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News.bytes
A publication of Bureau of Land Management in California

Issue 527 - 4/19/12

THIS WEEK IN NEWS.BYTES:
- America's Great Outdoors
- Get Outdoors tip of the week
- Wildfires and prevention
- Wild horses and burros
- Not for educators only: Wildlife trivia question of the week
- Renewable energy
- 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

"Desert Discovery Center re-opens" (Barstow Desert Dispatch, 4/17/12)
The Desert Discovery Center opened its doors this week, after " the
first stage of a five-year renovation project." The center "will
eventually add new exhibits, trails and an amphitheater to the museum
.... To celebrate its re-opening, the center will be hosting the
annual Earth Day event Saturday where they will feature many
recycling, art, and learning activities...."
www.desertdispatch.com/news/opens-12796-barstow-center.html

Earth Day Fair at Naval Air Weapons Station China Lake, Friday, April
20, 12 to 4 p.m. The Fair will "highlight the Navy's ongoing efforts
to protect the environment and provide an activity where employees and
the general public can pick up information about the various ways they
can 'reduce, reuse and recycle.' Participating community organizations
include the Bureau of Land Management." The Fair "is open to the
community but still requires that a day pass be acquired from Pass &
ID prior to entering the installation."
www.cnic.navy.mil/ChinaLake/About/Events/EarthDay/CNICD_A078811

"Hobo Camp, Pit River Campground Opening in Time for Fishing Season"
(BLM California, 4/12/12)
The Hobo Camp day use area near Susanville and the Pit River
Campground near Fall River Mills will be opening later this month, in
time for the start of stream fishing season which begins April 28 in
northeast California. Hobo Camp will open April 21 for the annual
Junior Fishing Derby sponsored by the Lassen Sportsmen's Club. The Pit
River Campground opens April 27, with seven campsites, a group camping
area, a fishing area accessible for those with mobility difficulties,
and a kayak launch site.
www.blm.gov/ca/st/en/info/newsroom/2012/04/hobo_camp_and_pit.html

"Many campgrounds to open in support of start of fishing season"
(Lassen National Forest, 4/13/12)
Lassen National Forest will "soon open campgrounds near prime fishing
waters in support of the 2012 Fishing Season." There should be "plenty
of camp sites available to meet the anticipated demand by the April 28
opening day of trout season .... Dispersed camping is also allowed in
the forest. However, visitors are reminded to keep their vehicles on
existing roadways" and that "a California campfire permit is required
for campfires away from developed campgrounds. Permits are free and
can be picked up at any CalFire, U.S. Bureau of Land Management, or
Forest Service office."
www.corning-observer.com/news/open-11673-campgrounds-forest.html

RELATED: "Eagle Lake" (BLM California)
Eagle Lake is 5100 feet above sea level in north eastern California
about 16 miles north of Susanville in Lassen County. It is the second
largest natural freshwater lake wholly in California. Land management
around the lake is approximately 50% U.S. Forest Service, 35% Bureau
of Land Management and 15% Private.
www.blm.gov/ca/st/en/fo/eaglelake/eaglelake.html

"Ferndale students pitch in to improve Lost Coast Headlands" (News.bytes Extra
Students from Ferndale High School spent an entire day cleaning up and
improving public lands in their North Coast backyard. About 40
students joined with BLM staff members April 6 to work on trails in
the Lost Coast Headlands area. They repaired winter storm damage,
built water bars, and cleared invasive weeds. A group of four students
put their woodworking skills to good use building wood duck boxes.
Others worked on developing a video public service announcement that
will be part of the Outdoors Cool campaign that encourages young
people to get outside and discover nature.
www.blm.gov/ca/st/en/info/newsbytes/2012/527xtra_ferndale_students_lost_coast.html

"1st annual Alabama Hills Day a success" (News.bytes Extra)
More than 200 people attended the 1st annual Alabama Hills Day at the
Lone Pine Museum of Film History last weekend. Dozens of attendees
attended each of the presentations in the theater, as well as field
trips into the Alabama Hills. The Alabama Hills includes almost 30,000
acres west of Lone Pine managed by the Bureau of Land Management's
Bishop Field Office. The 2nd annual Alabama Hills Day has been
scheduled for Saturday, April 13, 2013 - mark your calendars!
www.blm.gov/ca/st/en/info/newsbytes/2012/527xtra_alabama_hills_day.html

