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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
- 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
- More wildlife stories from your public lands (and elsewhere)

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AMERICA'S GREAT OUTDOORS

"Rails to Trails Festival 2012" (News.bytes Extra)
Susanville area residents and visitors swarmed the city's historic
railroad depot last Saturday, to celebrate the 20th annual Rails to
Trails Festival. Events included railroad handcar racing, a popular
chili cook-off, live music, and vendors offering food, beverages and
regionally-produced crafts. The annual Bizz Johnson Marathon and
associated races were held Saturday and Sunday on the Bizz Johnson
National Recreation Trail.
www.blm.gov/ca/st/en/info/newsbytes/2012/552xtra_rails_to_trails_2012.html

RELATED: "Bizz Johnson National Recreation Trail" (BLM Eagle Lake Field Office)
www.blm.gov/ca/st/en/fo/eaglelake/bizztrail.html

"Proud to show the colors!" (News.bytes Extra)
Pink was a popular color last Saturday at Stoddard Valley Off-Highway
Vehicle Area, as race participants and spectators gathered for the 7th
Annual Powder Puff, sponsored by Mojave Off-Road Racing Enthusiast
(M.O.R.E.). The Powder Puff is a unique off-road racing event, for
only ladies are allowed to drive the race vehicles, and proceeds from
the event are donated to Cedars Sinai Breast Cancer Research.
www.blm.gov/ca/st/en/info/newsbytes/2012/552xtra_powderpuff_stoddard.html

RELATED: "Stoddard Valley Off-Highway Vehicle Area" (BLM Barstow Field Office)
www.blm.gov/ca/st/en/fo/barstow/stoddard.html

"Monument hosts LaQuinta Public Service Academy students" (News.bytes Extra)
Students from the La Quinta High School Public Service Academy --
focusing on police, fire and court services training and instruction
-- complete part of their training at the Santa Rosa and San Jacinto
Mountains National Monument.
www.blm.gov/ca/st/en/info/newsbytes/2012/552_srsjmnm_laquinta_pubsvcacad.html

RELATED: "Santa Rosa and San Jacinto Mountains National Monument" (BLM
Palm Springs-South Coast Field Office)
www.blm.gov/ca/st/en/fo/palmsprings/santarosa.html

"Volunteers help mark National Public Lands Day at Big Morongo"
(News.bytes Extra)
The BLM, National Parks Conservation Association and Friends of Big
Morongo teamed up to host a National Public Lands Day event at Big
Morongo Canyon Preserve. A total of 47 volunteers -- from the
Twenty-nine Palms Marine base, Friends of Big Morongo, College of the
Desert, and local Morongo Valley youth -- helped BLM staff trim back
vegetation surrounding the boardwalk trails throughout the Preserve.
BLM firefighters from Black Rock were also there to trim overgrown
mesquite trees and to provide extra help and emergency medical
support, if needed.
www.blm.gov/ca/st/en/info/newsbytes/2012/552xtra_npld_bigmorongo.html

RELATED: "Big Morongo Canyon Preserve" (BLM Palm Springs-South Coast
Field Office)
www.blm.gov/ca/st/en/fo/palmsprings/bigmorongo.html

"Imperial Sand Dunes announces the opening of ranger stations" (BLM, 10/11/12)
The Imperial Sand Dunes Recreation Area launches its new season when
its ranger stations open on Friday, Oct. 12. Both the Cahuilla and
Buttercup Ranger Stations (north and south dunes, respectively) will
staff park rangers available to provide both information and emergency
medical services to dunes' visitors.
www.blm.gov/ca/st/en/info/newsroom/2012/october/isdra_rangerstations_open.html

"Ivanpah Dry Lake" (BLM Needles Field Office)
As of Oct. 11: Both east and west sides of Ivanpah Dry Lake are
"Closed" due to flooding.
www.blm.gov/ca/st/en/fo/needles/ivanpah.html


GET OUTDOORS TIP OF THE WEEK...
...Explore the rugged volcanic formations, including islands,
fissures, and domes that checker the landscape of the Lava Wilderness
Study Area. Many of the domes are lava tubes or caves; other domes
have collapsed, forming interesting profiles and miniature valleys. A
variety of pines, oaks, and junipers grow amid the volcanic
formations. In the fall, the changing leaves of the deciduous trees
and brush species paint the landscape orange and red. The greens of
the conifers and the blacks of the volcanic scenery provide a constant
backdrop to the seasonal colors. Recreational opportunities include
mountain biking, wildlife viewing, hiking and fishing.
www.blm.gov/ca/st/en/fo/alturas/lava.html


NOT for EDUCATORS ONLY:
red fox
WILDLIFE TRIVIA QUESTION of the WEEK:
What are juvenile red foxes called?
(a.) vixens
(b.) pups
(c.) cubs
(d.) joeys
(e.) kits
(f.) whelps -- or, if teenagers, they may be referred to as "ungrateful whelps"
See answer - and more wildlife stories - near the end of this News.bytes.


