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News.bytes
A publication of Bureau of Land Management in California
Issue 534 - 6/7/12 - Visit us on Facebook -- follow us on Twitter -
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THIS WEEK IN NEWS.BYTES:
- Photo caption contest
- Funny.bytes
- National Get Outdoors Day
- Vote for first Funny.bytes Hall of Fame entry
- America's Great Outdoors
- Get Outdoors tip of the week
- Kenna's Corner: Public service
- Wild horses and burros
- Not for educators only: Wildlife trivia question of the week
- 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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PHOTO CAPTION CONTEST
Still looking for fans on BLM California's Facebook page! You'll need
to think quick for this one - the winning caption by tomorrow will be
featured on BLM California's Facebook page.
www.facebook.com/blmcalifornia
FUNNY.BYTES
Your future is in your hands! Or is it on your feet? Watch this
Funny.bytes and find out. Funny.bytes is an occasional look at the
lighter side of BLM issues.
Note: check the volume on your computer.
www.blm.gov/ca/media/flash/fb/takeitoutside.html
"National Get Outdoors Day"
After you watch Funny.bytes, get outdoors! National Get Outdoors Day
is this Saturday, June 9. "National Get Outdoors Day is a new annual
event to encourage healthy, active outdoor fun. Prime goals of the day
are reaching first-time visitors to public lands and reconnecting our
youth to the great outdoors."
www.nationalgetoutdoorsday.org/
VOTING FOR FUNNY.BYTES HALL OF FAME!
The Ugly Burro? Attack of the Impact Monster? vote for your favorite Funny.byte!
We are running a vote on our Facebook page for the first inductee into
the Funny.bytes Hall of Fame. Be sure to vote – and share it with your
friends! Click the link below to get there. You have to "Like" our
Facebook page to vote, of course.
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AMERICA'S GREAT OUTDOORS
"El Centro's Youth Corps Wraps Up Season in America's Great Outdoors"
(News.bytes Extra)
Just as temperatures began to climb in the Imperial Valley, 24 student
interns from the American Conservation Experience (ACE) finished up
work restoring the desert of impacts caused by illegal off-highway
activity. The students spent the last 5 months toiling in the East
Mesa, Yuha Desert, and Eastern Imperial County, painstakingly erasing
these impacts – using only hand tools.
www.blm.gov/ca/st/en/info/newsbytes/2012/534xtra_ace_youth_ecfo.html
"Celebration marks public access to Cypress Abbey lands" (News.bytes Extra)
Once open to only a select few, the rolling coastal prairies and
dramatic ocean views at the Cypress Abbey Ranch near Point Arena are
now accessible to the public following acquisition for public
ownership and management by the Bureau of Land Management. Last
Friday, a crowd of nearly 200 celebrated completion of the first phase
of the acquisition.
www.blm.gov/ca/st/en/info/newsbytes/2012/534xtra_cypress_abbey.html
"Kids beach cleanup" (North Coast Journal calendar)
"Approximately 1,000 elementary students" were expected to take part
in today's 19th Annual Kids' Ocean Day Adopt-A-Beach Cleanup in
Humboldt County. "The Kids' Ocean Day Adopt-A-Beach Cleanup is
organized locally by Friends of the Dunes, a community-based
non-profit organization, along with the Bureau of Land Management
Arcata Field Office."
www.northcoastjournal.com/calendar/events/kids-beach-cleanup/
GET OUTDOORS TIP OF THE WEEK...
...Hike, horseback, hunt, camp, or rock hound in the Turtle Mountains
-- which encompass a diverse, scenic landscape with broad bajadas to
highly eroded volcanic peaks, spires, and cliffs. The colorful Turtle
Mountains are an ecological transition zone between the Mojave and
Sonoran Deserts and home to a variety of species. Because the summer
months can get quite hot, we advise carrying plenty of water.
www.blm.gov/ca/st/en/prog/wilderness/wa/areas/turtle_mountains.html
RELATED: "Desert safety" (BLM California, El Centro Field Office)
In hot weather, carry at least two gallons of water per person per
day. Always be sure that someone knows where you are going and when
you expect to return. No one plans on getting lost, breaking down, or
experiencing other mishaps. Being prepared will keep you safe and make
for a memorable trip.
www.blm.gov/ca/st/en/fo/elcentro/desertsafe.html
KENNA'S CORNER
BLM California's State Director Jim Kenna speaks on public service.
