News.bytes 548 - BLM California

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> A publication of Bureau of Land Management in California
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> Issue 548 - 9/14/12 - Visit us on Facebook -- follow us on Twitter -
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> THIS WEEK IN NEWS.BYTES:
> - National Public Lands Day: Volunteer
> - America's Great Outdoors
> - Get Outdoors tip of the week
> - Wildfires and prevention
> - Wild horses and burros
> - Not for educators only: Wildlife trivia question of the week
> - Renewable 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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> www.blm.gov/ca/news/newsbytes/2012/548.html
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>
> NATIONAL PUBLIC LANDS DAY: Volunteer
>
> "Volunteers needed for King Range Trail Projects" (BLM news, 9/13/12)
> Volunteers can help build new hiking and biking trails in the King
> Range National Conservation Area on California's Lost Coast by
> participating in projects scheduled for Saturday, Sept. 22. The Bureau
> of Land Management will offer free camping and a barbecue for
> participants. The projects are part of National Public Lands Day.
> www.blm.gov/ca/st/en/info/newsroom/2012/september/NC1299_npldkingrange.html
>
> "National Public Lands Day 2012" (BLM California)
> National Public Lands Day is the largest volunteer event for America's
> public lands. NPLD is held on a Saturday in late September when
> thousands of Americans volunteer to improve and enhance our nation's
> public lands. National Public Lands Day 2012 will officially take
> place on September 29, 2012. In BLM California, NPLD events will also
> take place on other days during the fall.
> www.blm.gov/ca/st/en/res/volunteers/npld.html
>
>
> AMERICA'S GREAT OUTDOORS
>
> Imperial Sand Dunes Recreation Area Facebook page:
> "The Imperial Sand Dunes Recreation Area has launched a Facebook page!
> 'Like' us on Facebook to receive information regarding off-highway
> vehicle (OHV) recreation, safety and educational programs, permit
> information and much more!
> www.facebook.com/BLMImperialSandDunes
>
> "Imperial Dunes recreation management plan released" (Riverside
> Press-Enterprise, 9/7/12)
> "The BLM analyzed eight alternatives for the popular off-highway area
> to address concerns raised during public hearings on draft plans
> released in 2010. One of the alternatives proposes less motorized
> vehicle use and another advocates more. The recommended option,
> Alternative 8, seeks to balance recreation with protection of cultural
> resources, wilderness, renewable energy development and critical
> habitat for the threatened Peirson's milkvetch, according to the BLM.
> The documents include a point-by-point comparison of the various
> alternatives."
> www.ca.blm.gov/hqkd
>
> "Owens Peak Wilderness, BLM" (Share the Experience Photo Contest)
> This photo is of "poppies on a flowery slope of the Sierra Nevada
> Range in Grapevine Canyon" in the Owens Peak Wilderness -- but make
> sure to enter your photos from BLM public lands, too!
> www.sharetheexperience.org/entry/7270386
>
> "BLM, partners offering Kids Bike Weekend event" (BLM California, 9/14/12)
> Events including a bike safety rodeo and guided trail rides will be
> part of Kids Bike Weekend, hosted in the Redding area by the U. S.
> Bureau of Land Management, the Redding Mountain Bike Club and Healthy
> Shasta, on Saturday and Sunday, Oct. 6 and 7.
> www.blm.gov/ca/st/en/info/newsroom/2012/september/NC12100.html
>
> "Patriot Day - Leave No Trace Outreach 2012" (News.bytes Extra)
> Visitors who stopped at the Coachella Valley Overlook in the Santa
> Rosa and San Jacinto Mountains National Monument on Patriot Day 2012
> received Spanish- and English- language Leave No Trace cards. Monument
> outdoor recreation planner Steve Harris used the outreach as a way to
> encourage visitors to partner with Caltrans in an adopt-a-spot
> clean-up program.