RENEWABLE ENERGY

"Unplugging wind subsidies; Looming end of wind subsidy could rattle
industry" (San Diego Union-Tribune, 10/4/12)
"Three wind projects near San Diego -- at the McCain Valley, the
desert town of Ocotillo and across the Mexican border -- are likely to
move forward without help from the wind production tax credit. Yet the
future of the decades-old subsidy is likely to change San Diego's mix
of clean energy and how much customers pay for it. At issue is this
year's political debate is whether the wind industry can survive
without subsidies that grew out of the 1970s energy crisis. The timing
could be especially severe this year..."
www.utsandiego.com/news/2012/oct/05/tp-unplugging-wind-subsidies-looming-end-of-wind/

"Salazar approves massive Wyoming wind farm project" (Associated Press
in San Francisco Chronicle, 10/10/12)
Interior Secretary Ken Salazar this week "authorized what he described
as potentially the largest wind energy project in the United States,
if not the world: A Wyoming wind farm with up to 1,000 turbines that
would provide electricity to some 1 million homes. Roadwork and
groundwork could begin next year ... After that, turbines could go up
over a three-year period within an area covering 350 square miles of
the hilly sagebrush country south of Rawlins in south-central
Wyoming," most of it on lands managed by the BLM.
www.sfgate.com/default/article/Salazar-approves-massive-Wyoming-wind-farm-project-3933033.php

RELATED: "Salazar authorizes landmark Wyoming wind project site,
Reaches President's goal of authorizing 10,000 megawatts of renewable
energy" (DOI news release, 10/9/12)
www.doi.gov/news/pressreleases/Salazar-Authorizes-Landmark-Wyoming-Wind-Project-Site-Reaches-Presidents-Goal-of-Authorizing-10000-Megawatts-of-Renewable-Energy.cfm

"Pressure mounts for California to import renewable energy" (KCET, 10/10/12)
"Due to a combination of technical issues with the grid and Jerry
Brown's policy, California has officially been planning to meet most
of its Renewable Portfolio Standard requirements with renewable energy
generated inside state lines. That policy has been prompting
complaints from renewable energy providers outside California for some
time. Now, renewables companies in Nevada are talking about having
tapped their own state's market out: without sales to California, they
say, their industry has grown as much as it can."
www.kcet.org/news/rewire/trade/pressure-mounts-for-california-to-import-renewable-energy.html


TRADITIONAL ENERGY

"Inglewood Oil Field fracking study finds no harm from the method"
(Los Angeles Times, 10/10/12)
"A long-awaited study released Wednesday says the controversial oil
extraction method known as hydraulic fracturing, or fracking, would
not harm the environment if used at the Inglewood Oil Field in the
Baldwin Hills area. The yearlong study included several issues raised
by residents living around the field, such as the potential risks for
groundwater contamination, air pollution and increased seismic
activity."
www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-fracking-baldwin-hills-20121010,0,5707434.story

"Group says petroleum 'fracking' occurred near Los Padres National
Forest" (Ventura County Star, 10/7/12)
An environmental group says a controversial oil and gas extraction
practice commonly called fracking was used recently at several wells
next to Los Padres National Forest ... in the Sespe Oil Field ... U.S.
Bureau of Land Management officials said last year that it was safe to
assume that fracking has occurred 'in all or virtually all' of the 200
wells within the Sespe Oil Field, based on the agency's knowledge of
the area.
www.vcstar.com/news/2012/oct/07/group-says-petroleum-fracking-occurred-near-los/


WILDFIRES AND PREVENTION

"Fuel-reduction efforts under way in Big Pine" (Inyo Register, 10/9/12)
The focus of the Big Pine Fire Safe Council's Big Pine clean-up day,
Saturday, Oct. 13, is "on residents doing fuel reduction around their
own homes, creating defensible space to reduce fire risk. 'We are
asking neighbors to help those people who may not be able to perform
the physical work themselves or need assistance in getting the waste
to the dump or dumpsters,' said Debra Hein, fire mitigation specialist
with the Inyo National Forest and the Bureau of Land Management."
www.inyoregister.com/node/3905

