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News.bytes
A publication of Bureau of Land Management in California
Issue 526 - 4/13/12
THIS WEEK IN NEWS.BYTES:
- America's Great Outdoors
- Get Outdoors tip of the week
- Not for educators only: Wildlife trivia question of the week
- Wild horses and burros
- Renewable energy
- Traditional energy
- Wildfires and prevention
- 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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AMERICA'S GREAT OUTDOORS
"Interpretive Hike to view natural arches planned for the Alabama
Hills on Saturday" (BLM, 4/11/12)
This weekend: Another in the series of interpretive hikes to view
arches in the Alabama Hills is planned for Saturday, April 14 (weather
permitting). Dave Kirk, Alabama Hills steward for the Bureau of Land
Management's Bishop Field Office, will lead the hike. "There are
hundreds of arches throughout the Alabama Hills," Kirk said. "Find out
what geologic processes lead to their formation." This is a relatively
moderate hike that enables you to view several arches in a seldom
visited corner of the hills including the elegant 'Hitching Post'
Arch.
www.blm.gov/ca/st/en/info/newsroom/2012/04/alabama_hills_interpretive.html
RELATED: "Alabama Hills Day April 14 in Lone Pine" (BLM news, 3/9/12)
This weekend: The 1st Annual "Alabama Hills Day" is Saturday, April 14
from 9am to 3pm at the Lone Pine Museum of Film History. Admission is
free - come celebrate this incredibly scenic landscape and learn about
the wide variety of groups/activities that interface with the
Alabama's. Nearly 30 different sponsors/user groups have committed to
booths/exhibits. The museum will also host a variety of exhibits,
films and information. Corresponding field trips and self-guided tours
will also be taking place in the Alabama Hills themselves.
www.blm.gov/ca/st/en/info/newsroom/2012/march/CC1239_alabamahillsday.html
"Girl Scouts in El Centro discover America's Great Outdoors" (News.bytes Extra)
Girl Scout troops from the Imperial Valley took advantage of park
ranger-led hikes into El Centro's Coyote Mountains Wilderness, and
discovered for themselves the rich geologic history of the valley. The
girls, ranging in age from 7-10 years old, laced up hiking boots and
hauled backpacks into Fossil Canyon in search of ancient seas...
www.blm.gov/ca/st/en/info/newsbytes/2012/526xtra_girl_scouts_great_outdoors.html
"Poppies along the Merced River" (News.bytes Photo Extra)
Poppy blooms are the best they've been in years, on BLM-managed lands
along the Merced River. These photos were taken last Friday, April 6,
by staff from the BLM Mother Lode Field Office.
www.blm.gov/ca/st/en/info/newsbytes/2012/526xtra_mercedriver_poppies.html
RELATED: "Merced River Recreation Area" (BLM 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.
www.blm.gov/ca/st/en/fo/folsom/mercedriverrec.html
"BLM rocks the Orange County Children's Water Education Festival"
(News.bytes Extra)
The Festival educates students about local water issues and to help
them understand how they can protect water supplies and their
environment. The BLM area introduced them to the California Coastal
National Monument, then launched into a loud and interactive game of
Let's Get Rockin....
www.blm.gov/ca/st/en/info/newsbytes/2012/526xtra_oc_waterfest.html
"Students teach students in Youth Interpreter program; kids learn
through hands-on activity" (Redwood Times, 4/10/12)
"Six South Fork High School juniors have been sharing their interest
in natural science with younger kids at Redway Elementary School
through a pilot Youth Interpreter program sponsored by the Lost Coast
Interpretive Association in collaboration with the Bureau of Land
Management, Kings Range." The students teach two classes a month on
"subjects including plant and animal life, weather, geology, local
history, and more."
www.redwoodtimes.com/schools/ci_20364528/students-teach-students-youth-interpreter-program-kids-learn
GET OUTDOORS TIP OF THE WEEK...
...enjoy the Elk River Trail with not only your kids, but your dog
too! The first three miles of the trail is unique in that it allows
hiking and biking with your furry companion alongside. The first mile
of the trail is an interpretive learning experience with posted signs
explaining the trail's natural and cultural history. The last two-mile
hike leads to the old growth forest where you and your family can hug
a tree, kiss a banana slug or find the nesting site of a woodrat. For
those wanting a guided private hike, the Salmon Trail Pass is also
open.
www.blm.gov/ca/st/en/fo/arcata/headwaters/recreation.html
NOT for EDUCATORS ONLY:
tule elk
WILDLIFE TRIVIA QUESTION of the WEEK:
The tule elk female…
(a.) …leaves the herd when it gives birth.
