AGU: 1,000 Years Of Glacial Ice Reveal ‘Prosperity And Peril’
AGU News:
WASHINGTON — Europe’s past prosperity and failure, driven by climate changes, has been revealed using thousand-year-old pollen, spores and charcoal particles fossilized in glacial ice.
This first analysis of microfossils preserved in European glaciers unveils earlier-than-expected evidence of air pollution and the roots of modern invasive species problems. Read More
Verus® Research Announces $5 Million, 48-Month Contract With Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency
VERUS News:
ALBUQUERQUE — Verus® Research, a New Mexico-based team of scientists and engineers specializing in advanced research and development, announces it has been awarded a $5 million Waveform Agile RF Directed Energy (WARDEN) contract from the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA).
If all options of the contract are exercised, the 48-month effort will develop hardware, theory and computational models to extend the range and effectiveness of high-power microwave (HPM) systems.
The contract focuses on electromagnetic interactions with electronics contained within Read More
Daily Postcard: Chinese Flame Tree In White Rock
Daily Postcard: A Chinese flame tree and it’s unique seed capsules spotted on an early morning walk Wednesday in White Rock. The highly visible Chinese flame tree, often used as a shade, street or specimen tree, blooms in early summer with showy upright clusters of bright yellow fragrant flowers. But the flame tree, Koelreuteria bipinnata, is best known for what follows: Its fall display of seed capsules–clusters of two-inch long papery husks resembling little Chinese lanterns, which are perfect for dried flower arrangements. Its branches are so dazzling in September and October that from Read More
Weekly Fishing Report: Nov. 3, 2021
By GEORGE MORSE
Sports And Outdoors
Los Alamos Daily Post
The State Game and Fish Department stocked 32,655 fingerling Rio Grande cutthroat trout averaging less than two inches in length in selected waters throughout Northern New Mexico last week.
The Department is seeking to expand angling opportunities for the Rio Grande cutthroat trout, which is New Mexico’s state fish.
One of only two species of trout native to New Mexico, the Rio Grande cutthroat is one of 14 subspecies of cutthroat trout that are found throughout the American West and Canada in the Rocky Mountain range. They also inhabit Read More
Amateur Naturalist: The World Of Small Canyons Part 5
By ROBERT DRYJA
Los Alamos
We have been considering the different ecological strategies plants use for survival when living in canyons. Mulleins live for two years and produce an astonishing 100,000 to 200,000 seeds in their second year.
Coyote willows grow in a cluster of stems that typically live 10 years. Its seeds drift through the air as a part of a cottony wisp. Its seeds become more dispersed compared to mullein.
Both of these species grow close to water along stream sides.
Another species of plant does not depend on being close to water. Instead, it can grow along slopes at a distance from Read More
Daily Postcard: Beauty Of Fall On Display Along Reservoir Road
Daily Postcard: The beauty of fall on display Tuesday along the Reservoir Road. Photo by Gretchen Mills Read More
Linnaeus University: Microbes May Have Lived Underground For More Than A Billion Years
Microorganism-related calcite from a deep fracture in Swedish granite. This kind of mineral related biosignatures were used as one part of this new study to look for ancient habitable conditions at depth. Courtesy/Henrik Drake
Associate Professor Henrik Drake. Courtesy/LU
Linnaeus University News:
A study using the thermal history and biosignatures of the upper few kilometers of some of the oldest rocks on Earth place constraints on the evolutionary history of microbes in the deep biosphere.
The study, published in PNAS, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, show that the Read More
Los Alamos-Based UbiQD Installs Quantum Dot Solar Window Pilots In Local Commercial Buildings
UbiQD, Inc. installs its electricity-generating windows in area commercial buildings. Courtesy/UbiQD
The team that installed UbiQD’s electricity-generating windows in area commercial buildings. Courtesy/UbiQD
BUSINESS News:
UbiQD, Inc., a Los Alamos-based advanced materials company, announced today that it has now installed its electricity-generating windows in three commercial building sites.
The buildings, which now feature quantum dot-tinted glass luminescent solar concentrator technology, include the Holiday Inn Express hotel and UbiQD’s Headquarters in Los Alamos Read More
Eco Station, Overlook Collection Center Closed Veterans Day
Daily Postcard: Smoke Across Horizon From Prescribed Burns
Daily Postcard: View of the Sangre de Cristo Mountains and the smoky haze across the horizon from area prescribed burns captured early this morning on the webcam at the Pajarito Ski Hill. Courtesy/webcam Read More
Seasonal Positions Available On Santa Fe National Forest
SFNF News:
SANTA FE — Interested in a seasonal position on the Santa Fe National Forest (SFNF) in spring 2022?
