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THIS WEEK IN NEWS.BYTES:
- National Public Lands Day
- America's Great Outdoors
- Get Outdoors tip of the week
- Archaeology:
- FREE OFFER: Poster (limited supply)
- California Archaeology Month
- Wildfires and prevention
- Wild horses and burros
- Not for educators only: Wildlife trivia question of the week
- Renewable energy
- Traditional energy
- Headlines and highlights: Assorted topics from your public lands in California
- Selected upcoming events
- National, other state and Department of the Interior items
- More wildlife news from your public lands

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NATIONAL PUBLIC LANDS DAY
This past weekend, BLM Field Offices held National Public Lands Day
events at several sites - but if you missed these volunteer
opportunities, don't worry - more are coming up!

"Volunteers help BLM 'bash ivy' at Arcata County NPLD event" (News.bytes Extra)
More than 50 volunteers and BLM staff participated in an "ivy bash" at
Luffenholtz County Park, on Arcata County lands. The intent was to
prevent weeds like ivy from spreading to the California Coastal
National Monument, which neighbors the county property to the west.
www.blm.gov/ca/st/en/info/newsbytes/2012/551_npld_arcata_ivybash.html

"National Public Lands Day in the Alabama Hills" (News.bytes Extra)
Residents of the Eastern Sierras volunteered their time Saturday to
clean up public lands in the Alabama Hills near Lone Pine. The
National Public Lands Day cleanup project was held in conjunction with
the Alabama Hills Community Spirit Day, which is hosted by the Alabama
Hills Stewardship Group and the Alabama Hills Film Festival.
www.blm.gov/ca/st/en/info/newsbytes/2012/551xtra_npld_alabamahills.html

"National Public Lands Day was a hit at the BLM's Desert Discovery
Center" (News.bytes Extra)
Led by BLM and Desert Discovery Center staff, volunteers cleaned the
DDC's 12-acre parkland area and painted seven shade ramadas. The DDC
building was also open for the public to learn about desert safety,
environmental stewardship and public lands' recreational
opportunities. Children got a close-up view of desert animals --
including Mojave Max the desert tortoise -- and attended Kid's Art
Club.
www.blm.gov/ca/st/en/info/newsbytes/2012/551xtra_npld_desert_discovery_ctr.html

"National Public Lands Day at Cosumnes" (News.bytes Extra)
About 50 volunteers did maintenance projects Saturday at the Cosumnes
River Preserve National Public Lands Day event on Sept. 8. Volunteers
did a variety of work to improve habitat and maintain trail and road
access. They took down trees and brush to clear access for trails and
roads and pulled fence posts.
www.blm.gov/ca/st/en/info/newsbytes/2012/551xtra_npld_cosumnes.html

"National Public Lands Day" (BLM California)
More National Public Lands Day events will take place this fall on BLM
California public lands. The next rounds of events are Oct. 13 and
Oct. 27. And BLM's El Centro Field Office plans a trash cleanup Nov.
10, when desert temperatures are less extreme.
www.blm.gov/ca/st/en/res/volunteers/npld.html

More photos from National Public Lands Day events on the BLM
California Facebook page:
http://www.elabs10.com/ct.html?ufl=1&rtr=on&s=x8pbwi,17cfw,3xn3,f0fy,l8bt,283f,37zd


AMERICA'S GREAT OUTDOORS

"Volunteers needed for Clear Creek cleanup project" (BLM, 10/2/12)
Volunteers are needed to help clean up the Lower Clear Creek area in a
project set for Saturday, Oct. 13, as part of the National Public
Lands Day observance. The Bureau of Land Management, Western Shasta
Resource Conservation District and Horsetown Clear Creek Preserve will
host the event. Working from the banks of Clear Creek and along Clear
Creek Road, volunteers will pick up litter, scour off graffiti and
repair hiking trails. The BLM will provide gloves, tools, safety
equipment and water.
www.blm.gov/ca/st/en/info/newsroom/2012/october/NC131_cleanup.html

