Recreation

Santa Fe National Forest Announces Seasonal Road Closures On Cuba, Jemez Ranger Districts

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SFNF News:
 
SANTA FE ― The Santa Fe National Forest has issued seasonal road closure orders for areas on the Cuba and Jemez Ranger Districts that are susceptible to damage under severe weather conditions. The orders are in effect until Dec. 31, 2021, unless rescinded earlier.
 
The closures will protect public health and safety, natural resources and infrastructure during periods of extreme soil moisture and heavy snowfall. Closures usually occur in the winter months between December and May.
 
The closures restrict the use of any type of motorized
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Candia Has Perfect Prediction In Weekly Pace Race

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Atomic City Road Runners. Courtesy photo
 
ACRC News:
 
Roxana Candia had a perfect prediction in Tuesday’s Atomic City Road Runner Pace Race with a 24:00 time on the 3 mile course held on the trail on North Mesa by the horse stables. 
 
Other accurate predictors were Nick Parra-Vasquez with a 5 second differential, Brian Newnam at 9 seconds off, and Jesse Woodroffe with an 11 second difference.
 
The top finisher in on the 1 mile course was six year old Anders Medin at 10:50. The fastest female was his grandmother Aurea Rojas with a time
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Udall, Heinrich, Luján Announce LWCF Purchase Of Galisteo Basin Historic Sites At Burnt Corn Pueblo

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SENATE News:
 
WASHINGTON, D.C. ― U.S. Senators Tom Udall and Martin Heinrich and U.S. Rep. Ben Ray Luján have announced that the Land and Water Conservation Fund (LWCF) will be used to promote preservation and open up access to more than 2,000 acres of land in Santa Fe County’s Galisteo Basin.
 
$1.5 million in LWCF funding will purchase the Burnt Corn Pueblo site, a 365-acre parcel near Santa Fe County Road. Burnt Corn Pueblo is one of 24 nationally significant archaeological sites in the basin, home to Native American and Spanish ruins.
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Bjorklund Is Top Predictor In Weekly Pace Race

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ACRR News:
 
Heidi Bjorklund was only 5 seconds off her predicated time in the weekly Atomic City Road Runners Pace Race on the pollution plant service road at the bottom of Main Hill.  
 
Other accurate predictors were Sonja Behnke and Allison Chan tying at 8 seconds off, Lyle Cunningham with a 15 second differential, and Roxana Candia at 25 seconds off her predicated time.

On the 1 mile distance Tamara Jurado was the top finisher at 9:51 and six year old Anders Medin was the first male with a time of 11:05.

The top 3 mile finishers were Zach Medin recording a 23:16 and his wife Roxana Candia

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Los Alamos Family YMCA Releases Annual Report

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YMCA News:

The Family YMCA has released a summary of services it provided in the communities it served in 2015. This independent YMCA is based in Los Alamos and operates a health facility in Los Alamos, and teen centers there and in Española.

The Community Benefit report provides an overview of the organization’s revenue and expenses, service numbers and scholarships that were provided last year.

CEO Linda Daly said the Y’s priorities are to respond to critical community issues in youth development, healthy living and social responsibility and to ensure access to all. “We are a charitable organization Read More

Volunteers Needed To Clean Up Jemez Mountain Trail

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JMT News:

Jemez Mountain Trail – a national scenic byway – is amping up its aesthetic appeal with a more than 30 mile cleanup effort April 23, in honor of Earth Day. Volunteers are needed.

“The drive to Jemez Springs along the idyllic Jemez Mountain Trail is beautiful any time of year, so we want to ensure that the view isn’t spoiled by trash and empty bottles dumped along the side of the road,” said Margaia Forcier-Call of Jemez Sustainable Solutions. “We encourage anyone who cares about the earth and wants to pitch in on Earth Day to head up to this beautiful region, and lend a hand.”

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Earth Day Talk Features Valles Caldera Superintendent

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Jorge Silva-Bañuelos, National Park Service superintendent of Valles Caldera National Preserve

PEEC News:

The Pajarito Environmental Education Center’s 2016 Earth Day talk will feature Valles Caldera Superintendent Jorge Silva- Bañuelos, who will talk about the past, present and future of this spectacular national preserve.

The talk is sponsored by Los Alamos National Bank at 7 p.m. Tuesday, April 19 at the Los Alamos Nature Center, 2600 Canyon Road, and is free and open to the public.

Silva-Bañuelos will discuss the history of the Valles Caldera from its geologic origins to its designation Read More

National Park Week Activities At Bandelier

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NPS News:
 
Every year National Park Service (NPS) areas all over the country celebrate National Park Week in April with events and activities. 
 
This year is extra special since it is also the Centennial year for Bandelier National Monument as well as the National Park Service itself. Nationwide from April 16-24 NPS areas will be fee-free, with no entrance fees being charged, for the whole nine days.
At Bandelier, National Park Week activities will include: 
  • A special presentation of all the entries of artwork for the 2017 Bandelier Annual Pass, along with announcement
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