Signs Of Halloween Appear Around White Rock
Signs of Halloween are emerging Thursday at homes around White Rock. Photo by Nancy Ann Hibbs
A small pumpkin boy is spotted Thursday in the garden of a residence in White Rock. Photo by Nancy Ann Hibbs
A Halloween scene spotted Thursday at a residence in White Rock. Photo by Nancy Ann Hibbs Read More
Scenes Of Fall Colors On Pajarito Mountain Ski Hill
Fall colors cover the landscape recently on Pajarito Mountain. Photo by Landon Harrison
View of fall colors on Pajarito Mountain. Photo by Landon Harrison
View of fall colors on Pajarito Mountain. Photo by Landon Harrison
View of fall colors on Pajarito Mountain. Photo by Landon Harrison Read More
Young Deer Poses Among Fall Leaves At Ski Hill
A young deer stops to pose surrounded by the beauty of fall leaves recently at the Pajarito Mountain Ski Hill. Photo by Jenn Bartram/ladailypost.com Read More
Court Rules Federal Government Must Address Poaching In Mexican Gray Wolf Recovery Plan
Mexican Gray Wolf on the Sevilleta National Wildlife Refuge in New Mexico. Photo by Jim Clark/USFWS
Defenders of Wildlife News:
In response to a lawsuit by conservation groups, a judge has ruled that the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) must add specific actions to address illegal killing of Mexican wolves in their plan for the species’ recovery.
The group’s 2018 lawsuit claimed that the plan failed to meet basic requirements of the Endangered Species Act (ESA) to provide site-specific management actions and objectives with measurable recovery criteria to address the most immediate Read More
Daily Postcard: Hiking Is Glorious On Pajarito Mountain
Daily Postcard: Aspens are changing color and hiking is glorious on Pajarito Mountain. Photo by Jo Ann Howell Read More
New Mexico Environment Department To Host Quarterly Los Alamos Community Engagement Meeting Oct. 21
NMED News:
The New Mexico Environment Department (NMED) will host a virtual Los Alamos community engagement meeting 5:30-7 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 21.
The purpose of these routine quarterly meetings is to engage the community in discussion of topics related to NMED’s work at Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL).
The NMED Hazardous Waste Bureau will provide an update on the Hexavalent Chromium Plume Control Interim Measures. There will also be time allotted for questions and brief public statements.
To submit prepared questions in advance and to request interpretation services or other assistance, Read More
Bucks Visit Backyard In White Rock Thursday Night
Evening visitors spotted Thursday in the backyard of a residence in White Rock. Photo by Priya Dighe Read More
Daily Postcard: Sunrise Over Española Valley Sky
Daily Postcard: A fiery sunrise brightens the sky early Thursday over the Española Valley. Photo by Liddie Martinez Read More
House Natural Resources Committee Passes Leger Fernández Bill To Protect Sacred Tribal Cultural Patrimony
From the Office of U.S. Rep. Teresa Leger Fernández:
WASHINGTON, D.C. — U.S. Rep. Teresa Leger Fernández’s (NM-03) has announced that the House Natural Resources Committee passed her bipartisan Safeguard Tribal Objects of Patrimony (STOP) Act (H.R. 2930).
The bill was introduced in April alongside Reps. Don Young (R-Alaska), Tom Cole (R-Okla.), and Sharice Davids (D-Kan.)
“Yesterday, the Natural Resources Committee passed out eight bills with bi-partisan support addressing health, land into trust, and tribal management of buffalo herds, and cultural preservation – issues Read More
Fall Colors Landscape Looking West From Canyon Road
Fall colors the landscape looking west Monday from Canyon Road. Photo by Carol A. Clark/ladailypost.com Read More
Public Zoom Meeting On Santa Fe Mountains Project Today
USDA News:
SANTA FE — The previously announced virtual open house on the Santa Fe Mountains Landscape Resiliency Project (SFMLRP) today will livestream on Zoom, not Facebook, which will give members of the public the opportunity to speak directly with specialists who worked on the proposal.
