BLM California News.bytes Issue 584

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A publication of Bureau of Land Management in California

Issue 584 - June 21, 2013

THIS WEEK IN NEWS.BYTES:
- America's Great Outdoors
- On our Facebook pages
- On our other social media pages
- Not for educators only: Wildlife trivia question of the week
- Renewable energy
- Wild horses and burros
- Events and Celebrations
- Headlines and highlights: Assorted topics from your public lands in California
- National and Department of the Interior items
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AMERICA'S GREAT OUTDOORS

Get Outdoors to The Volcanic Tableland in the Eastern Sierra. The
Tableland offers exceptional bouldering because of its unique geologic
features. Thousands of climbers come from all over the world to try
out their climbing skills on the many boulder problems the Tableland
has to offer. With this dramatic increase in use, the BLM and the
local climbing community have developed a climbing management
philosophy to protect the natural resources while preserving access to
climbing opportunities.
http://www.elabs10.com/ct.html?ufl=1&rtr=on&s=x8pbwi,1j6yp,3xn3,ka68,ke8p,283f,37zd

"National Pollinator Week 2013" (News.bytes Extra)
Secretary of the Interior Sally Jewell and the Department of
Agriculture have designated June 17-23 as National Pollinator Week. In
2007, the U.S. Senate first designated a week in June as "National
Pollinator Week" to help address the urgent issue of declining
pollinator populations. Pollinator Week has become an international
celebration of the valuable services provided by bees, birds,
butterflies, bats, and beetles.
http://www.elabs10.com/ct.html?ufl=1&rtr=on&s=x8pbwi,1j6yp,3xn3,88tq,6djm,283f,37zd


ON OUR FACEBOOK PAGES...
...Meet Bureau of Land Management - California's 2013 Folsom Lake
Veterans Crew. The crew is made up of 16 military veterans who served
in the Army, Air Force or Marines, in addition to five experienced
fire personnel who lead the crew. Crew members have served in Iraq and
Afghanistan in many positions including combat medic and sniper.
http://www.elabs10.com/ct.html?ufl=1&rtr=on&s=x8pbwi,1j6yp,3xn3,6pkh,8a75,283f,37zd


ON OUR OTHER SOCIAL MEDIA PAGES...
...Tonka and Piggy, 3 year-old desert tortoises, enjoying their lunch
at a BLM-California event in Otay Valley Regional Park in San Diego.
Photo by Barbara Croonquist, Public Contact Representative, California
Desert District Office.
http://www.elabs10.com/ct.html?ufl=1&rtr=on&s=x8pbwi,1j6yp,3xn3,dehl,22y0,283f,37zd


NOT for EDUCATORS ONLY:


Thumbnail from a photo by C. Barr, U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service


WILDLIFE TRIVIA QUESTION of the WEEK:

After a particularly large meal, California condors:

(a.) usually behave as if they are about to migrate south for the winter
(b.) may have to spend hours on the ground or a low branch before they
can fly again
(c.) tend to focus their next hunt for a meal on slower-moving animals
that are easy to catch
(d.) try to cover any remains with leaves and branches, to save it for
their next meal
(e.) bury any remains, so as not to attract scavenger animals to their
hunting territory
(f.) fall asleep while listening to the after-dinner speaker drone on
about commodity futures contracts and convertible debentures ample
Text

See answer near the end of this News.bytes.


RENEWABLE ENERGY

"Here Comes the Sun" (News.bytes Extra)
A "Power On" ceremony marking delivery of clean, renewable solar power
to San Diego Gas & Electric's Sunrise Powerlink took place recently at
Tenaska's Imperial Solar Energy Center South facility. More than 130
representatives from various state, federal, and local agencies, as
well as business leaders and landowners attended the event. The
transmission line connecting this solar facility to the grid was
constructed on BLM-managed public lands in the El Centro area.
http://www.elabs10.com/ct.html?ufl=1&rtr=on&s=x8pbwi,1j6yp,3xn3,4d35,6cgm,283f,37zd

RELATED: "Sunrise Powerlink Project" (El Centro Field Office)
http://www.elabs10.com/ct.html?ufl=1&rtr=on&s=x8pbwi,1j6yp,3xn3,gg85,7ket,283f,37zd

"The Art of Wind Energy" (News.bytes Extra)
Representatives from the BLM El Centro Field Office, Pattern Energy,
Imperial Valley's Department of Education, and Seeley Elementary
School faculty gathered recently at the school to launch an art
project that will construct the Ocotillo Express Wind facility sign.
Not just any sign, this work of art entails the placement of thousands
of pieces of pre-cut glass and agates that will result in a mosaic
depicting the wind turbines, desert life, and landscape.
http://www.elabs10.com/ct.html?ufl=1&rtr=on&s=x8pbwi,1j6yp,3xn3,7gc7,advm,283f,37zd