> www.blm.gov/ca/st/en/info/newsbytes/2012/548xtra_patriot_day_srsjmnm.html
>
> "Docent classes to begin at Cosumnes River Preserve" (Lodi Sentinel, 9/13/12)
> "Amateur nature lovers can train to be experts starting next month
> when the Cosumnes River Preserve begins a program to train volunteers
> to be docents ... Participants will be trained by naturalists on all
> aspects of the preserve and its project, as well as wildlife-friendly
> farming, birds, cultural history and plants." Classes begin Oct. 3.
> www.lodinews.com/news/article_95dcb880-fda5-11e1-ae32-0019bb2963f4.html
>
> "Warning to mussel-bound boat owners" (San Francisco Chronicle, 9/9/12)
> A boat was sunk to subject it to invasive mussels, then "dried out,
> sealed with a protective coating and taken to Clear Lake ... to become
> the biggest symbol in the Western United States urging boaters to stop
> the spread of mussels from lake to lake. It also will be used to teach
> boat inspectors ... Invasive mussels can clog and pollute waterways,
> overeat nutrients and leave high amounts of waste behind. They also
> block pipes and pumps, coat docks and boat hulls, and get inside boat
> motors and clog cooling."
> www.sfgate.com/sports/article/Warning-to-mussel-bound-boat-owners-3852139.php
>
> RELATED: "Invasive species watercraft sticker to be required"
> (Laughlin, NV Times, 9/10/12)
> The Nevada Department of Wildlife's Aquatic Invasive Species
> watercraft sticker program "will help fund efforts to prevent the
> spread of such invasive species as quagga mussels and milfoil ...
> users of any watercraft that can be removed from a body of water and
> still hold water will be required to purchase and affix an AIS decal
> to the watercraft before launching on any Nevada waterway, including
> Lake Mohave and the Colorado River. The requirement becomes effective
> Jan. 1, 2013 ... The requirement affects all boats ... even if they
> launch from Arizona or California."
> www.laughlintimes.com/articles/2012/09/12/sports/local/sports880.txt
>
> "Red Bluff police hosting K-9 fundraiser" (Red Bluff Daily News, 9/11/12)
> "The Red Bluff Police Department is hosting a Dog Gone Run and Ride
> fundraiser for its K-9 program ... The event combines running and
> biking. There will be a short version, long version, and a relay team.
> The event also offers a 5k run for those not interested in the cycling
> aspect." The event will be held in the BLM's Sacramento River Bend
> Outstanding Natural Area.
> www.corning-observer.com/news/run-12518-police-gone.html
>
> RELATED: "Sacramento River Bend Outstanding Natural Area" (BLM
> California, Redding Field Office)
> The Sacramento River Bend Outstanding Natural Area is a valuable
> historic and natural resource that presents many recreational and
> educational opportunities.
> www.blm.gov/ca/st/en/fo/redding/recreationmain/reddingrecreationtehama.html
>
> "America's Great Outdoors: Salazar, Ashe Announce More than $29
> Million to Expand Refuge System, Conserve Wetlands" (Department of the
> Interior, 9/12/12)
> Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar and U.S. Fish and Wildlife
> Service Director Dan Ashe announced that the Migratory Bird
> Conservation Commission has approved the investment of nearly $11
> million in revenue from the Migratory Bird Conservation Fund to add an
> estimated 10,640 wetland acres to seven units of the National Wildlife
> Refuge System. The commission also approved $18.4 million in federal
> funding to conserve more than 95,000 acres of wetlands and associated
> habitat in the United States under the North American Wetlands
> Conservation Act. They include the Tulare Basin Wildlife Management
> Area in California.
> www.ca.blm.gov/gqkd
>
> "Legislative Hearing: H.R. 4969, California Coastal National Monument
> Expansion Act" (Congressional Testimony, 9/11/12)
> Statement of Carl Rountree, Assistant Director, National Landscape
> Conservation System and Community Partnerships before the House
> Natural Resources Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests, and Public
> Lands. H.R. 4969 would add approximately 1,255 acres of public land
> along the coast of northern California (in the area of Point Arena
> Lighthouse and the Stornetta Public Lands) to the existing California
> Coastal National Monument.
