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Herd Of Does Rest Beneath Pine Tree At Local Residence

Does rest on dry pine needles beneath a tree last fall at a residence on Diamond. Photo by Sharon Hoff

A smaller group of does return to the same yard to rest before giving birth to their fawns for the year, June 28 at a residence on the corner of Diamond Drive in Los Alamos. Photo by Sharon Hoff Read More

Dead Ponderosa Pine Removed From Mesa Public Library

Workers take down a large, dead Ponderosa pine recently near the children’s playground outside Mesa Public Library. The dead tree was taken down because its branches were falling too close to where children play. Photo by Ed Birnbaum Read More

Posts From The Road: Scenes Of Once Thriving Mining Town In Ashcroft, Colo.

Welcome Wagon: A broken down wagon sits near the town of Ashcroft, Colo., succumbed to growth of trees and grasses while sitting idle for decades. The buildings in the background are remains of the once thriving mining town. Photo by Gary Warren/ladailypost.com

Ashcroft: A row of buildings that were homes to miners sit in various stages of decay in Ashcroft, Colo. The silver mining boom beginning in the area in 1880 only lasted about five years before workers moved on and left the town. At its peak, more than 2,000 people resided and worked in Ashcroft. Photo by Gary Warren/ladailypost.com

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NMED & DOH Offer Free Domestic Water Well Tests In Taos

NMED News:

TAOS — The New Mexico Environment Department (NMED) and New Mexico Department of Health (DOH) are hosting a free domestic well water testing event Oct. 16 in Taos.

Surveys show the majority of New Mexico’s private well users haven’t had their water tested, even though most do not have water treatment systems installed.

To save consumers money – tests are valued at around $150 – and to educate the public about safe drinking water, NMED and DOH are hosting a free well water testing event Oct. 16 while adhering to COVID-Safe Practices to protect staff and all community members who participate. Read More

Los Alamos High School Eco Club Holds Climate Strike

Members of the Los Alamos High School Eco Club marching Thursday during their climate strike in which they achieved their goal of getting the attention of community members and spreading awareness about the urgency necessary to solve the climate crisis. Members include Sam Grow, Dana Roelofs, Titus De Jong, Nina Johnson, Addy Witt, Charlotte Butcher, Sophie Bathrick-Price, Heidi Johnson, Kelsey Hannaford, Traeh Amburgey, Alex Moulton, Sadie Evans, Mikalh Adams, Jane and William Hite, Anna Batista and Sebastian Holtkamp. Courtesy photo

By ADALEE WITT
President

2021-22 Eco Club
Los Alamos Read More

Leaves On Large Tree Turn Bright Yellow In A Week

In just a week, the color of the leaves on this large tree have completely changed from green to bright yellow at a residence on 11th and Myrtle Street in downtown Los Alamos. Photo by Dixon Wolf  Read More

LANL’s James Owen Selected NMSU Distinguished Alumni

2021 NMSU Distinguished Alumni Award recipient James C. Owen. Courtesy/LANL

LANL News:

James C. Owen, associate Laboratory director for Weapons Engineering and chief engineer at Los Alamos National Laboratory, has received the 2021 Distinguished Alumni Award for the College of Engineering from the New Mexico State University (NMSU) Alumni Association.

At Los Alamos, where his career has spanned more than 25 years, Owen’s technical expertise and success in safely leading large, complex projects and programs has made him influential in nuclear weapons security at Los Alamos and across

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Celebrate Community At PEECnic! Saturday Oct. 16

A boy enjoys fresh-pressed apple cider at the nature center during a previous PEECnic celebration. Stop by the nature center 1-3 p.m., Oct. 16 for delicious treats, activities, storytelling and more. Photo by Hari Viswanathan

PEEC News:

Join the Pajarito Environmental Education Center (PEEC) for its annual member appreciation event, PEECnic!

This event is PEEC’s chance to celebrate the community and say thank you to the wonderful members who support PEEC all year long. The PEECnic is 1-3 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 16, at the Los Alamos Nature Center. It is open to the public, with special treats for Read More

Update From Resiliency, Energy & Sustainability Task Force

COUNTY News:

The Los Alamos Resiliency, Energy and Sustainability Task Force is now over halfway through its chartered time; it is scheduled to sunset in February.

The Task Force has submitted its Interim Report to the Los Alamos County Council with preliminary ideas for recommendations to reduce greenhouse gas emissions throughout the county (exclusive of LANL). Nothing has been finalized, and these interim recommendations are subject to change, modification, or elimination in the final report.

Council will then consider whether to accept, reject or modify those recommendations. Read More

U.S. Sen. Martin Heinrich Applauds President Biden’s Restoration Of National Monuments

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, is commending President Joe Biden for restoring the protections of Bears Ears, Grand Staircase-Escalante, and Northeast Canyons and Seamounts National Monuments.

The White House announced that the President will sign three proclamations today as part of the Biden-Harris Administration’s effort to better protect, conserve, and restore the lands and waters that sustain the health of communities and power our economy.

“Our public lands are part of the Read More

SFNF Plans Prescribed Burn On Borrego Mesa Oct. 15

SFNF News:

SANTA FE — Fire managers on the Santa Fe National Forest (SFNF) are tentatively planning a 105-acre prescribed burn on Borrego Mesa on the Española Ranger District a week from today, Friday, Oct. 15.

The treatment area is located approximately two miles east of the community of Cordova. Crews will complete the Borrego Mesa prescribed burn in one day.

A final decision on whether to proceed with a specific prescribed burn on the SFNF will depend on multiple conditions, including resource availability, fuel moisture levels, air quality and forecasted weather. Prescribed burns

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