BLM California News.bytes Issue 588

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Issue 588 - July 18, 2013


THIS WEEK IN NEWS.BYTES:
- America's Great Outdoors
- On our Facebook pages
- On our other social media pages
- Not for educators only: Wildlife trivia question of the week
- Wild horses and burros
- 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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AMERICA'S GREAT OUTDOORS

"Improvements Completed at Battle Creek Boating Access Area" (BLM, 07/15/13)
Outdoor enthusiasts who use the Battle Creek area for hiking and water
sports will find new amenities, with the recent completion of parking
area renovations, a new trail and toilet facilities.The Bureau of Land
Management and California State Parks' Department of Boating and
Waterways cooperated on the project funded by DBW's water access fund.
The California Department of Fish and Wildlife also cooperated in
renovating the river access site.
http://www.elabs10.com/ct.html?ufl=1&rtr=on&s=x8pbwi,1k87p,3xn3,d905,1d33,283f,37zd

"Islands In The Sky: Tales From The Pacific Crest Trail"
(The Back Forty, 07/12/13)
Imagine setting aside several months of your life, free from the rat
race, free from the daily commute, free from paying the bills, free
from the oppressive bonds of daily commitments, and trading it all for
discovery and adventure.For hundreds of hikers each year, that is the
life they choose as they traverse the 2,650-mile Pacific Crest
National Scenic Trail, otherwise known as "the PCT," stretching
longitudinally mostly through mountain crests along the West Coast
from the Mexican border to Canada.
http://www.elabs10.com/ct.html?ufl=1&rtr=on&s=x8pbwi,1k87p,3xn3,4g7w,iore,283f,37zd

RELATED: "Pacific Crest National Scenic Trail" (BLM Ridgecrest Field Office)
The BLM manages 180-miles of the Pacific Crest National Scenic Trail,
primarily in the south half of the state. This trail boasts some of
the greatest elevation changes in the National Scenic Trail System and
is popular with thousands of hiker and equestrian users.
http://www.elabs10.com/ct.html?ufl=1&rtr=on&s=x8pbwi,1k87p,3xn3,dih7,a459,283f,37zd

"Fort Ord National Monument Expanding in 3 Weeks"
(The Monterey County Herald, 07/15/13)
The Fort Ord National Monument is set to grow by another 60 acres in
three weeks. The Army will hand over a rabbit-shaped plot of open
space - nearly in the center of the monument's eastern half - to the
Bureau of Land Management. Originally, the land was supposed to be
given to the county to use as a parking lot for Mazda Raceway Laguna
Seca."No one wants a giant parking lot in the middle of the national
monument that is not serving the monument," said Eric Morgan, manager
of the monument.
http://www.elabs10.com/ct.html?ufl=1&rtr=on&s=x8pbwi,1k87p,3xn3,9d8i,j7v9,283f,37zd

RELATED: "Fort Ord National Monument" (BLM Hollister Field Office)
The Fort Ord National Monument holds some of the last undeveloped
natural wildlands on the Monterey Peninsula.
http://www.elabs10.com/ct.html?ufl=1&rtr=on&s=x8pbwi,1k87p,3xn3,9o3x,6uxo,283f,37zd


ON OUR FACEBOOK PAGES...
...Generation Green students give Bureau of Land Management -
California State Director Jim Kenna, U.S. Forest Service Chief Tom
Tidwell and Forest Service Associate Chief Mary Wagner a tour of the
Camp Smokey Fire Prevention and Green Dream Partnership Exhibits at
the California State Fair.
http://www.elabs10.com/ct.html?ufl=1&rtr=on&s=x8pbwi,1k87p,3xn3,6pkh,8a75,283f,37zd


ON OUR OTHER SOCIAL MEDIA PAGES...
..."Summer in America's Great Outdoors," where we're asking folks to
submit their favorite photos from their visits to America's National
Parks, Wildlife Refuges and other public lands. Let's show everyone
the diverse range of activities one can do on America's public lands!
http://www.elabs10.com/ct.html?ufl=1&rtr=on&s=x8pbwi,1k87p,3xn3,3mmg,dxyn,283f,37zd


NOT for EDUCATORS ONLY:


Pacific tree frog - from a photo by U.S. Geological Service


WILDLIFE TRIVIA QUESTION of the WEEK:

The Pacific tree frog can be difficult to spot. Why?