RELATED: "Ocotillo Express Wind" (Department of the Interior, 2/11/13)
The project will generate enough electricity to power almost 94,500
homes and employ up to 350 workers during peak construction and up to
20 workers permanently.
http://www.elabs10.com/ct.html?ufl=1&rtr=on&s=x8pbwi,1j6yp,3xn3,6yg8,5tsh,283f,37zd


WILD HORSES AND BURROS

"Meet the Mustangs Draws Horse and Burro Enthusiasts"
(News.bytes Extra)
Hundreds of wild horse and burro enthusiasts participated in the Napa
Horsemen's Association's "Meet the Mustangs" festival in Napa over the
weekend of June 15. When the event ended, 21 animals (14 mustangs and
seven burros) had gone home with adoptive families, and many horse and
burro owners had gained new insight into training and care for their
animals.
http://www.elabs10.com/ct.html?ufl=1&rtr=on&s=x8pbwi,1j6yp,3xn3,4xg7,d8kv,283f,37zd

"In the Market for a Mustang" (Napa Valley Register, 06/15/13)
40 horses and burros from the U.S. Bureau of Land Management were
available for adoption this weekend at the Napa Valley Horsemen's
Association grounds on Foster Road. The public adoption of the
animals, which were born in the wild and corralled from federal lands
in California and Nevada, was organized as part of Napa Mustang Days.
http://www.elabs10.com/ct.html?ufl=1&rtr=on&s=x8pbwi,1j6yp,3xn3,eicj,91wz,283f,37zd


EVENTS and CELEBRATIONS

"BLM Makes a Difference at Cabrillo National Monument's International
Migratory Bird Day" (News.bytes Extra)
While millions sweltered in the heat of the inland valleys, 3,000
visitors from all over the world flocked to enjoy the beautiful views
and cool ocean breezes at Cabrillo National Monument in San Diego.
Besides the natural beauty of the coast, the lucky visitors were
treated to Cabrillo's first International Migratory Bird Day (IMBD)
festival with lots of fun activities, bird walks and of course-live
birds.
http://www.elabs10.com/ct.html?ufl=1&rtr=on&s=x8pbwi,1j6yp,3xn3,52hj,f6gl,283f,37zd

"Teens Go For Gold" (News.bytes Extra)
Riverside students reconstruct Rainbow Basin Flora. Last fall and
winter, BLM volunteer paleontologists under authorization by Jim
Shearer, Barstow BLM archaeologist, searched slabs of shale for fossil
plant remains. The slabs produced 14 fossil plant species. Three of
the volunteers, teenage students from Riverside, developed their
second fossil-related science fair project, "Using Fossil Evidence to
Reconstruct a California Ecosystem during the Miocene Period in what
is now the Mojave Desert: Year Two."
http://www.elabs10.com/ct.html?ufl=1&rtr=on&s=x8pbwi,1j6yp,3xn3,ggju,c2zm,283f,37zd

"California Coastal National Monument Makes a Spalsh at Seal Day"
(News.bytes Extra)
Representatives of BLM's California Coastal National Monument were
glad to lend a hand at the 21st annual Seal Day, an event supporting
the San Pedro Marine Mammal Care Centers' efforts in rescuing and
rehabilitating our ocean friends. Volunteers Tere Calderon, Sandra
Hernandez, Eloisa Hernandez, and Dee Dechert, as well as BLM's Barbara
Croonquist assisted visitors in making pelican headbands and Look
Who's Rockin' buttons to raise awareness of the role that BLM plays in
managing the California Coastal National Monument.
http://www.elabs10.com/ct.html?ufl=1&rtr=on&s=x8pbwi,1j6yp,3xn3,5xvj,by83,283f,37zd

"Tribal Members and BLM Celebrate Campground Co-Naming" (News.bytes Extra)
Descendants of the Native American Kammu Takadu people gathered
recently with members of the BLM's Eagle Lake Field Office staff to
celebrate co-naming of the Ramhorn Springs Campground as "Numu
Summuth," or "People's Gathering." The new campground name recognizes
native peoples' use of the high deserts long before white settlement
of the region now known as Lassen County, California.
http://www.elabs10.com/ct.html?ufl=1&rtr=on&s=x8pbwi,1j6yp,3xn3,2bzd,abax,283f,37zd