> www.blm.gov/wo/st/en/info/newsroom/congressional_testimonies/2012.html
>
> RELATED: "California Coastal National Monument" (BLM California)
> www.blm.gov/ca/st/en/prog/blm_special_areas/nm/ccnm.html
>
> "Will clean-up volunteers find debris from tsunami?" (Vallejo Times
> Herald, 9/9/12)
> "More than a year after a tsunami struck Japan's east coast,
> California beachcombers are preparing for a wave of debris expected to
> hit the U.S. Pacific Coast in coming months ... Next Saturday, as tens
> of thousands of volunteers participate in California's 28th annual
> Coastal Cleanup Day, identifying potential tsunami debris on beaches
> will be part of the undertaking."
> www.timesheraldonline.com/ci_21502797/
>
> RELATED: "Odd items make for unusual cleanup effort" (San Diego
> Union-Tribune, 9/12/12)
> "Thousands of volunteers on Saturday will collect tons of typical
> trash -- cigarette butts, bottles, fast-food containers -- during
> annual Coastal Cleanup Day work parties across the state and the
> country. But San Elijo Lagoon on the North County coastline promises
> to yield something different -- an unusual challenge involving a
> submerged, decades-old dump site. Last spring, a snorkeler discovered
> roughly 20 large objects, including car engines, motorcycles and water
> heaters -- in the shallows of the lagoon's main channel. He also may
> have spotted a wagon wheel, creating an intriguing possibility that
> the sunken debris includes items of historical interest. Coastal
> Cleanup Day is among the largest environment-themed volunteer events
> in the world, drawing upward of 70,000 workers in California alone."
> www.utsandiego.com/news/2012/sep/12/odd-items-make-unusual-cleanup-effort/
>
> RELATED: "Coastal Cleanup cleans up own waste" (Stockton Record, 9/11/12)
> The San Joaquin County effort is trying not to use as many disposable
> latex gloves, water bottles, or garbage bags as it cleans up trash - -
> replacing them with reusable items.
> www.recordnet.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20120911/A_NEWS/209110321/-1/A_NEWS14
>
>
> GET OUTDOORS TIP OF THE WEEK...
> ... Kayaks, canoes and inner tubes go with the flow on this scenic
> three-mile course of the Mokelumne River past the Gold Rush towns of
> Jackson and Mokelumne Hill. Easy access and a series of short but
> peppy rapids make this a popular spot for novice whitewater fans and
> kayakers in training for more advance runs.
> www.blm.gov/ca/st/en/fo/folsom/mokelumne.html
>
> The season is usually March to September, so check out conditions
> before you go, via links on this page or BLM's Mother Lode Field
> Office:
> www.blm.gov/ca/st/en/fo/folsom/rivers.html
>
> NOT for EDUCATORS ONLY:
> black oystercatcher
> WILDLIFE TRIVIA QUESTION of the WEEK:
> The black oystercatcher often...
> (a.) ...swallows pebbles to help it grind up the oysters it has eaten.
> (b.) ...builds nests out of rocks.
> (c.) ...shares a nest with other black oystercatchers, and raises the
> chicks cooperatively.
> (d.) ...creates small "sculptures" out of pebbles to impress a prospective mate.
> (e.) ...is mistaken for the paisley clamdigger.
> See answer - and more wildlife stories - near the end of this News.bytes.
>
>
> WILD HORSES AND BURROS
>
> "BLM seeking public comments on environmental analysis for wild horse
> gather" (BLM California, 9/11/12)
> BLM California's Surprise Field Office is seeking public comments on
> an environmental assessment addressing wild horse population
> management including a proposal to gather and remove excess wild
> horses from two wild horse herd management areas in northeast
> California and far northwest Nevada. The EA, titled "Buckhorn and
> Coppersmith HMAs Wild Horse Population Management Plan," is available
> online.
> www.blm.gov/ca/st/en/info/newsroom/2012/september/NC1298_gatherea.html
>
> "Officials working to catch 30 wild burros in Blue Diamond" (KVVU-TV
> Las Vegas, 9/10/12)
> A group of wild burros has gotten so used to being fed by tourists and
> locals along Nevada Route 159 that -- even though the roadway is
> completely fenced -- they still manage to get through and "stand on,
> and along the roadways begging for food ... since October 2010 at
> least 13 burros were killed or had to be euthanized due to vehicle
> collisions." They also cause property damage in the community. "The
> burros are being lured into a baseball diamond within the Blue Diamond
> community near the Red Rock National Conservation Area..."
