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THIS WEEK IN NEWS.BYTES:
- America's Great Outdoors: Events this weekend
- America's Great Outdoors
- Not for educators only: Wildlife trivia question of the week
- Traditional energy
- Renewable energy
- Wild horses and burros
- 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: This weekend

"Thousands of fish arriving at Coleman hatchery; salmon festival set
for Saturday" (Redding Record Searchlight, 10/17/12)
"At this time of year the salmon in Battle Creek are packed in fin to
fin, trying to get up the fish ladders into Coleman National Fish
Hatchery. Come Saturday, hatchery visitors will be huddled shoulder to
shoulder along the railings overlooking the creek as they try to get
glimpses of the fish. Scott Hamelberg, fish hatchery project leader,
said he expects as many as 5,000 people to show up for this year's
22nd annual Return of the Salmon Festival. Even with such a turnout,
the fish will vastly outnumber the people, he said." The event
includes more than 70
www.redding.com/news/2012/oct/17/return-of-the-salmon-festival-this-weekend/

"Old Spanish Trail Days" (Old Spanish Trail Association)
Tecopa, Oct. 19-21: Includes tours to trail sites, games and learning
for the kids, displays and educational materials and a barbeque. The
BLM is a sponsor.
www.oldspanishtrail.org/OSTDays/

RELATED: "Old Spanish National Historic Trail" (BLM Arizona)
The Old Spanish National Historic Trail was used for trade between
Santa Fe and Los Angeles. It crosses six states and 2,700 miles --
passing through red rock mesas and below snow capped peaks, fording
untamed rivers, avoiding the immense depths of the Grand Canyon, and
skirting the continent's harshest deserts near Death Valley.
www.blm.gov/az/st/en/prog/blm_special_areas/hist_trails/old_span_tr.html

"'Voices of the Timber Industry'" (Eureka Times-Standard, 10/18/12)
"With the historic logging town of Falk in the background, the Timber
Heritage Association and the Headwaters Forest Reserve, Bureau of Land
Management, will co-host an event to celebrate oral histories of
persons who worked in the timber industry. On Saturday at 1 p.m.,
Timber Heritage Association oral historian Renée Ross and Headwaters
Reserve Ranger Julie Clark will join narrators who recorded their
memories for the THA compilation 'Voices of the Timber Industry'."
www.times-standard.com/rss/ci_21799577


AMERICA'S GREAT OUTDOORS

"National Fossil Day celebrated in Rainbow Basin" (News.bytes Extra)
National Fossil Day, Oct. 17, is celebrated to promote public
awareness and stewardship of fossils and to foster a greater
appreciation of their scientific and educational values. One famous
"fossil bed" is Rainbow Basin, an Area of Critical Environmental
Concern north of Barstow. Fossil footprints of early elephants,
goat-camels, giraffe camels and horses have been found here. Insects
are preserved in such detail that compound eyes and trachea are
present. Volunteers help to preserve recently-exposed fossils from
erosion and expand the list of fossil plants.
www.blm.gov/ca/st/en/info/newsbytes/2012/553xtra_fossilday.html

"Fort Ord National Monument - Volunteer opportunities" (BLM Hollister
Field Office)
Saturday, Oct. 27 on the Fort Ord National Monument, volunteers will
help to restore and maintain trails, remove noxious weeds, and collect
native seed. Download the information flyer and map with directions:
www.blm.gov/ca/st/en/fo/hollister/fort_ord/volunteer_opportunities_fo.html

"New parking coming for Ord hikers" (Monterey County Herald, 10/16/12)
A new parking lot on Monterey-Salinas Highway will replace one "that
has been frequented since 1996 by hikers, horse riders and others
using Toro Park as a jumping-off point for recreational activity in
the Fort Ord backcountry ... The new lot will be located farther to
the southwest, and highway improvements will make it safer to get in
and out of the parking area, ... Highway lanes are being widened, a
center turn lane will be lengthened and a deceleration lane will make
it safer to enter the parking area," Fort Ord National Monument
manager Eric Morgan said.
www.montereyherald.com/local/ci_21787908/new-parking-area-coming-fort-ord-off-highway

