Recreation

Public Comment Sought On Tsankawi Management Plan

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The Ancestral Pueblo people who lived at Tsankawi Pueblo carved a network of trails into the volcanic tuff mesa. Courtesy/NPS
 
The present-day trail around Tsankawi includes several ladders to get visitors up and down the mesa where the pueblo was built. Courtesy/NPS

BANDELIER News:

Bandelier National Monument Superintendent Jason Lott announced today that the public is invited to review and comment on the park’s Tsankawi Unit Management Plan and Environmental Assessment.  

The plan and environmental assessment evaluate a range of alternatives to improve resource Read More

Fusion Multisport Provides Ski/Snowboard Tuning

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The ski and snowboard tuning shop at Fusion Multisport, 106 Central Park Square. Courtesy photo

Spotlight On Fusion Multisport
Staff Report

Well the snow is finally falling. Could this be the year Los Alamos breaks out of its 3-year snow drought? Predictions say yes but regardless, there will be snow somewhere. 

This means it’s time to get those boards in shape. Fusion Multisport at 106 Central Park Square in the heart of Los Alamos provides ski and snowboard tuning. Fusion Multisport does all manner of base and edge work from a simple hot wax to base and edge replacements. Tuning is Read More

Winter Solstice Sunrise Walk At Bandelier Sunday

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The eastern sky driving into Bandelier National Monument at about 7 a.m. Dec. 22, 2012 for the winter solstice. Photo by TK Thompson

BANDELIER News:

All over the world, people have kept track of the passing of the seasons with markers built into such things as structures, stones and the horizon.

At Bandelier, there are several places that may mark the position of the sun on dates including the solstices and equinoxes. One of them is the entryway to Tyuonyi, the large pueblo in Frijoles Canyon. Sunday, Dec. 21, is this year’s Winter Solstice. It will be the annual ranger-guided Read More

Valles Caldera Prescribed Burn Dec. 16-17

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VCT News:

The Valles Caldera Trust is planning to implement a prescribed pile burn today and Wednesday, Dec. 17.

The prescribed pile burn will be on 75 acres of the Valles Caldera National Preserve, north of N.M. 4 in the Banco Bonito area near mile marker 30. The purpose of the burn is to reduce hazardous fuels and the chance for future catastrophic fire and for the restoration of fire in a fire-adapted ecosystem.

Because of the location and elevation, smoke from the burn may be visible from all directions coming into the Jemez Mountains area. Smoke may have variable effects on neighboring communities Read More

Entry Gift To National Parks Benefits Bandelier

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Courtesy/NPS

BANDELIER News:

When looking for holiday gifts, Bandelier suggests considering giving gifts of entry to all the National Park areas in the country for a full year.
 
Drop by the Visitor Center at Bandelier and buy an Interagency Annual Pass. With this pass, the recipient can visit all the National Park Service areas across the country (think Petroglyph, Pecos, Grand Canyon, Everglades, Glacier, Rocky Mountain and 395 others.
 
The pass also includes areas under the Bureau of Land Management like Tent Rocks – Kasha Katuwe, US Forest Service including Mount St
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2015 YMCA Jr. Wrestling Program Registration Opens

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YMCA News:

The 2015 YMCA Jr. Wrestling program is now open for registration until filled:

  • Season: Jan. 5 to April 17
  • Days: Monday/Wednesday/Friday
  • Time: 4-5 p.m.
  • Location: YMCA Gym
  • Grades: 1st – 6th (7th and 8th grade beginners may join, too)
  • Cost: $90 / $60 for Y members (Optional Tournaments at additional cost)

This is an excellent fundamental development and optional competitive program for collegiate style wrestling for youth with any or no experience in the sport. Come by the Y to register or contact Jeremy Smith at 505.662.3100 for more information. Read More

Valles Caldera Trust Commits To Smooth Transition To National Park Service Management

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VCNT News:

Jemez Springs – The Valles Caldera Trust has issued the following statement regarding the U.S. Senate’s passage of legislation transferring management of the Valles Caldera National Preserve to the National Park Service:

The Valles Caldera Trust’s Board and Executive Director are committed to a smooth transition to National Park Service management of the Valles Caldera National Preserve. In addition, the Board of Trustees hopes to see the continuation of the staff-led science-based adaptive management program which oversees the landscape restoration, grazing Read More

Congress Approves Valles Caldera National Preserve And Manhattan Project National Historical Park!

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Valles Caldera National Preserve. Courtesy/NPS

NPCA News:

With today’s Senate passage of the National Defense Authorization Act, Congress has approved the most significant expansion of the National Park System in nearly three decades.

The legislation includes the approval of Valles Caldera National Preserve and the Manhattan Project National Historical Park in Las Alamos as well as Hanford, Wash., and Oak Ridge, Tenn.

“This bipartisan legislation represents years of work by community members, business leaders, scientists and National Parks Conservation Association (NPCA),” said Read More

Mountaineers Meeting Features Annual Potpourri

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A hippo encountered by Jean Dewart and Colleen Olinger on their adventures in Africa. Courtesy photo
 
Momo Vuyisich will piece together a half-dozen weekend trips he did from Los Alamos this summer during his presentation. Courtesy photo
 
A scene encountered by nette Weyrauch and Mari Jorgensen during theirhiking adventure in Cappadocia, Turkey. Courtesy photo
 
By JOHN GUSTAFSON
Los Alamos Mountaineers

The December meeting of the Los Alamos Mountaineers will feature its annual “potpourri,” a special meeting featuring a potluck dinner and a collection of short presentations Read More