(b.) …"nests" for the last week or so of its pregnancy, and lets the
male bring her food.
(c.) …usually gives birth to twins.
(d.) …is larger and more aggressive than the male.
(e.) …generally hangs out with other females in social groups or "ilks."
See answer - and more wildlife stories - near the end of this News.bytes.
WILD HORSES AND BURROS
THIS WEEKEND: "Redlands: Seventeen Animals Seeking a Home" (Riverside
Press-Enterprise, 4/9/12)
"Nine horses, seven burros, and one mule are looking for new homes
through the Bureau of Land Management Wild Horse and Burro Adoption
Program. On Saturday, the Sundance Ranch in Redlands will host an
adoption from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m.
www.pe.com/local-news/san-bernardino-county/san-bernardino-county-headlines-index/20120409-redlands-seventeen-animals-seeking-a-home.ece
"Horses, burros available for adoption in San Jose, including
halter-gentled yearlings" (BLM California, 4/5/12)
San Jose area residents will have opportunity to add a horse or burro
to their families, when the BLM brings its Wild Horse and Burro
Adoption Program to the Santa Clara County Horsemen's Association on
Saturday and Sunday, April 21 and 22. Thirty horses will be available
for adoption: 10 yearling geldings, 10 yearling fillies, five geldings
2-3 years old and five mares 2-3 years old. Five Jack burros and five
Jenny burros also will be offered for adoption. Horses can be
previewed on Friday, April 20, from 2-5 p.m.
www.blm.gov/ca/st/en/info/newsroom/2012/04/horses__burros_available.html
"Spanish Springs woman adopts horse from BLM and finds out it's
pregnant" (KRNV Reno, 4/8/12)
Ever since horse lover Carol Lindsay had to put down her mare, "she's
been searching for another mare to act as a companion to her
thoroughbred horse, Indigo. But she wasn't having any luck because
most of the horses for sale weren't vaccinated. 'I didn't want a sick
horse so I just turned them down,' says Lindsay. That's when her
search led to her Nevada's Bureau of Land Management. 'I think
everything happens for a reason. And the reason was I was meant to
adopt this mare,' says Lindsay." Her unexpected bonus: her new colt,
"Cowboy." Includes video.
www.mynews4.com/news/story/Spanish-Springs-woman-adopts-horse-from-BLM-and/xQWkekLAu0GGI04_0vc-Gw.cspx
"Information sought in shooting that killed two wild horses in Lassen
County" (BLM California, 4/11/12)
BLM officials are investigating the apparent shooting deaths of two
wild horses in the Newland Reservoir area, near the Nevada state line
in northeastern Lassen County, Calif. The BLM is offering a $1,000
reward for information leading to the arrest and conviction of those
responsible. Anyone with information about this crime should contact
Kynan Barrios, BLM law enforcement special agent in charge, at (530)
224-2181.
www.blm.gov/ca/st/en/info/newsroom/2012/04/NC1244_horseshootings.html
RENEWABLE ENERGY
"Fossil fuel power plant owner Tenaska moves into solar with project
by First Solar" (Forbes, 4/9/12)
"Tenaska, a long-time developer of fossil fuel-based power plants, has
lined up $500 million in loans for its first solar power plant, a
130-megawatt project in California that will supply power to customers
of San Diego Gas & Electric .... Construction of the project, called
Imperial Solar Energy Center South, began last December, and it's set
to start delivering power in 2014. Tenaska expects to ship the power
via a transmission line under construction called Sunrise
Powerlink...."
www.forbes.com/sites/uciliawang/2012/04/09/fossil-fuel-power-plant-owner-tenaska-moves-into-solar-with-project-by-first-solar/
RELATED: "Imperial Solar Energy Center (CSolar) South" (BLM El Centro
Field Office)
www.blm.gov/ca/st/en/fo/elcentro/nepa/isec_south.html
"Oakland's BrightSource Energy shelves IPO, announces it will pull
S-1" (San Jose Mercury News, 4/11/12)
The solar thermal startup "shelved its year-long plans for an initial
public offering" this week "amid a turbulent stock market, a
challenging year for solar energy companies and tepid interest from
investors …. Rather than the photovoltaic solar panels visible on
rooftops across California, BrightSource builds massive solar thermal
power projects in desert locations" but the technique "faces growing
competition" from photovoltaic solar panels and "cheap" natural gas.