"CDDO Programs Make a Difference in a Big Way" (News.bytes Extra)
Sometimes it's the little things that make the biggest difference. In
the California Desert District Office, we concentrate our efforts on
providing a taste of nature to largely urban populations of all ages.
Most of our events are in areas that are not close to a field office
but where there are present and future visitors to our public lands.
We also serve many urban visitors who may never have the opportunity
to set a foot on public lands but will remember their experience with
a "kind ranger" or a live animal they touched or a fun activity that
we helped them with.
http://www.elabs10.com/ct.html?ufl=1&rtr=on&s=x8pbwi,1j6yp,3xn3,gzyi,jgag,283f,37zd


HEADLINES and HIGHLIGHTS

"BLM Issues Final Plan for Managing Imperial Sand Dunes Recreation Area"
(BLM, 06/17/13)
The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) released its final decision for
managing about 215,000 acres of BLM-administered public lands in the
Imperial Sand Dunes Recreation Area and surrounding public lands in
southeastern Imperial County, Calif. The approved Imperial Sand Dunes
Recreation Area Management Plan, which is accompanied by a Record of
Decision, also includes amendments to the California Desert
Conservation Area Plan.
http://www.elabs10.com/ct.html?ufl=1&rtr=on&s=x8pbwi,1j6yp,3xn3,7c1k,dhsg,283f,37zd

RELATED: "Imperial Sand Dunes Recreation Area Management Plan"
(El Centro Field Office)
http://www.elabs10.com/ct.html?ufl=1&rtr=on&s=x8pbwi,1j6yp,3xn3,4ib4,ivge,283f,37zd

"BLM Announces Public Review of Calnev Pipeline Expansion Conformity
Determination Report" (BLM, 06/17/13)
The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) announces the availability for
public review a Draft General Conformity Determination Report and
three draft general conformity certifications for the proposed Calnev
Pipeline Expansion Project. Calnev Pipe Line, LLC (Calnev), an
operating partnership for Kinder Morgan Energy Partners, LP, proposes
to construct a 16-inch-diameter pipeline to expand the capacity of the
Calnev Pipeline System.
http://www.elabs10.com/ct.html?ufl=1&rtr=on&s=x8pbwi,1j6yp,3xn3,7osg,83uo,283f,37zd

RELATED: "Calnev Pipeline Expansion Project " (Barstow Field Office)
http://www.elabs10.com/ct.html?ufl=1&rtr=on&s=x8pbwi,1j6yp,3xn3,70i1,3hst,283f,37zd

"Budget Cuts Felt at Jawbone" (The Daily Independent, 06/19/13)
The poor fiscal state of California's budget has led to chronic belt
tightening as it has struggled to stay afloat during the Great
Recession. The belt tightening will be felt locally, as the
Off-Highway Motor Vehicle Recreation Division of the State Parks and
Recreation Department has had its budget for grants cut in
half...Craig Beck, supervisory outdoor recreation planner for the
Bureau of Land Management explained that the lack of grant funding is
pretty simple - the state has little money and its coffers continue to
dwindle. http://www.elabs10.com/ct.html?ufl=1&rtr=on&s=x8pbwi,1j6yp,3xn3,g1pb,f0vg,283f,37zd

"Tunnel Vision Part Two: Rivers in Peril"
(East Bay Express, 06/19/13)
California Congressmen Tom McClintock and Jim Costa are co-sponsoring
a bill in the House of Representatives that would remove the federal
wild and scenic designation on a section of the Merced River west of
Yosemite National Park, thereby stripping it of federal protections.
The federal government has never before removed a wild and scenic
designation on a river. The designation is considered to be one of the
nation's most important and powerful environmental regulations, and
protects many California rivers from being further dammed up and
diverted.
http://www.elabs10.com/ct.html?ufl=1&rtr=on&s=x8pbwi,1j6yp,3xn3,akz1,qd3,283f,37zd

RELATED: "Merced Wild and Scenic River" (Mother Lode Field Office)
Beginning in the high country of Yosemite National Park, the Merced
River makes a headlong rush through glacially-carved canyons, rugged
mountains and foothills to the San Joaquin Valley. Multiple access
points allow skilled whitewater enthusiasts to challenge the rapids at
your own pace. Enjoy a day of fishing before gathering around the
campfire to cook up the day's catch at McCabe Flat, Willow Placer or
Railroad Flat campgrounds.
http://www.elabs10.com/ct.html?ufl=1&rtr=on&s=x8pbwi,1j6yp,3xn3,jry4,beoj,283f,37zd