"There are so many people -- federal, state, local, tribal -- that
make their lives' work public service. And to me, that is a very, very
honorable thing to do." A short video selection.
http://www.elabs10.com/ct.html?rtr=on&s=x8pbwi,11z6c,3xn3,3kwu,vf7,283f,37zd
WILD HORSES AND BURROS
"BLM moves hearing on vehicle, aircraft use in wild horse and burro
program to July 10" (BLM, 6/4/12)
The BLM has rescheduled a public hearing on the use of aircraft to
gather wild horses and burros to provide more notice to members of the
public who wish to participate. The hearing had been scheduled for
June 5. It has been rescheduled for Tuesday, July 10, 2012, from 6:30
p.m. to 8:30 p.m. in Sacramento. At the hearing, participants can
provide written comments or make statements about the use of motorized
vehicles in managing wild horses and burros by the BLM California.
www.blm.gov/ca/st/en/info/newsroom/2012/june/CASO128_aircraft_hearing.html
"BLM offering wild horses and burros for adoption in Clovis" (BLM, 5/23/12)
This weekend: Wild horses from northwest Nevada ranges and wild burros
from northeast California public lands will be available for adoption
Saturday and Sunday, June 9 and 10, at the Clovis Rodeo Grounds in
Clovis. "The mustangs are from High Rock Canyon area herds known for
producing good sized horses with excellent color," said Doug Satica,
manager of the BLM wild horse and burro corrals near Susanville. "The
burros are from the Twin Peaks Herd Management Area along the
California-Nevada border near Susanville." Anyone interested can
preview the animals when they arrive Friday, June 8, at 4 p.m.
www.blm.gov/ca/st/en/info/newsroom/2012/may/NC1264_cloviswhb.html
"Good homes sought for mustangs, burro and mule" (BLM, 6/4/12)
This weekend: On Saturday June 9, the Sundance Ranch in Redlands will
host a BLM Wild Horse and Burro Adoption from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m., with a
preview on Friday, June 8 from 1 p.m. to 5 p.m.
www.blm.gov/ca/st/en/info/newsroom/2012/june/CDD1252_redlands_adopt.html
"Wild horses and burros up for adoption in Crescent City" (BLM, 6/5/12)
Wild horses and burros from Nevada and California public lands are
headed for California's north coast where they will be offered for
public adoption Saturday, June 23, at the Del Norte County Fairgrounds
in Crescent City. The BLM will offer a total of 18 animals including
yearling fillies and geldings, mares and geldings up to four years
old, and jack and jenny burros of all ages. Anyone interested can get
a preview look at the animals when they arrive at the fairgrounds at 4
p.m. on Friday, June 22.
www.blm.gov/ca/st/en/info/newsroom/2012/june/NC1268_crescentcityadoption.html
"Extreme Mustang Makeover - Norco 2012" (News.bytes Extra)
Hundreds of spectators filled the George Ingalls Equestrian Event
Center in Norco last month, for the finals of the Extreme Mustang
Makeover. On Saturday night, the top 10 rated contestants competed for
the top spot and $11,500 in prize money. Having had just 90 days to
train their mounts, the competitors were rated on how they and their
horses handled a pattern in the arena, the horses' body conditions,
and a rural and an urban trail ride. The winner took an unprecedented
first- and second-place with two horses.
www.blm.gov/ca/st/en/info/newsbytes/2012/534xtra_norco_xtreme.html
RELATED: "Sunol horse trainer named 'rookie champion' at SoCal event"
(San Jose Mercury News, 6/7/12)
"After training a wild mustang in just 90 days, Sunol resident Justin
Mott won 'rookie champion' and captured high scores" in Norco's
Extreme Mustang Makeover. "Out of 35 horses, Syringa, fresh from the
Idaho wilderness, placed first in handling and condition, third in the
rural trail ride and fifth in the urban trail course. Syringa showed
that she could respond to commands and perform a precise pattern of
circles, spins and stops at various gaits -- not bad, considering
Syringa had lived the first four years of her life in a herd in the
wild. She came to Mott through the U.S. Bureau of Land Management."
www.mercurynews.com/ci_20787186/sunol-horse-trainer-named-rookie-champion-at-socal
RELATED: "BLM ranger inspires youth with burros and horses" (News.bytes Extra)
For the more than 15 years, BLM ranger Reid Hopkins has trained youth
on how to handle and pack horses and mules. The program, which teaches
equine and backcountry skills, is aimed at youngsters 11 to 17 who
aren't in trouble but are headed that way. The youngsters closed out
the most recent training season by marching in the Mule Days parade
last month.