The SFMLRP “lunch and learn” is scheduled 12 to 1:30 p.m., Oct. 14. The Zoom link is https://us02web.zoom.us/j/81896951009. Participants also may call into the meeting by dialing 346.248.7799 and entering the meeting ID 818 9695 1009.
Hosted by the Santa Fe National Forest and the Greater Santa Fe Fireshed Read More
EMNRD’s Oil Conservation Division Settles Enforcement Action With Enterprise Field Services, LLC For Failing To Report Major Release/Falsely Certifying A Closure Report
STATE News:
SANTA FE — The Energy, Minerals and Natural Resources Department’s (EMNRD) Oil Conservation Division (OCD) announces that it has settled a notice of violation (NOV) issued to Enterprise Field Services, LLC (Enterprise) for failing to give timely notice and to submit proper documentation for the closure of a release at the Oxy Sand Dunes North Compressor Station (Oxy Station).
To settle the alleged violations Enterprise agreed to pay a civil penalty of $90,000 and to take actions to prevent the violations from occurring again.
The NOV alleged that in August 2020, a fire occurred Read More
Daily Postcard: Low Clouds Frame Los Alamos Airport
Daily Postcard: Low flying clouds frame the runway recently at the Los Alamos County Airport. Photo by Ron Roybal Read More
Car Lights Streak Across Central Avenue
Streaks from red tail lights on a car driving Saturday evening on Central Avenue near of Fuller Lodge. Photo by Dixon Wolf Read More
LANL: New Substation Powers Up Thursday Oct. 14
A new substation replaces 70-year-old technology and provides power to the Laboratory and Los Alamos County. Courtesy/LANL
Air circuit breakers at the new substation are more environmentally friendly than older, oil circuit breakers. Courtesy/LANL
LANL News:
New substation powers up Oct. 14, replacing its 70-year-old predecessor with better technology for Los Alamos County
With its newly installed gear and equipment passing the rigorous tests required before going live, the new power substation on Los Alamos National Laboratory property is ready for action. Tomorrow (Oct. 14), crews Read More
Trees Shine With Fall Colors In Central Park Square
Leaves turning fall colors shine under the sunlight on trees in Central Park Square. Photo by Shelley Jankowski
Another view of leaves turning fall colors recently in Central Park Square. Photo by Shelley Jankowski Read More
Harvest Festival & Admissions Open House At Camino De Paz School & Farm Sunday Oct. 24
Courtesy/Camino de Paz School and Farm
HARVEST FESTIVAL News:
After a year and a half of quietly harvesting produce, kidding goats, and making the school’s famous goat cheese and other farm products sold locally, the students and staff at Camino de Paz are ready to welcome the public back to their 10-acre farm campus in Santa Cruz, to celebrate the abundance of Autumn.
There will be fun for all ages at the Montessori school and farm’s annual harvest festival and admissions open house. Visit the new classroom spaces, meet the goats, take a student-led tour, buy your holiday pumpkins, make corn husk Read More
County LARES Task Force Meets Friday Oct. 15
COUNTY News:
The Los Alamos County Resiliency Energy and Sustainability Task Force (LARES) will meet at 3 p.m. Friday, Oct. 15 in Council Chambers at 1000 Central Ave. and virtually on Zoom.
This meeting is open to the public.
Find the agenda for this meting here: Oct. 15, 2021 LARES Agenda.
Find the link to this meeting here.
Passcode: 518492 Read More
Daily Postcard: Bucks Rest And Snack In Western Area
Five bucks stop to rest and snack on lush green grass at a residence Monday in Western Area. Photo by Patricia Burnside Read More
Deer Family Snuggles Together On Barranca Road
How many deer are there? This photo was captured during a walk Monday on Barranca Road. Photo by Ken Hanson
