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News.bytes
A publication of Bureau of Land Management in California
Issue 421 - 2/24/10
THIS WEEK IN NEWS.BYTES:
-Renewable energy
- Recreation on public lands
- Not for educators only:
- Wildlife trivia question of the week
- Youth and BLM: Girl Scouts explore desert palm oasis
- Headlines and highlights: Dispatcher honored, wild horses and
burros, fog, jobs, more
- Legislation affecting BLM-California
- Focus on youth: Employee profile
- Meet your advisory council members
- Selected upcoming events
- National and/or Department of the Interior items: Water, economic
impacts Also see this issue of News.bytes online at:
http://www.blm.gov/ca/news/newsbytes/2010/421.html
RENEWABLE ENERGY
"Fed guarantee helps BrightSource Energy plan" (San Francisco
Chronicle, 2/23/10)
"BrightSource Energy Inc. of Oakland won $1.37 billion in federal loan
guarantees Monday to build solar power plants in the Mojave Desert ...
the Ivanpah Solar Electric Generating System ... will use mirrors to
focus sunlight and generate electricity. Together, the three plants
near the Nevada border will produce enough power for 140,000 homes ...
BrightSource won't get them unless the Ivanpah project receives
permits from the California Energy Commission and the federal Bureau
of Land Management, both of which are reviewing the project."
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2010/02/23/BUAN1C5HIK.DTL
RELATED: "BrightSource is first solar developer to get a federal loan
guarantee"(Las Vegas Sun, 2/22/10)
http://www.lasvegassun.com/news/2010/feb/22/brightsource-first-solar-developer-get-federally-b/
"Developer proposes 30,000 solar dishes in Calif. desert" (Greenwire
at New York Times, 2/19/10)
"Federal efforts to permit nearly a dozen large-scale solar-power
projects in California by year's end moved a significant step forward
last week as the Bureau of Land Management rolled out a detailed
environmental review for one of the largest plants proposed to date --
a 750-megawatt concentrated solar facility in the Colorado Desert.
When completed, Stirling Energy System Inc.'s $2.2 billion Solar Two
project is expected to include 30,000 solar dish systems across more
than 6,100 acres of federal land -- making it the largest project to
move this far through the federal permitting process."
http://www.nytimes.com/gwire/2010/02/19/19greenwire-developer-proposes-30000-solar-dishes-in-calif-19323.html
"Lucerne Valley solar project comment period announced"
(BLM-California news release, 2/19/10)
The Bureau of Land Management announced that the comment period on the
draft environmental impact statement and draft plan amendment for the
proposed Chevron Energy Solution's Lucerne Valley Solar Project in San
Bernardino County will end May 19. A public comment meeting will be
held on Tuesday, March 9, 2010 in Lucerne Valley.
http://www.blm.gov/ca/st/en/info/newsroom/2010/february/CDD1037_lucernvalleysolar_commentperiod.html
Note: Some news sites may require free registration to view their
content online.
RECREATION ON PUBLIC LANDS
"BLM invites public review of OHV grant applications" (BLM-California
news release, 2/24/10)
The public is invited to comment on the 2010 applications the Bureau
of Land Management has submitted to the California Department of Parks
and Recreation, Off-Highway Motor Vehicle Recreation Division. The
public review and comment period will run from Tuesday, March 2
through Monday, April 1, 2010. The OHV grant applications are an
annual process that is a key part of the partnership between BLM and
the state of California, which issues grants to a variety of entities
to improve or mitigate off-highway vehicle recreation.
http://www.blm.gov/ca/st/en/info/newsroom/2010/february/SO1005_ohvgrant_applications.html
"Interested parties discuss socio-economic impacts of Clear Creek
RMP/EIS" (News.bytes Extra)
Business owners, off-highway vehicle riders and organizations,
rockhounds and other interested parties attended a workshop Monday in
Hollister to discuss socio-economic impacts for the Clear Creek
Management Area Resource Management Plan/Environmental Impact
Statement being developed. Attendees talked about the value of the
area to the regional economy, as well as activities that have
historically gone on at Clear Creek. Written comments on the draft
RMP/EIS must be postmarked or received by BLM no later than March 5,
2010.