> www.fox5vegas.com/story/19506624/officials-working-to-catch-30-wild-burros-in-blue-diamond
>
> RELATED: "'Nuisance burros' rounded up in Blue Diamond" (Las Vegas
> Review-Journal, 9/12/12)
> "There's nothing terribly wild about the wild burros that frequent the
> town of Blue Diamond. When a crew of people from the Bureau of Land
> Management went to round up some of the animals earlier this week,
> they didn't need lassos or helicopters or tranquilizer guns. All it
> took was three women, a small corral and a bag of pretzels."
> www.lvrj.com/news/-nuisance-burros-rounded-up-in-blue-diamond-169564426.html
>
> "Festival salutes cowboys" (Branson, MO Tri-Lakes News, 9/11/12)
> The BLM will offer Three wild horses at the National Harvest Festival
> in Branson, Missouri Sept. 13 to Oct. 27 -- which also features visits
> from Rin Tin Tin and a cast member from TV's "Gunsmoke" and "features
> craftsmen, western music, a stunt show and more."
> http://www.elabs10.com/ct.html?ufl=1&rtr=on&s=x8pbwi,16d16,3xn3,h0wf,aaxl,283f,37zd
>
>
> WILDFIRES AND PREVENTION
>
> "Likely Fire" (InciWeb)
> The Likely Fire was 95 percent contained at 9,838 acres, but dry
> conditions are expected to continue as firefighters continue to mop up
> "hot spots." The Likely Fire burned east of U. S. Highway 395 in the
> Bureau of Land Management Tule Mountain Wilderness Study Area.
> http://www.elabs10.com/ct.html?ufl=1&rtr=on&s=x8pbwi,16d16,3xn3,jao7,2haz,283f,37zd
>
> "Fire restrictions lifted in Eastern Sierra" (BLM California, 9/13/12)
> Officials from the Inyo National Forest and Bishop Field Office of the
> Bureau of Land Management announced that Eastern Sierra fire
> restrictions put into place June 20 were rescinded as of today.
> Although the land management agencies are lifting the fire
> restrictions, they would like to remind the public when recreating
> outdoors to continue to use caution to decrease the chance of
> human-caused fires and avoid resource and property damage.
> www.blm.gov/ca/st/en/info/newsroom/2012/september/CC1279_bishopfirerestr.html
>
> "Sprint, Verizon, AT&T sign $12 million settlement over 2007 Malibu
> Canyon fire"(KPCC Southern California Public Radio, 9/13/12)
> Santa Ana winds in Malibu Canyon in October of 2007 knocked over three
> utility poles, that in turn "sparked a fire that burned nearly 4,000
> square acres ... destroyed 14 structures and three dozen cars. Cell
> phone companies had antennas on the poles, or shared pole ownership
> with other telecommunication companies. The California Public
> Utilities Commission investigated whether these five companies
> contributed to the fire by unsafely mounting equipment there." The
> commission"is still investigating two more companies, Southern
> California Edison and NextG. Regulators say the settlement can help
> deter other utilities that maintain electronic equipment in wildland
> or fire-prone areas."
> www.scpr.org/blogs/environment/2012/09/13/9969/sprint-verizon-t-sign-12-million-settlement-over-2/
>
>
> RENEWABLE ENERGY
>
> "Mammoth fossils found at solar project site" (Palm Springs Desert Sun, 9/9/12)
> "The trail is faint -- a layer of prehistoric soil, a few fragments of
> ivory, thousands of years old. Mammoths, not woolly, but 12 feet tall
> at the shoulder, with wildly curving ivory tusks, may once have roamed
> what is now the desert east of the Coachella Valley ... The fragments
> are part of a major discovery of hundreds of prehistoric fossils
> unearthed on the site of BrightSource Energy's proposed Rio Mesa solar
> project, 13 miles southwest of Blythe ... The company had hoped to
> have the project approved by June 2013, but that date could be at risk
> as state officials are requiring additional tests to determine the
> scope and significance of the find."
