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News.bytes
A publication of Bureau of Land Management in California
Issue 544 - 8/17/12 - Visit us on Facebook -- follow us on Twitter -
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THIS WEEK IN NEWS.BYTES:
- Wildfires and prevention
- America's Great Outdoors
- 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 and Department of the Interior items
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it online at:
www.blm.gov/ca/news/newsbytes/2012/544.html
WILDFIRES AND PREVENTION
Major fires are burning on BLM public lands throughout the state.
Please use caution near fire crews and equipment working in fire
areas. Some areas -- and some roads -- may be closed due to fire
activity. See our BLM California homepage for links to information on
several large fires, currently including:
- the Rush Fire in Northern California;
- the Indian Fire and the Wye Fire/Walker fire in Central California
- and the Jawbone Complex in Southern California:
http://www.elabs10.com/ct.html?ufl=1&rtr=on&s=x8pbwi,151vr,3xn3,5z32,3qlk,283f,37zd
"Wildland Fire Task Force deploys" (BLM, 8/12/12)
A new interagency task force is prepared to make a big contribution to
California's firefighting effort. The task force includes personnel
and equipment from several agencies:
• The Bureau of Land Management's Folsom Lake Veterans' Crew with 23 members.
• A National Park Service crew from Hawaii with 23 members.
• A Sacramento Metropolitan Fire District wildland fire engine with a
crew of four.
• A water tender and operator from the BLM Hollister Field Office.
• A bulldozer with operator and swamper from BLM Hollister.
• Four members of the BLM Fort Ord National Monument weed crew.
All told, ttask force includes about 60 people and a dozen pieces of
equipment, said Jerry Martinez, task force leader and fire management
officer at the BLM's Mother Lode Field Office. The task force
assembled at McClellan Air Base yesterday and headed out to its first
assignment, the Star Fire at Hell Hole on the Eldorado National
Forest.
Photos on the BLM California Facebook page:
http://www.elabs10.com/ct.html?ufl=1&rtr=on&s=x8pbwi,151vr,3xn3,kvov,lbox,283f,37zd
RELATED: "Folsom firefighters prepared for California wildfires"(KFBK
Sacramento, 8/17/12)
Video: "With stints in the Navy, Army and Marines all behind them...
the Folsom Lake Hand Crew is uniquely prepared to deal with the blazes
dotting Northern California. As KFBK's Megan Goldsby reports... the
veterans, who will be sent out to various fires tomorrow, say
experience on the battlefield lends itself to battling wildfires."
www.kfbk.com/cc-common/news/sections/newsarticle.html?feed=461777&article=10351532
RELATED: "Firefighters battle blazes across region, state" (CBS13
Sacramento, 8/16/12)
"It was another busy day for firefighters who aren't getting a break
this summer, with the latest fire breaking out in El Dorado County ...
Twelve major fires are burning across California with more than 9,000
firefighters on the frontlines ... 'The next couple of months could be
even busier than we're seeing now'."
http://www.elabs10.com/ct.html?ufl=1&rtr=on&s=x8pbwi,151vr,3xn3,cit5,dsb1,283f,37zd
"Seneca still threatened by Chips Fire" (Chico Enterprise Record, 8/17/12)
"Firefighters continued to keep an eye on the small community of
Seneca, south of Lake Almanor, as the Chips Fire was listed as 20
percent contained as of 8 a.m. today ... Seneca remains evacuated.
Firefighters are still very concerned about the area ... The smoke was
so thick Thursday that an air attack was impossible, so firefighters
spayed buildings in Seneca with fire retardant." As of yesterday,
"1,105 people, 120 engines, 29 dozers and 31 water tenders were
fighting the Chips Fire," including BLM firefighters and firefighters
from other states, including Arizona, Idaho, Wyoming and North
Carolina.
