Los Alamos County Gets Its Hands Dirty With New Food Compost Program
Los Alamos County Sustainability Manager Angelica Gurule
By KIRSTEN LASKEY
Los Alamos Daily Post
kirsten@ladailypost.com
It’s time to get dirty! Los Alamos County Council green lit the municipal-wide food composting in September and County staff are working to move the project along.
The projected start date for the food compost program is approximately two years.
County Sustainability Manager Angelica Gurule gave an update on the project to the Los Alamos Daily Post Tuesday afternoon.
“We are currently working on the design of the food composting site that will include grading the site Read More
SWEIS Yearbook 2021 Added To LANL Electronic Public Reading Room
LANL News:
Per regulatory requirements, Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL) announces new documents have been added to the Electronic Reading Room.
The document(s) have been submitted to fulfill one or more requirements of the Los Alamos National Laboratory:
Members of the public may view these documents and many others at LANL’s Electronic Public Reading Room. Read More
Daily Postcard: Testy Juncos Battle It Out For Bird Seed
Daily Postcard: A pair of juncos battle it out for seeds near a bird feeder Wednesday at a residence on Barranca Mesa. During snow storms, it’s difficult for birds to find food so they tend to gather at bird feeders – where at times they exhibit this testy behavior. Photo by Ken Hanson Read More
NMDOT Cautions Motorists Of Extreme Weather Causing Road Closures And Severe Driving Conditions
NMDOT News:
SANTA FE — The New Mexico Department of Transportation (NMDOT) warns of severe weather and advises motorists to drive cautiously.
According to the National Weather Service, widespread high winds will impact most of New Mexico today. Gusts of 50 to 70 mph are expected creating areas of blowing dust on the eastern plains and blowing snow in the northern and western mountains.
Visibility may be limited. Peak gusts of 80+ mph will be possible over the Sacramento Mountains.
There is a High Wind Warning for most of central, southeast, northeast and a portion of southwest New Mexico. Areas Read More
Hold On To Your Hat!
Hold on to your hat if you are out walking around Ashley Pond today or pretty much anywhere around the state. The National Weather Service in Abuquerque predicts widespread high winds will impact much of New Mexico today. Widespread gusts of 50 to 70 mph are expected which will likely create areas of blowing dust on the eastern plains and blowing snow in the northern and western mountains when a cold front crosses the state. Peak gusts of 80+ mph will be possible over the Sacramento Mountains. Photo by John McHale/ladailypost.com
Courtesy/NWS Read More
Daily Postcard: Recent View Of Jemez Mountains
Daily Postcard: View of the Jemez Mountains on a recent drive up the hill. Photo by Nancy Ann HibbsSustainable Food Systems Lecture At SALA Thursday Night!
ENVIRONMENTAL News:
Morgan Apperson, a public speaker for sustainable food systems, will be bringing her powerful
lecture to Los Alamos 6 p.m. Thursday, Feb 23 at SALA Event Center.
Apperson’s background is in environmental Chemistry with an M.S. in Sustainability, which she uses to analyze and share the most extensive studies published in our scientific literature regarding the impacts of our food system. Her message urges communities to shift towards plant based eating to have any fighting chance against climate change, food insecurity, and social justice issues.
Many have referenced Read More
Daily Postcard: Edna Stands Alone In Late Afternoon Sun
Daily Postcard: Edna stands alone looking toward the late afternoon sun Monday at Ashley Pond. Photo by Dixon WolfGovernor Signs Bipartisan Hermit’s Peak-Calf Canyon Fire Recovery Bill
Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham
From the Office of the Governor:
SANTA FE — Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham signed Senate Bill 6 today alongside sponsors Sen. Pete Campos, Sen. Liz Stefanics, Rep. Ambrose Castellano and Rep. Joseph L. Sanchez as well as local and state officials.
Senate Bill 6 will provide the Department of Finance and Administration (DFA) the ability to distribute $100 million in zero-percent interest loans to local governments or political subdivisions who have eligible FEMA Public Assistance projects from the 2022 Hermit’s Peak Calf Canyon wildfires. The loans will ultimately Read More
Green Chile Stew At Los Alamos Winter Farmers Market!