www.blm.gov/ca/st/en/info/newsbytes/2012/534xtra_reid_hopkins_youth.html
"There's something funny about a mule" (Mammoth Times, 6/1/12)
"Mules are not outlandish, hide-slapping, hee-haw hilarious." They
"provide the kind of mild amusement that curls one side of the mouth,
an absorbing sort of sparkle that has demanded 43 annual repetitions
of Mule Days, and expanded the celebration to an entire week of
demonstrations .... Perhaps mules seem funny because of their big
brown eyes fringed with flirtatiously long lashes. Hundreds of mules
paraded down Main Street in Bishop" on a recent Saturday - among them,
adoptees from the BLM."
www.mammothtimes.com/content/theres-something-funny-about-mule
NOT for EDUCATORS ONLY:
sage grouse
WILDLIFE TRIVIA QUESTION of the WEEK:
To impress females during mating season, male sage grouse…
(a.) …pluck away dark feathers on their breasts, to reveal more
visible light-colored feathers.
(b.) …stand very close in front of a female and both scream at each
other until one "wins."
(c.) …gather huge piles of seeds and dead insects that are common in
their diets; after mating, the male chases the female away and tries
to use the same pile again.
(d.) …attempt to frighten away pronghorn who share the same grazing
areas, by imitating the growls of a mountain lion.
(e.) …inflate air sacs at the front of their bodies that make them
look larger and make noises.
(f.) …act like idiots, and alienate most of the females they try to impress.
Answer -- and more wildlife stories -- near the end of this News.bytes.
RENEWABLE ENERGY
"Sunrise Powerlink project nearing completion" (KGTV San Diego, 6/4/12)
"The final tower section has been placed" on the $2 billion, 117-mile
Sunrise Powerlink that was built to bring renewable energy to San
Diego, "despite years of protests and heated meetings." One group's
federal lawsuit - against the BLM - was to be heard this week. San
Diego Gas & Electric "says the project is necessary, now more than
ever. Construction was kicked into high gear after reactors at the San
Onofre Nuclear Generating Station were taken offline in January."
www.10news.com/news/31157627/detail.html
"Altamont Pass celebrates 'repowering' of wind farm" (San Jose Mercury
News, 5/31/12)
"The hilly Altamont Pass region in eastern Alameda and Contra Costa
counties is home to one of the nation's oldest wind farms, first
developed in the 1970s on land leased from cattle ranchers." A
"repowering" project is "expected to drastically reduce the number of
red-tailed hawks, golden eagles and other raptors killed by turbines
each year." Almost 2,000 of the 4,000 wind turbines at the site will
be replaced "with about 100 huge state-of-the-art turbines .... For
every new turbine installed, 23 of the old ones will be removed."
www.siliconvalley.com/green-energy/ci_20753019/california-altamont-pass-celebrates-repowering-wind-farm
"Eagles may be latest casualty of renewables policy" (KCET, 6/5/12)
"As concern grows over the toll industrial wind turbines take on
California's largest birds, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service wants
to extend the life of 'take' permits for bald and golden eagles to 30
years from the current five-year maximum .... Eagles are especially
vulnerable to injury by wind turbines due to their habits. The birds
hunt as they soar, training their legendarily acute eyes on the ground
below. If a wind turbine blade approaches them from above, they will
be unlikely to see it."
www.kcet.org/updaily/the_back_forty/wildlife/eagles-may-be-latest-casualty-of-renewables-policy.html
"Sacramento scales back solar project at Sutter's Landing Park"
(Sacramento Bee, 6/4/12)
Sacramento officials proposed two years ago to put solar panels on an
old city landfill. But "environmentalists and wildlife advocates
argued that the field – sitting atop a mound of buried trash that
boasts majestic views of the downtown skyline – is a key feeding
ground for the threatened Swainson's hawk .... As solar farms pop up
on farmland and deserts throughout the state, officials often face
stiff opposition from environmental groups trying to protect wildlife
and delicate habitat .... At the same time, solar farms placed on
unusable land, especially former farms no longer able to support
crops, are lauded by those same groups."