"Car and Truck Race draws thousands to Plaster City" (News.bytes Extra)
Almost 4,000 spectators showed up to watch 112 vehicles start High
Desert Racing's Imperial 250 at BLM's Plaster City OHV Open Area.
Those who stayed through the long race day saw only 51 vehicles
finish. More than half the vehicles dropped out as breakdowns dogged
them or were unable to finish the required laps....
www.blm.gov/ca/st/en/info/newsbytes/2012/527xtra_imperial_250.html

"Little feet, little trails. Get 'em on trails at an early age, Boise
dad says" (Idaho Statesman, 4/19/12)
"When it comes to hiking with kids, no matter how young they are, just
go for it. That's the attitude of hiking dad Michael Lanza of Boise,
who believes it's important to get kids on the trail at an early age
and keep nurturing a long-term love for the outdoors." Some of his
tips for hiking with kids: "As soon as children are able to walk, give
away that baby stroller .... When hiking with pre-school and pre-teen
kids, adjust your agenda and expectations to satisfy their interests
and make it fun for them .... Remember that young kids need to rest
and refuel with food and water much more frequently than adults" ...
and more.
www.idahostatesman.com/2012/04/19/2080452/little-feet-little-trails.html

RELATED: "Youth in the Great Outdoors"
"Get out .... get smart .... get a job" in the outdoors. Links to
events, education resources and current job openings. Also links to
profiles of interns who have outdoor jobs. Part of an initiative "to
help millions of young Americans reconnect with our natural and
cultural heritage, put thousands of young people to work in the great
outdoors, and inspire the next generation of conservation leaders."
http://www.elabs10.com/ct.html?rtr=on&s=x8pbwi,zm44,3xn3,l311,4pc8,283f,37zd


GET OUTDOORS TIP OF THE WEEK...
...camp Tuttle Creek! Visitors can set up camp all year long at the
Tuttle Creek Campground and enjoy plenty of opportunities for
exploring, hiking, and sightseeing. The campgrounds are surrounded by
the impressive peaks of the Alabama Hills and Sierra Nevada and Inyo
Mountain Ranges.
www.blm.gov/ca/st/en/fo/bishop/camping/tuttle.html


NOT for EDUCATORS ONLY:
northern river otter
WILDLIFE TRIVIA QUESTION of the WEEK:
Northern river otters usually…
(a.) …line the floors of their tunnels with rushes, to protect their skin.
(b.) …find homes in caverns on the banks of rivers.
(c.) …hollow out living areas in thick stands of riverbank brush.
(d.) …build dens with entrances on land and in the water.
(e.) …dislike being lumped together with southern beach otters, by
clueless tourists from Back East.
See answer - and more about wildlife - near the end of this News.bytes.


RENEWABLE ENERGY

"BLM releases environmental study for proposed Riverside County Solar
Project" (BLM California, 4/13/12)
The BLM released for public comment a Draft Environmental Impact
Statement for the proposed enXco Desert Harvest Solar Farm Project in
Riverside County, to be built on about 1,280 acres of public land
about six miles north of Desert Center and including a substation,
administration building, operations and maintenance facilities,
transmission line, and temporary construction lay-down areas. The
project's 220-kilovolt transmission would connect with Southern
California Edison's proposed Red Bluff Substation.
www.blm.gov/ca/st/en/info/newsroom/2012/04/riverside_county_solar.html

RELATED: "Reading the Desert Harvest draft EIS -- and green schools"
(Palm Springs Desert Sun, 4/17/12)
"The problem with the Bureau of Land Management's environmental impact
statements for large-scale solar projects is their length." The draft
EIS for the enXco Desert Harvest project "is a case in point." A
"quick eyeballing" puts the page count "well over 1,000 .... So, I
have started chipping away at the report's most important sections so
you won't have to. The goal is to have a reasonable understanding of
... the main issues" by May 14, when the BLM will hold two public
meetings.
http://www.elabs10.com/ct.html?rtr=on&s=x8pbwi,zm44,3xn3,beod,3d38,283f,37zd

