Recreation

Trail Signage Plan Public Meeting March 4, Fuller Lodge

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Existing Signage for Deer Trap Mesa. Courtesy/LAC

Sample Signage Proposal for Deer Trap Mesa. Courtesy/LAC

COUNTY News:

Los Alamos residents love their trail network, but many of them are reluctant to use it.

“The lack of signs has kept me from trying out different trails because I am unable to know if I am on the right trail or have wandered off the path,” commented a typical respondent to last year’s Los Alamos County Open Forum on the trail network.

The County’s Recreation, Parks and Open Space Division is off and running on the creation of a new trail signage system. The first stop is soliciting Read More

Valle de Oro Urban Wildlife Refuge Funding Clears Senate

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Valle de Oro Urban Wildlife Refuge. Courtesy/USFWS

N.M. SENATE News:

SANTA FE–Senate Memorial 36 sponsored by Sen. Michael Padilla, D-Bernalillo, cleared the Senate.

The legislation seeks to complete the final phase of funding for the Valle de Oro Urban Wildlife Refuge located along the Rio Grande River in the southern portion of Bernalillo County. Eighty acres remain to be purchased to complete the project, and the legislation will ask the federal government to make this purchase.

“This legislation is going to protect this land forever,” Padilla said. “This land will provide excellent Read More

PEEC Summer Camp Registration Opens

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Courtesy/PEEC

Courtesy/PEEC

PEEC News:

  • PEEC Offers Fun, Educational and “Epic” Summer Camps 
for Kids Entering Grades 4 through 8

Is your child looking to have a great adventure this summer? Do you want him or her to learn about nature and the environment all the while making friends and having a lot of fun? The Pajarito Environmental Education Center (PEEC) has announced that registration is now open for its popular summer programs: Nature Odyssey for kids entering grades 4-6, and Living Earth Adventure Program (LEAP) for kids entering grades 7-8.

Both day camps will run June 9-13, and attendance Read More

Los Alamos Golf Course Opening Friday!

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Summertime view of 14th hole from green at LAGC. Courtesy/LAC

LAGC News:

With continuing mild winter weather, the Los Alamos Golf Course is planning to open the golf course Friday, Feb. 14. The hours of operation are 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. seven days a week through March 8, weather permitting. 

The first tee time is 10 a.m., the range will open at 9:30 a.m. and close at 4 p.m., due to the need to “hand pick.” Weekday tee times may be made three days in advance. The first available tee time is 10 a.m. and reservations for tee times Saturday, Sunday and holiday’s may be made by phone, Wednesday

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Meet the Coaches Behind CrossFit Los Alamos & Mesa Elite Fitness

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Eight of the 10 coaches at Mesa Elite Fitness/CrossFit Los Alamos. Photo by Tara Key/Key Photography
 
By CAROL A. CLARK
Los Alamos Daily Post

Since moving to a larger facility at 278-A DP Road last year, Mesa Elite Fitness/CrossFit Los Alamos has grown to include 10 coaches, seven of whom are CrossFit Level 1 Trainers, including a CrossFit Weightlifting Coach. These coaches help guide clients to forge their own elite fitness, starting with nutrition and utilizing constantly varied functional movements performed at high intensity.

The environment in the gym is filled with a sense of community Read More

PEEC Outing Promises Birding Fun for All Ages at Bosque del Apache National Wildlife Refuge

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Rocky Mountain sandhill cranes at the Bosque del Apache National Wildlife Refuge. Courtesy/PEEC

Rocky Mountain sandhill crane. Courtesy/PEEC

PEEC News:

Join PEEC education staff and birding experts for a fun and educational day of birding for the whole family Saturday, Feb. 15 at the Bosque del Apache National Wildlife Refuge.

Birding experts will be available at specific times and locations around the refuge, and participants may drop in as they desire, to receive birding help and information from them. In addition, there will be family-oriented activities involving hikes and Read More

Fee Waived at Bandelier; Across National Park System on Presidents Day Weekend

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BANDELIER News:

Saturday Feb. 15 through Monday Feb. 17, the public is invited to visit free of charge Bandelier and other national parks, monuments and many areas administered by other federal agencies throughout the United States.

The Presidents Day weekend is the second of the times in 2014 when all National Park Service sites open their gates to visitors without charging entrance fees.
 
“This should be a wonderful weekend to visit Bandelier,” Superintendent Jason Lott said. “The area really needs more snow, but in the meantime the weather is expected Read More

Valles Caldera Trust Names Interim Executive Director

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Dr. Tim Haarmann

VCNP News:

JEMEZ SPRINGS–The Valles Caldera Board of Trustees today named Dr. Tim Haarmann interim executive director of the Valles Caldera Trust.

Haarmann will be in charge of day to day operations until the board selects a permanent executive director. The board will conduct a nationwide search to find a qualified replacement for former Executive Director Dennis Trujillo who retired Jan. 3.

Haarmann is currently Operations Division director on the Valles Caldera National Preserve. He is responsible for management of programs including recreation, environmental education, Read More

Letter to the Editor: Pajarito Mountain – Moving Forward Toward Positive Outcomes

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By BECKY WECHSLER OERTEL
Los Alamos Ski Club

On Tuesday, Feb. 4, the Los Alamos Ski Club (LASC) Board of Directors held a special membership meeting to inform members and bring about a vote to transfer all or part of the Club’s assets (Pajarito Ski Area) to Los Alamos County or another third party. Unfortunately, the voting resolution was not seen by the members until just minutes before the vote was called. In addition, other potential options have yet to be discussed openly.

I respect and appreciate the significant efforts made by the LASC Board to assess options and discuss the issue with some Read More

Los Alamos Ski Club Passes Motion to Investigate Transferring Assets and Debt to Third Party

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With the intent that the Club will continue to operate in the meantime and will and will proceed with the intention to open Pajarito Mountain for the 2014-2015 season, the Los Alamos Ski Club tonight passed the motion 206-21: ‘Resolved, that the membership supports the Board’s efforts to ensure continued skiing in Los Alamos County by investigating transferring some, or all, of the Los Alamos Ski Club assets and debt to a third party, such as Los Alamos County, with the understanding that any final decision to transfer all, or substantially all, assets may only be made at a subsequent Read More