"Photos: Piedras Blancas Outstanding Natural Area, October 2012"
(News.bytes Extra)
Photos taken last weekend show a few of the visitors on a guided tour
near the light station and viewing California sea lions and seabirds
of a large rock offshore, and photos of juvenile elephant seals hauled
out on the beach nearby.
www.blm.gov/ca/st/en/info/newsbytes/2012/553xtra_piedrasblancas_photos.html

RELATED: "Piedras Blancas Light Station Outstanding Natural Area
tours" (BLM Bakersfield Field Office)
Public tours of the Piedras Blancas Light Station are offered
September 1 through June 14 on Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday. Guided
tours are the only public access to the station because of sensitive
resource concerns and ongoing restoration activities. Check the
website for more information.
www.blm.gov/ca/st/en/fo/bakersfield/Programs/pbls/tours.html

RELATED: "Piedras Blancas elephant seal LiveCam" (Friends of the Elephant Seal)
Fall haul-out "is an important time for these juveniles. In addition
to fixing the twice a year pattern of rookery visits, it gives these
young seals experience with being on land and fasting, both essential
to their adulthood." The population usually peaks in November of each
year.
www.elephantseal.org/Rookery/livecam.htm

"Last call for Bizz Johnson bike shuttle" (Lassen County Times)
"As the final two weekends of the Bizz Johnson bike shuttle approach,
visitors and locals alike may want to consider taking the opportunity
to enjoy the fall splendor along the trail. At 8 a.m. on both
Saturdays, Oct. 20 and 27, riders may catch the shuttle from the
Historic Susanville Railroad Depot ... The BLM provides a truck and
trailer to shuttle bikes from Susanville and Lassen Rural Bus
transports hikers and bike riders [to] allow people to arrange one-way
trips on the trail without having to plan their own vehicle shuttles."
www.lassennews.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=8581

"Dunes ready for season" (Imperial Valley Press, 10/14/12)
"The Bureau of Land Management encourages duners and off-road
enthusiasts who visit the Imperial Sand Dunes Recreation Area to be
safe while having fun in the sun during the 2012-2013 season. 'We want
to emphasize safety when recreating in America's great outdoors," said
Margaret Goodro, field manager of BLM's El Centro Office."
www.yumasun.com/news/dunes-82438-isdra-recreation.html

"Ivanpah Dry Lake" (BLM Needles Field Office)
As of Oct. 15: Both east and west sides of Ivanpah Dry Lake are closed
due to flooding.
www.blm.gov/ca/st/en/fo/needles/ivanpah.html


NOT for EDUCATORS ONLY:
desert iguana
WILDLIFE TRIVIA QUESTION of the WEEK:
Which of the following numbers is most significant, relating to desert iguanas?
(a.) 15 (inches) - the desert iguana has the longest tail of any
desert-dwelling lizard.
(b.) 20 (feet) - the deepest known burrow of a desert-dwelling lizard,
was dug by a desert iguana.
(c.) 50 (years) - of all desert lizards, the longest-lived was a desert iguana.
(d.) 115 (degrees) - of all lizards, the desert iguana survives the
hottest temperature.
(e.) 103 (percent) - of desert iguanas say their opinions were changed
by pre-election debates.
See answer - and more wildlife stories - near the end of this News.bytes.


TRADITIONAL ENERGY

"Seneca receives Operator of the Year award"(BLM, 10/18/12)
Seneca Resources Corp. was recognized Tuesday as the Bureau of Land
Management's 2012 California Operator of the Year at the 2012 Oil and
Gas Conference in Bakersfield. The award honors a California operator
that utilizes best management practices to help achieve safe,
environmentally responsible resource development by preventing,
avoiding, or mitigating adverse environmental or social impacts. The
acknowledgement is also based on overall lease operation and lease
compliance. Seneca is the wholly owned exploration and production
subsidiary of National Fuel Gas Company.
www.blm.gov/ca/st/en/info/newsroom/2012/october/CC-13-3.html

