Abiquiu News

11/05/2025

Soledad D. Gárcia presents their collection of songs and poems this Sunday afternoon at Pueblo de Abiquiu Library and Cultural Center

El Pueblo de Abiquiú Library & Cultural Center welcomes ¡Que vivan las acequias!: Cuentos y Cantos Acequieros ​ with Soledad D. Gárcia PhD Sunday, November 9 | 2:00PM at the Abiquiú Library...

11/05/2025

Saturday's event in Abiquiú will introduce the project’s new digital platform—a living archive that recovers and connects every documented instance of Indigenous slavery across the Americas.

El Pueblo de Abiquiú Library & Cultural Center welcomes ​ Native Bound Unbound: Centering the Stories Community Dialogue and Workshop in collaboration with SITE Santa Fe Saturday, November 8 |...

11/04/2025

**UPDATE** Crews have completed the burn as of 7pm MT, see link in comments below!
Prescribed burn gets underway in Ojo Sarco, some of you may have spotted the smoke already:

CREWS BEGIN OJO SARCO PRESCRIBED FIRE

After a test fire to evaluate the safety and productivity of burning within current conditions, fire crews are continuing with ignitions on the Ojo Sarco Prescribed Fire today. This morning, they are focusing on areas adjacent to the Ojo Sarco neighborhood and County Road 73.

Forest Service crews are joined by the Ojo Sarco Volunteer Fire Department, Truchas Volunteer Fire Department, Latir Volunteer Fire Department, Picuris Pueblo, Taos Pueblo and the All-Hands, All-Lands Crew, a collaborative effort lead by the Forest Stewards Guild and The Nature Conservancy of New Mexico.

An uncrewed aerial system, or drone, is also on scene to monitor and conduct aerial ignitions.

Smoke will be visible from the area. Smoke-ready tips are available at https://www.fs.usda.gov/r03/carson/fire/management/smoke-prescribed-fires.

A map and more information about this prescribed fire are available at https://www.fs.usda.gov/r03/carson/fire/management/ojo-sarco-prescribed-fire

11/04/2025

There are several advantages to taking just part of a home off the power grid and switching it to solar power instead of converting the entire home.

​By Rick Rouse Daily Tech Tips

11/04/2025

“It’s all about having a voice… our old cultures have pretty much been buried under a pile of stuff and we need to unbury, rediscover and give a new voice.” -Alejandro Lopez, mural artist.

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Media Contact: J enelle Lovelette, Community Health Worker, Bridge to Health NM 505-591-4200 [email protected] ​(Espanola, NM, October 28, 2025)— The...

11/04/2025

When Tía Josie learned of the potential for a revival of Abiquiú’s Matachines with the help of Alcalde, she exclaimed, “it would be so wonderful for it to come back!” and gave her blessing in support of the endeavor.

A cultural revival uniting communities and individuals. ​By Jessica Rath

11/01/2025

“LANL’s claim that offsite impacts were ‘indistinguishable from background’ is meaningless without knowing the detection limits,” said Dr. Arjun Makhijani, President of the Institute for Energy and Environmental Research.

CCW NEWS RELEASE ​ The Communities for Clean Water (CCW) coalition is calling on the Department of Energy’s National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA), Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL),...

10/31/2025

So I wrangled with the grocery store’s app. You might think this is time I could have spent shopping for my own damn self, or putting on a real shirt. But I did so in my own home office/studio space, so it counted as work. -Zach Hively

My next leap in human evolution. By Zach Hively I have achieved what mad scientists and most of my ancestors could only dream of. Reached a plane of human existence that I never thought possible...

10/31/2025

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10/31/2025

New Mexico had the sixth-highest drug overdose death rate in the nation, and nearly one quarter of these deaths were caused by prescription drugs (including prescription opioids, sedatives, stimulants, and others), based on 2023 data.

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE October 16, 2025 Prescription drugs cause one quarter of overdose deaths   SANTA FE – New Mexico had the sixth-highest drug overdose death rate in the...

10/30/2025

Studies on PFAS’ health impacts remain ongoing, but have thus far been linked to kidney and reproductive cancers, decreased fertility, fetal developmental delays, disruption of immune responses and liver functions in people.

​Officials this week will hold meetings to discuss new rules, blood tests ​ By DANIELLE PROKOP Courtesy of Source NM

10/29/2025

Both Macs and PCs have strengths & weaknesses, and Rick runs down a number of reasons for and against each machine's uses.

By Rick Rouse Daily Tech Tips