The Los Alamos High School Hilltopper Basketball Academy hosted Coach David Nurse from Perfect Shots Shooting Oct. 4-5 in Griffith Gymnasium. More than 50 local athletes (boys and girls) spent their weekend improving their shooting and scoring abilities. Photo by Tarah Logan
Back row, second from left, Coach David Nurse from Perfect Shots Shooting at Saturday’s training session in Griffith Gymnasium. Photo by Tarah Logan
Three excavation units in Obsidian Valley. Photo by Elizabeth BurnsThe unsung heroes of most communities and many an organization are the volunteers who pitch in where no one else can. They don’t volunteer for recognition, accolades or reward.
They volunteer for a variety of individual reasons. Some volunteer on their own; others work through an organization like Los Amigos de Valles Caldera, the Sierra Club, WildEarth Guardians, New Mexico Wildlife Federation, or the Great Old Broads for Wilderness; all of which have volunteered thousands of hours on the Read More
Fall colors the landscape along the Canada Bonita Trail. Photo by Jim O’Donnell
Photo by Jim O’Donnell
Photo by Jim O’Donnell
VCNP News:
JEMEZ SPRINGS – The Valles Caldera Trust is planning to implement a prescribed burn project that may begin as early as Tuesday, Oct. 14 and last for two to four days.
If conditions are not right next week, the burn may occur later in the season. The prescribed burn will be on 818 acres of the Valles Caldera National Preserve, north of N.M. 4 in the Banco Bonito area near mile marker 30. Because of the location and elevation, smoke from the burn will be visible from all directions coming into the Jemez Mountains area. Smoke will linger a few days after the burn. The burn activity is not expected Read More
ACRR News:
Thirty-two runners and walkers enjoyed a beautiful evening jaunt on one mile or three mile courses on Barranca Mesa and in Bayo Canyon.
Laura McClellan was the best predictor for the long course, on which runners ran around Barranca Mesa Elementary School and then down the horse trail into Bayo Canyon to the point and back Gonzales Road to Barranca School. She was off her prediction by just 8 seconds over the three miles.
Nikol Strother was the second best predictor at 11 seconds off and was the first female finisher of the three mile course with a time of 22:20. Ted Romero was the third best Read More
RMYC News:
Rocky Mountain Youth Corps (RMYC) is volunteering Saturday, Oct. 4 to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the Wilderness Act.
RMYC and The Wilderness Society will partner with Bandelier National Monument to make some much-needed improvements on the Upper Crossing Trail of Frijoles Canyon, which suffered major damage as a result of heavy flooding after the Las Conchas Fire of 2012.
This project highlights the historic accomplishments of the Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) during 1936-1941 and RMYC’s continued service in our public lands. The desired outcome is to improve Read More
View from Cerro Grande trail. Photo by David HalpernBANDELIER News:
Bandelier National Monument has announced five special programs being offered in October – two photo hikes with the park Artist-in-Residence, two Night Sky Programs being presented by a staff ranger who is a long-time astronomy enthusiast and teacher, and a Wilderness hike with the park Trails Lead.
Saturday, Oct. 4, Artist-in-Residence David Halpern will lead a photo hike on the Cerro Grande Trail. The trail is about 5 miles round trip with a rise of 2,000 feet, to the rim of the Valles Caldera at nearly 11,000 feet. Read More
The pond and landscape that greets visitors to Sulpher Springs. Photo by Felicia Orth
The PEEC visiters explore the Sulphur Springs site. Photo by Felicia OrthFraser and Cathy Goff, both geologists, led a trip Sept. 20 to Sulphur Springs on the far side of the Valle Caldera.
Sulphur Springs was once a resort where people bathed in acid waters and mudpots to cure skin ailments. The original structures, built in the 1930s, burned in the 1960s, and the property was then used by those seeking communal living and free love. The property was purchased by the Corbin family Read More
A young girl selects a pumpkin at last year’s patch. Courtesy/LACCOUNTY News:
Due to the Walkup Aquatic Center being closed for an HVAC Energy Upgrade, the Aquatic Center staff have teamed with Los Alamos County Recreation Department staff and the Sheriff’s Posse to hold a Halloween Carnival, Hayride and Pumpkin Patch Oct. 25 at the Sherriff’s Posse Lodge.
There will be two sessions of the event: 4-5 p.m. and 5-6 p.m.
First, there will be a hayride through the horse corrals. There are fun pit stops along the way for treats and activities. At the end of the ride, participants can pick out their Read More
