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Date: Fri, Apr 8, 2011 at 10:23 AM
Subject: News.bytes, issue 475 - BLM California
To: "Robert L. Perea Director United States Department of Inerior" <guyperea@gmail.com>
A publication of Bureau of Land Management in California
Issue 475 - 4/8/11
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THIS WEEK IN NEWS.BYTES:
- Wildflowers ... finally!
- America's Great Outdoors
- Get Outside in America's Great Outdoors
- Not for educators only: Wildlife trivia question of the week
- Renewable energy
- Wild horses and burros
- Wildfires and prevention
- Headlines and highlights: Assorted topics from your public lands in California
- Selected upcoming events
- National items: Potential shutdown, fracking forums
Also see this issue of News.bytes online at:
http://www.blm.gov/ca/news/newsbytes/2011/475.html
| WILDFLOWERS ... FINALLY! |
"In Fort Ord, blooming comes after burning" (The Salinas Californian, 4/2/11)
RELATED: "Fort Ord public lands"(BLM Hollister Field Office)
"Wildflowers" (Sacramento Bee)
"Wildflower Reports 2011 - Southern California" (Desert USA)| AMERICA'S GREAT OUTDOORS |
"Some BLM trails ready for spring - others still in midst of winter" (News.bytes Extra)
"Palm Springs' 'goat trails' by mountain bike" (Los Angeles Times, 4/3/11) GET OUTSIDE to America's Great Outdoors... ...stargaze from the top of Williams Hill. Camping, hunting, mountain biking, and horseback riding are some of the other things you can do at Williams Hill Recreation Area.http://www.blm.gov/ca/st/en/fo/hollister/williams_hill.html |
NOT for EDUCATORS ONLY:
 | WILDLIFE TRIVIA QUESTION of the WEEK: There once was a student of myotis who didn't have a clue which it is -- a lizard, a rat, a gopher, a bat, a wild-looking hat, an even wilder cat -- or even what it really ought to is. What is a myotis? (a.) lizard (b.) rat (c.) gopher (d.) bat (e.) wildcat (f.) wild-looking hat ->See answer -- and more wildlife stories -- near the end of this issue |
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WILD HORSES AND BURROS 
"Horses and inmates tame each other"(Los Angeles Times, 3/27/11)
"Red Bluff adoption event places 14 mustangs and four burros" (News.bytes Extra)
"Catch a glimpse of the Old West outside Las Vegas" (San Diego Union Tribune, 4/3/11)|
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RENEWABLE ENERGY 
"BLM gets an earful about the Ivanpah Valley" (Riverside Press-Enterprise, 4/1/11)
"Questions emerge over tax breaks for solar project" (Las Vegas Sun, 4/3/11)| WILDFIRE AND PREVENTION"Smokey Bear's match safety program teaches fire safety at area schools" (USDA Forest Service news release, 4/5/11) "During the month of March, some 650 local kindergarten and first grade students got to learn about match and lighter safety from Smokey Bear and several of his helpers, which included employees of the Lassen and Plumas National Forests, Bureau of Land Management, and CalFire." http://www.ca.blm.gov/5t5c "Critics say fire reimbursements subsidize California's fire danger" (The Riverside Press-Enterprise, 4/6/11) "As tens of thousands of Californians moved into inherently fire-prone areas, the federal government paid out more than $300 million in the past decade to reimburse the state for the costs of battling flames to save homes. By helping to pay firefighting costs, the government is creating a disincentive for communities to do more to stem the flow of people and homes into the most endangered areas, some experts and officials said." http://www.pe.com/localnews/stories/PE_News_Local_D_fire07.fadbbe.html "BLM plans pile burning at Pine Hill Preserve" (BLM news, 4/4/11) The Bureau of Land Management's Mother Lode Field Office plans to start pile burning April 11 at the Pine Hill Preserve in western El Dorado County if conditions allow. "The management of fuel loading at strategic areas of the Pine Hill Preserve allows us to reduce high levels of fuel near residences and will help us to protect the unique biological diversity that exists within the preserve lands," said Brian Mulhollen, BLM fuels management specialist. http://www.blm.gov/ca/st/en/info/newsroom/2011/april/CC1146_pinehillburns.html  "Take responsibility..."Protect your home. Create 100 feet of defensible space. In California, the number of homes and businesses is growing in the Wildland Urban Interface -- and fire is an increasing threat. Reduce your home's fire danger and prevent wildfires from spreading by taking responsibility today. http://takeresponsibility.cafirealliance.com/ |
