Recreation

Jewell Announces $10 Million For Projects To Increase Wildfire Resilience Across America

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Interior Secretary Sally Jewell
 
DOI News:
 
BOISE, ID ― U.S. Secretary of the Interior Sally Jewell announced $10 million in funding to help increase the resiliency of critical landscapes across the country to better mitigate the impacts of wildfire and climate change.
 
The Wildland Fire Resilient Landscapes Program is a new approach to achieve fire resiliency and help restore public lands nationwide through multi-year investments in designated landscapes.
 
Launched last year, the program incorporates goals of the National Cohesive Wildland
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Santa Fe National Forest Campgrounds, Picnic Areas Open For Summer Season

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SFNF News:
 
SANTA FE ― Warmer weather and the upcoming Memorial Day weekend are the unofficial launch of the summer recreation season on the 1.6-million-acre Santa Fe National Forest (SFNF). 
 
The SFNF offers a multitude of recreational opportunities to its visitors. Developed sites for camping and picnicking are among the most popular, offering scenic vistas, access to fishing and hiking, and perhaps even a little peace and quiet.
 
Forest visitors are asked to follow campfire safety guidelines and adhere to the Leave No Trace principles
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SFNF Issues Order Prohibiting Marijuana

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SFNF News:
 
SANTA FE ― In order to provide for public health and safety and protect resources, the Santa Fe National Forest issued an order that prohibits possessing, storing or transporting marijuana within Forest boundaries.
 
The order, which is in effect until May 31, 2018, allows Forest Service law enforcement personnel to issue citations to violators. Marijuana possession, storage or transport on the Forest is punishable as a Class B misdemeanor by a fine of not more than $5,000 for individuals and $10,000 for organizations and/or imprisonment for not
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Davenport Top Predictor In Weekly Pace Race

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Ted Romero, center, is the top finisher on the 3 mile course with a 20:57 in Tuesday’s weekly Atomic City Road Runners Pace Race. Courtesy/ACRR

Participants get moving in Tuesday’s weekly Atomic City Road Runners Pace Race. Courtesy/ACRR

ACRR News:

Beth Davenport is the top predictor in the weekly Atomic City Road Runners Pace Race on the Canada Del Buey trail in White Rock. She was 3 seconds off her predicted time. 
 
Other accurate predictors were Heidi Bjorklund and Zach Medin tied at 4 seconds off, Nikol Strother with a 5 second differential as well as the fastest female
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Junior Ranger Camp June 2-3

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Jr. Ranger Camp. Courtesy photo
 
FUNM News:
 
WATROUS, NM ― Fort Union National Monument announces its annual Junior Ranger Camps 9:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. Thursday, June 2 through Friday, June 3. 
 
The camps are geared for children ages 7-12, with the June 2nd camp targeted towards children between the ages of 7-9, and the camp on June 3rd reserved for children 10-12. The camps will allow area youth to discover the culture of 19th century life in the American Southwest, and the lasting impacts of Fort Union on land and the people who called it home. Kids will discover
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Jemez Mountain Trail Runs Results

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Start of the Jemez Mountain Trail Run 50 Kilometer race. Photo by Blake Wood
 
JMTR News:
 
Jemez Mountain Trail Run Results:
 
15 Mile Run
 
Men
 
1. Patrick Smyth (Santa Fe) 1:40:03 
2. Jason Schatz (Santa Fe) 2:01:24 
3. Peter Vigneron (Santa Fe) 2:04:25 
 
Women
 
1. Erica Baron (Los Alamos) 2:02:56
2. Sophia Torres (Cordova, NM) 2:06:50
3. Natalie Severy (Santa Fe) 2:07:44
 
50 Kilometer Run
 
Men
 
1. Logan Ott (Los Alamos) 5:09:14 
2. Holden Rennaker (Durango, CO) 5:35:02 
3. Jonah Brown (Missoula, MT) 5:38:38 
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Today’s Bear Sighting In Quemazon Is Reminder About Living With Large Predators In Los Alamos County

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A bear is spotted at 1 p.m. today first on the deck and then helping himself to the contents of a birdfeeder hanging in a tall tree in the backyard of a home in Quemazon. The homeowner contacted the police who are now tracking the bear. When the bear left the residence, he was traveling in a northeasterly direction. The latest word is he was spotted near Torreon in Quemazon a short while later and perhaps moved on to lower Quemazon. The Quemazon Montessori has been notified. Courtesy photo

The bear takes down a hummingbird feeder this afternoon in the yard of a residence in Quemazon. Courtesy photo

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Scenes From 5-6 Grade Field Day At Sullivan Field

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Fifth and 6th grade students from all five Los Alamos elementary schools participate in the annual Field Day Wednesday’s at Sullivan Field. Photo by KayLinda Crawford/ladailypost.com

Students play rock, paper, scissors at Wednesday’s annual 5th and 6th Grade Field Day at Sullivan Field. Photo by KayLinda Crawford/ladailypost.com

 

By KayLinda Crawford
Los Alamos Daily Post

Parent volunteers, physical education teachers and students from Los Alamos elementary schools participated in the annual 5th and 6th Grade Field Day at Sullivan Field.

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Scenes From Saturday’s 19th Annual Kite Festival

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Clear skies, blustery winds and warm temperatures brought kite enthusiasts of all ages to Overlook Park Saturday to partake in the Los Alamos Arts Council’s 19th annual Kite Festival, which runs through 5 p.m. today. Photo by Kirsten Laskey/ladailypost.com
 
Cora Perkins holds on tight to her kite during the Los Alamos Arts Council’s Kite Festival Saturday at Overlook Park. The Kite Festival continued on Sunday. Photo by Kirsten Laskey/ladailypost.com
 
Joshua Matteson, along with his mom, Linda, decorate the kite he made during the Los Alamos Arts Council’s kite
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