Recreation

Annual Fort Union Days Event June 8-9, 2024

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A living history encampment scene at Fort Union National Monument. Courtesy/Fort Union

Fort Union News:

WATROUS: Fort Union National Monument announces its annual Fort Union Days Event to be held Saturday, June 8 and Sunday June 9, 2024.

The event days run 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. and are free to the public. The event will feature an 1800s military encampment, living historians portraying soldier and civilian life and historic weapon demonstrations highlighting the period of the 1850s to 1890s.

The two formal presentations are about 90-minutes long with seating available:

  • 10 a.m. – Evolution of Frontier
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Bandelier National Monument Seeks Public Input On Preliminary Alternatives For New Fire Management Plan

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BANDELIER News:

Bandelier National Monument seeks public comment on the preliminary alternatives for a new Fire Management Plan (FMP). A summary of the plan can be found here.

All National Park Service (NPS) units with burnable vegetation must have an approved Fire Management Plan. This is a programmatic planning document that describes policy, goals, and objectives, and establishes strategies and tactics for managing wildland fire and non-fire fuel treatments, such as manual and mechanical thinning. FMPs are based on direction from existing park planning documents, such as a general Read More

Posts From The Road: LBJ Library And Museum

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LBJ Library and Museum: The LBJ Library was the largest of any of the Presidential  Libraries when it opened in 1971. The 10 story building holds the archives of the Johnson public service years including his years as President as well as thousands of other items and artifacts from the Johnson family. Photo by Gary Warren/ladailypost.com

Great Hall: The Library’s great hall is an expansive space with displays on all of the walls. As visitors take the steps to the next level they are looking at the archives from the LBJ years in Washington, D.C. There are four floors  behind the huge glass walls with Read More

New Open Space And Trails Management Plan To Be Developed For Los Alamos

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COUNTY News:

Los Alamos County has hired Sites Southwest Consultants to develop an Open Space and Trails Management Plan for the County. To do that, they are supposed to review, update, and consolidate the relevant County documents, beginning with the 2013 Community Trail Plan.

The plan is intended to provide a set of recommendations to meet the needs of all users of the County’s trails and open space. One requirement of the contract is to hold meetings to solicit public input. The consultant is hosting two listening sessions for community members “to help us understand key community issues, Read More

U.S. Sen. Martin Heinrich’s Resolution Designating May 18 As ‘Kids To Parks Day’ Passes Senate

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U.S. Sen. Martin Heinrich

From the Office of U.S. Sen. Martin Heinrich:

WASHINGTON, D.C. — U.S. Sen. Martin Heinrich (D-N.M), a member of the National Parks Subcommittee of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, applauded the Senate’s passage of his bipartisan resolution designating May 18, 2024, as National Kids to Parks Day to empower young New Mexicans and their families to get outdoors and enjoy healthy outdoor recreation.

Started in 2011 with the National Park Trust, the fourteenth annual Kids to Parks Day kicks off a summer-long series of events at local, state and national Read More

Los Alamos Golf Course Improvements Taking Shape

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Workers use a giant drill to bore holes for the 165-foot tall poles that will support the net at the golf course’s driving range. Courtesy/LAC

A bulldozer, operated by contractor Terry Nickel, scrapes the sod off one of the holes on the Los Alamos County Golf Course. Nickel explained the sod will be re-purposed as top soil. Photo by Kirsten Laskey/ladailypost.com

By KIRSTEN LASKEY
Los Alamos Daily Post
kirsten@ladailypost.com

The Los Alamos County Golf Course is looking a little different these days. It is not the whack of a golf club hitting a ball that can be heard at the course but the rumble of Read More

Valles Caldera Backcountry Vehicle Route Opens Today

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Valle San Antonio in the northern part of the backcountry at VCNP. Courtesy/NPS

VCNP News:

JEMEZ SPRINGS – Today is opening day for the 2024 season of the backcountry vehicle route in Valles Caldera National Preserve. Every day, 35 vehicle passes are available ahead of time.

Anyone interested in visiting the backcountry by vehicle can reserve a pass by visiting the Valles Caldera Backcountry Vehicle Pass webpage at Recreation.gov.

In addition, for 2024, the park is introducing five daily first-come, first-served passes. These passes will be available starting at 10 a.m. each day. Visitors Read More

Hubbell Trading Post Returns To Bandelier May 18-19

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BANDELIER News:

Hubbell Trading Post is returning to Bandelier National Monument for the first time since 2019. The event is 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday, May 18 and Sunday, May 19.

The community is invited to join Navajo trader Wallace James Jr at 11 a.m. and 2 p.m. daily for rug talks and enjoy daily weaving demonstrations from weaver Tonita Yazzie.

Visitors will experience the culture and heritage of the Navajo people with hundreds of handcrafted Navajo rugs and jewelry straight from Hubbell Trading Post National Historic Site, a Western National Parks Association (WNPA) partner park and the Read More

County: Bike To Work Events On Thursday May 16

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COUNTY News:

Los Alamos County Public Works Department, the Transportation Board and Community Services Department invite the community to celebrate “Bike to Work” events Thursday, May 16.

Bicyclists are invited to stop by the Energizer Station 7-9 a.m. at the northwest corner of Diamond and Canyon for refreshments, snacks and bike related swag.

The public is invited to Fuller Lodge 5:30-7:30 p.m. Thursday for a presentation on the Urban Trail Construction, future alignment & trail phase opening dates. There will be a special Urban Trail site visit and tour, all are welcome to Read More