"Amid protests, report finds no harm from fracking" (Los Angeles
Times, 10/16/12)
"A new report on hydraulic fracking at the Inglewood Oil Field found
that the controversial oil extraction method used at two wells did not
have significant effects on the environment or on the health of those
living near the 1,200-acre site. More than 200 residents of the
Baldwin Hills area turned out Monday evening to hear the findings and
question the author of the environmental impact study ... As the
findings of the yearlong report were announced by its author ... some
residents shook their heads in disbelief, some jotted down notes,
while others held up signs that read 'Stop Fracking Now' and 'Stop the
Insanity'."
www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-fracking-baldwin-hills-20121016,0,6100656.story

"Environmentalists sue California oil regulators over fracking" (Los
Angeles Times, 10/16/12)
"A coalition of environmental advocates has filed suit against
California oil regulators over the controversial method of oil
extraction called hydraulic fracturing, accusing state officials of
illegally "rubber-stamping" drilling permits without performing key
environmental reviews."
http://www.elabs10.com/ct.html?ufl=1&rtr=on&s=x8pbwi,17xzk,3xn3,4k4,952e,283f,37zd


RENEWABLE ENERGY

"Federal plan designed to create large solar energy plants" (Los
Angeles Times, 10/13/12)
"The Obama administration has formally adopted a plan to help create
large-scale solar energy plants, offering incentives for solar
developers to cluster projects on 285,000 acres of federal land in the
western U.S. and opening an additional 19 million acres of the Mojave
Desert for new power plants. The plan places 445 square miles of
public land in play for utility-scale solar facilities."
http://www.elabs10.com/ct.html?ufl=1&rtr=on&s=x8pbwi,17xzk,3xn3,in5i,a651,283f,37zd

RELATED: "Obama Administration approves roadmap for utility-scale
solar energy development on public lands" (Department of the Interior,
10/12/12)
As part of President Obama's all-of-the-above energy strategy to
expand domestic energy production, Secretary of the Interior Ken
Salazar finalized a program for spurring development of solar energy
on public lands in six western states. The Programmatic Environmental
Impact Statement (PEIS) for solar energy development provides a
blueprint for utility-scale solar energy permitting in Arizona,
California, Colorado, Nevada, New Mexico and Utah by establishing
solar energy zones with access to existing or planned transmission,
incentives for development within those zones, and a process through
which to consider additional zones and solar projects.
www.blm.gov/ca/st/en/info/newsroom/2012/october/solar_peis.html

RELATED: "Interior Approves Public Lands Solar Plan" (KCET, 10/15/12)
The plan is "for developing solar energy facilities on almost 20
million acres of public lands in six states -- nearly a million acres
of that in California ... 766,078 acres in California have been
designated variance zones, in which solar facilities may be built
provided they pass standard environmental review, and a few extra
hurdles imposed by the Bureau of Land Management."
www.kcet.org/news/rewire/government/solar-peis/interior-approves-public-lands-solar-plan.html

RELATED: "Renewable energy: US takes new tack with 'solar energy
zones'" (Christian Science Monitor, 10/14/12)
"Instead of approving such large renewable energy projects on a
case-by-case basis where developers want to build them, the energy
zones will guide development to areas that are high in solar energy,
close to transmission lines, and have, in the Interior Department's
words, 'relatively low conflict with biological, cultural, and
historic resources.' The road map also excludes 79 million acres of
federal land as being inappropriate for development and another 19
million acres as 'variance' areas where the government would continue
to decide solar projects case by case."
www.csmonitor.com/Environment/Energy-Voices/2012/1014/Renewable-energy-US-takes-new-tack-with-solar-energy-zones

RELATED: "Solar power, and tortoises too" (Los Angeles Times, 10/16/12)
Editorial: "Protecting threatened species is important. So is
developing clean power. It is possible to do both, and the federal
plan strikes a pretty good compromise among competing interests. In
the end, the desert tortoise's future depends at least as much on our
ability to slow the progress of climate change as to shield its
habitat."
http://www.elabs10.com/ct.html?ufl=1&rtr=on&s=x8pbwi,17xzk,3xn3,1xsm,r2g,283f,37zd