The company's "flagship project is the massive ... Ivanpah Solar
Electric Generating System currently under construction on federal
land in California's Mojave Desert."
www.mercurynews.com/business/ci_20377019/oaklands-brightsource-energy-shelves-ipo-announces-it-will
"Green groups sue to stop California wind project that threatens
condor" (Forbes, 4/13/12)
Three national environmental groups today sued the BLM over its
approval of the North Sky River project "a planned NextEra Energy
Resources wind farm in the Tehachapi region of California that state
and federal wildlife officials had warned threatens the critically
endangered California condor."
http://www.elabs10.com/ct.html?rtr=on&s=x8pbwi,zckg,3xn3,jsi9,a26h,283f,37zd
"Solar Trust lights up sale plans" (The Deal Pipeline, 4/12/12)
Solar Trust of America LLC, the "subsidiary of bankrupt German solar
company Solar Millennium AG wants to sell its four incomplete projects
in California and Nevada. The debtor's largest asset includes the
rights to develop one of the world's largest solar power facilities
near Blythe, Calif. ... to be built on 7,025 acres of public land in
Riverside County .... Also for sale are Solar Trust's 500-megawatt
facilities near Desert Center, Calif., and Amargosa Valley, Nev., as
well as another project near Ridgecrest, Calif., that is still in
early development stages.
www.thedeal.com/content/energy/solar-trust-lights-up-sale-plans.php
"Solar Done Right Supports Local Alternatives To Remove Massive Energy
Projects" (East County Magazine, 4/9/12)
"It is currently cheaper, on a per-watt basis, to install a small
rooftop system in Germany than it is to install a giant desert
installation in the US," says the Solar Done Right coalition. Its
members "view with concern the rush to develop our public lands for
industrial solar energy and wind energy. Their mission is to urge
government, utilities, the mainstream environmental movement, and the
public to abandon this destructive path and to work toward generating
the power we need in the already built environment."
http://www.elabs10.com/ct.html?rtr=on&s=x8pbwi,zckg,3xn3,5ton,8g8k,283f,37zd
"Groups appeal Pattern Energy Wind project" (Imperial Valley Press, 4/11/12)
"The approval of a 112-wind-turbine project set to be built west of
here was appealed by the Viejas Band of Kumeyaay Indians, a Viejas
official confirmed." The tribe expects the the Imperial County Board
of Supervisors to hear the appeal April 24. "The Ocotillo Express LLC
Wind Energy Project was approved by the Imperial County Planning
Commission on March 28 after a lengthy meeting."
http://www.elabs10.com/ct.html?rtr=on&s=x8pbwi,zckg,3xn3,jf17,7oqz,283f,37zd
"Obama Administration announces new partnership on unconventional
natural gas and oil research" (Department of the Interior, 4/13/12)
This new partnership will help coordinate current and future research
and scientific studies undertaken by the U.S. Department of Energy,
the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and the U.S. Department of
the Interior -- better positioning the Obama administration to ensure
that continued expansion of natural gas and oil production happens
safely and responsibly as part of an all-of-the-above approach to
American energy in which science plays a guiding and critical role.
http://www.elabs10.com/ct.html?rtr=on&s=x8pbwi,zckg,3xn3,daot,5bv0,283f,37zd
RELATED: "What rights do media outlets have?" (Imperial Valley Press, 4/9/12)
Q: "I attended the Planning Commission on March 28 to listen to the
Ocotillo Wind project .... What right do San Diego media outlets ...
have to tell us what to do here?" A: "[O]ur county reporter ...
attended the entire seven-hour meeting last week ... described the
entire proceeding as long and intense, saying there were about 20
people on each side speaking for and against the project." The editor
in question "asked mostly about insurance related to the wind turbine
project in light of a turbine collapse in Campo and wildfires that
raced through the back country in 2007."
www.ivpressonline.com/probe/ivp-what-rights-do-media-outlets-have-20120409,0,2984865.story
"Secret Ingredient To Making Solar Energy Work: Salt" (Forbes, 4/5/12
or 4/23/12)
"The solar thermal power plant business is all about big: Square miles
of mirrors in the desert that surround 600-foot-tall towers to
generate massive megawatts of electricity for multibillion-dollar
price tags. Big Solar's ability to compete against fossil fuels,
though, could come down to grains of salt." Scientists at a startup
company "are sifting through thousands of mixtures of molten salt.