| HEADLINES and HIGHLIGHTS "Meetings set on base expansion" (The Hi-Desert Star, 4/6/11) "If you have opinions about the proposed expansion of the Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center, you will have a chance to air them next week. The public is invited to a meeting concerning the draft environmental impact statement addressing the proposed expansion, from 5 to 9 p.m. Tuesday, April 12 in the Bell Center at Copper Mountain College, 6162 Rotary Way in Joshua Tree ... According to the draft impact statement, the area is a mix of Bureau of Land Management land and private property but most of the private property is neither fenced nor identified by signage." http://www.ca.blm.gov/zt5c "State agency opposes airport expansion near Sacramento County preserve" (Sacramento Bee, 4/7/11) "The California State Lands Commission took a formal stance Wednesday against a planned airport expansion next to a nature preserve in southern Sacramento County. The move was not a surprise, as the commission and other owners of the Cosumnes River Preserve have appealed an environmental impact study that cleared the way for an expansion of Mustang Airport north of Galt ... The state, the Nature Conservancy and others own the 46,000-acre preserve." http://www.sacbee.com/2011/04/07/3534074/state-agency-opposes-airport-expansion.html RELATED: "Cosumnes River Preserve" (BLM Mother Lode Field Office) The Cosumnes River Preserve is home to California's largest remaining valley oak riparian forest, and is one of the few protected wetland habitat areas in the state. Nine partners, including the BLM work cooperate on the Preserve. http://www.blm.gov/ca/st/en/fo/folsom/cosumpres.html "Clear Creek study: Asbestos dangers can be prevented" (Hollister Free Lance, 4/5/11) "A new study, funded and promoted by the Off-Highway Motor Vehicle Recreation Division in California, has called into question the dangers of asbestos exposure in Clear Creek Management Area ... The Bureau of Land Management closed the popular OHV recreation park in 2008 out of fears of asbestos exposure from serpentine rock" found in an EPA study. "OHV advocates have expressed a desire for the land to be reopened ... Holding rallies in front of the BLM Hollister branch office, and sending letters to a constant stream of public officials, enthusiasts wanted the public land back." http://www.freelancenews.com/news/274345-clear-creek-study-asbestos-dangers-can-be-prevented "BLM seeks applications for recreation permit subgroup" (BLM news, 4/5/11) Persons interested in serving on the subgroup should meet at least one of the following qualifications pertaining to Special Recreation Permits: be an event permittee, an event participant, or a representative of four-wheel, dual sport, equestrian, or other interests requiring SRPs. http://www.blm.gov/ca/st/en/info/newsroom/2011/april/apps_rec_subgroup.html "Cemex bill will have another go in Congress" (The Santa Clarita Signal, 4/8/11) Santa Clarita officials have long opposed plans to mine more gravel Soledad Canyon. They hope the Soledad Canyon High Desert, California Public Lands Conservation and Management Act of 2011 "would cancel Cemex's sand and gravel mining leases at a Bureau of Land Management site ... and withdraw the site from future mining." The BLM would be directed to compensate Cemex for its loss through a land sale. http://www.the-signal.com/section/36/article/43067/ "30-day comment period for Hollister Field Office oil and gas lease sale environmental assessment" (BLM news, 4/1/11) The Bureau of Land Management's Hollister Field Office has completed the environmental assessment for a proposed competitive oil and gas lease sale scheduled for September 14. A 30-day public review and comment period