www.chicoer.com/breakingnews/ci_21336581/10-30-m-update-seneca-still-threatened-by
"With more wildfires, burn ban in effect for one-third of California"
(KCET, 8/15/12)
"California hasn't had a wildfire season like this in a couple years
and those on the front lines are taking notice. Today CAL FIRE
officials announced an indefinite statewide burn ban for 31 million
acres of land, an amount roughly equal to a third of the state. Those
acres make up what is called the State Responsibility Area, land not
under federal or local jurisdiction, thus primarily the responsibility
of the state when it comes to wildland fire protection ... The ban
suspends all burning permits -- residential, forest management, and
other types -- within the area, but still allows for campfires in a
designated campfire site on organized campgrounds and private
property."
www.kcet.org/updaily/the_back_forty/fire/with-more-wildfires-officials-announce-burn-ban-for-one-third-of-california.html
"Buck Fire 100 percent contained" (Palm Springs Desert Sun, 8/17/12)
Good news from one fire: "A sudden storm Thursday was not enough to
prevent firefighters from gaining significant ground in their battle
against the 2,681-acre Buck Fire, which was fully contained Friday
morning ... It was among 11 wildfires battled by 8,000 firefighters
just in California during what experts are calling one of the West's
worst fire seasons in decades."
www.mydesert.com/article/20120817/NEWS0803/208170313/Buck-Fire-100-percent-contained
"Grass fire in Woody area stopped at 242 acres" (Bakersfield Now, 8/16/12)
BLM firefighters helped stop the fire.
www.bakersfieldnow.com/news/local/Grass-fire-in-Woody-area-stopped-at-242-acres-166507366.html
"Fairgrounds transformed into Wye Fire command center" (Lake County
News, 8/16/12)
The Lake County Fairgrounds "have been transformed into the nerve
center of Cal Fire's firefighting operations" to battle wildfires east
of Clearlake Oaks, with food service, sleeping tents, communications
equipment and more. The Wye and Walker fires "exploded on Sunday
afternoon, burning thousands of acres along Highway 20 and leading to
evacuations of Spring Valley and Wilbur Hot Springs, with the Walker
Fire moving into Colusa County."
www.lakeconews.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=26492
"'Thankful we weren't in it': Wildfire evacuees return to find homes
gone"(NBC News, 8/17/12)
"Crews in central Washington, rural Idaho and Southern California made
gains on several wildfires, allowing some evacuees to return home and
protecting two vacation towns from a massive encroaching blaze." The
wildfire near Cle Elum, Washington "burned at least 70 homes, more
than 200 outbuildings and about 35 square miles of wildland since it
started Monday. Some people were able to return home, only to find
nothing left except the land their home sat on."
http://www.elabs10.com/ct.html?ufl=1&rtr=on&s=x8pbwi,151vr,3xn3,ep9f,h9sm,283f,37zd
"California incidents" (IncibWeb)
Current wildfires burning in California, with updated information.
http://www.elabs10.com/ct.html?ufl=1&rtr=on&s=x8pbwi,151vr,3xn3,k4wz,i1sx,283f,37zd
"Fire Information" (National Interagency Fire Center)
"The nation's support center for wildland firefighting." Eight
different agencies and organizations are part of NIFC, including the
BLM.
www.nifc.gov/fireInfo/nfn.htm
AMERICA'S GREAT OUTDOORS
"BLM uses La Quinta volunteer's invention nationwide" (Palm Springs
Desert Sun, 8/16/12)
Retiree Bill Baker came to the Palm Springs area for golf, but "You
can just do so much golf," he said. A volunteer with the Santa Rosa
and San Jacinto Mountains National Monument, last year he put in "more
than 800 hours leading interpretive hikes, rebuilding campsites,
cleaning graffiti, clearing litter and removing invasive plants ...