"BLM Redding Field Office plans prescribed burns throughout fall"
(BLM, 10/11/12)
The Bureau of Land Management's Redding Field Office has planned
several prescribed burning projects this fall, winter and spring to
improve landscape health and remove brush piles. Burns will be
conducted only if weather conditions allow for safe and successful
burning and smoke dispersion.
http://www.elabs10.com/ct.html?ufl=1&rtr=on&s=x8pbwi,17niv,3xn3,9ffb,5axv,283f,37zd


HEADLINES and HIGHLIGHTS

"Imperial Sand Dunes Recreation Area Subgroup to meet" (BLM, 10/10/12)
The California Desert Advisory Council Imperial Sand Dunes Recreation
Area subgroup will meet Wednesday, Oct. 24 at the BLM El Centro Field
Office. Scheduled agenda items include the ISDRA business plan update,
which includes a proposed fee increase, and management updates.
www.blm.gov/ca/st/en/info/newsroom/2012/october/CDD133_isdra_mtg.html

"Chocolate Mountain Aerial Gunnery Range, Proposed land withdrawal
renewal" (Department of the Navy)
"The CMAGR supports military aircrew training ... 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 is
asking Congress to renew the land withdrawal for at least 25 years,
although withdrawals of other alternative duration are considered."
Open houses will be held starting Oct. 22. Locations are in Yuma, El
Centro, Palm Springs and Oceanside. Find details by following the link
for "Newsletter 3 - August 2012" (PDF file):
www.chocolatemountainrenewal.com/html/documentsmaps.html

RELATED: "Notice of change of public meeting location..." (Federal
Register Notice, 10/9/12)
The public meeting/open house in Oceanside will now be held at the
Oceanside City Council Chambers.
www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR-2012-10-09/pdf/2012-24749.pdf

"BLM seeking public comments on draft Lost Coast Headlands plan" (
BLM, 10/11/12)
The Lost Coast Headlands Activity Plan details objectives and
management actions, including improvements and visitor facilities, for
the 463 acres overlooking the Pacific Ocean west of Ferndale in
Humboldt County. The site features coastal bluffs, rolling hills and
pockets of forest. In addition to hiking trails providing beach
access, the area includes the site of a former U. S. Navy station with
vistas of the Pacific and coastal landscapes.
http://www.elabs10.com/ct.html?ufl=1&rtr=on&s=x8pbwi,17niv,3xn3,8yq1,96da,283f,37zd

"BLM schedules public meeting on resource damage" (BLM, 10/10/12)
The Bureau of Land Management's Bishop Field Office will hold a public
meeting in October to discuss options to prevent resource damage in
the Volcanic Tableland. The Meeting will be held Saturday, October 27
... The BLM has implemented an emergency road closure along a portion
of Roadside Boulders Road, a dead-end road, to ensure no further
resource damage occurs. The area remains open to foot traffic.
www.blm.gov/ca/st/en/info/newsroom/2012/october/CC131_tablelands.html

"Explosive growth in sudden oak death" (San Francisco Chronicle, 10/9/12)
"The number of oak trees in California that died from the virulent
forest disease ... has increased tenfold in just a year's time ...
Aerial and ground surveys conducted by the U.S. Forest Service
documented 375,700 new cases of dead live oak and tan oak trees over
54,400 acres of California where the pathogen is known to exist.
That's compared to 38,000 dead trees covering 8,000 acres a year ago
The sudden increase in deaths is believed to have been caused by two
years of abnormally high rainfall followed by this year's dry
weather."
www.sfgate.com/science/article/Explosive-growth-in-sudden-oak-death-3934216.php

"Federal lawsuit challenging Cadiz pipeline project dismissed" (San
Bernardino County Sun, 10/5/12)
The lawsuit against "alleged violations of the National Historic
Preservation Act and the Federal Land Policy and Management Act, and
that the Bureau of Land Management failed to conduct a proper review
of the cultural and environmental impacts of the project and prepare a
plan that would allow the project to move forward in the specially
designated California Desert Conservation Area." A Cadiz attorney
"said the proposed pipeline is not a federal water project and that
the court did not have jurisdiction to hear the matter."
www.sbsun.com/ci_21709623/federal-lawsuit-challenging-cadiz-pipeline-project-dismissed