"Fall color hotspots 2012" (BLM Bishop Field Office)
Oct. 1: "This past weekend I drove between Bridgeport and Bishop Creek
with stops at Conway Summit (Hwy. 395 between Mono Lake and
Bridgeport) and North Lake and South Lake (Bishop Creek drainage). I
felt that the best color that I saw was along the South Fork of Bishop
Creek below South Lake."
www.blm.gov/ca/st/en/fo/bishop/fall_colors.html

"Chinese students learn at Cosumnes River Preserve" (News.bytes Extra)
Disneyland was on the itinerary of eight students and teachers
visiting California from Hunan Province -- but it was a visit to the
Cosumnes River Preserve that gave the group a chance to get closer to
the land. Students and teachers from Galt Joint Union School District
joined them for a canoe trip on the Cosumnes River.
www.blm.gov/ca/st/en/info/newsbytes/2012/551xtra_china_at_cosumnes.html

"ACE volunteers at work on BLM public land near Likely" (BLM, 10/4/12)
Crew members from American Conservation Experience, a non-profit
national conservation organization, are volunteering with the BLM,
working on projects in the Tule Mountain Area near Likely in northeast
California. The five crew members from ACE are assisting the BLM
Alturas Field Office with projects including cleanup of firewood
cutting and juniper thinning project debris and improving riparian
areas in the Tule Mountain Wilderness Study Area. Following their work
in Alturas, the crew will be moving to the BLM Surprise Field Office
to perform additional wilderness conservation work.
http://www.elabs10.com/ct.html?ufl=1&rtr=on&s=x8pbwi,17cfw,3xn3,3qnb,c7za,283f,37zd

"Merced River clean up a success" (Sierra Sun Times, 9/28/12)
"On September 15, over 30 Great Sierra River Clean Up volunteers
contributed a morning of their time to clean up beaches, campgrounds,
swimming holes and shorelines in the Merced River Canyon ... A total
of 1,283 pounds of trash and debris was collected, including the frame
of a 1946 Ford. 95% of the total collected is recyclable!" Several
groups contributed to the effort, including the BLM.
http://www.elabs10.com/ct.html?ufl=1&rtr=on&s=x8pbwi,17cfw,3xn3,552,i1ei,283f,37zd

"From the Chief's corner: Hiking safety tips" (East County Magazine, 10/4/12)
"The cooler weather is beginning to slowly settle in as we are now
into Fall. This is a great time for many of us to start those outdoor
activities that we avoided during the summer heat ... Hiking isn't
typically dangerous ... much more often it's a great pleasure, even an
adventure. But you're outside, sometimes far from 'civilization' and
you can get injured or worse. It pays to heed some common sense hiking
safety tips."
http://www.elabs10.com/ct.html?ufl=1&rtr=on&s=x8pbwi,17cfw,3xn3,ietu,abmh,283f,37zd

Monument volunteers help with bat research - see "More wildlife stories" below.

GET OUTDOORS TIP OF THE WEEK...
...Camp Williams Hill which features recently-constructed campsites
equipped with level RV pads, fire rings, shade structures, picnic
benches, vault toilets, and a kiosk providing an interpretive panel, a
map, and information about the area. Although no reservations or fees
are required, there is a 14 day camping limit within any 28-day
period. Visitors can enjoy hiking, although there are no developed
trails, hunting of deer, wild pig, upland game birds, other small game
and varmints, equestrian activities, nature study, and mountain
biking. Please utilize good camping ethics, and remember to pack out
your garbage when you leave.
www.blm.gov/ca/st/en/fo/hollister/recreation/williams_hill.html


