Recreation

Camp May Is Open

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The new amphitheater at Camp May features a concrete stage and aluminum bench seating. Courtesy/LAC

COUNTY News:

Camp May is open to the public following renovations to picnic areas, camp sites and a new amphitheater.

The new amphitheater features a concrete stage with aluminum bench seating. Improvements to picnic and camping areas included the installation of 21 new picnic tables and 17 new fire rings on new concrete slabs, along with bear-proof trash containers.

There are four picnic/day use areas and 14 campsites that can be reserved at the Aquatic Center. Four of the campsites are suitable Read More

Valles Caldera Trust Releases Landscape and Restoration Stewardship Plan Draft EIS

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Valles Caldera Trust Releases Landscape and Restoration Stewardship Plan Draft EIS

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JEMEZ SPRINGS — The Valles Caldera Trust (Trust) has released a 10-year plan for the proposed stewardship of the Valles Caldera National Preserve (preserve.)

The Landscape Restoration and Stewardship Plan (Stewardship Plan) Draft Environmental Impact Statement (DEIS) details a number of actions aimed at reducing the potential for severe burning and moving the forest to a more sustainable and resilient condition. Proposed actions include forest thinning, wildland fire Read More

Tami Martinson of Los Alamos Scores Second Career Hole In One

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LAGC News:

Tami Martinson of Los Alamos scored her second career hole in one Sunday at the Los Alamos Golf Course. 

Witnessing her great shot were husband Drew Martinson, along with Wayne and Lynn Taylor. 

Martinson was playing from the red tees on the 15th hole, which measures 146 yards and she hit a 6 iron for her perfect shot.   Read More

Paulina Burnside Nails Pace Race Prediction

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Pace Race runners round the bend in Tuesday’s race. Courtesy photo

ATOMIC RUNNERS News:

Pace racers try to predict their run and walk times for known course  lengths. Tuesday night, Paulina Burnside aced her prediction on the three mile Turkey Trot course in the Bayo Canyon/North Mesa area.

One and two mile courses also were available, but two of the next three best predictions were also on the longest course. Bill Rice, Roxana Candia and Paul Elkins had respective errors of 24, 28, and 30 seconds.

Fastest finishers for the one mile course were Patricia Burnside (9:29) and Elkins Read More

Young Guns Shooting Program Holds Raffles

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Young Guns practice at the Los Alamos Sportsman’s Club in Rendija Canyon. Courtesy photo

YOUNG GUNS News:

Los Alamos Sportsman’s Club Young Guns, the club’s youth shooting development program, is holding two raffles to raise funds for their activities.

Young Guns was established three years ago by Mike O’Neill and Rex Crooks, and currently has 28 active male and female members, ages eight to 18. More than a dozen coaches work with the young shooters at their practices.

The Young Guns have won state level competitions for the last two years in trap, skeet, Read More

Kratzer is Top Predictor in Weekly Pace Race

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ACRR News:

David Kratzer was only two seconds off his predicted time in the weekly pace race held at Pinon Park in White Rock.

The Watermelon Run attracted more than 30 participants including the Triatomics Youth Group and all ran a fast three-mile course.

Other accurate predictors included Ted Romero who was four seconds off and also was the top finisher in the three mile run with a time of 19:38. Roxana Candia had a six second differential followed by Tom Sandford at 12 seconds off.

Jacob Thompson was the fastest finisher on the one mile course at 6:27 and Reynie Benelli was the best

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Frijoles Canyon Expected to Re-Open After Flood Event

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Bandelier’s Entrance Road is covered in mud. Photo by Luke Gommermann/NPS

Mud and debris flow into parking lot. Photo by Luke Gommermann/NPS

BNM News:

Around 11:45 p.m. Thursday, July 25, law enforcement rangers began receiving warnings that heavy rains would soon cause flooding in Frijoles Canyon at Bandelier National Monument. 

“Staff drove down into the canyon to make sure protection was in place including closing a gate that protects Bandelier’s Visitor Center from high water, “Chief Ranger Tom Betts said. 

By 12:30 a.m., staff observed water flowing into the canyon Read More

Rare Chance to Explore Abandoned Copper Mine

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Nacimiento Copper Mine site. Courtesy photo

PEEC News:

The Pajarito Environmental Education Center (PEEC) is offering a rare chance to visit the abandoned Nacimiento Copper Mine near Cuba Aug.10.

The trip, led by local geology expert Patrick Rowe, will be fun and hands-on for both adults and children. Participants will explore the area, with ample chances to find beautiful specimens such as petrified wood.

Specimens found at the Nacimiento Cooper Mine site. Courtesy photo

In addition to petrified wood specimens, which are regularly covered with exquisite green malachite and blue azurite, Read More

Valles Caldera Birthday Celebration This Weekend

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 East Fork of the Jemez in the Valles Caldera from the air. Photo by Greg Kendell/ladailypost.com

VALLES CALDERA News:

JEMEZ SPRINGS–The Valles Caldera National Preserve will host the Jemez Valley Storytelling Jamboree 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., July 27 and 28 at the Valle Grande staging area located just inside the Preserve’s main entrance.

There is no admission charge to attend the jamboree, so bring your family and friends for a day of fun and entertainment by some of the area’s most talented storytellers.

The Jamboree will anchor the 2013 Preservation Act Celebration that will commemorate Read More