runs through April 30. http://www.blm.gov/ca/st/en/info/newsroom/2011/april/CC1145_hollistero_g.html "Desert high-speed train draws detractors" (Riverside Press-Enterprise, 4/1/11) "With one month left before federal officials finalize plans for a high-speed train from Victorville to Las Vegas, opponents of the project worry it will take money from High Desert cities and potentially destroy pristine landscapes and sensitive wildlife. The Federal Railroad Administration ... unveiled the final environmental report last week ... Supporters and opponents have one month to review the environmental report and respond." Planned routes would include some BLM rights-of-way. http://www.pe.com/localnews/stories/PE_News_Local_D_xpress01.2290246.html JOBS "Current job openings - BLM California" (USAJOBS website) http://jobsearch.usajobs.opm.gov/a9blm-ca.asp |
| SELECTED UPCOMING EVENTS Unless otherwise noted, find more details -- and more events -- at: https://www.blm.gov/ca/forms/calendar/ April 9 - Wildflower hike Cache Creek April 12,13,14 - Public meetings for proposed Marine Base expansion Three locations April 15-16 - Mustang seminar and clinic Napa |
| NATIONAL ITEMS "Government Agency shutdown plan details: What is my agency's plan if the government shuts down?" (Washington Post, 4/8/11) Department of the Interior Press Secretary Kendra Barkoff issued a statement regarding preparations in case of a government shutdown. (The BLM is within the Department of the Interior.) http://www.ca.blm.gov/9t5c "BLM to hold regional forums on hydraulic fracturing in natural gas production" Bureau of Land Management Director Bob Abbey announced a series of regional public forums in late April to further discuss the use of hydraulic fracturing techniques to stimulate natural gas production on Federal lands. The sessions will be held in Bismarck, North Dakota; Little Rock, Arkansas; and Denver, Colorado. These locations will help to highlight increased regional interest in natural gas development on Federal lands and other areas where the BLM has responsibility for mineral leasing. http://www.blm.gov/wo/st/en/info/newsroom/2011/april/NR_04_01_2011.html |
| WILDLIFE TRIVIA answer and related websites (d.) bat SOURCE: "Cave Myotis - Myotis velifer" (BLM California wildlife database) Like all bats, cave myotis are a very important component of our ecosystem. Bats are natural predators of the insects that are considered to be agricultural pests. Without bats, farmers would be forced to increase their use of chemical pesticides, which could increase the price of our produce and cause negative effects on other wildlife. In desert habitats, bats are the primary pollinators of giant cacti. http://www.blm.gov/ca/forms/wildlife/details.php?metode=serial_number&search=2490 More wildlife news from your public lands:   "Fungus sweeps across the country, killing bats" (Los Angeles Times, 4/3/11)"The mood is heavy with anxiety as biologists Marikay Ramsey and Debbie Buecher search for signs of white-nose syndrome, a novel, infectious and lethal cold-loving fungus that digests the skin and wings of hibernating bats and smudges their muzzles with a powdery white growth. 'These bats look fine, which is a relief,' U.S. Bureau of Land Management endangered animal specialist Ramsey said ... 'But we still worry...' Since it was discovered in New York four years ago, the fungus has swept across 17 states as far west as Oklahoma, killing a million bats." With video. http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/nation/la-me-bat-plague-20110403,0,5891416.story  RELATED: "Photographer's journal: Bat cave assignment" (Los Angeles Times, 4/2/11)"Los Angeles Times staff writer Louis Sahagun and I met up with cave experts and biologists from the Bureau of Land Management and we began our journey into the caverns of the Fort Stanton Cave near Ruidoso, N.M. Equipped with full jump suits, heavy-duty kneepads, gloves, helmets with headlamps and extra flashlights, we made our descent into the cave." More photos and another video. http://framework.latimes.com/2011/04/02/bats-journal/ |
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