"Massive turbines rise in Ocotillo" (Imperial Valley Press, 10/14/12)
Efren Ramos of El Centro "is one of some 350 people, about half of
them local, who are employed by Pattern Energy and its Ocotillo Wind
Express ... once commissioned, these wind turbines roughly the size of
40-story tall buildings and blades the size of a 747 Boeing passenger
jet won't power mills; they will power about 94,000 homes in San
Diego, according to U.S. Bureau of Land Management figures. "
http://www.elabs10.com/ct.html?ufl=1&rtr=on&s=x8pbwi,17xzk,3xn3,85y3,bwya,283f,37zd

""Want to learn more about California energy? Try this great map
resource" (KCET, 10/12/12)
"Ever find yourself wanting to know where solar, wind, or other
renewable energy facilities are in California? Or where the state's
nukes, natural gas pipelines, and oil refineries might be? Your task
just got a lot easier, thanks to the federal Energy Information
Administration (EIA) ... The EIA is working on an online tool, now
available in a beta version, that allows you to explore interactive
maps of the energy infrastructure in all 50 states."
www.kcet.org/news/rewire/technology/want-to-learn-more-about-california-energy-try-this-great-map-resource.html

"Desert fossil discovery reveals surprises" (Riverside
Press-Enterprise, 10/15/12)
"A solar energy company planning a development in eastern Riverside
County has discovered a rare Mojave Desert treasure-trove of Ice Age
fossils, including a clutch of desert tortoise eggs believed to be the
first found in California. Paleontologists are buzzing about pieces of
ivory from a mammoth tusk, the teeth of ancient horses and other
indications of large vertebrate animals seldom found in California,
they said."
www.pe.com/local-news/local-news-headlines/20121015-region-desert-fossil-discovery-reveals-surprises.ece

"BLM Seeks Public Comments on Proposed Silver State Solar South
Project near Primm" (BLM Nevada, 10/15/12)
The BLM Las Vegas Field Office is initiating a 90-day comment period
to solicit review and comment on a Draft Supplemental Environmental
Impact Statement and a proposed amendment to the Las Vegas Resource
Management Plan (LVRMP) addressing a proposed solar energy facility
near Primm, Nevada. The right-of-way application area encompasses
approximately 13,183 acres of BLM-administered public lands. The
permanent footprint of the project as proposed would be 2,290 acres.
www.blm.gov/nv/st/en/info/newsroom/2012/october/southern_nevada__blm.html


WILD HORSES AND BURROS

"Mustangs show their stuff at UC Davis Horse Day" (News.bytes Extra)
Each year, the University of California at Davis Equine Studies
Department hosts an open house of their program. Faculty and guest
speakers also present demonstrations on horse health and management.
This year, BLM wild horse and burro volunteer Alyssa Radtke was
invited to speak about wild horses, and she brought along more
volunteers to show off their adoptable mustangs.
www.blm.gov/ca/st/en/info/newsbytes/2012/553xtra_ucdavis_horse_days.html

"Horses from BLM Corrals off to new homes via Internet adoption
program" (News.bytes Extra)
Wild horses are moving from the BLM's corrals near Susanville, Calif.
to new homes -- mostly in the Midwest -- thanks to mustang enthusiasts
who used the BLM's internet adoption program. A total of 19 horses
were adopted from the Litchfield Corrals in an internet offering that
ran from Sept. 29 through Oct. 10. Wranglers have completed hoof
trimming and given vaccination booster shots for the adopted horses,
and will be trucking them to adopter pickup points at BLM corrals in
Rock Springs, Wyo. and Elm Creek, Neb. Three of the mustangs found
homes in northern California.
www.blm.gov/ca/st/en/info/newsbytes/2012/553_whb_internet_adoptions.html

"Grass Valley burro adoption" (BLM California Facebook page)
Three wild burros found homes at an adoption event in Grass Valley
last weekend, Oct. 13-14. Here are some photos, including "Sheriff
Buckshot."
www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.498760563481956.113901.121009507923732&type=1

"BLM sets meeting of National Wild Horse and Burro Advisory Board for
October 29-30 in Salt Lake City" (BLM, 10/18/12)
The board will meet to discuss issues relating to the management,
protection, and control of wild horses and burros on Western public
rangelands. The Advisory Board provides input and advice to the BLM as
it carries out its responsibilities under the 1971 Wild Free-Roaming
Horses and Burros Act
www.blm.gov/wo/st/en/info/newsroom/2012/october/nr_09_03_2012.html