They're searching for the right combinations that will allow solar
thermal energy to be stored cheaply and efficiently so it can be
dispatched to generate electricity after the sun sets. In other words,
the 24/7 solar power plant."
www.forbes.com/sites/toddwoody/2012/04/05/secret-ingredient-to-making-solar-energy-work-salt/
"Renewable sources of power survive, but in a patchwork" (New York
Times, 4/10/12)
"Though the waters ahead are choppy, with businesses laying off
workers and shutting down, the prospects for renewables continue to
grow. Major companies like General Electric, Dow Chemical and
ConocoPhillips are developing or investing in new technologies. Many
projects -- some rushing to start in time to qualify for federal tax
breaks before they disappear -- are going forward .... And the Obama
administration has been using some of its powers to promote clean
energy, taking steps to open public lands and waters to private
development of solar and wind power, while the Defense Department has
been aggressively pursuing alternatives...."
www.nytimes.com/2012/04/11/business/energy-environment/renewable-energy-advances-in-the-us-despite-obstacles.html
"Winds of change: County planning commission to consider wind
ordinance april 13" (East County Magazine, 4/12/12)
The San Diego County Planning Commission was set today to consider "a
proposed wind ordinance that would make it easier for industrial-scale
wind facilities as well as smaller turbines to be built in
unincorporated areas -- primarily in East County communities .... Vast
tracts of land in East County, including many mountain, rural and
desert areas, could be opened up for wind energy development if the
proposal is approved, including scenic areas such as the Julian
region." Opponents and advocates are both quoted.
http://www.elabs10.com/ct.html?rtr=on&s=x8pbwi,zckg,3xn3,kroq,1jdj,283f,37zd
"Arizona's solar energy plans vex military" (Arizona Republic, 4/7/12)
"A solar tower nearly twice the height of the Empire State building.
Hundreds of spinning 200-foot-tall wind turbines. A 500-mile
high-voltage power line from central New Mexico to southern Arizona.
Those are among the projects the renewable-energy industry sees in
Arizona's future. But for the U.S. military, that vision translates
into fears of unusable airspace, equipment failures and plane-crash
risks .... Energy developers in states such as Oregon, Nevada and
California have spent years and made costly changes to projects to
satisfy military objections."
www.azcentral.com/arizonarepublic/news/articles/2012/03/23/20120323arizona-solar-energy-plans-military.html
TRADITIONAL ENERGY
"BLM announces availability of oil & gas lease auction environmental
assessment" (BLM California, 4/5/12)
The BLM has completed the environmental assessment for the oil and gas
lease auction scheduled for Sept. 12. A 30-day public review and
comment period runs through May 3. The EA was prepared to analyze the
environmental impacts of leasing the mineral estate for oil and gas
exploration and development. The parcels are in Kern and Kings
counties.
www.blm.gov/ca/st/en/info/newsroom/2012/04/CC1245_oil_gasauction.html
"Solar steam helps coax heavy oil from old fields" (Scientific American, 4/9/12)
"The Coalinga oil field in California has been pumping out crude since
1887, and the remaining oil has gotten heavier and heavier and harder
and harder to extract -- but it will soon get a boost from the sun.