"Passenger Listed in Critical Condition After Plane Crash"
(Mohave Valley Daily News, 06/18/13)
An official with the San Bernardino County Sheriff's Office on Monday
released the names of the occupants injured following a plane crash
Saturday night in the desert just north of Needles. According to
Cynthia Bauchman, spokeswoman with SBCSO, around 5:30 p.m. a plane
crash was reported in the Dead Mountain Wilderness area, between
Needles and Laughlin.
http://www.elabs10.com/ct.html?ufl=1&rtr=on&s=x8pbwi,1j6yp,3xn3,ddfq,55j0,283f,37zd

RELATED: "Dead Mountain Wilderness" (Needles Field Office)
This 54,410-acre (approximate) wilderness area encompasses the jagged,
steep, rust-colored Dead Mountains and the alluvial fans sweeping to
the west towards Piute Valley and east towards the Colorado River.
http://www.elabs10.com/ct.html?ufl=1&rtr=on&s=x8pbwi,1j6yp,3xn3,hqe0,hinv,283f,37zd

"Fort Ord National Monument Work Center Opens"
(News.bytes Extra)
Leaking roofs, rodent infestations, and bone chilling winds will no
longer be the norm at the Fort Ord National Monument Work Center
thanks to renovations that have recently been completed. The new shop
and storage areas are dramatic improvements to working conditions for
staff that are caring for the Fort Ord National Monument that was
designated by President Obama on April 20, 2012.
http://www.elabs10.com/ct.html?ufl=1&rtr=on&s=x8pbwi,1j6yp,3xn3,fr0h,ei5i,283f,37zd

"Abandoned Mine Lands Around Fremont Peak" (News.bytes Extra)
Many of the mines in the Fremont Peak District were constructed
between the 1880s to the early 1900s, including the Monarch-Rand Mine.
This mine like many around it can harbor hidden openings that can drop
many feet down. "Rotting timbers and unstable rock formations make
falls a real danger" says Jamie Livingood, Geologist at the Barstow
Field Office. BLM may take temporary measures to mitigate against
physical safety hazards, such as by posting warning signs and fencing.
Additional remedial measures include closure of adits and shafts,
backfilling of highwalls, drainage of impoundments, removal of
leftover equipment and debris, and reclaiming to help offset erosion
and improve stability.
http://www.elabs10.com/ct.html?ufl=1&rtr=on&s=x8pbwi,1j6yp,3xn3,fq1j,8ns5,283f,37zd


NATIONAL AND DEPARTMENT of the INTERIOR ITEMS

"Department of the Interior Hosts Stakeholder Workshop on Mitigation
Strategy for Large Infrastructure Projects" (DOI, 06/19/13)
Senior officials from across the federal government convened a
high-level workshop today on mitigation for large infrastructure
projects. The event, which included participants from federal
agencies, states, local governments, tribes, conservation groups and
industry, is a part of the Administration's commitment under the
Presidential Memorandum of May 17 to more efficiently permit large
infrastructure projects, such as renewable energy and transmission,
while achieving improved outcomes for communities and the environment.
http://www.elabs10.com/ct.html?ufl=1&rtr=on&s=x8pbwi,1j6yp,3xn3,93l7,3314,283f,37zd

"Interior Announces Steps Underway for Implementation of $1.9 Billion
Land Buy-Back Program for Tribal Nations" (DOI, 06/18/13)
Following extensive consultations with American Indian leaders, the
Department of the Interior today made a number of announcements
related to the significant efforts underway for the purchase of
fractional interests in American Indian trust lands from willing
sellers. In particular, the Department announced that it has launched
efforts to establish cooperative agreements with several tribal
nations to facilitate the purchase of individual interests in highly
fractionated trust lands for the purpose of consolidating ownership of
these acres for the beneficial use of tribal nations.
http://www.elabs10.com/ct.html?ufl=1&rtr=on&s=x8pbwi,1j6yp,3xn3,1h6z,a9qp,283f,37zd


WILDLIFE TRIVIA ANSWER

(b.) may have to spend hours on the ground or a low branch before they
can fly again

SOURCE: "California Condor" (BLM California wildlife database)
Like all vultures, condors are carrion-eaters. They prefer large dead
animals like deer, cattle, and sheep, but will also eat rodents and
more rarely, fish. If a meal has been particularly big, they may have
to spend hours on the ground or a low branch before they can take off
again. http://www.elabs10.com/ct.html?ufl=1&rtr=on&s=x8pbwi,1j6yp,3xn3,a6fq,br2f,283f,37zd

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