WILDFIRES AND PREVENTION

"Reinforcements headed to local fires" (Durango Herald, 10/18/12)
A number of wildfires continued to burn across Southwest Colorado on
Thursday, prompting officials to call in out-of-town aircraft
reinforcements and put some homeowners on pre-evacuation notice.
http://www.elabs10.com/ct.html?ufl=1&rtr=on&s=x8pbwi,17xzk,3xn3,bsi6,j5lr,283f,37zd


HEADLINES and HIGHLIGHTS

"Stay out, stay alive! BLM El Centro secures 18 abandoned mines"
(News.bytes Extra)
News.bytes readers may recall a distinctive photo from 2006, as an
off-highway vehicle was removed by crane from an abandoned mine shaft.
The driver and passenger were trapped for 20 hours before being
rescued. Luckily, the only injury was a broken arm. Funding from the
American Recovery and Reinvestment Act has secured that abandoned mine
shaft in the Cargo Muchacho Mountains
www.blm.gov/ca/st/en/info/newsbytes/2012/553xtra_aml_samurai_hill.html

"BLM hosts additional Bodie Hills vegetation restoration public field
trip" (BLM, 10/12/12)
The BLM Bishop Field Office will host a public field trip to the Green
Creek area near Bridgeport for an overview of the Bodie Hills
vegetation conditions and to view examples of treatments proposed in
the Bodie Hills Upland Vegetation Restoration Project. The field trip
is scheduled for Thursday, Nov. 1, weather depending.
www.blm.gov/ca/st/en/info/newsroom/2012/october/bodie_hills_vegetation_fieldtrip.html

"Interior designates 27 new National Landmarks" (Department of the
Interior, 10/17/12)
Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar announced the designation of 26
national historic landmarks and one national natural landmark as
places that possess exceptional value and quality in illustrating or
interpreting the heritage of the United States -- including California
sites: the César E. Chávez National Monument at Nuestra Señora Reina
de la Paz in Keene, the Drakes Bay Historic and Archeological District
at Point Reyes Station, Knight's Ferry Bridge, Stanislaus County, and
the United States Post Office and Court Houses in San Francisco and
Los Angeles.
www.doi.gov/news/pressreleases/Interior-Designates-27-New-National-Landmarks.cfm

"Interior Department honors 2012 'Partners in Conservation' Award
Winners" (Department of the Interior, 10/18/12)
Together, the 17 award recipients represent more than 700 individuals
and organizations from across the United States that have achieved
exemplary conservation results through public-private cooperation and
community engagement.
www.doi.gov/news/pressreleases/Interior-Department-Honors-2012-Partners-in-Conservation-Award-Winners.cfm

"Deputies focus on off-roading" (Hi-Desert Star, 10/17/12)
"Morongo Basin - Twelve people were ticketed on off-roading violations
during an enforcement operation Saturday, Oct. 13 ... County code
enforcement officers, sheriff's deputies and rangers from the Bureau
of Land Management took part ... Law enforcement personnel contacted
about 60 OHV users. They wrote 12 citations for charges including
failure to wear a helmet, registration violations, possession of an
open alcohol container and land-use violations ... Others not cited
were educated on legal OHV use areas and OHV safety."
www.hidesertstar.com/news/article_2443eaaa-182a-11e2-9523-001a4bcf887a.html

"DWP sues to limit its spending on Owens Lake" (Los Angeles Times, 10/13/12)
The Los Angeles Department of Water and Power filed a lawsuit Friday
that would limit its spending on measures to stop massive dust storms
at Owens Lake. The agency argues that the Great Basin Unified Air
Pollution Control District is unreasonable to order the DWP to
eliminate dust on 2.9 miles of remote, geologically challenging lake
bed ... The 100-square-mile lake east of Sequoia National Park was
transformed into dusty salt flats after 1913, when its supply of
snowmelt and spring water was diverted into the Los Angeles Aqueduct."
www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-1013-dwp-dust-20121013,0,57296.story