And he discovered a cost-reducing way to re-install trail signs so
that people and weather don't knock them over." Baker was was one of
four volunteers nationally who won BLM's Making a Difference award
this year.
http://www.elabs10.com/ct.html?ufl=1&rtr=on&s=x8pbwi,151vr,3xn3,alnv,66kc,283f,37zd
"Full moon hike to King Peak" (BLM, 8/16/12)
A guided hike to King Peak to watch the full moon rise while the sun
sets over the ocean will be offered Friday, August 31, in the King
Range National Conservation Area. The outing is part of a summer hikes
series offered by the Bureau of Land Management and the Lost Coast
Interpretive Association. There is no fee.
http://www.elabs10.com/ct.html?ufl=1&rtr=on&s=x8pbwi,151vr,3xn3,44ue,i0i3,283f,37zd
"Portion of Pacific Crest Trail Closed due to Jawbone Fire" (BLM, 8/15/12)
Due to the Jawbone Complex Fire in northeastern Kern County, the
Pacific Crest Trail is temporarily closed from Hwy 58 North to the
Jawbone Trail Road/Sequoia National Forest boundary. Follow the link
on to InciWeb for updates.
http://www.elabs10.com/ct.html?ufl=1&rtr=on&s=x8pbwi,151vr,3xn3,e9d9,f1yf,283f,37zd
"Outdoor destinations for dog lovers"(Eureka Times-Standard, 8/12/12)
"Unfortunately, the very curiosity and vigor that endear dogs to
humans also make them dangerous to birds and other forms of wildlife.
An unleashed dog on a beach or in a park preserve can wreak havoc on
the local ecosystem, destroying nesting habitat and harrying birds to
the point of exhaustion or death. That's why several local groups have
partnered to produce brochures and maps that outline the best places
in the county for people to take their furry friends. A new pamphlet
titled 'Enjoying Humboldt's Wild Places with Your Dog' is hot off the
press." It is available at the BLM Arcata Field Office, "many more
places" and online.
http://www.elabs10.com/ct.html?ufl=1&rtr=on&s=x8pbwi,151vr,3xn3,biod,5rwf,283f,37zd
"America's Great Outdoors: Reversing decades of decline, the number of
hunters and anglers is on the rise" (Department of the Interior,
8/15/12)
Highlighting the reversal of decades of declining numbers, Secretary
of the Interior Ken Salazar announced the results of a comprehensive
national survey of outdoor recreation showing a significant increase
in hunters and a double-digit increase in anglers over the past five
years.
http://www.elabs10.com/ct.html?ufl=1&rtr=on&s=x8pbwi,151vr,3xn3,hu97,cw4o,283f,37zd
-->Also see "Selected Upcoming Events" below<--
WILD HORSES AND BURROS
"Wild Horse and Burro ambassadors greet Nevada County fairgoers"
(News.bytes Extra)
Triple-digit heat didn't stop people from coming by to meet BLM Wild
Horse and Burro Program ambassador animals at the Nevada County Fair
in Grass Valley. Fairgoers could visit the booth and learn about the
wild horses and burros, with the help of several volunteers.
www.blm.gov/ca/st/en/info/newsbytes/2012/544xtra_whb_nevada_county_fair.html
"Wild horse and burro adoption held" (Riverside Press-Enterprise, 8/14/12)
"Previewing two yearling-fillies at the adoption, Diana Semler of
Riverside, stated that a mustang would be her only choice for a horse
... "It's the history of the mustang as a survivor, its endurance,
intelligence and sturdiness that I would want in a bloodline."
www.pe.com/local-news/san-bernardino-county/san-bernardino-county-headlines-index/20120813-redlands-wild-horse-and-burro-adoption-held.ece
"A wild ride for mustang trainers" (Cherry Hill, NJ Courier-Post, 8/11/12)
"The Extreme Mustang Makeover competition rode into the Dream Park
Equestrian Center Saturday, making its Garden State debut with 23
horses and their trainers. The mustangs -- from California -- and the
trainers — from all up and down the East Coast -- first met in May in
Fulton, Va. The horses had never before been touched by human hands
and the trainers had about 90 days to gentle the horse and prepare it
for the two-day competition."
www.courierpostonline.com/article/20120812/NEWS01/308120022/A-wild-ride-mustang-trainers
"Trainer leaves contest with best prize ... her horse" (New Jersey
Herald, 8/13/12)
"As a horse trainer, a township woman said she's grown accustomed to
creating a bond with the horses she's trained, then having to let them
go; but when it came to parting with Traveler, the wild horse she's
spent the last 90 days gentling and training for the Extreme Mustang
Makeover challenge, saying goodbye just wasn't an option."
www.njherald.com/story/19268885/trainer-leaves-contest-with-best-prize-her-horse
"BLM begins process to analyze proposed northeast Nevada wild horse
eco-sanctuary" (BLM Nevada, 8/14/12)
The proposal is to create a wild horse eco-sanctuary of a
non-reproductive herd on most of the existing Spruce Grazing
Allotment, including about 14,000 acres of private land and 508,000
acres of public land, approximately 25 miles southeast of Wells, Nev.