Specifically, the old field will use steam generated by concentrated
sunlight to help melt the remaining heavy oils and make them liquid
enough to be pumped to the surface .... But it will be 'challenging'
for any solar steam to compete with falling natural gas prices ...
which suggests the technology may only find a future in places where
natural gas is either unavailable or expensive."
www.scientificamerican.com/article.cfm?id=solar-steam-for-enhanced-oil-recovery
"Natural gas glut means drilling boom must slow" (AP on Yahoo! News, 4/8/12)
"So much natural gas is being produced that soon there may be nowhere
left to put the country's swelling surplus ... The underground salt
caverns, depleted oil fields and aquifers that store natural gas are
rapidly filling up after a balmy winter depressed demand for home
heating. The glut has benefited businesses and homeowners that use
natural gas. But with natural gas prices at a 10-year low --and
falling -- companies that produce the fuel are becoming victims of
their drilling successes. Their stock prices are falling in
anticipation of declining profits and scaled-back growth plans."
http://www.elabs10.com/ct.html?rtr=on&s=x8pbwi,zckg,3xn3,3bw5,8xlk,283f,37zd
"Fuel to burn: Now what?" (New York Times, 4/10/12)
America's energy supplies have seen "a reversal of fortune in recent
years .... Cheaper fuel produced domestically could reduce the cost of
shipping and manufacturing, trim heating and cooling bills, improve
the auto market and provide tens of thousands of new jobs. It might
also pose new environmental challenges, both predictable and
unforeseen, by damping enthusiasm for clean forms of energy and
derailing efforts to wean the nation from its wasteful energy habits."
www.nytimes.com/2012/04/11/business/energy-environment/energy-boom-in-us-upends-expectations.html
"Fracking bill moves forward in California legislature" (Los Angeles
Times, 4/10/12)
California lawmakers considered "the first of several bills" regarding
fracking ... a measure that would require energy firms to give 30-day
notice to property owners "before using the procedure near their land
.... While fracking is widely used in California to tap oil deposits,
state regulators have yet to develop rules or reporting requirements,
causing growing anxiety in communities across the state." Oil industry
representatives "supported separate legislation that requires public
disclosure within 60 days after fracking."
http://www.elabs10.com/ct.html?rtr=on&s=x8pbwi,zckg,3xn3,d01o,cg4s,283f,37zd
WILDFIRES AND PREVENTION
"BLM announces fire restrictions for lands managed by Hollister Field
Office" (BLM California, 4/12/12)
The Bureau of Land Management is placing precautionary fire
restrictions in public lands managed by the Hollister Field Office. No
vehicles, campfires or open flames will be allowed on BLM lands in the
Panoche, Griswold, Tumey and Ciervo hills effective April 16. All
campfires and barbeques, even within camp sites, are prohibited in the
closure area. The restrictions are needed due to dry fuels and fire
danger throughout central California.
www.blm.gov/ca/st/en/info/newsroom/2012/04/CC1249_hfo_fire_restrictions.html
"Wildfire Safety Expo" (Lake County, California)
May 12 - Kelseyville. With homeowner information on how YOU can
protect your home in a wildfire, training demonstrations, kid's fire
safety, information booths, landscaping tips and more. Link to flyer
(PDF file):
http://www.elabs10.com/ct.html?rtr=on&s=x8pbwi,zckg,3xn3,63z2,bil0,283f,37zd
HEADLINES and HIGHLIGHTS
"Kanaka Valley proposed plan released for public comment" (BLM
California, 4/11/12)
The proposed plan for the 695-acre "Kanaka Valley" property near
Rescue covers management issues from fire to recreation and would
allow limited hunting on part of the property. A comment period for
the plan runs through May 16. A public meeting to discuss the proposed
plan will be held April 26 in Cameron Park. A field tour is being
scheduled.
www.blm.gov/ca/st/en/info/newsroom/2012/04/CC1247_kanaka.html
"Coastal Commission approves Coast Dairies preservation deal" (Santa
Cruz Sentinel, 4/12/12)
The California Coastal Commission approved a deal to protect "a
sprawling, 7 1/2-mile stretch" land along the coast. The 6,800-acres
"surrounds Davenport and includes redwood forests, agricultural
fields, coastal bluffs, several watersheds and an array of historic
and biological resources .... A strip of coastal land west of Highway
1 has already been transferred to the state .... The deal also allows
the transfer of 5,750 acres to the federal Bureau of Land Management,
as well as the conservation of three other parcels for agricultural
uses."
www.santacruzsentinel.com/ci_20383384/coastal-commission-approves-coast-dairies-preservation-deal
"South Cow Mountain OHV area to be temporarily closed for public
safety" (BLM California, 4/5/12)
The BLM will close the South Cow Mountain Off-Highway Vehicle Area to
general recreation use and through traffic from Friday, April 20,
through Sunday, April 22, for public safety during two motorcycle
races. The North Bay Motorcycle Club has been granted an exclusive-use
permit to use the trails throughout the OHV area for the 2012 Crosscut
Family Enduro and Sawmill Enduro events.