ARCHAEOLOGY

FREE OFFER! October is California Archaeology Month. We have a limited
supply of these posters marking the occasion.NOTE: It takes a while
for News.bytes to reach everyone on our email list, so to try to give
everyone a fair chance at this offer, we will open it at 9 a.m.
Tuesday, Oct. 9.
www.blm.gov/ca/forms/offers/index.php?issueReq=551

"Archaeology Month" (Society for California Archaeology)
Archaeology Month is a national program to promote the preservation of
our country's heritage. California Archaeology Month is sponsored by
the SCA, observed in October to integrate with California's
kindergarten through Grade 12 curriculum on Native American and
California history.
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"National Fossil Day" (National Park Service)
"The National Park Service and the American Geological Institute are
partnering to host the third annual National Fossil Day on Oct. 17
during Earth Science Week. National Fossil Day is a celebration
organized to promote public awareness and stewardship of fossils, as
well as to foster a greater appreciation of their scientific and
educational value."
www.nature.nps.gov/geology/nationalfossilday/overview.cfm

Related: "NFD photos and multimedia"
www.nature.nps.gov/geology/nationalfossilday/photos_multimedia.cfm


WILDFIRES AND PREVENTION

"CAL FIRE: Wildfire threat still exists" (Lake County Record-Bee, 10/3/12)
"The combination of above-average temperatures, below-normal rainfall
and record dry conditions resulted in an above-normal potential for
large fires in many parts of the state ... chief Ken Pimlott, director
of CAL FIRE, said, "We are asking the public to take steps to help
prevent fires during this unusually dry fall." The agency responded to
more than 5,300 wildfires so far this year, an increase of more than
1,300 incidents compared to last year." A 270,000-acre fire in Lassen
County was "the second largest wildfire in California history."
www.record-bee.com/ci_21689257/cal-fire-wildfire-threat-still-exists

"Update: Range Fire near Banning fully contained" (Riverside
Press-Enterprise, 10/1/12)
The Range Fire"burned more than 350 acres in the rugged terrain south
of Banning," before it was fully contained Oct. 1. Terrain and weather
conditions -- 100 degrees and low relative humidity -- delayed the
containment predictions. "The fire started on land controlled by the
Bureau of Land Management and used for shooting, in a remote area ...
Investigators determined that recreational shooters caused the
fire..."
www.pe.com/local-news/riverside-county/the-pass/the-pass-headlinesindex/20121001-banning-containment-of-range-fire-pushed-back.ece

"BLM plans for longer fire season" (Elko Daily Free Press, 9/28/12)
"Typically, seasonal wildland firefighters mark the end of September
to hang up their fire gear. But less than a year after the Dunphy
Complex charred more than 163,000 acres of northeastern Nevada burning
well into October, coupled with this year's heat and drought, the
Northeast Nevada Interagency fire crew is extending its calendar two
additional weeks after the fiscal year [ended] Sunday."
http://www.elabs10.com/ct.html?ufl=1&rtr=on&s=x8pbwi,17cfw,3xn3,7yux,brty,283f,37zd

"Fire restrictions extended throughout Oregon and Washington" (BLM
Oregon, 9/28/12)
In response to the hot, dry weather, both Oregon and Washington have
extended their bans on recreational fires in some area. Specific fire
restrictions will vary and it's important to check with your local
area for updates.
www.blm.gov/or/news/index.php


WILD HORSES AND BURROS

"BLM announces tentative fall-winter wild horse and burro gather
schedule" (BLM, 9/28/12)
The LM announced its tentative fall-winter schedule for gathering wild
horses and burros from overpopulated herds on drought-stricken Western
public rangelands. The gathers and removals are needed to bring herd
sizes into balance with other rangeland resources and uses, as
required by Federal law. Changes to this gather schedule may occur if
range conditions deteriorate more quickly than expected in certain
Herd Management Areas (HMAs). Sixty-five of the BLM's 179 HMAs have
already been identified as areas of concern because of drought and
wildfire.
www.blm.gov/wo/st/en/info/newsroom/2012/september/NR_9_28_2012.html