The Notice of Intent opens a 30-day public scoping period that will
end Sept. 15, 2012 or 15 days after the last public scoping open
house. Three public open houses have been scheduled.
www.blm.gov/nv/st/en/info/newsroom/2012/august/elko__blm_begins_process.html
"Piute Mountain burro roundup" (BLM California)
The BLM will begin roundup operations to remove wild burros from the
Piute Mountain Herd Area, approximately 25 miles west of Needles in
San Bernardino County, in which herds of wild horses and burros are
not managed. Due to the unpredictable variations of the water output
of the burros' sole water source, Fenner Spring, and expected drought
conditions, continued efforts are being made to remove the burros from
the Piute Mountain HA.
http://www.elabs10.com/ct.html?ufl=1&rtr=on&s=x8pbwi,151vr,3xn3,6hef,a05d,283f,37zd
"Chemehuevi Nuisance Burro Removal" (BLM California)
The Bureau of Land Management will capture and remove approximately 60
wild burros impacting the Chemehuevi Indian Reservation lands near
Havasu Lake, California in accordance with the removal of strayed
animals from private lands provisions of 43 Code of Federal
Regulations 4720.2-1.
http://www.elabs10.com/ct.html?ufl=1&rtr=on&s=x8pbwi,151vr,3xn3,2lm4,j6s5,283f,37zd
NOT for EDUCATORS ONLY:
long-tailed weasel
WILDLIFE TRIVIA QUESTION of the WEEK:
The long-tailed weasel makes the most of resources by:
(a.) Saving the fur it grooms from itself, to help insulate its burrow
(b.) Storing seeds in its burrow and eating the sprouts that grow from them.
(c.) Sharing a burrow with nocturnal creatures that are gone when it
comes in from hunting.
(d.) Lining a nest in its burrow with the fur of animals it catches.
(e.) Sticking used gum to the roof of its den, to chew it again later.
See answer - and more wildlife stories - near the end of this News.bytes.
RENEWABLE ENERGY
"Ninth Circuit lets Ivanpah Solar work continue" (KCET, 8/15/12)
A panel of the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals has declined to approve
a preliminary injunction halting work on the 370-megawatt Ivanpah
Solar Electric Generating System based on the project's potential harm
to wildlife. The panel of judges made the ruling Friday denying a
request from plaintiff group Western Watersheds," which is suing the
Department of the Interior, the Bureau of Land Management, and the
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service for allegedly approving the project
"without ensuring the site's wildlife and groundwater resources were
adequately protected."
www.kcet.org/news/rewire/solar/concentrating-solar/ninth-circuit-lets-ivanpah-solar-work-continue.html
TRADITIONAL ENERGY
"Who owns the West? Drillers and Environmentalists wage a war of
statistics" (Denver Post, 8/9/12)
"To hear oil and gas industry folks tell it, in the last three years
drilling on public lands has been choked off by cumbersome new rules
and bureaucratic red tape from the Obama administration. Conservation
groups, on the other hand, say the last three years represent a
rebalancing of variety of public interests, after a frenzy of leasing
and drilling approvals in the final months of the Bush administration
... The fact that the two sides can rummage through the data,
collected by the federal Bureau of Land Management, and come to
different conclusions is a testament to the power of advocacy and the
suppleness of numbers."