> www.mydesert.com/article/20120909/NEWS07/209090303/Mammoth-fossils-found-solar-project-site
>
> "EPA Maps Thousands of California Renewable Energy Sites" (KCET, 9/10/12)
> "The EPA, through its Repowering America's Lands initiative, has been
> diligently cataloguing parcels of land that are damaged, contaminated,
> or otherwise without much ecological value, but potentially suitable
> for renewable energy development. With help from the National
> Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL), they've put their California sites
> database into map form as the just-launched Renewable Energy Siting
> Tool, with 11,000-plus sites listed in a map layer viewable with
> Google Earth."
> www.kcet.org/news/rewire/government/epa-maps-thousands-of-california-renewable-energy-sites.html
>
> "U.S. solar market spikes in second quarter" (San Jose Mercury News, 9/10/12)
> "The amount of photovoltaic solar panels installed across the country
> reached 742 megawatts in the second quarter, up from 512 megawatts in
> the first quarter ... Much of the growth in the second quarter was
> fueled by the completion of more than 20 large solar power plant
> projects in key states like Arizona and California. Utility
> installations accounted for 477 of the 742 megawatts."
> www.siliconvalley.com/green-energy/ci_21507158/u-s-solar-market-spikes-second-quarter
>
> "Wind potentially could power the world, study says" (Associated Press
> at Weather.com, 9/11/12)
> "Earth has more than enough wind to power the entire world, at least
> technically, two new studies find. But the research looks only at
> physics, not finances. Other experts note it would be too costly to
> put up all the necessary wind turbines and build a system that could
> transmit energy to all consumers. The studies are by two different
> U.S. science teams and were published in separate journals on Sunday
> and Monday. They calculate that existing wind turbine technology could
> produce ... more than 10 times what the world now consumes."
> www.weather.com/news/wind-power-20120911
>
> "Museum calls for county support" (Imperial Valley Press, 9/11/12)
> The director of the Imperial Valley Desert Museum told county
> supervisors the museum "gets about five visitors a day, had a
> successful summer youth program and a stable of 27 volunteers who give
> 200 hours every month. But the museum has no record of performance,
> lacks a stable source of revenue and doesn't have permanent staff. The
> museum doesn't meet U.S. Bureau of Land Management standards, [he]
> said, and artifacts 'collected today from any energy projects on
> federal lands (are) removed from the county'." A Quechan cultural
> committee member said that decisions needed to be made before an
> artifact is displayed.
> http://www.elabs10.com/ct.html?ufl=1&rtr=on&s=x8pbwi,16d16,3xn3,7pvu,dz5v,283f,37zd
>
>
> TRADITIONAL ENERGY
>
> "U.S. to auction state shale for drilling" (San Francisco Chronicle, 9/8/12)
> "A nearly 18,000-acre stretch of land extending from California's
> Central Coast to the San Joaquin Valley is the setting for a brewing
> debate over an oil-extraction method that has little governmental
> oversight. The land, which spans Monterey, San Benito and Fresno
> counties, rests on a large chunk of the Monterey Shale, a formation of
> underground minerals long eyed by the energy industry for its
> potential to yield billions of barrels of oil."
> www.sfgate.com/science/article/U-S-to-auction-state-shale-for-drilling-3850852.php
>
> "Fracking in California takes less water" (San Francisco Chronicle, 9/8/12)
> In Pennsylvania, "fracking can consume 4.5 million gallons of water
> per well ... In parts of Texas, fracking a well often takes 6 million
> gallons. But in California, where fracking is starting to spread, the
> average amount of water involved is just 164,000 gallons, according to
> industry data ... Why the difference? Geology. ... An Olympic-size
> swimming pool contains about 660,000 gallons of water. A golf course
> typically uses around 300,000 gallons per day."