http://www.blm.gov/ca/st/en/info/newsbytes/2010/421xtra-ccma_socio_ec.html
"Rail trail between dams will be paved" (Redding Record Searchlight, 2/19/20)
"Federal trail builders are set to pave a former railroad grade
between Keswick and Shasta dams. The approximately nine miles of
blacktop will be funded by more than $500,000 in economic stimulus
money, said Steve Anderson, manager of the Bureau of Land Management's
Redding field office ... Bill Kuntz, BLM's Redding field office
recreation planner, said there should be room for runners, hikers,
mountain bikers and horseback riders who want to stay on gravel rather
than go on the new pavement."
http://www.redding.com/news/2010/feb/19/rail-trail-between-dams-will-be-paved/
RELATED: "Paving job leaves no shortage of dirt trails" (Redding
Record Searchlight, 2/21/10)
Editorial: "On balance, a paved trail is open to far more users -
skaters, skinny-tired cyclists, children on scooters, wheelchair users
- and will likely prove far more popular than the current mix of dirt
and gravel. At the same time, dirt has its ardent fans. Many runners
find it gentler on their joints. Serious mountain-bikers scoff at
asphalt. Some nature lovers just think enough of the world has already
been paved over ... Our view: Trail users bristle at change, but let's
keep the Rail Trail paving in perspective."
http://www.redding.com/news/2010/feb/21/paving-job-leaves-no-shortage-of-dirt-trails/
"Wildflower show begins, should peak in March" (Palm Springs Desert
Sun, 2/23/10)
The wildflowers are coming. From yellow to purple, some species are in
bloom now, but March will be the peak, said Jim Cornett, author of
'Coachella Valley Wildflowers.' It won't be a spectacular season, but
it'll still be good enough to impress relatives, he said ... Flower
enthusiasts also can take a bus tour with the Bureau of Land
Management on March 2 or attend the Wildflower Festival at the Santa
Rosa & San Jacinto Mountains National Monument Visitor Center on March
6."
http://www.mydesert.com/article/20100223/LIFESTYLES0106/2230310
RELATED: "Wildflower Festival --Santa Rosa and San Jacinto Mountains
National Monument Visitor Center" (Friends of the Desert Mountains)
Saturday, March 6: Flyer for the event (PDF file).
http://www.desertmountains.org/pdf/wildflower_fest_2010.pdf
RELATED: "Wildflower watching" (BLM-California)
Where you can usually view wildflowers on BLM-managed lands, and related tips.
http://www.blm.gov/ca/st/en/prog/recreation/wildflowers.html
"BLM, Nevada Land Conservancy announce Home Camp Ranch acquisition"
(BLM-California news release, 2/22/10)
A tract of wildlife-rich, high desert rangeland in northwest Washoe
County is now accessible to the public, following acquisition of the
Home Camp Ranch by the Bureau of Land Management. The 14,838-acre Home
Camp Ranch property is about 170 miles north of Reno. The BLM's
Surprise Field Office in Cedarville, Calif. will manage the area which
will be open to the public for a wide variety of recreation pursuits.
http://www.blm.gov/ca/st/en/info/newsroom/2010/february/NC1034_home_camp_acquisition.html
"Roads, trails in Dry Valley area will be used for motorcycle races"
(BLM-California news release, 2/23/10)
Weekend back country explorers planning to visit the Dry Valley Area
east of Susanville over the weekend of March 6 will encounter more
people than usual, as a two-day motorcycle race is scheduled on public
land. Travel on some roads and trails, including Dry Valley Road, will
be restricted by course marshals while races are in progress.
http://www.blm.gov/ca/st/en/info/newsroom/2010/february/NC1038_dryvalley_race.html
"Marine mammal presentation scheduled for Tuesday, March 2 in
Whitethorn" (BLM-California news release, 2/23/10)
North coast residents who want to learn more about animals that live
offshore can attend a free presentation Tuesday, March 2, at 7 p.m.,
at the Bureau of Land Management's King Range Office in Whitethorn.
Call to reserve a seat.
http://www.blm.gov/ca/st/en/info/newsroom/2010/february/NC1039_kingrange_marinemammal.html
NOT for EDUCATORS ONLY:
white-tailed antelope squirrel
WILDLIFE TRIVIA QUESTION of the WEEK:
In what way is a white-tailed antelope squirrel in winter like some snakes?
(a.) It gorges on one large meal, then sleeps while it digests
(b.) It cannot see well, but uses its sense of smell to track down prey
(c.) It basks in the sun, to soak up the heat
(d.) It overcomes its prey by constriction
(e.) It rattles its little white tail rapidly to warn intruders,
before striking
------> See answer -- and more information -- near the end of this
issue of News.bytes.
