On The Job In Los Alamos: Salaiz Landscaping Crew
On the job in Los Alamos Monday pruning trees and shrubs at a residence in Quemazon is, from left, owner Ricardo Bojorquez and employees Antonio Caballero, Alvaro Dominguez and Enrique Ontiveros of Salaiz Landscaping. Bojorquez started his business a year and a half ago. Service include flag stone and patio work, irrigation systems, trimming, yard cleanup and snow removal. For more information, call 505.551.0320, 505.557.8544 or email salaiz.landscaping2020@gmail.com. Photo by Kirsten Laskey/ladailypost.com Read More
Weekly Fishing Report: Nov. 17, 2020
By GEORGE MORSE
Sports And Outdoors
Los Alamos Daily Post
A little more than a week away from Thanksgiving and the weather remains warm and dry. Looking up into the mountains and remembering years when by now they were white with snow with another storm on the way, one wonders if we are in for another winter without a good snowpack.
With a La Nina effect forecast for the next few months, the prospects for a good early ski season and heavy spring runoff to help fill our sadly-depleted reservoirs are not looking good.
With so many of the recent winters being warmer and drier than they used to be, you can’t Read More
Daily Postcard: Golden Sunrise Viewed Through Trees
Daily Postcard: A golden sunrise viewed through trees during a walk Monday in White Rock. Photo by Nancy Ann Hibbs Read More
Colorful Sunset Falls This Evening Over Los Alamos
Colorful sunset viewed this evening from Canyon Road near Griffith Gym. Photo by Carol A. Clark/ladailypost.com Read More
Homer And Edna Preen In Unison At Ashley Pond
The community’s beloved feathery couple Homer and Edna are spotted preening in unison Monday while standing on stones in Ashley Pond. Photo by Gene Mortensen Read More
Daily Postcard: Bright Sunrise Over Black Mesa
Daily Postcard: Bright sunrise Monday illuminates Black Mesa. Photo by Darby Martinez Read More
Los Alamos Garden Club Publicly Thanks Metzger’s
From Los Alamos Garden Club:
The Los Alamos Garden Club would like to publicly thank General Manager David Jolly and Metzger’s Hardware for their generosity and support in our community!
The Memorial Rose Garden at Fuller Lodge has been maintained by the Los Alamos Garden Club for many years and has been in need of extra care due to the high presence of deer and a lack of sunshine.
Compost and peat moss were needed to enhance the soil in the garden. At the request of our club, Metzger’s donated and delivered 30 bags of manure and discounted 15 bags of peat moss for the Rose Garden enjoyed by so many.
This Read More
Morning View Of Sangres From Pajarito Mountain
Sangre de Cristo Mountains viewed this morning from Pajarito Mountain. Courtesy/Pajarito Mountain Webcam Read More
Heinrich Welcomes Action On Chaco Mineral Withdrawal
U.S. SENATE News:
WASHINGTON, D.C. — U.S. Sen. Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.), a member of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, welcomed the Biden administration’s decision to begin the process to withdraw federal minerals within the Chaco Culture Heritage Withdrawal Area from future mineral development, including new oil and gas leasing.
In May, Sen. Heinrich was the first member of the New Mexico delegation to request the administrative withdrawal, sending a letter to U.S. Department of the Interior Secretary Deb Haaland asking that she begin the process. Over the last decade, Read More
Environmental Sustainability Board Meets Nov. 18
COUNTY News:
The Los Alamos County Environmental Sustainability Board will meet at 5:30 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 18 on Zoom.
This meeting is open to the public.
Find the agenda to this meeting here: Nov. 18, 2021 Environmental Sustainability Board Agenda.
Find the link to this meeting here.
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Daily Postcard: Tangerine Colored Sunset Fills Sky
Nature On Tap: Local Mountain Lion Research Monday
PEEC and Los Alamos Creative District host Nature On Tap at 5:30 p.m. Monday at the Los Alamos Nature Center featuring a talk by VCNP’s Mark Peyton and Bandelier’s Sarah Milligan. Courtesy/PEEC
PEEC News:
Join the Pajarito Environmental Education Center (PEEC) and Los Alamos Creative District Monday, for Nature On Tap at 5:30 p.m. Nov. 15 at the Los Alamos Nature Center, 2600 Canyon Road.