"BLM seeks public comment on Campo Verde Gen-Tie" (BLM California, 4/13/12)
The BLM is seeking public comment on a proposed one-mile
generation-interconnection (gen-tie) transmission line that would
cross federal lands approximately eight miles southwest of El Centro,
Calif. About 4/10 of the line would be on public land. If approved,
Campo Verde Solar, LLC, would build the line to transport renewable
electrical energy from the proposed Campo Verde Solar Photovoltaic
facility to San Diego Gas and Electric's Imperial Valley Substation.
The PV facility would be located on approximately 1,990 acres of
disturbed private land that is currently used for agriculture.
www.blm.gov/ca/st/en/info/newsroom/2012/04/seeking_campo_verde.html

"BrightSource officials begin relocation of tortoises" (Riverside
Press-Enterprise, 4/17/12)
"Biologists for a solar project near the Nevada state line this week
began relocating desert tortoises displaced by construction and said
every possible precaution is being taken to ensure the animals
successfully reestablish themselves nearby .... The 52 biologists
working for BrightSource are relocating more than 150 tortoises,
following strict guidelines established by the U.S. Fish and
Wildlife's Desert Tortoise Recovery Office."
www.pe.com/local-news/breaking-news-headlines/20120417-desert-brightsource-officials-begin-relocation-of-tortoises.ece

"Nesting hawks delay power line work" (Riverside Press-Enterprise, 4/15/12)
"At least five pairs of red-tailed hawks are nesting in the path of a
transmission line upgrade needed to connect a solar energy development
in northeast San Bernardino County to the power grid, federal
officials said. The presence of the hawks could delay some of the work
for months, but a spokesman for BrightSource Energy Co. said the
company still plans to begin delivering electricity early next year
from the 5.6-square-mile solar plant in the Ivanpah Valley, near
Primm, Nev."
www.pe.com/local-news/topics/topics-environment-headlines/20120415-mojave-desert-nesting-hawks-delay-power-line-work.ece

"A Walk through the wind farm with Iberdrola" (East County Magazine, 4/15/12)
Iberdrola Renewables' Tule Wind energy facility in the McCain Valley
is set for a May 18 County Planning Commission hearing, and an
expected June hearing before the Board of Supervisors. "Much has been
written about concerns raised by citizens over potential impacts on
views, wildlife, campgrounds, and fire risk for the region. Seeking to
address those concerns and clarify efforts at mitigation, Iberdrola
contacted [East County Magazine] and sent two representatives to tour
the site with our editor and answer questions posed."
http://www.elabs10.com/ct.html?rtr=on&s=x8pbwi,zm44,3xn3,iazd,jg3c,283f,37zd

"Wind ordinance hits turbulence: planning commission postpones action
amid concerns from all sides" (East County Magazine, 4/15/12)
The San Diego County Planning Commission voted last week "to postpone
action on a proposed wind ordinance" after several hours of testimony.
"On one hand, wind industry representatives contended that setbacks
and low frequency noise standards proposed would effectively bar most
industrial-scale wind projects in our region. On the other hand, rural
residents voiced fears that the ordinance did not go far enough to
protect health and safety , as well as to preserve many of East
County's most scenic areas that fall within a 'wind resources' map."
http://www.elabs10.com/ct.html?rtr=on&s=x8pbwi,zm44,3xn3,lj0l,m81n,283f,37zd

"Lawsuit settled, Nevada's first wind energy project proceeds" (Las
Vegas Review-Journal, 4/17/12)
"An environmental lawsuit has been settled and the turbines are going
up at Nevada's first wind energy project, about 300 miles north of Las
Vegas. The Spring Valley Wind farm, a "$225 million project by San
Francisco-based Pattern Energy will use 66 turbines -- each roughly
the height of a 30-story building -- to generate 150 megawatts of
electricity, enough to supply about 45,000 homes" and has a 20-year
contract to supply NV Energy. But "environmentalists still aren't
happy with the arrangement."
www.lvrj.com/news/lawsuit-settled-nevada-s-first-wind-energy-project-proceeds-147846955.html

