Links

We list nearby organizations and institutions that are involved in natural science and the environment. If you have a relevant link we've omitted, please Contact Us.

Los Alamos & Nearby Places

Bandelier:
     Bandelier National Monument
     Friends of Bandelier

Freecycle is a listserve where locals give and get almost anything free

LANL Weather Machine

Los Alamos Sustainable Energy (LASE)

LANL Environmental Communication & Public Involvement

New Mexico Orienteers

Pajarito Astronomers Club holds county-sponsored "Dark Night" observing sessions at Overlook Park in White Rock

Sierra Club Pajarito Group includes a calendar of local outings

Southwest Nordic Ski Club maintains XC ski trails around Los Alamos

Trails:
    Los Alamos County Trail Network
    Los Alamos Trail Conditions and Updates blog

Valles Caldera:
    Valle Caldera National Preserve
    Los Amigos de Valles Caldera
    Caldera Action

The Wildlife Center, Española, NM

Youth Food Project, a community garden at Los Alamos Middle School


New Mexico

Albuquerque Biological Park, includes Albuquerque Aquarium, Rio Grande Botanic Gardens, Rio Grande Zoo, and Tingley Aquatic Park

Amigos Bravos, friends of the wild rivers; includes information about river otter reintroduction program; also see New Mexico Otter Tracking, the blog of the volunteers who track otters reintroduced in NM

BISON-M Database, the Biota Information System of New Mexico; contains data on the occurrence of all species of animal life in NM, from viruses to mammals

Bosque del Apache National Wildlife Refuge

Explore New Mexico, a repository for detailed information about camping and hiking in NM, including personal accounts and lists of plants and wildlife

Native Plant Society of New Mexico

New Mexico Ornithological Society

New Mexico Department of Game & Fish

New Mexico Environment Department

New Mexico Fire Information official blog site

New Mexico Fossils online directory of paleontology in NM

New Mexico Wilderness Alliance

New Mexico Museum of Natural History

New Mexico Rare Plants

New Mexico Volunteers for the Outdoors

No New Mexico Child Left Inside Coalition, part of the Sierra Club "Building Bridges to the Outdoors" project

Randall Davie Audubon Center, Santa Fe, NM

Rio Grande Nature Center, which includes the Nature Discovery for Kids program

Riverside Wetlands Nature Center, Farmington, NM

Sandia Moutain Natural History Center

Santa Fe National Forest

Sevilleta National Wildlife Refuge

UNM Herbarium

USGS NM Breeding Bird Atlas Project

USGS Real-Time Water Data for NM
    Jemez River water flow data

US Forest Service:
    Santa Fe National Forest
    Albuquerque Research Station


Surrounding States

Mammals of Texas Online information on the 181 species of Texas mammals, many of which occur in New Mexico


National & International

Catalog Choice Sign up for a free account, and choose the merchants whose catalogs you do not want to receive.

Good Search Earn money for your favorite charity (including PEEC) by using this search engine.

Carbon Footprint Calculator Nature Conservancy web site where you can calculate your carbon footprint.


scenic view

Los Alamos Weather Stations

Station 39 located in TA53 at the "Y".

Station 33 located on Barranca Mesa.

Station 37 located in White Rock.

Station 33 located in TA6.


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Los Alamos, NM, 87544
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