal rule banning wolves north of Interstate 40, was found dead over the weekend on the interstate near Grants, New Mexico.
“This is such an unfortunate outcome for Taylor, who showed us so much about how wolves choose their own habitats, regardless of the lines that humans draw on maps,” said Greta Anderson, deputy director of Western Watersheds Project. “But it’s also a positive development Read More
The view early this morning facing west on Central Avenue at 15th Street. Courtesy/LAC webcam
The view early this morning facing north on Diamond Drive at Trinity Drive. Courtesy/LAC webcam
The view early this morning facing south on N.M. 4 at Rover Boulevard. Courtesy/LAC webcam Read More