> www.sfgate.com/science/article/Fracking-in-California-takes-less-water-3850860.php
>
> "Results of BLM oil and gas lease sale" (BLM Nevada, 9/11/12)
> BLM Nevada generated $194,828.50 during its quarterly oil and gas
> competitive lease sale held in Reno on Sept. 11, selling 20 parcels
> that comprised 32,328 acres.
> www.blm.gov/nv/st/en/info/newsroom/2012/september/state_office__results.html
>
> "Climate change challenges power plant operations" (Washington Post, 9/9/12)
> "Drought and rising temperatures are forcing water managers across the
> country to scramble for ways to produce the same amount of power from
> the hydroelectric grid with less water, including from behemoths such
> as the Hoover Dam. Hydropower is not the only part of the nation's
> energy system that appears increasingly vulnerable to the impact of
> climate change ... Warmer and drier summers mean less water is
> available to cool nuclear and fossil-fuel power plants. The Millstone
> nuclear plant in Waterford, Conn., had to shut down one of its
> reactors in mid-August because the water it drew from the Long Island
> Sound was too warm to cool critical equipment outside the core."
> www.ca.blm.gov/jqkd
>
>
> HEADLINES and HIGHLIGHTS
>
> "Chocolate Mountain Aerial Gunnery Range Land withdrawal renewal"
> The Chocolate Mountain Aerial Gunnery Range (CMAGR) includes
> "approximately 459,000 acres located within desert mountain terrain in
> Riverside and Imperial counties in southern California" used for
> training by the U.S. military. "The current military withdrawal for
> the CMAGR expires in October 2014. Because there is a continuing
> military need for the range, the Department of the Navy (DoN) is
> asking Congress to renew the land withdrawal for at least 25 years,
> although withdrawals of other alternative duration are considered. The
> renewal request process requires the preparation of a Draft LEIS in
> accordance with NEPA."
> http://www.elabs10.com/ct.html?ufl=1&rtr=on&s=x8pbwi,16d16,3xn3,3bl8,h3o6,283f,37zd
>
> "Eagle Lake, native trout devastated by drawdown" (San Francisco
> Chronicle, 9/11/12)
> "For those unfamiliar with the lake, note that it is a natural lake,
> not a reservoir constructed to ship water south and therefore subject
> to drawdowns, like Oroville, Shasta and so many others. As a natural
> lake, Eagle Lake, and its great native fish and wildlife resources, is
> supposed to be protected from that kind of manipulation. The lake has
> instead been drawn down to the point that several boat ramps and
> marinas are high and dry. Visitors who show up from out of the area
> and see it for the first time like this are shocked at the conditions.
> September, October and early November are usually the peak of the
> season here. Now it's a disaster and everybody is pointing fingers at
> each other."
> http://www.elabs10.com/ct.html?ufl=1&rtr=on&s=x8pbwi,16d16,3xn3,n3r,fhx3,283f,37zd
>
> RELATED: "Eagle Lake" (BLM California Eagle Lake Field Office)
> http://www.elabs10.com/ct.html?ufl=1&rtr=on&s=x8pbwi,16d16,3xn3,8sb2,73or,283f,37zd
>
> "Sheriff's Department looks to stop littering" (Inyo Register, 9/11/12)
> "To help catch anyone who is dumping illegally, local authorities are
> asking residents who witness anyone disposing of waste on public lands
> to call the Sheriff's Department ... 'Try to provide as much
> information as possible, such as the time and location of the
> incident, items dumped and if a license plate on the vehicle was
> spotted'," Sheriff's Deputy Brian Howard said.
> www.inyoregister.com/node/3402
>
> "Raid near Lone Pine takes in $10 million worth of marijuana plants"
> (Mammoth Times, 9/13/12)
> On Tuesday, "agents from the Inyo Narcotic Enforcement Team, with
> assistance from the Inyo County Sheriff's Department, California
> Highway Patrol, U.S. Forest Service, and U.S. Bureau of Land
> Management, conducted a marijuana eradication operation in the Inyo
> National Forest."