"Trojan returns to Mains Elementary School" (Imperial Valley Press, 10/3/12)
"Students received a special reward for their good test scores
recently when an El Centro Border Patrol horse patrol mustang recently
returned to the school where the mustang was named last year ...
Trojan was adopted as part of the Border Patrol's Noble Mustang
program in which the Bureau of Land Management and the Nevada
Department of Correction work together to train the wild mustangs."
www.ivpressonline.com/news/ivp-news-trojan-returns-to-mains-elementary-school-20121003,0,829991.story

"BLM sets meeting of National Wild Horse and Burro Advisory Board for
October 29-30 in Salt Lake City" (BLM, 10/5/12)
The Bureau of Land Management's National Wild Horse and Burro Advisory
Board will meet in October in Salt Lake City to discuss issues
relating to the management, protection, and control of wild horses and
burros on Western public rangelands. The day-and-a-half meeting will
take place on Monday, October 29, from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. and Tuesday,
October 30, from 8 a.m. to 12 p.m., local time.
http://www.elabs10.com/ct.html?ufl=1&rtr=on&s=x8pbwi,17cfw,3xn3,5b2q,71rx,283f,37zd

"Wild horses sold by US later ending up at slaughterhouses?" (NBC News, 9/30/12)
"BLM officials say they carefully screen buyers and are adamant that
no wild horses ever go to slaughter."
http://www.elabs10.com/ct.html?ufl=1&rtr=on&s=x8pbwi,17cfw,3xn3,b7yc,jgeh,283f,37zd


NOT for EDUCATORS ONLY:
blind snake
WILDLIFE TRIVIA QUESTION of the WEEK:
One of the animals encountered by bat researchers (see "Monument
volunteers help research western yellow bats" under More Wildlife News
below) was the blind snake. The blind snake tracks its prey by:
(a.) listening for sounds of their movements.
(b.) feeling vibrations through the ground.
(c.) smelling for their scents.
(d.) tasting grains of sand to detect their trail.
(e.) Following them on Foursquare and Facebook.
See answer - and more wildlife stories - near the end of this News.bytes.


RENEWABLE ENERGY

"El Centro Field Office hosts Section 106 training for tribal nations"
(News.bytes Extra)
The BLM El Centro Field Office hosted a Section 106 training on the
National Historic Preservation Act. Participants including 33
representatives from 15 tribal nations throughout southern California
were given information about the important regulation that helps guide
tribal consultation. BLM managers and staff were present to answer
questions regarding cultural resources and large-scale renewable
energy development. The BLM El Centro Field Office consults with 27
tribal nations and is currently managing 37 renewable energy
applications.
www.blm.gov/ca/st/en/info/newsbytes/2012/551xtra_section_106_training.html

"Oakland's Brightsource nears approval for SoCal solar plant" (Reuters
in San Jose Mercury News, 10/1/12)
"Oakland solar power company BrightSource Energy's proposed
500-megawatt Rio Mesa solar power plant in southeast California has
won a preliminary recommendation" from the California Energy
Commission. "The staff, however, said some issues still needed to be
resolved ... in July 2012, the company amended its application to
remove the 250-MW plant that would have been on Bureau of Land
Management land due in part to concerns raised by the BLM."
www.siliconvalley.com/green-energy/ci_21672772/oaklands-brightsource-nears-approval-socal-solar-plant


TRADITIONAL ENERGY

"Southern Monterey County land to be leased for oil development"
(Santa Cruz Sentinel, 9/28/12)
"The Monterey Shale, the largest oil-shale reservoir in the country,
is estimated to hold some 14 billion barrels of oil. The federal
government is preparing to lease out a large chunk of it for oil
development, spanning Monterey, Fresno and San Benito counties ... the
federal Bureau of Land Management is readying an auction of oil and
gas leases for 79 parcels of federal mineral estate in Monterey,
Fresno and San Benito counties on Dec. 12."
www.santacruzsentinel.com/localnews/ci_21656325/south-monterey-county-land-be-auctioned-off-oil

