Environment

Limited Spots Remain For PEEC/Los Alamos Mountaineers’ Las Conchas Snowshoe & Cross‑Country Ski Outing

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Scene from folks participating in a previous snowshoe & cross‑country ski adventure. Courtesy/PEEC

PEEC News:

Outdoor enthusiasts are invited to join the Pajarito Environmental Education Center (PEEC) and Los Alamos Mountaineers (LAM) for an intermediate snowshoe or cross‑country ski adventure, 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Saturday, Jan. 10, 2026.

With only a few spaces left, early registration is encouraged. This point‑to‑point winter outing will travel from the Las Conchas Trailhead to the East Fork Trailhead, covering 4.5 miles and approximately 800 feet of elevation gain.

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Camp May Road Work Updated Due To Lack Of Snow

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COUNTY News:

With high hopes for a snowy ski season at Pajarito Mountain, the Los Alamos Department of Public Utilities (DPU) previously shortened closures on Camp May Road during the holidays. Unfortunately, the mountain is still too dry for skiing, and as such, the road closure schedule is being adjusted again to take advantage of the favorable weather conditions for construction.

Camp May Road and Camp May will be closed through 5 p.m. Wednesday this week. They will be open Thursday through Sunday. Starting Monday, Jan. 5, Camp May Road will be closed Monday through Thursday for two more weeks Read More

Weekly Fishing Report: Dec. 22, 2025 

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By GEORGE MORSE 
Sports and Outdoors 
Los Alamos Daily Post 

Happy New Year!

There was limited stocking activity last week and most of the stocking activity was in Southern New Mexico. This area had a taste of winter. Temperatures may not be as warm as they normally would be for this time of year.

Small streams at higher elevations are starting to ice up. The Rio Pueblo, Santa Cruz River and Rio Costilla are already reporting icy conditions that prevent the measurement of streamflow. Lakes are starting to develop thin ice, but it will be a while before the ice is thick enough for safe ice fishing.

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Posts From The Road: 2025 Year In Review Part 1

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Coastal Landscape: A view of the coastline, Highway 1, and the iconic Bixby Bridge is seen from a viewpoint about a dozen miles south of Carmel, Calif. and a short distance from the bridge. The late afternoon sunlight gives the scene a warm glow as the sun sets. The west coast provides many scenic views but images including Bixby Bridge have become iconic views. Photo by Gary Warren/ladailypost.com

McWay Falls: McWay Falls can be seen when traveling California Highway 1 through Julia Pfeiffer Burns State Park. We enjoyed exploring the Big Sur coastline with its many popular scenic locations. Read More

LANL Co-Design Summer School Trains Next Generation Of Interdisciplinary Scientists

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Julien Loiseau designed the logo for the school himself, including a prickly pear and symbols for each of the main disciplines. Courtesy/LANL

LANL News:

            • Built as both a training ground and talent pipeline, program prepares students for breadth of computing work

For graduate students interested in high-performance computing, few problems today can be solved in isolation. Modern scientific challenges demand collaboration across disciplines — researchers working together to design software and algorithms that run efficiently on the world’s most powerful machines.

That philosophy Read More