> www.mammothtimes.com/content/raw-raid-near-lone-pine-takes-10-million-worth-marijuana-plants
>
> "Keep them out of the water; Blue-green algae bloom poses fatal threat
> for the furry family member" (Eureka Times-Standard, 9/11/12)
> "Humboldt County is heading into the months that historically bring
> the best weather -- September and October. Good enough to take the
> family dog for a swim in one of the local rivers or lagoons. Don't do
> it." Humboldt County health officials warned that blue-green algae
> blooms "that can be blue-green, brown or white ... can be quickly
> fatal to dogs that come in contact with the toxic growth. It often
> appears as foam or mats on the water's surface ... 'Dogs are more
> vulnerable than people to the effects of blue-green algae because they
> can swallow the algae when they lick their fur ... Dogs have died
> within 30 minutes to one hour after leaving the water'."
> www.times-standard.com/ci_21514946/keep-them-out-water-blue-green-algae-bloom
>
> "Inland Fish and Game is history" (Highland Community News, 9/10/12)
> "Inland Fish and Game, once a hub of activity attracting members and
> visitors from a wide area of Southern California, is no more." The
> club "was incorporated as a nonprofit corporation on Oct. 1, 1945. On
> Aug. 13, 1984, the Bureau of Land Management approved extension of the
> club's lease for 20 years, expiring in 2004. At that time, the BLM
> renewed the lease over objections of some Highland neighbors who
> complained about the shooting noise. The club made many concessions at
> that time as to hours of operation and increasing a berm to help
> reduce the noise." But a lawsuit by a developer finally brought about
> the closing.
> www.highlandnews.net/articles/2012/09/10/news/doc504e749074a4f432698515.txt
>
> JOBS
> "Current job openings - BLM California" (USAJOBS website)
> http://www.elabs10.com/ct.html?ufl=1&rtr=on&s=x8pbwi,16d16,3xn3,8qwy,1ci0,283f,37zd
>
>
> NATIONAL, OTHER STATE AND DEPARTMENT of the INTERIOR ITEMS
>
> "Nevada drought as 'bad as any seen;' fires, food prices increase amid
> severe conditions" (Reno Gazette-Journal, 9/9/12)
> "Wildfires are racing across a parched landscape in what stands to be
> among the most damaging fire seasons in history, putting lives and
> property at risk. And Nevadans will be paying more for food ... 'The
> vegetation is very, very dry. There really isn't much forage for
> livestock or wildlife. It's a tinderbox for fire.It catches very
> quickly' ," says Mark Coca, BLM vegetation management specialist ...
> "This is as bad as any I've ever seen," said Nevada rancher David
> Hussman, of his brown fields brittle with stubble. "You hate to walk
> across the pasture and hear it go crunch. It's not good."
> www.rgj.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=2012309090070
>
> "A 210-Million-Year-Old Puzzle" (New York Times, 9/7/12)
> "Randall Irmis, curator of paleontology at the Natural History Museum
> of Utah and assistant professor at the University of Utah, is
> investigating the rise of dinosaurs in southeastern Utah ... This
> research is supported by a grant from the National Geographic
> Society's Committee for Research and Exploration, and is conducted
> with research permits from the Bureau of Land Management and the State
> of Utah."
> http://www.elabs10.com/ct.html?ufl=1&rtr=on&s=x8pbwi,16d16,3xn3,50af,aa09,283f,37zd
>
> "Commission approves shooting range" (Mojave Valley Daily News, 9/12/12)
> The Mojave County planning and zoning commission "approved a permit
> for a shooting range on 315 acres of land in Mohave Valley
> administered by the Bureau of Land Management and deeded to the
> Arizona Game and Fish." The range, about seven miles east of Highway
> 95, "would include a skeet and trap range along with pistol bays and a
> 500-meter rifle range. A clubhouse and restrooms are also planned."
> Berms are planned as a buffer to surrounding BLM-managed lands.
> www.mohavedailynews.com/articles/2012/09/13/news/local/doc50518ef4c8bdb291067084.txt
>
>
> SELECTED UPCOMING EVENTS
>
> Sept. 22 - Fort Ord National Monument - "Introduction to Shrubs of the
> Monterey Bay Area"
> www.montereyherald.com/ci_21529264/events-calendar
>
> September National Public Lands Day events (various dates) - Volunteers needed!