YOUTH AND THE BLM
"Hiking Adventures Girl Scouts explore a desert palm oasis" (News.bytes Extra)
Thirty young Daisy, Brownie and Junior Girl Scouts met with BLM staff
last weekend at the Palm Springs Visitor Center. Troops from Corona
and Riverside came to learn Leave No Trace skills, map and compass
orientation and hiking, before heading to the The Agua Caliente Band
of Cahuilla Indians' Palm Canyon.
http://www.blm.gov/ca/st/en/info/newsbytes/2010/421xtra-girlscouts_oasis.html
HEADLINES and HIGHLIGHTS
"BLM honors SIFC dispatcher Katey Lewis for support during shooting
incident" (BLM-California news release, 2/10/10)
Katey Lewis, a Lassen National Forest dispatcher at the Susanville
Interagency Fire Center, has been honored for her outstanding support
to the U. S. Bureau of Land Management's law enforcement program.
Lewis received the commendation Friday, Feb. 19.
http://www.blm.gov/ca/st/en/info/newsroom/2010/february/NC1036_katey_lewis_honored.html
RELATED: "BLM honors dispatcher for support during shooting incident"
(News.bytes Extra)
Photos from the presentation.
http://www.blm.gov/ca/st/en/info/newsbytes/2010/421xtra-dispatcher_honor.html
"Sheep return to graze Fort Ord land" (Monterey County Herald, 2/24/10)
"The four-legged lawn mowers are back. About 3,000 sheep will spend
five months grazing the grassy hills in the Fort Ord area ... 'We use
them as lawn mowers for the fire hazard reduction,' said Bruce
Delgado, Bureau of Land Management botanist. 'They tend to
preferentially graze the non-native grasses, which is good for us
because we're trying to encourage the growth of native grasses'."
http://www.montereyherald.com/local/ci_14460514
"California wild horse and burro adoption schedule"
Upcoming adoption events include March 6 in Redlands, March 20 in Los
Banos and Valley Center, and April 10 in Redding and at the San
Bernardino Rodeo Grounds in Devore.
http://www.blm.gov/ca/st/en/prog/wild_horse_and_burro/adoptions.html
"Growing program: Learning is hands-on at college farm" (Redding
Record Searchlight, 2/20/10)
"The 70-acre farm is on the east side of Shasta College ... in
Redding. It's here that the rudiments of farming, landscaping and
nursery work are taught each year to a fresh crop of students ...
Eight students live rent-free on the college farm and care for
livestock, the fields and greenhouses. Grants and work-study programs
supply additional student labor. A U.S. Bureau of Land Management
program is paying students to propagate five species of oaks, as well
as native grasses and shrubs. In the fall, they'll be planted along
streams and in foothill woodlands ravaged by wildfire."
http://www.redding.com/news/2010/feb/20/growing-program-learning-is-hands-on-at-college/
"Interpretive Association; Federal agencies create new partnership"
(Mammoth Times, 2/20/10)
"The Eastern Sierra Interpretive Association, in partnership with the
Inyo National Forest and the Bishop Field Office of the Bureau of Land
Management, have created a new public lands partnership coordination
program." Its mission is "to assist the agencies in educational,
historical, scientific and interpretive activities undertaken on
public lands throughout the region."
http://www.mammothtimes.com/content/view/163410/27/
"Less fog is tough on redwoods, study says" (Eureka Times-Standard, 2/22/10)
"Two University of California at Berkeley scientists have done the
painstaking work to show that coastal summers see a third less fog
than they did 100 years ago -- and that the region's great redwoods
appear to be worse off because of it ... Lynda Roush, Arcata field
manager for the U.S. Bureau of Land Management, which manages the
redwood-rich Headwaters Forest, said that the agency is working with
Save-the-Redwods League and beginning to set up studies in the forest
to consider climate change's effects on redwoods."
http://www.times-standard.com/ci_14447390
"BLM announces no action will be taken on Bly Tunnel bypass"
(BLM-California news release, 2/23/10)
The BLM announced today that it will take no action on a proposal to
close a bypass pipe in a concrete plug that blocks a failed irrigation
tunnel at Lassen County's Eagle Lake.