(a.) They are usually in the trees.
(b.) They fly from treetop to treetop, hidden among the leaves.
(c.) They change color with the seasons, making them harder to spot.
(d.) They can quickly change colors to match their backgrounds.
(e.) Contrary to their names, they spend most of their time underground.
(f.) When a Pacific tree frog feels threatened, it imitates an
Atlantic tree frog, thereby confusing the viewer.

See answer near the end of this News.bytes.


WILD HORSES AND BURROS

"Wild Horses Get New Homes" (KSBW 07/13/13)
Dozens of wild horses and burros are looking for new homes this
weekend, as the Bureau of Land Management brings its adoption program
to Taylor-Made Farms in San Martin.
http://www.elabs10.com/ct.html?ufl=1&rtr=on&s=x8pbwi,1k87p,3xn3,ecfa,m4k9,283f,37zd

"Future of Wild Horses Locally is in Peril: Eviction Noticed Served
for July 15"
(East County Magazine, 07/14/13)
Plans to restore San Diego's heritage herd of wild horses to public
lands is in peril. An eviction notice has been served on the nonprofit
organization that recently found and brought back the last descendants
of San Diego's original wild horses. The Coyote Canyon nonprofit wants
to restore the herd to federal public lands run by the Bureau of Land
Management.
http://www.elabs10.com/ct.html?ufl=1&rtr=on&s=x8pbwi,1k87p,3xn3,mawx,bkw,283f,37zd


HEADLINES and HIGHLIGHTS

"Steve Nelson Named New Bishop BLM Manager"
(Sierra Wave Media, 07/16/13)
Steve Nelson has been named manager of the Bureau of Land Management's
Bishop Field Office.The Bishop Field Office manages over 750,000 acres
of public land surface and about 2 million acres of subsurface mineral
estate in the eastern Sierra region of central California."Steve
brings a breadth of professional knowledge and extensive practical
experience to the field manager position in Bishop," said Este Stifel,
BLM Central California District manager.
http://www.elabs10.com/ct.html?ufl=1&rtr=on&s=x8pbwi,1k87p,3xn3,962a,2xov,283f,37zd

"World Wide Web" (News.bytes Extra)
Cub Scout Troops 9 and 15, of Yuma, AZ, began their summer of
conservation by first learning the fundamentals - gaining some
knowledge on what to conserve and why. A BLM El Centro Park Ranger
visited the scouts and gave them some insight on the "what's and
why's" through an interactive activity known as the "Web of Life." The
Leave No Trace (LNT) exercise is commonly used to illustrate to young
children the tangled nature of life.
http://www.elabs10.com/ct.html?ufl=1&rtr=on&s=x8pbwi,1k87p,3xn3,cgob,iapk,283f,37zd

"Daredevil, BLM in Dispute Over Downed Stunt Cable" (Auburn Journal, 07/17/13)
A 4,000-foot length of quarter-inch cable is at the center of a
dispute with the Bureau of Land Management that Squaw Valley daredevil
Mike Wilson has already lost a federal court case over. Wilson said
that the cable cost him about $30,000 and he wants it back. Jeff Horn,
a lead outdoor recreation planner with the bureau, said that the much
of the cable is suspended between two trees 250 feet in the air and
will require a chopper with a grappling hook to move it out of the
steeply walled canyon. Horn said that the public needs to understand
the impact of what he considers a "selfish, ill-conceived stunt" and
the waste of government money that has resulted from it.
http://www.elabs10.com/ct.html?ufl=1&rtr=on&s=x8pbwi,1k87p,3xn3,cneb,dpx1,283f,37zd