> http://www.elabs10.com/ct.html?ufl=1&rtr=on&s=x8pbwi,16d16,3xn3,as2v,ezl8,283f,37zd
>
> More information on the following events at the Santa Rosa and San
> Jacinto Mountains National Monument can be found at:
> www.desertmountains.org/
>
> Sept. 22 - Early morning "fresh breeze" hike
>
> Sept. 26 - Ernie Maxwell Hike in the higher elevations of the Santa
> Rosa and San Jacinto Mountain ranges
>
> Sept. 28 - "What's Up There" - Plants of the forest
>
>
> WILDLIFE TRIVIA answer and related websites
> (b.) …builds nests out of rocks.
>
> SOURCE: "Species Fact Sheet - Black oystercatcher - Haematopus
> bachmani" (U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service)
> "The typical nest bowl is a small depression in the sediment
> containing rock flakes, pebbles, and shell fragments."
> www.fws.gov/oregonfwo/Species/Data/BlackOystercatcher/
>
> More wildlife news from your public lands (and elsewhere):
>
> "Black oystercatchers need the public to share the offshore rocks"
> (Mendocino Beacon, 9/13/12)
> The black oystercatcher "is usually heard before it is seen and is a
> favorite among coastal birdwatchers and spectators." They "nest on the
> offshore rocks and nowhere else ... The oystercatcher is territorial,
> but it can also be easily frightened away when disturbed and abandon
> its nest" -- and that raises concerns about abandoned nests in the
> face of human activity. "Rick Hanks, California Coastal National
> Monument Manager under U.S. Bureau of Land Management, dubbed the
> black oystercatcher as the unofficial mascot of the CCNM last
> November. "
> www.mendocinobeacon.com/news/ci_21533794/black-oystercatchers-need-public-share-offshore-rocks
>
> RELATED: "California Coastal National Monument " (BLM California)
> www.blm.gov/ca/st/en/prog/blm_special_areas/nm/ccnm.html
>
> "Sea otters strike a blow for the environment?" (National Geographic, 9/10/12)
> "When hungry sea otters whack spiky urchins against rocks on their
> chests, the mammals may also be striking a blow against global
> warming. By preying on urchins -- which themselves devour greenhouse
> gas-absorbing kelp forests -- the sea otters encourage the plants to
> flourish. The result? An otter-assisted kelp forest "can absorb as
> much as 12 times the amount of CO2 [carbon dioxide] from the
> atmosphere than if it were subject to ravenous sea urchins," according
> to the study ... in the journal Frontiers of Ecology and the
> Environment."
> http://www.elabs10.com/ct.html?ufl=1&rtr=on&s=x8pbwi,16d16,3xn3,a9n4,36e9,283f,37zd
>
> RELATED: "Are sea otters secretly climate crusaders?" (Santa Cruz
> Sentinel, 9/12/12)
> "It has long been known that sea otters, nursed back from brink of
> extinction in the past several decades, provide huge benefits for the
> vitality of undersea kelp forests. But a pair of UC Santa Cruz
> scientists recently found that those benefits extend into the
> atmosphere, finding a strong connection between otters, kelp and
> global warming."
> www.santacruzsentinel.com/localnews/ci_21527428/
>
> "Viewpoints: 1937 law continues to pay dividends for conservation"
> (Sacramento Bee, 9/9/12)
> "The Federal Aid in Wildlife Restoration Act, better known as the
> Pittman-Robertson Wildlife Restoration Act, extended and earmarked
> revenue from the sale of firearms and ammunition used for sport
> hunting. It directed those funds be collected by the federal
> government and apportioned to the states for wildlife restoration. The
> law, signed Sept. 2, 1937, fundamentally reshaped our nation's
> wildlife conservation policies by establishing a dedicated and stable
> funding source for natural resource management. -Charlton H. Bonham is
> the director of the California Department of Fish and Game."
> www.sacbee.com/2012/09/09/4798959/viewpoints-1937-law-continues.html
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