Environment

State Leaders Seek Way To Address Litigated Claim New Mexico Not Providing Enough Water To Texas

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By Robert Nott
Santa Fe New Mexican

State leaders looking for a way to address a litigated claim that New Mexico is not providing enough water to Texas under a decades-old compact want funding for a water conservation pilot program south of Elephant Butte.

Though the plan remains vague, both Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham and the Legislative Finance Committee are proposing to support it by allocating funding to the project in the 2021 fiscal year. 

The plan would let water users in the southern part of the state figure out how and when to leave certain areas of their farms unplanted — or fallow — to

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Posts From The Road: El Camino Del Rio

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Calm Waters: For a few miles out of Presidio the river is not visible but when it does come into view it is a calm flowing river, which is about 150 feet wide but not very deep. Photo by Gary Warren/ladailyposttest.ortizaudio.net
Mexican Crops: For a portion of the drive, crops and small villages are visible across the river in Mexico. The crops create a stark green contrast to the desert landscape. Photo by Gary Warren/ladailyposttest.ortizaudio.net

 

By GARY WARREN
Photographer
Formerly of Los Alamos

El Camino del Rio (The River Road) is a 66 mile stretch of Texas Highway 170 between Presidio,

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Upaya Institute Zen Center Members Visit Tsankawi

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A group from the Upaya Institute Zen Center visits Tsankawi at Bandelier National Monument on Martin Luther King Jr. Day. They celebrated MLK Day honoring all ancestors and ended by reading the following from MLK: ‘All life is inter-related. We are all caught in an inescapable network of mutuality, tied in a single garment of destiny. Whatever affects one directly affects all indirectly. We are made to live together because of the inter-related structure of reality.’ The Upaya Zen Center is a Zen Buddhist practice, service and training center in Santa Fe. www.upaya.org. Photo by Jenn Bartram/ladailyposttest.ortizaudio.net Read More

SFNF’s Española District Office Moves To New Location

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SFNF News:

SANTA FE — The Santa Fe National Forest’s (SFNF’s) Española Ranger Station is making a move. 

After 21 years at 1710 N. Riverside Dr., the Española District Office is relocating about 5 miles south to 18537 US 84/285, Suite B. The telephone number – 505.753.7331 – remains the same.

The office on Riverside will be open to the public Monday and Tuesday next week, but closed Jan. 29-31 for the actual move. The office will reopen for business Monday, Feb. 3 in its new location.

“We’ve had a great run on Riverside and are looking forward to continuing to serve the public from our new office just Read More

PEEC: Biking In Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem Jan. 28

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Matt and Becky Hardy discuss their experience participating in an annual ride through the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem at 7 p.m. at the Los Alamos Nature Center. Courtesy/PEEC

PEEC News:

The community is invited to hear about Matt and Becky Hardy’s participation in an annual bicycle tour through the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem at the January Los Alamos Mountaineers meeting at about 7:15 p.m. Tuesday at the Los Alamos Nature Center.

The meeting starts at 7 p.m. and covers information about upcoming outings. This event is free to attend and open to the public. 

Since 2013, the Greater Yellowstone Read More