http://www.elabs10.com/ct.html?ufl=1&rtr=on&s=x8pbwi,151vr,3xn3,8evq,g883,283f,37zd
"Fracking hazards obscured in failure to disclose wells" (Bloomberg, 8/14/12)
"Energy companies failed to list more than two out of every five
fracked wells in eight U.S. states from April 11, 2011, when FracFocus
began operating, through the end of last year, according to data
compiled by Bloomberg. The gaps reveal shortcomings in the voluntary
approach to transparency on the site, which has received funding from
oil and gas trade groups and $1.5 million from the U.S. Department of
Energy."
www.bloomberg.com/news/2012-08-14/fracking-hazards-obscured-in-failure-to-disclose-wells.html
"Tapping into the land, and dividing its people"(New York Times, 8/15/12)
Oil companies have leased out the drilling rights for a million of the
Blackfeet Reservation's 1.5 million acres. "The move has divided the
tribe while igniting a debate over the promise and perils of hydraulic
fracturing, or fracking, in a place where grizzlies roam into
backyards and many residents see the land as something living and
sacred."
www.nytimes.com/2012/08/16/us/montana-tribe-divided-on-tapping-oil-rich-land.html
HEADLINES and HIGHLIGHTS
"Hundreds turn up for National Night Out" (Hesperia Star, 8/14/12)
The city of Hesperia recently celebrated National Night Out along with
a crowd of hundreds who came to learn about crime prevention and
safety and a chance to get to know their neighbor … The Bureau of Land
Management showcased a Ranger Rail, an off-road vehicle used for
access to desert areas in search-and-rescue missions, specifically
around the Dumont Dunes area. The vehicle, which can reach speeds of
up to 70 mph, is also used for preventing and fighting crime in the
desert.
www.hesperiastar.com/news/night-5029-national-local.html
"Invasive species: The more boring, the better" (Riverside
Press-Enterprise, 8/15/12)
"Asked about the most problematic invasives in Riverside and San
Bernardino counties, Larry LaPre, a wildlife biologist for the federal
Bureau of Land Management, listed three plants: salt cedar or
tamarisk, Sahara mustard, and giant cane, AKA Arundo donax. These
weeds choke out native plants and harm the ecosystem ... The spread of
mustard is believed to be among the reasons the tortoise is listed as
threatened with extinction."
http://www.elabs10.com/ct.html?ufl=1&rtr=on&s=x8pbwi,151vr,3xn3,5u84,hbdr,283f,37zd
"Allure of Joshua Tree leads some to tragic end" (Palm Springs Desert
Sun, 8/12/12)
The two Dutch tourists looked forward to their desert visit, inspired
in part by songs inspired by the landscape. But not being completely
prepared in the desert can be fatal. In 2003, an Irvine man died in
the Johnson Valley Off-Highway Vehicle Area. In both cases, their
vehicles got stuck and the victims walked for help. Includes the "Ten
Commandments of Survival in the Desert When Lost or Stranded."
www.mydesert.com/article/20120812/NEWS01/208120338/Allure-Joshua-Tree-leads-some-tragic-end
RELATED: "Desert safety" (BLM El Centro Field Office)
Travel on foot or in a vehicle can be an exciting and rewarding
experience. No one plans on getting lost, breaking down, or
experiencing other mishaps. Being prepared will keep you safe and make
for a memorable trip.
www.blm.gov/ca/st/en/fo/elcentro/desertsafe.html
JOBS
"Current job openings - BLM California" (USAJOBS website)
http://www.elabs10.com/ct.html?ufl=1&rtr=on&s=x8pbwi,151vr,3xn3,8qwy,1ci0,283f,37zd
NATIONAL, OTHER STATE AND DEPARTMENT of the INTERIOR ITEMS
"The pit lake challenge" (Reno News & Review, 8/16/12)
Many open pit mines in Nevada are dug out below the water table,
requiring constant pumping to keep mining. When abandoned, the water
keeps flowing in. "Gold-mining pit lakes in Nevada, when filled, will
contain more water than all of the reservoirs within the borders of
this arid state" -- and most of them are simply fenced off to protect
the public. "In a desert state, it's simply not responsible to ignore
that much water," say a few people who want to do something about the
many "pit lakes" on public lands.
