Now that the National Forest’s are back open it is time again to hike another of the many trails within an hour from Albuquerque. This is a 4- mile out and back trail with towering Ponderosa pines and sculptured red sandstone goblins. Hike is generally rated as easy, but exploring in and around the goblins … [read more]
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LPA Hike 10 June
Come join us on the first Las Placitas Associatio(LPA) lead hike of 2018. The hike will take place on the Strip Mine Trail here in Placitas. The trail is a 3.6 mile loop that has a total elevation gain of just 449 feet. The trail features beautiful wildflowers, nice views and maybe some wildlife and … [read more]
ENTERPRISE PRODUCTS PIPELINE VIOLATIONS APRIL 25, 2018
Attached is a letter from Enterprise Products Graham W. Bacon, Executive Vice President, Operations & Engineering to Mr. James N. Montoya, New Mexico Public regulation Commission Pipeline Safety Bureau Chief on April 25, 2018 responding to pipeline violations in the Placitas area. FYI, Placitas is a High Consequence Area (HCA). PAGES 3,4,5 ENTERPRISE LETTER TO … [read more]
Sandoval Commissioner Dave Heil’s letter Feb 22,2018 on Pipeline Concerns
Commissioner Heil wrote Dwight Patterson a letter on Feb 22, 2018 outlining LPA’s 11 concerns about the pipelines running through Placitas and what the Commission intends to do about them. PAGES 1&2 HEIL LETTER FEB 22,2018 PAGE 3 HEIL LETTER FEB 22, 2018
Sandoval County Oil and Gas Ordinance
The January issue of the Sandoval Signpost has about a good a summary on this issue as we have read: “Progress on county oil and gas ordinance hits sudden U-turn” by Bill Diven. You can read it here. This short presentation on YouTube illustrates why fracking (oil and gas drilling) in this area would be … [read more]
New Footage from Wildlife Cameras in New Mexico
Pathways work protecting and preserving our wildlife: New Mexico Wildways member PATHWAYS: Wildlife Corridors of New Mexico has been able to purchase, install and monitor a number of new wildlife cameras … because of a generous donation. The group has already captured breathtaking footage of mountain lions, bobcats and deer, providing supporting documentation and evidence for … [read more]
Pathways Mast (bear food) survey summary 2017
This year Pathways volunteers conducted eight mast surveys between May 6th and Sept. 23rd, 2017. We surveyed areas mainly on the north end of Sandia Mt. in cooperation with the Sandia Mt. Bear Collaborative, who were conducting mast survey across the rest of Sandia Mountain. Pathways mast survey volunteers included team leaders Peter Callen and … [read more]
LPA and ES-CA meet with BLM on August 10
BLM NM Director’s Meeting August 10, 2017 LPA President, Sandy Johnson, along with ES-CA President, Christopher Daul, and LPA’s special liaison from Washington DC, Mary-Rose de Valladares, met with: Amy Lueders, BLM NM Director Danita Burns, BLM Rio Puerco District Manager Angel Martinez acting BLM Rio Puerco District Field Manager The purpose of meeting was … [read more]