"Energy Project Permitting: The New Nimbyism?" (National Journal, 10/1/12)
Eight invited energy experts weigh in: "Should Washington overhaul the
permitting process for energy projects of all stripes? Many energy
developers, including those for renewable energy and fossil fuels
alike, complain about how long it takes for permitting officials to
review projects, including wind farms, pipelines, and power plants ...
Bipartisan legislation in the House would streamline environmental
reviews of all types of energy projects, but it doesn't seem poised to
gain much traction in the Senate. Should Congress pass that measure
... Or is the process operating as it should?
http://www.elabs10.com/ct.html?ufl=1&rtr=on&s=x8pbwi,17cfw,3xn3,li5u,2y9,283f,37zd


HEADLINES and HIGHLIGHTS

"Bureau of Land Management names new Barstow Field Office manager"
(BLM, 10/2/12)
Katrina Symons has been selected as the new field manager for the
BLM's Barstow Field Office. Symons is expected to assume her full-time
duties in early November. Symons is currently BLM's Roseburg District
Manager in Oregon. Other previous federal positions include forester,
land management planning specialist, planning and environmental
coordinator, natural resources staff administrator, and field manager.
www.blm.gov/ca/st/en/info/newsroom/2012/october/CDD131_barstowfm.html

"Bureau of Land Management names new Ridgecrest Field Office manager"
(BLM, 10/2/12)
Carl Symons has been selected as the new field manager for the BLM's
Ridgecrest Field Office. Symons is currently BLM's Medford Supervisory
Realty Specialist in Oregon. Prior to his current position, he has
held positions in Engineering, Timber, Rights-of-Ways and Fire for
both the BLM and the Forest Service in Arizona and Oregon. He is
expected to assume his full-time duties in early November.
www.blm.gov/ca/st/en/info/newsroom/2012/october/CDD132_ridgecrestfm.html

"BLM El Centro hires military veterans as park rangers" (News.bytes Extra)
The BLM's El Centro Field Office recently hired a military veteran
crew of seasonal Park Rangers for the Imperial Sand Dunes Recreation
Area (ISDRA). The crew is completing three weeks of training that
includes specialized off-highway vehicle (OHV) search and rescue, an
introduction to the OHV recreation program in the ISDRA, and an
overview of the natural and cultural resources BLM manages. Most have
recently returned from military conflicts.
www.blm.gov/ca/st/en/info/newsbytes/2012/551_extra-isdra_military.html

"Dunes plan released to public" (Imperial Valley Press, 9/26/12)
Editorial: "More than 10 years in the making, the Bureau of Land
Management has at last released its proposed Imperial Sand Dunes
Recreation Area management plan. If it receives no legal challenges,
the plan could go into effect by April. No chance."
www.ivpressonline.com/opinion/ivp-dunes-plan-released-to-public-20120926,0,3698869.story

"Bump and Grind trail to reopen to hikers" (Palm Springs Desert Sun, 9/30/12)
The new law "will allow human traffic along the trail for nine months
of the year. The trail will then close from February through April for
the bighorn lambing season. The law also stipulates that fencing and
signage, paid for by Palm Desert and Rancho Mirage, be used to keep
people from straying off the trail and into recovery areas reserved
for bighorn sheep. It will sunset after five years in which a study
must be conducted to assess the impact hikers have on the trail and
sheep breeding habits."
www.mydesert.com/article/20120930/NEWS07/309300002/Bump-Grind-trail-reopen-hikers

"San Bernardino: County supervisors approve Cadiz desert water pumping plan"
(Riverside Press-Enterprise, 10/1/12)
"An ambitious private water project that would draw water from deep
under the Mojave Desert and pipe it across California was given the
go-ahead Oct. 1, by San Bernardino County supervisors. Opponents and
supporters spoke for five hours during a special hearing on the
controversial Cadiz project."
www.ca.blm.gov/9qkd

