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Daily Postcard: Great Blue Herons Return To The Jemez

Daily Postcard: Great Blue Herons have returned to the area and a pair are spotted recently resting in a tree in the Jemez. Photo by Keith Kihara

Great Blue Herons from last year have been joined by another pair this year in the Jemez. Photo by Keith Kihara Read More

N3B Diverts Nearly Five Tons Of Plastic From Landfill To Los Alamos County Eco Station Through Recycling Initiative

N3B crews cut up plastic storage tanks — once used in support of groundwater monitoring activities and since expired — for disposal at the Los Alamos County Eco Station. N3B’s new recycling initiative diverts massive amounts of recyclables from the regional landfill. Courtesy/N3B

N3B News:

As part of a new recycling initiative, Newport News Nuclear BWXT Los Alamos (N3B) diverted nearly five tons of plastic from a local landfill last month, sending it instead to the Los Alamos County Eco Station for reuse and saving an estimated $16,000 in taxpayer dollars.

N3B cleans up hazardous and radiological Read More

2021 1st Qtr. Daily Postcard Contest Winner: Jenn Donley

2021 first quarter Daily Postcard contest winner Jenn Donley on Monday in front of the Los Alamos Daily Post. She will receive $100 for her winning photo. Photo by Jenn Bartram/ladailypost.com
The winning Daily Postcard for the first quarter of 2021 is ‘Colorful Sunset Descends Over Golf Course’ taken Feb. 24 at the Los Alamos Golf Course. Photo by Jenn Donley 
By JENN BARTRAM
Los Alamos Daily Post

The 2021 first quarter Daily Postcard Photography Contest winner is Jenn Donley. She will receive a $100 prize for submitting her winning photo, “Colorful Sunset Descends Over Golf Course” taken Feb.

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SFNF: Here We Go Again – Too Many Abandoned Campfires!

Patrols found 18 abandoned campfires over Mother’s Day weekend on the Jemez Ranger District. Courtesy image

SFNF News:

SANTA FE — On the brink of the 2021 wildfire season, with severe drought conditions and high fire danger across the Santa Fe National Forest (SFNF), one abandoned campfire is one too many.

Over Mother’s Day weekend, fire prevention patrols on the Jemez Ranger District found 18 abandoned campfires. The Pecos/Las Vegas Ranger District was not far behind with an estimated 10 abandoned campfires reported over the last 10 days. Most of the abandoned campfires – still the leading Read More

Despite Winds Flowers Continue Blooming In White Rock

Despite spring winds many beautiful trees and plants continue to bloom around the community such as this tree filled with white flowers blooming recently in White Rock. Photo by Carol A. Clark/ladailypost.com

Pink flowers continue to bloom on these plants in White Rock. Photo by Carol A. Clark/ladailypost.com

Yellow flowers continue blooming on this plant in White Rock. Photo by Carol A. Clark/ladailypost.com Read More

NMDOT Revives ‘Toss NO Mas’ Litter Campaign

New slogan: Can the Trash’. Courtesy/NMDOT

‘Tie it. Tarp it. Pick it up’. Courtesy/NMDOT

NMDOT News:

SANTA FE – The New Mexico Department of Transportation (NMDOT) on Monday launched a revamped ‘Toss NO Mas’ litter campaign.

“Roadside litter has become a persistent issue for the department and New Mexico,” Transportation Secretary Mike Sandoval said. “We have 886 boots on the ground picking up litter and roadside debris throughout the year, but the problem is ongoing. The day after a stretch of road is cleaned, new trash starts to accumulate. During the pandemic, the problem seemed to get Read More

AGU: New Study Pinpoints Source Of largest Recorded Mediterranean Earthquake In AD 365

This map shows the modeled wave heights of the tsunamis on the coasts in the eastern Mediterranean Sea, which were triggered by the earthquake July 21, 365. Courtesy/Richard Ott

AGU News:

WASHINGTON, D.C. — The morning of 21 July, AD 365, the Eastern Mediterranean was shaken by an earthquake that is generally believed to be the strongest recorded earthquake in the Mediterranean.

It probably originated around Crete, Greece, and was followed by a tsunami that hit the Mediterranean coastlines causing many deaths. In Alexandria, tsunami devastation was so severe that the day of the event was commemorated Read More

New Mexico Historic Preservation Division Seeks Survey Responses From Public To Help Plan 10-Year Roadmap

State Historic Preservation Officer and Director Jeff Pappas

NMDCA News:

SANTA FE — Historic preservation is vital for all New Mexicans. It protects our connection to the past and teaches us about our roots. It provides a sense of place and character for our communities.

It drives economic development and tourism, and it shapes our present and can be used to define the future in a way that is most beneficial for all New Mexicans.

May 10 through June 10, the New Mexico Historic Preservation Division (NMHPD), a division of the New Mexico Department of Cultural Affairs (NMDCA), will conduct an online Read More

Colorful Birds Are Returning To Los Alamos

A Bullock’s Oriole perches on a birdfeeder recently at a residence in Eastern Area. Photo by Robert Hayward

A red faced Western Tanager soaks up sunshine recently in Eastern Area. Photo by Robert Hayward

A puffed up Wilson’s Warbler rests its wings recently on a branch in Eastern Area. Photo by Robert Hayward Read More

UNM-Los Alamos Student Althea Denlinger Receives Danny Nichols Memorial Scholarship

Althea Denlinger

UNM-LA News:

From an early age, Althea Denlinger knew that she wanted to learn more about computers. She loved playing computer games and wondered about how they work. She and her brother built a desktop together at home.

After moving to Los Alamos from Pittsburgh, Denlinger worked at Hot Rocks Café and made the effort to talk with the computer scientists that came in as customers. She got to know a few, asked them questions, and was inspired to hear about the work that they were doing at Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL). 

After earning a New Mexico High School Equivalency Diploma Read More

Environment Dept. Releases Proposed Rule To Improve Air Quality In New Mexico’s Most Ozone-Polluted Regions

NMED Cabinet Secretary James Kenney

NMED News:

The New Mexico Environment Department (NMED) has released a proposed rule that will improve air quality for all New Mexicans by establishing innovative and actionable regulations to curb the formation of ground-level ozone in the state’s most affected regions.

The rule also will result in reduced emissions of dangerous greenhouse gases. The proposed rule is more protective of public health and the environment than current federal requirements — and will enable New Mexico to lead the nation as a model in smart regulation.   

“Today, New Mexicans Read More

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