RELATED: "LADWP takes state and federal air regulators to court over
Owens Lake dust pollution" (KPCC, 10/15/12)
"Each day, the DWP puts more than a Rose Bowl's worth of water on
Owens Lake's dry lake bed in the eastern Sierra. It does it to keep
the dust down ... LADWP maintains it would like to explore new modes
of dust control. State agencies have countered that they're not
opposed to that happening, but they would like to see proof that the
new control measures work as well as what's currently allowed."
www.scpr.org/blogs/environment/2012/10/15/10491/ladwp-takes-state-and-federal-air-regulators-court/

"Water, water, not everywhere" (Wall Street Journal, 10/15/12)
"Few people in the world are more water-conscious than California
farmers. The state leads the nation in farm revenue and produces
nearly half of the domestic supply of fruits, nuts and vegetables ...
Yet California is one of the driest states in the U.S., getting an
average of just 22 inches of precipitation annually compared with more
than 40 inches for states like Missouri and New York. And, with nearly
40 million people, California is also the most populous state --
meaning there's a lot of competition for that precious rain and snow."
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JOBS
"Current job openings - BLM California" (USAJOBS website)
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NATIONAL, OTHER STATE AND DEPARTMENT of the INTERIOR ITEMS

"The nature of Las Vegas" (San Diego Union-Tribune, 10/14/12)
"Mere miles" from the wild life of Las Vegas, "there's real wildlife
amid nature's calm -- mule deer, wild burros, bighorn sheep and other
creatures inhabit pine tree-shaded mountains, towering sandstone
cliffs and desolate desert terrain." Visiting Red Rock Canyon National
Conservation Area "is like journeying to Mars ... There's a 13-mile
scenic drive, more than 30 miles of hiking trails, 2,000 rock-climbing
routes, camping, mountain biking and horseback riding. "
www.utsandiego.com/news/2012/oct/14/tp-the-nature-of-las-vegas/

"Hartman Rocks! BLM recreation area a paradise for mountain bikers"
(Aspen Times,
"Last year, we 'discovered' the Hartman Rocks Recreation Area south of
Gunnison and had so much fun we returned last month ... There are more
than 20 trails criss-crossing 8,000 acres of land looked after by the
Bureau of Land Management. No single trail is all that long, but
you're constantly coming up with new combinations. Strung together,
you can ride for miles and miles. The fun of learning the trails is
determining which way you want to ride them. It does make a
difference."
www.aspentimes.com/article/20121013/SPORTS/121019944/1077&ParentProfile=1058


SELECTED UPCOMING EVENTS

Oct. 20 - Family Fun Day - San Joaquin River Gorge
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Oct. 22 - 25 - Public open houses, Chocolate Mountain Aerial Gunner
Range, Proposed land withdrawal renewal
www.chocolatemountainrenewal.com/

Oct. 27 - Volunteer at National Public Lands Day event - Fort Ord
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More information on the following events at the Santa Rosa and San
Jacinto Mountains National Monument can be found at:
www.desertmountains.org/

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

Oct. 24 - Monument anniversary hike


WILDLIFE TRIVIA answer and related websites
(d.) 115 (degrees) - of all lizards, the desert iguana survives the
hottest temperature.

SOURCE: "Desert iguana - Dipsosaurus dorsalis" (BLM California
wildlife database)
www.blm.gov/ca/forms/wildlife/details.php?metode=serial_number&search=2559

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

"Tenuous water supply shrinks this year at Valley wildlife refuges"
(Sacramento Bee, 10/15/12)
"In addition to their ecological importance, the Sacramento Valley's
public wildlife refuges attract more than 200,000 visitors per year,
including hunters, anglers and bird lovers. They are one of the only
options for outdoor lovers who can't afford a pricey duck club
membership or an exotic bird-watching safari. This year, 80 percent of
the Sutter refuge remains dry. That means about 2,000 acres of
potential habitat is nearly empty of bird life. Ponds normally busy
with squawking ducks and geese are dried to a crisp in the October
sun."
www.sacbee.com/2012/10/15/4911796/tenuous-water-supply-shrinks-this.html
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