"Response Action to Begin at the Descarga Tailings Impoundment Site"
(News.bytes Extra)
The Rand Historic Mining Complex ("RHMC") is the subject of ongoing
investigation by the Bureau of Land Management ("BLM") to determine
the nature and extent of contamination resulting from historic mining
and milling activities in the area. One of the areas being
investigated in the RHMC is the Descarga Tailings Impoundment
("Descarga"), located on public land just a half-mile west of the old
mining town of Randsburg near U.S. Highway 395, in Kern County.
http://www.elabs10.com/ct.html?ufl=1&rtr=on&s=x8pbwi,1k87p,3xn3,7ca,f0j8,283f,37zd

"Glamis: Off-road Fee Increase up for Discussion in Riverside"
(The Press Enterprise, 07/17/13)
A proposed fee increase for the Glamis off-roading area will be
discussed in Riverside during a July 27 meeting of the Bureau of Land
Management's Desert Advisory Committee. Under a new business plan for
what is officially known as the Imperial Sand Dunes Recreation Area,
the BLM would increase weekly use fees by $10, to $35, and season
permits by $60, to $150. The added fees would help close a $1.5
million budget gap and maintain public safety services in the
214,700-acre area, officials said.
http://www.elabs10.com/ct.html?ufl=1&rtr=on&s=x8pbwi,1k87p,3xn3,kowv,eorl,283f,37zd

"BLM Ukiah Field Office to Temporarily Close Two Areas for Rally Car Race"
(BLM, 07/15/13)
The Bureau of Land Management will temporarily close Walker Ridge Road
and the South Cow Mountain Off-Highway Vehicle Area to general
recreation use and through traffic to provide for public safety during
the Mendocino Rally Car Race. Walker Ridge Road in the Indian Valley
Recreation Area will be closed on Saturday, July 20.The South Cow
Mountain OHV Area will be closed to the public from Saturday, July 20
through Sunday, July 21, but spectators will be allowed at the
Westside Staging Area.
http://www.elabs10.com/ct.html?ufl=1&rtr=on&s=x8pbwi,1k87p,3xn3,dj6r,clyq,283f,37zd

"BLM Public Land Mining Claim Fees Due in September" (BLM, 07/12/13)
The deadline for filing annual mining claim fees with the Bureau of
Land Management (BLM) is Tuesday, September 3, 2013. All mining
claimants who wish to retain mining claims on federal public lands
through 2014 must pay a maintenance fee or file a maintenance fee
waiver certificate on or before September 3, 2013. Claimants will now
pay the maintenance fee (currently $140) for every 20 acres or portion
thereof, contained in the placer mining claim. The maintenance fee for
other types of claims -- lode claims, mill sites and tunnel sites --
continues to be $140 per claim or site.
http://www.elabs10.com/ct.html?ufl=1&rtr=on&s=x8pbwi,1k87p,3xn3,19tm,jbbr,283f,37zd

"BLM Initiates Environmental Assessment and Plan Amendment to Evaluate
Disposal of Land in Needles" (BLM, 07/08/13)
The Bureau of Land Management announced plans to evaluate the possible
sale of interest held by the United States in 50 acres of land
conveyed to the City of Needles in 1966.The Notice of Intent published
today initiates the public scoping process to identify specific issues
to be addressed in a proposed 1980 California Desert Conservation Area
Plan Amendment and associated Environmental Assessment. The BLM
anticipates that the EA will consider both the plan amendment and the
possible subsequent sale, or sales, of the federal reversionary
interest and has identified local land uses as the primary preliminary
issue of concern.
http://www.elabs10.com/ct.html?ufl=1&rtr=on&s=x8pbwi,1k87p,3xn3,7j04,725p,283f,37zd