The Forest Service will be accepting applications on USA Jobs starting Nov. 5 and closing Nov. 12.
The SFNF will be hiring seasonal employees to work in a variety of management areas in the upcoming application period.
Management Areas Include:
- Wildland Fire
- Recreation
- Plants/Wildlife
- Timber
- Archaeology
- Natural Resources
Seasonal employees are an essential part of the Forest Service workforce. Many permanent Forest Service employees began their careers as seasonal employees. Read More
County Halts Concrete & Asphalt Recycling Until Dec. 1
COUNTY News:
Los Alamos Environmental Services is working on issuing a new contractual agreement to continue the concrete and asphalt recycling operation.
Until this contract is in place, Los Alamos County Eco Station will not accept concrete or asphalt for recycling or disposal until Dec. 1.
Below is a list of potential disposal sites for asphalt and concrete. Please contact the business in advance to ensure they are able to accept your concrete and asphalt for disposal.
GM Emulsion at 505.471.9981 near Santa Fe Airport Road, accepts concrete and asphalt at no fee.
Associated Asphalt at Read More
Diego Prescribed Burn On Cuba District Is A Go Today
SFNF News:
SANTA FE – After a successful test fire today, fire managers on the Santa Fe National Forest (SFNF) are proceeding today with the previously announced Diego prescribed burn on the Cuba Ranger District.
The 374-acre treatment area is north of the community of Gilman and 1 mile east of the Rancho del Chaparral Girl Scout Camp.
Crews may treat small blocks each day to decrease the volume of smoke. The Diego prescribed burn is designed to remove dead forest fuels, provide community protection and promote forest health.
Prescribed burns are designed to meet specific objectives and are always Read More
Gov. Lujan Grisham Schedule Of Public Events At COP26
Gov. Lujan Grisham
From the Office of the Governor:
GLASGOW, Scotland — As the United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP26) commences, the Office of New Mexico Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham is releasing her planned public appearances.
All appearances, locations and times are subject to change.
Schedule of Appearances:
Interview with Environmental Defense Fund Energy Senior Vice President Mark Brownstein on methane reduction strategies
- When: 9:30 – 10 a.m. (GMT), Nov. 1 (3:30-4 a.m. MDT)
- Where: Methane Moment Pavillion
- Livestream: The event will be livestreamed here.
- Additional
Daily Postcard: Valle De Los Posos Overlook
Daily Postcard: The Valle de los Posos Overlook, a trail in the PEEC Passport lll book. Courtesy Photo Read More
Daily Postcard: Red Robins At Play In Pond
Daily Postcard: Red Robins play in a pond Thursday at a residence on Barranca Mesa. Photo by Selvi Viswanathan Read More
Canyon Rim Trail Underpass And Adjacent Trailhead Opens
A previous view of the bridge along the Canyon Rim Trail. Photo by Connor Hoch
COUNTY News:
Los Alamos County Public Works Department has announced the opening of the Canyon Rim Trail Underpass and the reopening of the adjacent trailhead parking lot along N.M. 502.
Crews with AUI, Inc. have completed the major portions of work allowing for public use of this new facility. The public should be aware that minor work and clean-up by crews will continue in the area through November.
In addition, the electrical lighting system in the underpass and parking lot is pending state inspection and approval, Read More
Anomalies At The Bradbury … Is It A Ghost?
Courtesy/BSM
BRADBURY SCIENCE MUSEUM News:
Strange things are happening at the Bradbury Science Museum … Is it a ghost? Or can it be explained with science?
Audiences of all ages can now watch the Bradbury Science Museum’s spooktacular Halloween video Anomalies at the Bradbury on the Bradbury Science Museum’s YouTube page.
The Bradbury Science Museum hopes you enjoy it and have a safe and happy Halloween! Read More
Summit Garden Club Replays ‘Solstice Astronomy’ Nov. 1
Lavender blooming at the White Rock Community Garden. Courtesy/Summit Garden Club
Summit Garden Club News:
The Summit Garden Club will replay the video Solstice Astronomy at its meeting Monday, Nov. 1.
The film by Chick Keller and Akkana Peck, in conjunction with PEEC Los Alamos Nature Center, is a discussion of the summer solstice and petroglyphs in the nearby area.
The meeting is open to the public and begins at 1:30 p.m. on zoom. Read More
Daily Postcard: View At Sunset From 37th And Diamond
Daily Postcard: View from 37th and Diamond after the sun dropped Monday behind the mountain. Photo by Dixon Wolf Read More