New Mexico Water Rights Remain Fightin’ Words
Bill co-sponser Rep. Matthew McQueen
By ROBERT NOTT
The Santa Fe New Mexican
Water rights remain fightin’ words in New Mexico.
A bill by Rep. Matthew McQueen, D-Galisteo, that would have allowed the State Engineer’s Office to obtain water rights through forfeiture from those who hadn’t exercised them in 10 years, was shot down by an 8-0 vote Tuesday in the House Agriculture, Acequias and Water Resources Committee.
McQueen said House Bill 346 was intended to save water, noting that otherwise those with “deep pockets” — including developers — could swoop in and buy up those rights, perhaps transferring Read More
Daily Postcard: Roadrunner Cloud Above Jemez Mountains
Daily Postcard: A roadrunner-shaped cloud races across the sky Saturday above the Jemez Mountains. Photo by Kaythryn Willcut Read More
Bill To Increase Hunting, Fishing License Fees Advances
The Roundhouse in Santa Fe. Courtesy photo
By DANIEL J. CHACON
The Santa Fe New Mexican
Hunters and anglers often describe the feeling of shooting a 12-point buck or catching a trophy trout as priceless.
The cost of hunting and fishing licenses, however, isn’t — and the price is poised to go up for the first time in 17 years under a bill that cleared its first legislative hurdle Tuesday.
“The proposed increases would align New Mexico’s fees with the average cost of licenses in the West, so we’re not a detriment to people applying,” Michael Sloane, director of the New Mexico Department of Game and Fish, Read More
Daily Postcard: Airport Runway Viewed From Pajarito Ski Hill
Daily Postcard: The Los Alamos County Airport runway viewed Saturday from Pajarito Ski Hill. Photo by Ron RoybalDPU Poster Contest: Donut Miss This Creative Oppor-tuna-tea!
COUNTY News:
You butter believe it! The Los Alamos County Department of Public Utilities (DPU) is holding a poster contest with the theme “Conservation in the Kitchen”.
Not finding much on the internet, we’ve decided to go down the path of yeast resistance and tap into our local creative community.
Give us something to taco ‘bout!
Four classes of submission are available for entry:
- Educational/informative adult (16 years old and up);
- Educational/informative youth;
- Creative adult (16 years old and up); and
- Creative youth.
Contestants must live or work at a property billed for utilities serviced Read More
NM Wild: New Mexicans Overwhelmingly Support Removal Of Feral Cattle From Gila Wilderness
A feral cow looks both ways before crossing N.M. 4 near the Truck Route in 2021. Photo by Carol A. Clark/ladailypost.com
NM WILD News:
SILVER CITY — The Gila National Forest (GNF) announced its decision Thursday to undertake the removal of feral (unbranded and unauthorized) cattle from the Gila Wilderness in partnership with USDA Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service Wildlife Services (Wildlife Services).
A group of conservation and sportsman/women organizations, consisting of the Center for Biological Diversity, Gila Resources Information Project, Heart of the Gila, New Mexico Read More
Daily Postcard: Sandhill Cranes Flying North Over Bandelier
Daily Postcard: Sandhill Cranes spotted Friday flying over Bandelier National Monument. While the calendar says it’s more than a month until spring, Sandhill Cranes have been flying north over Bandelier for more than two weeks now, heading to their summer breeding grounds far to the north. Courtesy/BNM Read More
Heinrich, Bipartisan Group Of Senators Push For Full Funding Of Unidentified Anomalous Phenomena Office To Address Airborne National Security Risks
U.S. SENATE News:
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Amid heightened focus on airborne national security risks, U.S. Sen. Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) and a bipartisan group of senators are calling for full funding of the unidentified anomalous phenomena (UAP) office, formally known as the All-domain Anomaly Resolution Office (AARO).
Heinrich, a member of the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence, worked with a bipartisan group of colleagues to help establish the AARO, which has access to U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) and Intelligence Community UAP data and is required to provide Congress with briefings Read More
Daily Postcard: Snow On Jemez Mountains Following Storm
Daily Postcard: View of the Jemez Mountains following Wednesday’s storm. Photo by Nancy Ann HibbsRecent Winter Storm Leaves Behind A Large Pile Of Snow