www.blm.gov/ca/st/en/info/newsroom/2012/04/south_cow_mountain.html
"The Jack Canyon Project, Cache Creek Wilderness" (News.bytes Extra)
A BLM supervisor involved in a cleanup of an illegal marijuana grow in
the Cache Creek Wilderness says, "This area was designated wilderness
by Congress. The wilderness values have been lost in areas where
marijuana has been illegally cultivated." He filed this report,
showing just how much planning and resources it takes to clean up the
damage done by marijuana growers on public lands.
www.blm.gov/ca/st/en/info/newsbytes/2012/524_marij_cleanup_jack_cyn.html
"5 questions with Jim Foote, manager of national monument" (Palm
Springs Desert Sun, 4/11/12)
Short interview, starting with: Q - "What does your job as manager
entail?" A - "The 280,000-acre [Santa Rosa and San Jacinto Mountains
National] Monument is made up of lands managed by a variety of
entities. So on one level, my job is to coordinate actions of the two
federal co-managers of the Monument -- Bureau of Land Management and
U.S. Forest Service -- as well as work with our partner agencies and
organizations to preserve resource values, secure opportunities for
recreation and support delivery of interpretive and environmental
education programs."
www.mydesert.com/article/20120411/NEWS01/204110323/BLM-moves-seal-preserve
"Recreational miner rescued from pit" (Bakersfield Californian, 4/9/12)
Firefighters rescued the man, "who suffered major injuries when he
became trapped in a pit near Randsburg in eastern Kern County" when a
"side wall ... caved in on him." The man "was dry mining a 3- or
4-foot-deep open pit when dirt and rocks sloughed off a wall and
trapped him," a Kern County Fire Department spokesman said. "About 10
firefighters from Randsburg and Ridgecrest used tools including
shovels" to get him out. The pit was "in a popular prospecting area"
near Duisenburg mining camp.
www.bakersfieldcalifornian.com/local/x1322082818/Recreational-miner-rescued-from-pit
"BLM moves to seal off Willow Hole-Edom Hill preserve" (Palm Springs
Desert Sun, 4/11/12)
The BLM "is looking to spend more than $550,000 to build a new cable
and steel post fence nearly 4 miles long" around the preserve -- "home
to the federally protected fringe-toed lizard plus Coachella Valley
milkvetch, desert pupfish, the round-tailed squirrel and the burrowing
owl .... A barbed wire fence is "constantly being sliced by ATV,
motorcycle and dirt bike riders who ignore signs warning them away
.... Most off-road vehicle riders are responsible and won't go where
they aren't permitted, said [BLM Palm Springs South Coast field
manager John] Kalish, but 'there's always a percentage, and it's hard
to tell what percentage, where it doesn't matter what you put in front
of them, they won't pay attention'."
www.mydesert.com/article/20120411/NEWS01/204110323/BLM-moves-seal-preserve
"WEMO Route Network Project Subgroup meeting set" (BLM California, 4/5/12)
The BLM's California Desert Advisory Council West Mojave Route Network
Project subgroup will meet Tuesday, April 10 in Barstow. All subgroup
meetings are open to the public. The subgroup is assisting the DAC in
preparing a report on West Mojave route recommendations for BLM in the
eight Travel Management Areas of the West Mojave Planning Area.
Tuesday's meeting will concentrate on open routes in the Afton and
Broadwell sub-regions.
www.blm.gov/ca/st/en/info/newsroom/2012/04/wemo_route_network.html
"Baja earthquake shook up view of Southern California faults" (Palm
Springs Desert Sun, 4/8/12)
The Easter Day quake in northern Baja California on April 4, 2010
"triggered surface movement on many faults in the Imperial and
Coachella valleys," including faults "not previously known to
scientists" that are now "registered as Alquist-Priolo Earthquake
Fault Zones, in accordance with a 1970s California law to prohibit
most development across active faults .... But many of the new faults
are in remote areas of federal land managed by the U.S. Bureau of Land
Management and are unlikely for development."
www.mydesert.com/article/20120408/NEWS0805/204080309/Baja-earthquake-Easter-revealed-unknown-Southern-California-faults
"Honoring Inyo's behind-the-scenes lifesavers" (Inyo Register, 4/10/12)
The law enforcement community is taking time "to recognize and thank
their support staff ... instrumental in serving and protecting the
communities of the Eastern Sierra." The second week in April "is
dedicated to the men and women who serve as public safety dispatchers.