JOBS
"Current job openings - BLM California" (USAJOBS website)
http://www.elabs10.com/ct.html?ufl=1&rtr=on&s=x8pbwi,17niv,3xn3,8qwy,1ci0,283f,37zd


NATIONAL, OTHER STATE AND DEPARTMENT of the INTERIOR ITEMS

"New rules for meteorite hunters unveiled" (Space.com, 10/11/12)
BLM Instruction Memorandum No. 2012-182. "provides guidance to the
BLM's field office managers for administering the collection of
meteorites on public lands in three 'use categories,' said Derrick
Henry, a public affairs specialist for BLM in Washington, D.C. ...
'The policy recognizes that there is interest in collecting meteorites
by hobbyists … but it also is recognition that there are science and
commercial interests as well' ... It is the first time the BLM has
formally addressed rules regarding collection of meteorites on public
lands..."
www.space.com/18009-meteorite-collectors-public-lands-rules.html


SELECTED UPCOMING EVENTS

Oct. 22 - 25 - Public open houses, Chocolate Mountain Aerial Gunner
Range, Proposed land withdrawal renewal
www.chocolatemountainrenewal.com/

More information on the following events at the Santa Rosa and San
Jacinto Mountains National Monument can be found at:
www.desertmountains.org/

Oct. 13 - Weed warriors - Volunteer!

Oct. 20 - Jr. Trail Guides Explorer Program - RSVP required

Oct. 24 - Monument anniversary hike

WILDLIFE TRIVIA answer and related websites
(e.) kits

SOURCE: "Red Fox - Vulpes vulpes" (BLM California wildlife database)
www.blm.gov/ca/forms/wildlife/details.php?metode=serial_number&search=2870

More wildlife news from your public lands (and elsewhere):

"House cats: Why I don't let mine outside" (KCET, 10/2/12)
"Most cat lovers look at a cat and see an individual not unlike
themselves: a "person," someone with distinct likes and distastes,
with idiosyncrasies, with a life history that deserves respect. I'm
one of those people. I suspect that for most people, that
identification doesn't fully extend to wild animals other than a few
popular kinds..."
www.kcet.org/updaily/the_back_forty/wildlife/cats-wildlife-respect-and-responsibility.html

"Sierra beaver dams targeted by U.S. Forest Service" (Sacramento Bee, 10/7/12)
The U.S. Forest Service recently tore down a beaver dam near Lake
Tahoe "to protect a tourist facility that celebrates the non-native
kokanee salmon, sparking criticism from some environmental groups ...
What's happening here is more than a flap over a furry, flat-tailed
rodent with a penchant for gnawing down trees and damming up streams.
It is part of a wider controversy over the role of beaver in nature
and their provenance -- native, non-native or both? -- in the Sierra
Nevada."
www.sacbee.com/2012/10/07/4888453/sierra-beaver-dams-targeted-by.html

"Squirrel exposed to plague bacteria near Idyllwild" (Palm Springs
Desert Sun, 10/9/12)
"A ground squirrel found at a campground north of Idyllwild has tested
positive for exposure to the bacteria carried by fleas that can cause
plague ... No human cases of plague have been reported in the county
for at least 20 years, said Barbara Cole, director for disease control
at the Riverside County Department of Health. She stressed the
importance of prevention of the disease, and seeking help if it has
been contracted. 'Plague can be fatal, but it is treatable'."
www.mydesert.com/article/20121009/NEWS01/310090037/Plague-bacteria-squirrel-exposed-Idyllwild

"Fill out an online survey to aid study of red fox" (Sacramento Bee, 10/11/12)
"Red foxes in the Sacramento Valley were long thought to be the
non-native offspring of foxes imported more than a century ago for the
fur trade. Recent genetic research at UC Davis has revealed that they
are a unique native species now known as the Sacramento Valley red
fox. Because the species was confused with other foxes for so long,
scientists are not sure how many exist or what its population trends
are. The new survey aims to assess public understanding about the
species to help refine a new field survey..."
www.sacbee.com/2012/10/11/4901144/fill-out-an-online-survey-to-aid.html

RELATED: "Sacramento Valley fox survey" (UC Davis)
Take the 5-minute survey, learn more, or report a sighting.
http://www.elabs10.com/ct.html?ufl=1&rtr=on&s=x8pbwi,17niv,3xn3,a3py,74j6,283f,37zd

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