RELATED: "San Bernardino County Board of Supervisors approve desert
groundwater pipeline plan" (San Bernardino County Sun, 10/1/12)
"Cadiz owns 45,000 acres in eastern San Bernardino County, most of
which overlies the Cadiz and Bristol dry lake beds comprising the
Fenner Valley aquifer system. Cadiz and the SMWD plan to pump 50,000
acre feet of groundwater from the aquifers annually."
www.sbsun.com/news/ci_21672499/san-bernardino-county-board-supervisors-approve-desert-groundwater-pipeline-plan

RELATED: "Cadiz water project faces federal, local hurdles" (Los
Angeles Times, 9/30/12)
Cadiz, Inc.'s plan "to sell groundwater from beneath the Mojave Desert
to Southern California suburbs ... faces mounting legal challenges,
difficult negotiations with the Metropolitan Water District of
Southern California over use of the Colorado River Aqueduct,
opposition from California's senior U.S. senator and the possibility
that it may yet be forced to undergo an exhaustive review under
federal environmental law."
www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-cadiz-groundwater-20121001,0,46099.story

RELATED: "Well-organized support for Cadiz water project" (Riverside
Press-Enterprise blog, 10/2/120
"This is how owners of unpopular projects try to sway votes these
days: by rallying supporters wearing colored T-shirts and baseball
caps, and carrying signs ... a group of about 20 young people carrying
signs in support of the Cadiz Inc. water project attended the San
Bernardino County Board of Supervisors meeting as the supes prepared
to vote on green-lighting the project. I asked the well-groomed blonde
handing out the signs who they were and who paid for the signs and
stickers ... She wouldn't say."
http://www.elabs10.com/ct.html?ufl=1&rtr=on&s=x8pbwi,17cfw,3xn3,e75g,jo1w,283f,37zd

"Special report: Shrinking water's hidden footprint" (San Diego
Union-Tribune, 9/28/12)
Latest in the newspaper's series on water use in the West: "Almost
every product has an invisible impact on water resources, which are
increasingly strained in the arid West due to drought and population
growth. The emerging concept is known as the 'water footprint' ... A
gallon of gasoline, for example, requires 13 gallons of water by
National Geographic's calculations ... The global average water
footprint of beef is about 1,800 gallons per pound, almost entirely to
grow feed, according to analysis by the Water Footprint Network"
www.utsandiego.com/news/2012/sep/28/shrinking-waters-hidden-footprint/

"Shifting tactics in illegal pot cultivation" (Santa Rosa Press
Democrat, 9/28/12)
"The amount of marijuana ripped from illegal back-country gardens by
statewide eradication teams has plummeted for the second year in a
row, a reflection of changing growing habits and reduced enforcement
... Roughly 55 percent of those sites were on Forest Service land, 11
percent on Bureau of Land Management property, 24 percent on private
property and the rest on other federal or tribal lands."
www.pressdemocrat.com/article/20120928/ARTICLES/120929460

"New law allows cops to stop vehicles carrying irrigation tubing on
forest roads"(Willits News, 10/3/12)
"A new law will allow law enforcement to stop vehicles with visible
irrigation supplies on forest roads and question the driver about
whether the load was lawfully purchased. This law can only be applied
in counties after the board of supervisors has authorized it with a
resolution."
www.willitsnews.com/ci_21688437/

JOBS
"Current job openings - BLM California" (USAJOBS website)
Current listings include geologist intern, land law examiner,
firefighting positions and wild horse and burro facility manager.
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NATIONAL, OTHER STATE AND DEPARTMENT of the INTERIOR ITEMS