Locally there are four dispatch centers .... on the federal side,
Owens Valley Interagency Communications Center dispatches for the Inyo
National Forest and Bureau of Land Management Field Office, and is
responsible for mobilizing resources in support emergencies both
locally and nationally."
www.inyoregister.com/node/2580
"Viewpoints: Plan to tap groundwater for profit shows need for better
state policy" (Sacramento Bee, 4/13/12)
OpEd: "Imagine a lake half as large as Lake Tahoe, containing 17
million to 34 million acre-feet of water. That is what lies under the
Cadiz and Bristol valleys in the Eastern Mojave Desert in San
Bernardino County. Cadiz Inc., a privately held company, owns 34,000
acres that overlie this vast groundwater basin. The company plans to
extract 2.5 million acre-feet of the water, a public good, over the
next 50 years and sell it back to the public at a profit."
http://www.elabs10.com/ct.html?rtr=on&s=x8pbwi,zckg,3xn3,7c6s,dyno,283f,37zd
JOBS
"Current job openings - BLM California" (USAJOBS website)
http://www.elabs10.com/ct.html?rtr=on&s=x8pbwi,zckg,3xn3,8qwy,1ci0,283f,37zd
NATIONAL AND DEPARTMENT of the INTERIOR ITEMS
"Salazar: Protect planet while using resources" (Associated Press in
San Francisco Chronicle, 4/9/12)
The Colorado River Compact "that outlines how seven Western states and
Mexico will share the river system's water was created without the
best science or knowledge .... the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation is
reviewing ideas for how to address a projected imbalance in Colorado
River basin supply and demand." Salazar in a speech also said that
"under Obama, there have been advances in development of oil, natural
gas, renewable energy and nuclear power, helping push down imports of
oil. 'We will support oil and gas development -- in the right
places'," he said.
www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/n/a/2012/04/09/state/n131544D71.DTL
"Assistant Secretary of Indian Affairs Larry Echo Hawk to conclude
successful tenure at Interior" (Department of the Interior, 4/9/12)
Assistant Secretary for Indian Affairs Larry Echo Hawk will be leaving
the Department of the Interior after nearly 3 years of leadership.
www.doi.gov/news/pressreleases/Assistant-Secretary-of-Indian-Affairs-Larry-Echo-Hawk-to-Conclude-Successful-Tenure-at-Interior.cfm
"Secretary Salazar and Attorney General Holder Announce $1 Billion
Settlement of Tribal Trust Accounting and Management Lawsuits Filed by
More Than 40 Tribes" (DOI, 4/11/12)
The 41 tribes alleged that the Department of the Interior and the
Department of the Treasury had mismanaged monetary assets and natural
resources held in trust by the United States for the benefit of the
tribes. The announcement followed a 22-month-long negotiation between
the tribes and the United States that has culminated in settlements
between the government and tribes totaling more than $1 billion. These
settlements resolve claims dating back more than 100 years and will
bring to an end protracted litigation that has burdened both the
plaintiffs and the United States.
www.ca.blm.gov/cbkd
BLM Nevada:
"Little opposition over Burning Man crowd size plan" (Associated Press
in Reno Gazette-Journal, 4/7/12)
"When it drew much smaller crowds in the 1990s, the Burning Man
festival generated strong opposition from the Sierra Club and other
groups over its impact to the northern Nevada desert." But so far,
"organizers' request to boost the event's maximum allowable crowd size
by 20 percent to 70,000 is attracting only scant opposition -- and
none from the environmental organization" -- possibly because of a
"track record of cleaning up and addressing environmental concerns at
the largest outdoor arts festival in North America."
www.rgj.com/article/20120407/EVENTS04/304070033/Little-opposition-plan-increase-Burning-Man-attendance
"BLM puts Gold Butte cattle roundup on hold" (Las Vegas Review-Journal, 4/11/12)
"Safety concerns for people involved with rounding up hundreds of
renegade cattle belonging to Bunkerville rancher Cliven Bundy prompted
the Bureau of Land Management to suspend indefinitely its plan to
impound the herd, the local BLM manager said Wednesday. "Our goal has
always been to get these cattle off public lands in a safe way," said
Mary Jo Rugwell, manager of the BLM's Southern Nevada District
Office."