www.sacbee.com/2012/06/04/4535725/sacramento-scales-back-solar-project.html
TRADITIONAL ENERGY
Congressional testimony:
"Rhetoric vs. Reality, Part II: Assessing the Impact of New Federal
Red Tape on Hydraulic Fracturing and American Energy Independence" -
Statement of BLM Deputy Director Mike Pool before the House Oversight
and Government Reform Subcommittee on Technology, Information Policy,
Intergovernmental Relations and Procurement Reform (5-31-2012).
www.blm.gov/wo/st/en/info/newsroom/congressional_testimonies/2012.html
"Fracking: full disclosure not required" (Ventura County Reporter, 6/7/12)
California has "no reporting requirements" for fracking, "a
high-pressure drilling method that injects a pressurized mix of water,
sand and various 'trade secret' chemicals into the earth to extract
natural gas." Fracking "has been occurring since the 1940s without
reporting requirements, which frustrated and bewildered many" at a DOC
fracking workshop in Ventura, attended by nearly 200 people. "Many in
the crowd … expressed concern about the effects from toxic chemicals
possibly contaminating the ground water, as well as the possibility
that the drilling method may encourage tremors. Many called for a
moratorium on the controversial drilling method until environmental
impact reports can be prepared."
www.vcreporter.com/cms/story/detail/fracking_full_disclosure_not_required/9880/
"In land of gas drilling, battle for water that doesn't reek or fizz"
(New York Times, 6/2/12)
Pavillion, Wyo. - "It has been more than four decades since the first
well was drilled in the natural gas field beneath this stretch of slow
rolling alfalfa and sugar beet farms. But for some who live here, in
the shadows of the Wind River Mountains, the drilling rigs have
brought more than jobs and industry. For the last few years, a small
group of farmers and landowners scattered across this rural Wyoming
basin have complained that their water wells have been contaminated
with chemicals" from fracking.
www.nytimes.com/2012/06/02/us/in-land-of-hydraulic-fracturing-a-battle-over-water-pollution.html
"New value for land in rural Ohio" (New York Times, 6/4/12)
"Here in Noble County, where vehicle repair and convenience stores are
economic mainstays, Eclipse Resources, a Pennsylvania company, mailed
$16 million in oil- and gas-leasing checks last month to 70 households
whose property has been found to sit atop oil and gas reserves." With
the help of a lawyer, "the residents were able to band together to
negotiate an unusually lucrative deal with the company."
www.nytimes.com/2012/06/05/us/mineral-leases-give-boost-to-rural-ohio.html
WILDFIRES AND PREVENTION
"2 pilots die as firefighting plane crashes in Utah" (Associated Press
at CBS News, 6/4/12)
A firefighting aircraft crashed into rugged terrain near the
Utah-Nevada border as it dropped retardant on a 5,000-acre wildfire,
killing the two Idaho men on board. The air tanker went down Sunday
afternoon in the Hamblin Valley area of western Utah, Bureau of Land
Management officials said .... The sheriff's office identified the
pilots as Todd Neal Tompkins and Ronnie Edwin Chambless, both of
Boise, Idaho. Tompkins and Chambless were flying a P-2V air tanker
that is owned by Neptune Aviation Services of Missoula, Mont. ....
There was no immediate word on what caused the crash.
www.cbsnews.com/8301-201_162-57446553/2-pilots-die-as-firefighting-plane-crashes-in-utah/
BLM California Facebook reminder:
Please remember to perform your wildfire hazard reduction early in the
morning before the heat of the day.
www.facebook.com/blmcalifornia/posts/394919380544103
RELATED: "Equipment use safety"(CalFire)
"Are you doing the right thing, the wrong way?" Making your yard more
fire-safe can cause fires, if not done properly. Important tips on
using lawn mowers, chain saws, weed cutters, or any gas or electric
powered equipment. PDF file:
www.fire.ca.gov/communications/downloads/fact_sheets/EquipmentUse.pdf
"Take responsibility..." (California Fire Alliance)
In California, the number of homes and businesses are 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://www.elabs10.com/ct.html?rtr=on&s=x8pbwi,11z6c,3xn3,116g,55i0,283f,37zd
MEET YOUR ADVISORY COUNCIL MEMBERS
Robert Schneider serves as the representative for national/regional
environmental organizations, on the BLM's Northwest California
Resource Advisory Council.