www.newsreview.com/reno/pit-lake-challenge/content?oid=7176643
"Burning Man future in jeopardy" (Reno Gazette-Journal, 8/16/12)
"Burning Man organizers sued Pershing County in federal court on
Thursday, claiming the rural municipality is unfairly imposing a
festival ordinance that could spell doom for the eight-day arts
gathering ... Burning Man organizers say the lawsuit will not affect
this year's event, which starts Aug. 27 and ends Sept. 3 and is
expected to attract more than 60,000 people, up from a peak of about
53,000 people last year."
www.rgj.com/interactive/article/20120816/EVENTS04/308160046/Burning-Man-future-jeopardy
"BLM issues a temporary closure and temporary restrictions of certain
activities during Burning Man" (BLM Nevada, 8/14/12)
The temporary closure affects a small portion (14,153 acres) of the
Black Rock Desert-High Rock Canyon Emigrant Trails National
Conservation Area Black Rock Desert playa between August 13 and
September 17, 2012. The temporary closure is necessary for that period
of time because of the event activities in the area, starting with
fencing the site perimeter, final setup, the actual event (August 26
through September 3), initial phases of cleanup, and concluding with
final site cleanup.
www.blm.gov/nv/st/en/info/newsroom/2012/august/state_office__temp.html
"Bad NV pine nut harvest forecast at BLM auction" (KOLO-Tv Reno, NV, 8/15/12)
"Lingering drought has commercial pine nut gatherers betting on a bad
crop in Nevada this year. The Bureau of Land Management says it raised
only $2,100 at its annual pinion pine nut auction in Ely on Tuesday -
down from more than $35,000 in 2011." Bidders predicted a harvest of
"only 8,400 pounds, just a fraction of last year's 144,500 pounds."
www.kolotv.com/home/headlines/Bad-NV-pine-nut-harvest-forecast-at-BLM-auction-166241766.html
SELECTED UPCOMING EVENTS
Aug. 18 - Amphibian Quest King Range hike
www.blm.gov/ca/st/en/info/newsroom/2012/august/NC1280_amphquest.html
More information on the following events at the Santa Rosa and San
Jacinto Mountains National Monument can be found at:
www.desertmountains.org/
August 18 - Star Party
August 19 - "Early bird happy tails adventures hikes" with dogs
August 24 - Sunrise hikes
August 29 - Guided hikes in the higher elevations of the monument
WILDLIFE TRIVIA answer and related websites
(d.) Lining a nest in its burrow with the fur of animals it catches.
SOURCE: "Long-tailed weasel - Mustela frenata" (BLM California
wildlife database)
www.blm.gov/ca/forms/wildlife/details.php?metode=serial_number&search=2727
More wildlife news from your public lands (and elsewhere):
"Salazar, Vilsack announce members of Wildlife and Hunting Heritage
Conservation Council" (Department of the Interior, 8/17/12)
Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar and Agriculture Secretary Tom
Vilsack announced the appointments of 18 members of the Wildlife and
Hunting Heritage Conservation Council, an advisory group they
established in 2010 to advise them on wildlife conservation, habitat
conservation, and hunting.
http://www.elabs10.com/ct.html?ufl=1&rtr=on&s=x8pbwi,151vr,3xn3,eg8g,4ham,283f,37zd
"Riverside Solar Zone tortoise habitat too widespread to avoid" (KCET, 8/9/12)
"Solar development in the revised Riverside East Solar Energy Zone
(SEZ) may harm as much as 14% of the region's habitat for the
threatened desert tortoise, and such habitat is too widespread within
the SEZ to be avoided by solar developers. That according to the Final
Programmatic Environmental Impact Statement for Solar Energy
Development in Six Southwestern States (PEIS), released by the
departments of Energy and the Interior in July."
www.kcet.org/news/rewire/government/solar-peis/riverside-solar-zone-tortoise-habitat-too-widespread-to-avoid.html
"Supervisors adopts cooperating status for sage-grouse studies"
(Lassen County Times, 8/14/12)
"Lassen County's Board of Supervisors unanimously approved invoking
cooperating agency status for the Bureau of Land Management (BLM)
planning efforts regarding habitat for the Greater sage-grouse at its
July 24 meeting. "This sage-grouse is like the spotted owl was to the
forest,' Lassen County District 2 Supervisor Jim Chapman said, 'and
that's what we have to be mindful of'."