This event will feature a presentation about the Large Mammal Monitoring Project from Valles Caldera National Preserve’s Mark Peyton and Bandelier National Monument’s Sarah Milligan.
The Large Mammal Read More
New Mexico AG & NMED Secretary Ask US Court Of Appeals To Review Nuclear Regulatory Commission Decision
New Mexico Attorney General Hector Balderas
From the Office of the Attorney General:
SANTA FE – New Mexico Attorney General Hector Balderas and Environment Secretary James Kenney Friday asked the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit to review the decision of the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) to grant a license to build a “Consolidated Interim Storage Facility” (CISF) in Andrews County, Texas.
The facility, known as the Waste Control Specialists (WCS) CISF, would be located just a quarter of a mile from the New Mexico Border, 5 miles east of Eunice, New Mexico, and 45 miles east of Read More
Daily Postcard: Memorial Butterfly Garden On Barranca Mesa
In 2021, Selvi Viswanathan planted a memorial butterfly garden for her dear mother. Viswanathan’s gardener and his daughter added chrysanthemums, which are still blooming Friday in the garden at Viswanathan’s residence on Barranca Mesa. Photo by Selvi Viswanathan
The daughter of Selvi Viswanathan’s gardener created this butterfly, which she created by painting rocks as an addition to the memorial butterfly garden Viswanathan planted in 2010 for her beloved mother at her residence on Barranca Mesa. Photo by Selvi Viswanathan
Another view of the memorial butterfly garden Selvi Viswanathan Read More
Governor, Leadership Highlight Global Climate Conference
Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham
From the Office of the Governor:
SANTA FE — Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham concluded her time at the U.N. Climate Change Conference Sunday in Glasgow, Scotland, when she committed the state to further high-impact climate actions alongside other national governors.
The governor joined the United States Climate Alliance and the governors of Hawai’i, Illinois, Oregon and Washington to make climate action commitments around energy, buildings, industry, transportation, just transition and equity, resilience, natural and working lands, and the social cost
Buck Chews Branches At Los Alamos County Eco Station
While offloading brush at the Los Alamos County Eco Station Friday on West Jemez Road, this handsome buck was spotted on the other side of a brush pile nibbling bark off branches. It reminds one of Churchill, Manitoba: You can go to the dump in Churchill to see polar bears or go to the dump in Los Alamos to see beautiful bucks. Photo by Ken Hanson
A buck looks up from chewing on branches Friday at the Eco Station. Photo by Ken HansonDaily Postcard: Lavelle Hawthorne Tree Turns Fall Colors
Daily Postcard: A colorful Lavelle Hawthorne tree was spotted recently changing its colors for fall in the Demo Garden across from Mesa Public Library on Central Avenue. Photo by Ed Birnbaum Read More
Explore Black Holes At Nature Center’s Planetarium Tonight
Experience the wonders of black holes at a screening of the full-dome movie ‘Black Holes’ , 7 p.m. today in the planetarium at the Los Alamos Nature Center followed by a discussion and Q&A session. Courtesy/PEEC
PEEC News:
Explore the mysteries of black holes at 7 p.m. today, Nov. 12, in the planetarium at the Los Alamos Nature Center.
Join Rick Wallace for a presentation of the full-dome movie “Black Holes”. After the movie, Wallace will host a short discussion and Q&A session on the origin, properties and evidence for black holes.
The film “Black Holes” takes the audiences on a fully immersive Read More
Daily Postcard: Obedient Buck Uses Crosswalk In White Rock
Daily Postcard: A sturdy looking buck is spotted obediently using the crosswalk at the intersection of Rover Boulevard and Meadow Lane recently in White Rock. Photo by Michael Padilla Read More
SFNF: Cut Own Christmas Tree Permits Available Nov. 22
Courtesy/SFNF
SFNF News:
SANTA FE — No need to worry about the predicted Christmas tree shortage this year. All you have to do is purchase a permit to cut your own Christmas tree on the Santa Fe National Forest (SFNF). Over-the-phone and online sales will begin Monday, Nov. 22.
Permits can be purchased online through Recreation.gov and printed at home as a convenient alternative to calling a SFNF office to purchase your permit over the phone. Permits purchased by phone from forest headquarters or any of the SFNF district offices will be delivered via postal mail along with maps and guidelines Read More