NATIONAL, OTHER STATE AND DEPARTMENT of the INTERIOR ITEMS

"Big-nosed, Long-horned Dinosaur Discovered in Utah"
(Eureka Science News, 07/17/13)
A remarkable new species of horned dinosaur has been unearthed in
Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument, southern Utah. The newly
discovered dinosaur, belonging to the same family as the famous
Triceratops, was announced in the British scientific journal,
Proceedings of the Royal Society B. Nasutoceratops was discovered in
Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument (GSENM), which encompasses
1.9 million acres of high desert terrain in south-central Utah. This
vast and rugged region, part of the National Landscape Conservation
System administered by the Bureau of Land Management, was the last
major area in the lower 48 states to be formally mapped by
cartographers.
http://www.elabs10.com/ct.html?ufl=1&rtr=on&s=x8pbwi,1k87p,3xn3,3qb3,gqoe,283f,37zd

RELATED: "Grand Staircase Escalante-National Monument" (BLM Utah)
http://www.elabs10.com/ct.html?ufl=1&rtr=on&s=x8pbwi,1k87p,3xn3,p5l,jaaz,283f,37zd

"Bureau of Land Management and NACD Renew Their Partnership" (BLM, 07/16/13)
The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) and the National Association of
Conservation Districts (NACD) renewed their longstanding partnership
with signing of a cooperative agreement that supports both
organizations' work in natural resource management. The Memorandum of
Understanding (MOU) is intended to form a framework for cooperation
that supports the organizations' common goals and interests in
managing, developing, and protecting federal and private land and
water resources in an environmentally and economically sound manner.
http://www.elabs10.com/ct.html?ufl=1&rtr=on&s=x8pbwi,1k87p,3xn3,59qa,ah1j,283f,37zd

Worsening Drought Impacts Western Rangeland on Public Lands" (BLM,
07/14/13) Drought conditions across the West have impacted rangelands,
leaving little water and forage for animals and livestock, prompting
the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) to undertake targeted actions,
such as providing supplemental water and food for wild horses;
reducing grazing; and enacting fire restrictions. Hot, dry conditions
continue to persist west of the Mississippi River, with at least 15
states experiencing drought.
http://www.elabs10.com/ct.html?ufl=1&rtr=on&s=x8pbwi,1k87p,3xn3,cx5v,78nf,283f,37zd

"This Week at Interior" (Department of the Interior, 07/12/13)
A partnership between Federal agencies to protect wildlife, help
farmers, and enable military readiness; a discussion in Washington DC
on diversity and inclusion in the Federal workplace; the U.S. Fish and
Wildlife Service issues grants to 20 states to aid endangered species
and their habitats; and a ceremony on the National Mall as special
lights illuminate the Washington Monument.
http://www.elabs10.com/ct.html?ufl=1&rtr=on&s=x8pbwi,1k87p,3xn3,3u5i,hg3n,283f,37zd


SELECTED UPCOMING EVENTS

July 27 - "BLM, E. Clampus Vitus to Dedicate Historic Monument at
Steel Bridge, Trinity County" (BLM, 07/15/13)
A monument marking the site of a historic gold mining feature along
the Trinity River will be dedicated in a public ceremony Saturday,
July 27, at noon, at the Steel Bridge boat ramp near Highway 299 in
Trinity County. Staff from the Bureau of Land Management's Redding
Field Office and members of Trinitarianus Chapter 62 of the Ancient
and Honorable Order of E. Clampus Vitus will conduct the ceremony at
the site of the old Steelbridge Siphon.
http://www.elabs10.com/ct.html?ufl=1&rtr=on&s=x8pbwi,1k87p,3xn3,kf8i,dfna,283f,37zd


WILDLIFE TRIVIA ANSWER

(d.) They can quickly change colors to match their backgrounds.

SOURCE: "Pacific Tree Frog" (BLM California wildlife database)
These frogs have the ability to change their color rapidly to match
their background, which can make them difficult to find.
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