www.lassennews.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=8326
"Agency gets $4 million for habitat preservation" (Riverside
Press-Enterprise, 8/14/12)
"The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service awarded the grant to the Western
Riverside County Regional Conservation Authority, which will buy land
to bolster the survival of 13 species listed as endangered or
threatened with extinction. The species include the California
gnatcatcher bird, Arroyo toad and the Quino checkerspot butterfly,
which all have dwindled because of habitat loss."
www.pe.com/local-news/topics/topics-environment-headlines/20120814-riverside-county-agency-gets-4-million-for-habitat-preservation.ece
"The desert, with its life underground" (KCET, 8/14/12)
During the summer,"a lot of the desert's wildlife, perhaps even a
majority of it, goes below the surface ... There are entire ecosystems
of holes in the top six feet or so of stony soil, entire communities
of holes, holes that are excavated by one animal and adapted by
another and then another, in the underground housing equivalent of a
food chain ... It's just another example of the desert hiding its
treasures from us; a seemingly desolate expanse of sand and rock can
be as intricate and biologically diverse as a coral reef."
http://www.elabs10.com/ct.html?ufl=1&rtr=on&s=x8pbwi,151vr,3xn3,g2gw,ibb7,283f,37zd
"California Fish and Game patrols the online waters" (Contra Costa
Times, 8/14/12)
Wildlife agents recently cited a man for illegal possession of an
alligator gar, spotted gar and two bowfin fish - large predatory fish
that could cause great harm in the Delta. "California has some of the
most restrictive regulations in the country," to try to avoid
"ecological disasters" like other states with lax regulations.
www.contracostatimes.com/environment/ci_21302300/fish-and-game-patrols-online-waters
"Crayfish go on the menu to restore Lake Tahoe's blue hue" (NPR, 8/14/12)
"Last month, the state of Nevada gave business entrepreneur Fred
Jackson the green light to harvest crayfish in Lake Tahoe ... the hope
is that it will keep the lake clear of algae -- and provide a local
dish for area visitors." The estimated 300 million crayfish in the
lake "graze on algae at the bottom of the lake ... but the crayfish
only make matters worse by eating them."
www.npr.org/blogs/thesalt/2012/08/14/158716311/crayfish-go-on-the-menu-to-restore-lake-tahoes-blue-hue
"Yuba River hydroelectric plan called threat to fish" (Sacramento Bee, 8/17/12)
"A Canadian company's surprise proposal to build a hydroelectric
generation facility on the Yuba River has raised alarm among
government agencies and nonprofits working to restore salmon runs on
the river."
http://www.elabs10.com/ct.html?ufl=1&rtr=on&s=x8pbwi,151vr,3xn3,bs2q,fadi,283f,37zd
"Banding birds offers special insight" (Sierra Vista, AZ Herald, 8/9/12)
"More than 100 species of breeding birds and more than 250 species of
migrant and wintering birds" have been documented within the San Pedro
Riparian National Conservation Area (SPRNCA) in Arizona. Banding birds
that visit this area can give scientists important information.
"Visitors are welcome to come to the banding stations and observe, ask
questions, participate, and see exactly why I do, what I do, just for
the birds." -article by Heather L. Swanson, Natural Resource
Specialist for the BLM's San Pedro Project Office in Sierra Vista,
Arizona.
www.svherald.com/content/guest-columnists/2012/08/09/321778
"BLM Seeks Public Comment on Desert Tortoise Translocation" (BLM
Nevada, 8/14/12)
The BLM Southern Nevada and Ely Districts announce the availability of
a draft environmental assessment to address translocation of desert
tortoise (Gopherus agassizii) from the Desert Tortoise Conservation
Center to 17 wilderness areas, five wilderness study areas and other
non-wilderness lands within the districts. The comment period closes
September 14, 2012.
www.blm.gov/nv/st/en/info/newsroom/2012/august/blm_seeks_public_comment.html
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