The Heart of Darkness A walk through the scorched landscapes where our forest used to be and a glimpse of our future fires May 17, 2017, 12:00 am By Laura Paskus First there’s a spark, and then the fire. We all stare at the sky, smell the smoke. After the trees and brush and roots … [read more]
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La Cienequilla Petroglyphs Hike
The magnificent 7 opened this year’s hike through LPA last month with a hike to see these petroglyphs near the Santa Fe Airport. The hike was enjoyed by all and be ready to join us for the next hikes planned for 11 June and 24 September
Tesuque Creek Trail
This is a nice trail in the Santa Fe National Forest on the road going up to the ski area. The trail head will be on your left as you are heading up. This roughly 4 mile trail uses 3 different trails to makeup this triangular loop. Trail 150 from the parking lot and then … [read more]
Tent Rocks Hike
The trail which is made up of two parts after the first 1/2 mile mark where you can do the 1.2 mile Cave Loop Trail which is easy and returns you back to the parking lot at the trail head after viewing a cave from the pathway. The more difficult, but certainly worth the effort … [read more]
Native Plant Hike
The Las Placitas Association is pleased to announce this month’s native plant hike led by Michael Crowfoot. On April 22nd Michael invites you join him to see what the open space looks like as the warm weather has already forced many flowers to bloom. His March hike found Fuzzy asters and Fendler’s bladderpod. The hike … [read more]
Danger from Placitas pipelines
Did you know that there are five commercial pipelines running underneath Placitas? These single-wall pipelines move toxic materials like butane, crude oil, and gasoline under extremely high pressure, and if one was to leak or rupture (as pipelines often do), it could spell disaster for Placitas. Recently, two pipeline operators applied for and were granted … [read more]
Buffalo Tract Bill Update
LPA received this update from Senator Heinrich’s office when we inquired about the fate of the bill he and Representative Lujan-Gresham introduced in 2016 to removing all subsurface mineral rights from the Buffalo Tract BLM parcel to help us stop additional gravel mining in the area. Hi All, I wanted you to know the Senator … [read more]
Mountain Biking in Placitas
Mountain biking in Placitas has become a contentious issue. LPA was contacted a few months ago and the issue has since been in the local and Albuquerque papers. Many local residents feel that the trail building is illegal and has destroyed a beautiful peaceful place to hike and enjoy the beauty of nature. The Placitas … [read more]