www.blm.gov/ca/st/en/info/rac/nwrac/members/robert_schneider.html
HEADLINES and HIGHLIGHTS
"Cemex deadlines expires" (Santa Clarita Signal, 6/1/12)
"A five-year written 'truce' between Santa Clarita and Cemex that
staved off a major mine in Canyon Country expired Thursday, meaning
the Mexican mining firm could move ahead with plans to haul millions
of tons of sand and gravel out of Soledad Canyon .... Cemex officials,
however, say they're not jumping to sink shovels into the ground
immediately .... Cemex won contracts to open the sand and gravel mine
in Soledad Canyon some 20 years ago from the federal Bureau of Land
Management."
www.the-signal.com/section/36/article/66909/
"Fort Ord destruction of old shells rattles Peninsula" (Monterey
County Herald, 6/1/12)
Detonations to rid Fort Ord of old unexploded shells are "fairly
routine," but one explosion last week was "heard in Monterey, Seaside
and other parts of the Peninsula" and "media outlets received emails
and calls from people wondering about the blast." Army officials said
"two simultaneous detonations were set off within the 6,500-acre
Bureau of Land Management impact area" and within a fenced-in area.
The latest blast included a "40 mm grenade, a 105 mm artillery shell
and 90 mm antitank projectiles."
www.montereyherald.com/ci_20754225/fort-ord-big-boom-wasnt-your-imagination
"Fort Ord priorities need reassessment" (Monterey County Herald, 6/7/12)
A guest commentary asks the Fort Ord Reuse Authority to consider the
several recommendations. "Our county needs jobs and an active economy,
but not from hastily conceived mega-projects such as Monterey Downs.
About 100,000 visitors already come to Fort Ord annually and the
number is expected to increase with the national monument
designation."
www.montereyherald.com/opinion/ci_20799423/fort-ord-priorities-need-reassessment
RELATED: "Fort Ord National Monument" (BLM Hollister Field Office)
www.blm.gov/pgdata/content/ca/en/fo/hollister/fort_ord/index.html
"City property provides home for hawks" (Elk Grove Citizen, 6/1/12)
The city of Elk Grove in 2005 purchased a 743-acre property south of
the city to provide suitable foraging habitat" for Swainson's hawks
and "other raptors in south Sacramento County, such as the sandhill
crane and shorebirds. 'You can use one species to protect a piece of
property, but it benefits other species as well,' said Harry
McQuillen, manager of the nearby Cosumnes River Preserve, which is
managed by the U.S. Bureau of Land Management and manages the city's
[743-acre] property."
www.egcitizen.com/articles/2012/06/01/news/doc4fc5512eb0b8c630301739.txt
RELATED: "Cosumnes River Preserve" (BLM Mother Lode Field Office)
www.blm.gov/ca/st/en/fo/folsom/cosumpres.html
"Long Valley Hydrologic Advisory Committee plans meeting in Mammoth
Lakes"(BLM, 6/7/12)
The June 19 meeting is to help inform the public of the purpose and
goals of the committee. BLM geologist Collin Reinhardt will provide
information at the meeting regarding the BLM's role in surface and
subsurface resource management of geothermal energy projects on public
lands, along with Inyo National Forest geologist Margie DeRose who
will discuss the U.S. Forest Service's role. Panelists in a discussion
will include representatives of Mono County, the U.S. Geological
Service and the Mammoth Pacific geothermal power plants.
http://www.elabs10.com/ct.html?rtr=on&s=x8pbwi,11z6c,3xn3,9xbc,duey,283f,37zd
JOBS
"Current job openings - BLM California" (USAJOBS website)
Listings include supervisory resource management specialist and a
number of ongoing positions.