www.lvrj.com/news/blm-puts-cattle-roundup-in-gold-butte-on-idenfinite-hold-147084845.html
SELECTED UPCOMING EVENTS
April 14 - Alabama Hills Day - Free admission
www.blm.gov/ca/st/en/info/newsroom/2012/march/CC1239_alabamahillsday.html
May 12 - Wildfire Safety Expo - Kelseyville
Homeowner information on how YOU can protect your home in a wildfire,
training demonstrations, kid's fire safety, information booths,
landscaping tips and more. PDF file:
http://www.elabs10.com/ct.html?rtr=on&s=x8pbwi,zckg,3xn3,63z2,bil0,283f,37zd
WILDLIFE TRIVIA answer and related websites
(a.) …leaves the herd when it gives birth.
SOURCE: "Tule Elk - Cervus elaphus nannodes" (BLM California wildlife database)
http://www.elabs10.com/ct.html?rtr=on&s=x8pbwi,zckg,3xn3,3641,d8vi,283f,37zd
More wildlife news from your public lands:
"California deer population declines as habitat disappears"
(Sacramento bee, 4/8/12)
"The decline has been almost too small to see on an annual basis. But
since 1990, California has lost nearly half its deer population,
according to the state Department of Fish and Game. "Our deer are
surviving, they're not thriving," said Craig Stowers, deer program
manager at Fish and Game .... This forest icon is on the wane mainly
for one simple reason: habitat loss."
www.sacbee.com/2012/04/08/4398312/california-deer-population-declines.html
"Invasive barred owls interfere with spotted owls in critical ways"
(US Geological Survey, 4/12/12)
"High densities of invasive barred owls appear to be outcompeting the
threatened northern spotted owl for critical resources such as space,
habitat, and food, according to a study released today by Oregon State
University. The three-year study ... also confirms that barred owls
not only use similar forest types and prey species as spotted owls,
but also that a high density of barred owls can reduce the amount of
those resources available to spotted owls."
http://www.elabs10.com/ct.html?rtr=on&s=x8pbwi,zckg,3xn3,cln6,dxj5,283f,37zd
"Conservation easements will protect north county's Tule elk" (Willits
News, 4/11/12)
"The Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation has acquired conservation easements
on 8,544 acres along the Eel River northeast of Willits." One parcel
"is surrounded by and adjacent to several large pieces of Bureau of
Land Management land" with "significant stands of old growth timber.
The properties are close to the northern edge of the Tule elk range,
the smallest of the elks native to California." The new easements "are
part of a larger project envisioned by the Elk Foundation: the Eel
River Peninsula Conservation Project" to "include more than 65,000
acres of contiguous habitat along eight miles of the Eel River."
www.willitsnews.com/ci_20372059/conservation-easements-will-protect-north-countys-tule-elk
"Governor creates new Sage Grouse Advisory Committee" (Reno
Gazette-Journal, 4/12/12)
"Apparently responding to U.S. Interior Department Secretary Ken
Salazar, Nevada Governor Brian Sandoval ... issued an executive order
creating a new nine-member Greater Sage Grouse Advisory Committee to
provide recommendations no later than July 31 of this year in an
effort to prevent a federal Endangered Species Act listing which could
'have significant adverse effects' on Nevada's 'custom, culture and
economy'."
www.rgj.com/article/20120413/MVN01/304130041/Governor-creates-new-Sage-Grouse-Advisory-Committee
"Dam-raising threat: Certain wildlife live only around the lake"
(Redding Record Searchlight, 4/7/12)
"With a price tag of $1.07 billion, raising Shasta Dam would be one of
the north state's largest public works projects in decades .... But
before workers start moving earth and mixing batches of concrete, the
U.S. Bureau of Reclamation has to figure out how raising the dam would
affect certain species of snails, salamanders and other wildlife that
live only around Lake Shasta. The bureau is weighing the effects on
more than 45 plants and animals."
www.redding.com/news/2012/apr/07/dam-raising-threat/
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