"In the Southwest, year-round fall colors" (Washington Post, 9/28/12)
At Red Rock Canyon near Las Vegas, BLM ranger Kathy August "has no
use" for leaf-change buzzwords. Instead, she "drops names such as
sandstone, iron, manganese and oxidation. The park's phone number is
permanent; visitors come year-round. Most important, the land is
always saturated in red. 'Colors do change here,' she said, 'but
really slowly -- in geologic time rather than seasonally'." Also
visited: Petrified Forest National Park in Arizona.
www.washingtonpost.com/lifestyle/travel/in-the-southwest-year-round-fall-colors/2012/09/27/c8431cc0-040c-11e2-9b24-ff730c7f6312_story.html

"Suit would block trucks hauling ore at NV mine" (Associated Press in
San Francisco Chronicle, 10/4/12)
Opponents of open-pit mining on the edge of Virginia City, Nevada
filed suit to stop trucks hauling gold and silver ore on a local
mountain highway. "In addition to safety concerns, group leaders say
the mining runs counter to the best interests of protecting the
history of the Comstock in and around Virginia City ... Comstock
Mining needs to use a mile-long portion of the highway ... while it
works to resolve a dispute with the U.S. Bureau of Land Management
over status of an off-highway haul road."
www.sfgate.com/default/article/Suit-would-block-trucks-hauling-ore-at-NV-mine-3919536.php


SELECTED UPCOMING EVENTS

Oct. 6-7 - Kids Bike Weekend - Redding area
www.blm.gov/ca/st/en/info/newsroom/2012/september/NC12100.html

Oct. 13 - National Public Lands Day volunteer events - various locations
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More information on the following events at the Santa Rosa and San
Jacinto Mountains National Monument can be found at:
www.desertmountains.org/

Oct. 6 - Star Party

Oct. 7 - Dog hike


WILDLIFE TRIVIA answer and related wildlife news
(c.) smelling for their scents.

SOURCE: "Western blind snake - Leptotyphlops humilis" (BLM California
wildlife database)
www.blm.gov/ca/forms/wildlife/details.php?metode=serial_number&search=3045

More wildlife news from your public lands (and elsewhere):

"Monument volunteers help research western yellow bats" (News.bytes Extra)
Hiking a total of more than 200 miles -- often in temperatures over
100 degrees -- some volunteers with the Santa Rosa and San Jacinto
Mountains National Monument have spent the past five months helping a
BLM natural resource specialist conduct research on bats throughout
the Colorado Desert. Danielle Ortiz and the volunteers have visited 42
palm oases to learn more about the roosting preferences of the western
yellow bat (Lasiurus xanthinus) in palm oases, as little is known
about the yellow bat and it is a California Species of Concern. Other
animals showed up, too...
www.blm.gov/ca/st/en/info/newsbytes/2012/551xtra_bat_research.html

"Barstow Field Office cave monitoring project" (News.bytes Extra)
The BLM Barstow Field Office is conducting first-time wildlife
inventories for mud caves that are the only known habitat of a
scorpion species – among other rare or unique species. These surveys
provided the first glimpse into the invertebrates living in the
Shoshone Mud Caves and Pisgah Lava Tubes. Both caves are dry and do
not appear to be associated with water supplies, yet a few
invertebrates manage to survive.
www.blm.gov/ca/st/en/info/newsbytes/2012/551xtra_caves_inventory.html

"Mountain lions 'go west' from Nevada into California, new research
shows" (Reno Gazette-Journal, 10/4/12)
"A new study, said to be the first of its kind in such scale,
indicates mountain lions in Nevada's Great Basin are migrating
westward to California to take up residence. It's the opposite of what
biologists expected ..."
www.rgj.com/article/20121005/NEWS/310050002/

"Photos highlight SD's marine life" (San Diego Union-Tribune, 10/3/12)
"San Diego photographer Jerry Allen has shared a few images of
nearshore marine life that highlight the region's biological
diversity": a "500-pound giant sunfish" or mola mola, a blue shark and
a black sea nettle.
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