http://www.blm.gov/ca/st/en/info/newsroom/2010/february/NC1037_blytunnel_decision.html
JOBS
"Current job openings - BLM California" (USAJOBS website)
http://jobsearch.usajobs.opm.gov/a9blm-ca.asp
LEGISLATION AFFECTING BLM-CALIFORNIA
"Feinstein's staff, councilmembers meet on desert protection bill"
(Barstow Desert Dispatch, 2/21/10)
"Sen. Dianne Feinstein's staff have recently met with Barstow city
councilmembers, informing them about the proposed California Desert
Protection Act of 2010 and, according to some councilmembers,
requesting their support ... The proposed California Desert Protection
Act would create two national monuments, additional wilderness areas,
expand the Mojave National Preserve and Death Valley National Park,
and set aside land for off highway vehicle use."
http://www.desertdispatch.com/news/meet-7929-barstow-protection.html
"Positive Point: My bent on the Bend" (Red Bluff Daily News, 2/22/10)
OpEd on the continuing discussion of a proposal for a Sacramento River
National Recreation Area on lands managed by the BLM.
http://www.redbluffdailynews.com/rds_home/ci_14447926
EMPLOYEE PROFILE: Focus on Youth:
...Samantha Clapp read an announcement about the Student Educational
Employment Program one day between classes at Sacramento State
University. Hired under STEP (Student Temporary Employment Program), a
subpart of SEEP, Samantha will help the staff of the external affairs
office to keep information about renewable energy rights-of-way
applications up to date on the Internet, among other assignments.
http://www.blm.gov/ca/st/en/info/employee_profiles/samantha_clapp.html
MEET YOUR ADVISORY COUNCIL MEMBERS: April Sall...
...represents the public-at-large on the BLM's California Desert
District Advisory Council. As the preserve manager for the Pipes
Canyon and Mission Creek preserves, she has comprehensive experience
in planning and coordinating preserve projects. Read more:
http://www.blm.gov/ca/st/en/info/rac/dac/members/april_sall.html
SELECTED UPCOMING EVENTS
Find details -- and more events -- online at:
https://www.blm.gov/ca/forms/calendar/
March 4 - Chocolate Mountains renewable energy public meeting
Calipatria
March 5 - Wild horse and burro adoption preview day
Redlands
March 6 - California Coastal National Monument 10th Anniversary event
Rancho Palos Verdes
NATIONAL AND/OR DEPARTMENT of the INTERIOR ITEMS
"Interior launches WaterSMART Initiative" (Department of the Interior
press release, 2/22/10)
"Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar today signed a Secretarial
order establishing a new water sustainability strategy for the United
States ... 'The federal government's existing water policies and
programs simply aren't built for 21st century pressures on water
supplies,' Salazar said. 'Population growth. Climate change. Rising
energy demands. Environmental needs. Aging infrastructure. Risks to
drinking water supplies. Those are just some of the challenges'."
http://www.doi.gov/news/pressreleases/2010_02_22_release.cfm
"Salazar releases new report showing Interior Department programs and
activities support jobs for more than 1.4 million Americans"
(Department of the Interior press release, 2/23/10)
"The report, Economic Impact of the Department of the Interior's
Programs and Activities, is the first-ever analysis of the job
creation and economic growth benefits related to a wide range of
departmental activities, from tourism at national parks to
hydroelectric projects in the West to oil and gas development on
federal lands and the outer continental shelf."
http://www.doi.gov/news/pressreleases/2010_02_23_release.cfm
WILDLIFE TRIVIA answer and related websites
(c.) It basks in the sun, to soak up the heat
SOURCE: "White-tailed antelope squirrel - Ammospermophilus leucurus"
(BLM California wildlife database)
In winter these squirrels are often seen basking in the middle of the
day, trying to soak up as much of the sun's heat as possible.
http://www.blm.gov/ca/forms/wildlife/details.php?metode=serial_number&search=3088
OTHER BLM-RELATED WILDLIFE STORIES:
"U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service will decide soon whether the sage
grouse deserves Endangered Species Act protection" (Oregon
Live/Portland Oregonian, 2/23/10)
"It may seem an esoteric undertaking, this taxpayer-funded bird count,
but if the greater sage grouse gains protection under the Endangered
Species Act, that could curtail everything from energy development to
cattle grazing in Oregon and ten other western states."
http://www.oregonlive.com/environment/index.ssf/2010/02/sage_grouse_endangered_species.html
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