One of several Northern Flickers spotted congregating around the RC Raceway on Saturday at Overlook Park in White Rock. Photo by Richard Skolnik
Daily Postcard: The colorful view at the crack of dawn on Tuesday, with Central Avenue at lower center right in Los Alamos. Photo by DW Decker Read More
Los Luceros Historic Site News:
Create one of Northern New Mexico’s most enchanting arts, straw appliqué, with Northern Río Grande National Heritage Area (NRGNHA) at Los Luceros Historic Site this month.
What: Learn how to make straw appliqué art using wheat straw to decorate wooden decorative items. The workshop begins with participants carefully selecting wheat straw and preparing it by splitting, flattening, and burnishing it to enhance its natural golden sheen.
Participants will arrange the prepared straw into intricate designs such as flowers, vines, stars, sacred symbols, and Read More
Panoramic view on Tuesday taken from the top of Guaje Mountain at 7,626 feet. Photo by Tyler Marr Read More
NMWF News:
Sharon Salazar Hickey, vice-chair of the New Mexico State Game Commission, has resigned effective Dec. 31.
Salazar Hickey, of Santa Fe, has served on the commission since January 2020. She recently retired after working for decades at Los Alamos National Laboratory as a staff attorney, group leader and program manager.
Salazar Hickey said Tuesday that she resigned from the commission in order to go on an extended boating trip with her husband, retired Santa Fe lawyer John Hickey. She said she originally had considered remaining on the commission while traveling, but ultimately Read More
CLAIMS OFFICE News:
SANTA FE — The Hermit’s Peak/Calf Canyon Claims Office reopened Tuesday after closing Monday because of an area-wide power outage.
Power was restored Monday afternoon after being out most of the day in Pecos and much of Mora and San Miguel counties.
The helpline is open 7:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. MT, Monday through Thursday. The public is encouraged to leave a voice message on the helpline any time at 505.995.7133 and the calls will be returned during regular business hours.
The Claims Offices’ regular hours are 7:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. MT, Monday through Thursday and for appointments only Read More
Daily Postcard: Cloud formation decorates the sky viewed at sunset Jan. 3 from Velarde. Photo by Johnnie Martinez Read More
LANL News:
New documents have been added to the Los Alamos Legacy Cleanup Contract Electronic Public Reading Room.
All legacy cleanup documents required to be posted after April 30, 2018, are available on the site linked above.
For legacy cleanup documents that were posted prior to April 30, 2018, please visit the LANL electronic public reading room.
The certification process for Los Alamos began with an email PEEC’s Selvi Viswanathan, right, sent to Luisa Grant of the National Wildlife Federation. More emails followed and a local Community Wildlife Habitat Team was formed that included Viswanathan, her son Hari Viswanathan, Michele Altherr, Hedy Dunn, Laura Loy, Yvonne Keller and Bob Walker. Other community members as well as students pitched in to work toward obtaining the certification. Courtesy/PEEC
PEEC News:
This month, the Pajarito Environmental Education Center (PEEC) is celebrating an exciting milestone: Los Alamos has Read More
SF STRIDERS News:
The annual Santa Fe Snowshoe Classic is back! Register at runsignup.com/snowshoeclassic to receive great swag, win prizes, and support Skyline Search and Rescue. The registration fee is $35 (increasing to $40 on January 7th), and proceeds will go to Skyline Search and Rescue. In addition to volunteering at the Snowshoe Classic, Skyline Search and Rescue provides trained teams to participate in wilderness searches for people who are missing, injured, or lost.
In-person event
Gather at the Big Tesuque Campground off of Hyde Park Road before 9 a.m., Jan. 31, 2026. The Read More