http://www.elabs10.com/ct.html?rtr=on&s=x8pbwi,11z6c,3xn3,8qwy,1ci0,283f,37zd
SELECTED UPCOMING EVENTS
BLM California has a new events calendar on Facebook. If you are
signed into your Facebook account, you can view it at:
http://www.elabs10.com/ct.html?rtr=on&s=x8pbwi,11z6c,3xn3,ihz0,a3zr,283f,37zd
OR find it on our BLM California Facebook homepage at:
www.facebook.com/blmcalifornia
June 13-14 - Northeast California Resource Advisory Council meeting - Cedarville
www.blm.gov/ca/st/en/info/newsroom/2012/may/NC-12-65.html
June 13 - Haiwee Geothermal Leasing Area public meeting - Lone Pine
www.blm.gov/ca/st/en/info/newsroom/2012/may/CDD1251_haiweemtgs.html
June 14 - Haiwee Geothermal Leasing Area public meeting - Ridgecrest
June 23 - Tide Pool tour - Shelter Cove
http://www.elabs10.com/ct.html?rtr=on&s=x8pbwi,11z6c,3xn3,l0k7,ax8h,283f,37zd
NATIONAL AND DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
"What changed when Abraham Lincoln signed the Homestead and Pacific
Railroad Acts? Everything." (KCET, 5/30/12)
Commentary: An Abraham Lincoln campaign pledge, the Homestead Act
offered 160 acres of public land to any citizen who made "minimal
improvements" over five years. These two Acts used America's land base
"for democratization and development." But their "convoluted prose"
left lands open to swindlers. "Of the 500 million acres of public land
that Department of the Interior's General Land Office gave away
between 1862 and 1904, only about 80 million went to those for whom it
was intended." Others with more money got land that "they stripped for
its timber, grass, or minerals before moving on to their next spoil."
www.ca.blm.gov/ghkd
WILDLIFE TRIVIA answer and related websites
(e.) …inflate air sacs at the front of their bodies that make them
look larger and make noises. (See more in the Flickr link below)
SOURCE: "Sage Grouse- Centrocercus urophasianus" (BLM California
wildlife database)
www.blm.gov/ca/forms/wildlife/details.php?metode=serial_number&search=2919
More wildlife news from your public lands:
"Sage grouse strut their stuff" (BLM California on YouTube, 5/30/12)
Recently posted to the BLM California channel on YouTube: Watch a
video of sage grouse as they strut their stuff at a lek near the Bodie
Hills. This video taken taken this spring at the Mount Biedeman
Wilderness Study Area in the Bodie Hills. The videographer captured
"strutting grouse making their amazing sounds (like coffee
percolators)." BLM wildlife crew had counted 116 birds at this lek the
day before.
http://www.elabs10.com/ct.html?rtr=on&s=x8pbwi,11z6c,3xn3,7yfh,j8o,283f,37zd
RELATED: Sage grouse at a lek in the Bodie Hills (BLM California Flickr)
Photos of sage grouse from the same area as the video above.
www.flickr.com/search/?w=50976304@N07&q=grouse
"Federal wildlife officials collect spotted owl comments" (Redding
Record Searchlight, 6/4/12)
The U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service "declared in 1992 that 6.7 million
acres were needed as critical habitat" for the spotted owl's survival
in California, Washington and Oregon. In 2008 the agency proposed
reducing the area to 5.3 million acres." Lawsuits challenged that
proposal, and a federal judge ordered the service to rewrite its plan.
The agency is holding information sessions and must come up with a new
habitat designation by Nov. 15. "The current habitat proposal includes
about 9.7 million acres , some in Shasta, Tehama, Trinity and Siskiyou
counties. Most of that area is on U.S. Forest Service and Bureau of
Land Management land."
www.redding.com/news/2012/jun/04/federal-forest-officials-collect-spotted-owl/
"Western scrub jays are replanting the desert one acorn at a time"
(KCET, 5/20/12)
"We really won't know what the long-term effects of wildfire are on a
typical desert landscape for perhaps a century, perhaps longer." It
has only been six years "since the Sawtooth Complex Fire, named for a
striking small range of mountains near Pioneertown, immolated 61,700
acres in the hills above Yucca Valley. Fire is hard on the desert.
Many desert plants, the Joshua tree among them, don't recover quickly
from burns. But as more time elapses since one catastrophic wildfire
in the California desert, the scorched landscape it left behind may
just be doing something like recovering... with some important help."
www.kcet.org/updaily/the_back_forty/commentary/replanting-the-desert-one-acorn-at-a-time.html
"Public enlisted to track squirrels" (Riverside Press-Enterprise, 6/6/12)
"State biologists are asking residents of the San Bernardino Mountains
for help tracking Western gray squirrels that have been hit hard by a
deadly skin disease. Reports on current and past sightings of the
iconic mountain animal will help researchers with the California
Department of Fish and Game gauge how the animals are coping with
mange caused by a specific species of mites. Many mountain residents
have reported that the once-plentiful squirrels have all but
disappeared in the past two years. More recently, some healthy
squirrels have been sighted."
www.pe.com/local-news/topics/topics-environment-headlines/20120606-sb-mountains-public-enlisted-to-track-squirrels.ece
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