"Sun crash: Solar energy 'green rush' slows down in desert" (KCET Los
Angeles, 4/18/12)
Guest columnist: "The true death knell for large desert solar is
almost inevitable and it's the second of the two baseline issues that
plague the desert solar gold rushers. Without market intervention by
the government, utility-scale desert solar must compete with wholesale
prices of electricity from other forms of power generation. As the
widespread adoption of 'fracking' has pushed natural gas prices way
down, it's really difficult to produce solar power cheaply enough to
compete."
www.kcet.org/updaily/socal_focus/commentary/sun-crash-solar-energy-green-rush-slows-down-in-desert.html

"Former NASA scientist proposes solar-power generating satellite" (San
Gabriel Valley Tribune, 4/15/12)
"Solar facilities take up a lot of space" and "clouds and fog
sometimes get in the way. Those limitations have driven many
facilities out into California's deserts, where vacant land is cheap
and plentiful and clouds rarely fill the sky. But a former scientist
at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory thinks he can do even better - by
sending solar-generating stations into space" where they "could
receive almost-continuous sunlight and would never be shrouded in
clouds, unlike Earth-based brethren ...."
www.sgvtribune.com/news/ci_20402527/former-nasa-scientist-proposes-solar-power-generating-satellite


TRADITIONAL ENERGY

"Fracking data flows from Kern oil fields" (Bakersfield Californian, 4/16/12)
"As fracking, or hydraulic fracturing, becomes more common in
California and especially Kern County, state lawmakers, regulators and
environmentalists are pushing for greater transparency regarding the
practice. Already some oil producers are responding by voluntarily
posting information about their fracking operations to an online
national database, fracfocus.org."
www.bakersfield.com/news/business/economy/x2074754190/Fracking-data-flows-from-Kern-oil-fields

"California fracking bill would protect industry 'trade secrets'" (Los
Angeles Times, 4/18/12)
"A California lawmaker working to pass the Golden State's first
hydraulic fracturing rules has watered down his landmark legislation,
hoping to overcome industry opposition to a measure that would force
energy companies to disclose the mysterious mix of chemicals they
inject into the ground to tap oil deposits. The legislation stalled
last year after objections by industry that full disclosure of
'fracking' chemicals would reveal proprietary 'recipes'."
http://www.elabs10.com/ct.html?rtr=on&s=x8pbwi,zm44,3xn3,61py,4n27,283f,37zd

"Wyoming governor to Interior: Defer to states on gas 'fracking'" (The
Hill, 4/16/12)
"Wyoming's GOP governor is urging the Interior Department to defer to
state regulation of natural gas 'fracking' rather than impose new
federal regulations that he contends could stymie drilling. Gov.
Matthew Mead's letter to Interior Secretary Ken Salazar calls his
state's regulations protective of public health and the environment.
It adds to GOP and gas industry criticism of the Obama administration
over upcoming rules to govern fracking on federal lands."
http://www.elabs10.com/ct.html?rtr=on&s=x8pbwi,zm44,3xn3,lzwp,com9,283f,37zd

"Statements on the President's Executive Order supporting safe and
responsible development of unconventional domestic natural gas
resources" (The White House, 4/13/12)
Responses from the American Chemistry Council, American Gas
Association, American Petroleum Institute, America's Natural Gas
Alliance and a number of other groups, to the President's announcement
that the Administration will create a new interagency working group to
support safe and responsible development of unconventional domestic
natural gas resources and associated infrastructure to help reduce our
dependence on foreign oil.
www.whitehouse.gov/the-press-office/2012/04/13/statements-president-s-executive-order-supporting-safe-and-responsible-d


WILD HORSES AND BURROS

"Horses, burros available for adoption in San Jose this weekend" (BLM
California, 4/17/12)
This weekend, Saturday and Sunday, April 21 and 22: Thirty horses will
be available for adoption: 10 yearling geldings, 10 yearling fillies,
five geldings 2-3 years old and five mares 2-3 years old. Five Jack
burros and five Jenny burros also will be offered for adoption. Horses
will be from the High Rock area's Fox Hog, High Rock, Nut Mountain,
Wall Canyon and Bitner herd management areas. Horses can be previewed
on Friday, April 20, from 2-5 p.m.
www.blm.gov/ca/st/en/info/newsroom/2012/04/CC1250_sanjoseadopt.html

