Daily Postcard: Bee visits a purple flower for pollen. Courtesy/NPS
Help Bandelier celebrate Pollinator Week by participating in a Bumble Bee Atlas Survey! Staff and Volunteers will be leading surveys on Friday, June 26, and Saturday, June 27, to photograph bumble bee species and record the flowers they visit. Surveys will require participants to go on a short hike and the ability to follow specific protocols. Survey spots will be limited to 7 people each day, so sign up soon! Email BAND_visitor_center@nps.gov for more information or to sign up. Want to participate, but can’t make it out here? Read More
Environment
Rio Fire Update: June 21, 2026
Operation Section Chief Brandon Glenn conducts a briefing this morning on the Rio Fire. Courtesy photo
New Mexico Fire Information News:
Acres: 184
Start Date: June 16, 2026
Location: Mesa De La Gallina, 3 miles northeast of Chicoma Mountain
Fuels: Oak brush, Ponderosa Pine
Containment: 0%
Personnel: 167
Cause: Lightning
Highlights: The four Interagency Hotshot Crews (IHCs) assigned to the fire made further progress on Saturday with support from aviation resources. Hot, dry, and windy conditions caused several areas near the retardant lines to flare up. Aircraft dropped water along those Read More
Posts From The Road: Two Lanes & A Tank Of Fuel
View From the Pass: Dead Indian Pass is the highest point on the Chief Joseph Scenic Highway in Wyoming. Shown is a view of the road as it twists and turns as it drops in elevation when leaving the pass to the north. The pass is 8,071 feet in elevation and offers spectacular views of the Absaroka Mountains and beyond from the scenic viewpoint. Photo by Gary Warren/ladailypost.com
Coastal Landscape: A view of the coastline, Highway 1, and the iconic Bixby Bridge is seen from a scenic viewpoint about a dozen miles south of Carmel, Calif. and a short distance north of the bridge. The late afternoon sunlight Read More
Daily Postcard: Cholla Tree Blooming On Meadow Lane
Daily Postcard: A Cholla Tree viewed Saturday on Meadow Lane at the corner of Kayenta Street in White Rock. The bright magenta flowers are this year’s blooms, and the yellow-green knobby structures are the developing fruit or hips. Photo by Shari Mills Read More
Deer Canyon Fire Discovered Today South Of Mountainair
View of the Deer Canyon Fire burning this afternoon south of Mountainair. Courtesy/NMFD
New Mexico Forestry Division News:
The Deer Canyon Fire was discovered at 4 p.m. today, June 20 in the Deer Canyon subdivision south of Mountainair. The fire is exhibiting extreme behavior, is active and crowning in piñon-juniper and grass fuels.
Crews are providing point protection, and air resources are on scene providing support. Structures are threatened, and evacuations are in place.
The fire is estimated at 350 acres and is zero percent contained.
Evacuations/Shelters:
- Evacuations are in place
Daily Postcard: Hummingbird Perches On Twig At Bandelier
Daily Postcard: A handsome Rufous Hummingbird is spotted perched on a thin twig at Bandelier National Monument. The Rufous Hummingbird is a fairly small hummingbird with a slender, nearly straight bill, a tail that tapers to a point when folded, and fairly short wings that don’t reach the end of the tail when the bird is perched. Photo by Sally King/NPS Read More
McQuiston: When The Monsoon Rolls In … Tips For Getting Your Home Ready Before The First Big Storm
By ALLEN MCQUISTON
Jemez Insurance Agency
Serving Los Alamos Since 1963
The sky is clear all morning. Then around 3 p.m. the clouds start stacking up dark over the mountains, the wind kicks up, and 10 minutes later it’s coming down sideways. Hail is ticking off the windows and the street out front is already running like a creek.
If you’ve spent a summer in northern New Mexico, you know the drill. The storms are loud and dramatic, and they can do real damage in about the time it takes to finish a cup of coffee.
Monsoon season officially started in mid-June and runs through September. The good news is that Read More
Double Rainbow Fills Sky Over Los Alamos
A double rainbow fills the sky over Los Alamos viewed on Sunday from Los Pueblos. Courtesy photo Read More
Daily Postcard: View Of Milky Way Over Cerro Pedernal
Daily Postcard: An enhanced view of the Milky Way over Cerro Pedernal taken late Thursday night June 11 near Abiqui Lake. Photo by Steve Bublitz Read More
Los Alamos Is Addressing Its Wild Side
Los Alamos County and its contractor are working on a plan to address local wildlife issues. Courtesy photos
By KIRSTEN LASKEY
Los Alamos Daily Post
kirsten@ladailypost.com
Bears rummaging through trash cans, deer’s antlers getting entangled in holiday lights and mountain lions preying on household pets are all issues that are commonly heard in Los Alamos.
The question is, what can be done about it?
Los Alamos County is starting to work on the answer; during the June 9 County Council meeting, representatives from the contractor, Environmental Solutions and Innovations (ESI), laid out its Read More