"BLM Wild Horse and Burro Program" (BLM Facebook page)
Photos and updates of horses and their adopters, from around the West.
www.facebook.com/BLMWildHorseandBurro


HEADLINES and HIGHLIGHTS

"Final King Range wilderness management plan now available" (BLM
California, 4/17/12)
A management plan for wilderness within the King Range National
Conservation Area and the adjacent rocks and islands off Northern
California's Lost Coast is now available to the public. The management
plan provides site specific objectives for the BLM's management of
42,585 acres designated as wilderness under the Northern California
Coastal Wild Heritage Wilderness Act of 2006.
www.blm.gov/ca/st/en/info/newsroom/2012/04/NC1246_kingrangeplan.html

"Supervisors adopt resolution in support of Berryessa Snow Mountain
Conservation Area" (Lake County Record-Bee, 4/17/12)
More than 270,000 acres of the 321,000-acre proposed conservation area
would be in Lake County, with the rest in Napa, Yolo and Mendocino
counties. The supervisor who placed the proposal on the agenda "said
three federal agencies, the BLM, Bureau of Reclamation and Mendocino
National Forest, would work together. She said this would be a good
thing because they could unite to address issues affecting the region,
such as illegal marijuana grow sites, invasive species and water
pollution."
www.record-bee.com/ci_20418586/supervisors-adopt-resolution-support-berryessa-snow-mountain-conservation

"BLM asks public land visitors to be vigilant for illegal activities"
(BLM California, 4/17/12)
As the spring and summer outdoor recreation seasons get into full
swing, officials from the BLM are asking public land visitors in
northeast California and northwest Nevada to watch for illegal
activities including dumping, vandalism and potentially dangerous
marijuana growing operations. BLM officials said marijuana growing is
a major concern because it poses dangers for unsuspecting public land
visitors and harms water sources and other natural resources.
www.blm.gov/ca/st/en/info/newsroom/2012/04/NC1247_vigilant.html

"Expert educates public about avoiding harm in the Mojave" (Las Vegas
Review-Journal, 4/17/12)
"A hike can turn deadly, and there are a number of things that can go
wrong. Surviving those challenges takes preparation. That's what Bob
McKeever, former park ranger and a Marine, teaches park rangers and
other personnel who work in the Mojave Desert." The Mojave's animals
"will not harm you if you leave them alone ..... 'If you run into a
rattlesnake, give it 10 feet of space,' said Jim Cribbs, park ranger
with the Bureau of Land Management and the interagency volunteer
coordinator. 'That way, it's happy, you're happy. You've had a
National Geographic moment. Keep moving.'"
www.lvrj.com/view/expert-educates-public-about-avoiding-harm-in-the-mojave-147704565.html

"Travelin' in Time: Wanted: photo of Horsetown, reward offered"
(Redding Record Searchlight, 4/13/12)
"The first settlement of Horsetown began on the north side of Clear
Creek .... Today this area is home to the Horsetown-Clear Creek
Preserve ... on Bureau of Land Management land." A group is seeking "a
genuine photograph of the town of Horsetown" to honor Dr. Gene Clark,
who worked to create Horsetown-Clear Creek Preserve " to retain,
preserve, restore, and, if possible, augment the publicly owned lands
surrounding Clear Creek in the vicinity of Saeltzer Dam and the site
of Horsetown, Shasta County, Calif., and to manage them as a natural
preserve for the public."
www.redding.com/news/2012/apr/13/travelin-in-time-wanted-photo-of-horsetown/

"Monday Newsmaker: Buford Crites leads Coachella Valley Mountains
Conservancy to protect desert, mountains" (Palm Springs Desert Sun,
4/16/12)
Question and Answer session with the chairman of the California's
Coachella Valley Mountains Conservancy, former Palm Desert mayor,
20-year member of Palm Desert City Council and board member of the
Mojave Desert Land Trust and Friends of the Desert Mountains. Friends
of the Desert Mountains was established in 1987 "to support 'exciting
recreation, scenery, wildlife and clean mountain air all right in our
backyard'" such as in the Santa Rosa and San Jacinto Mountains
National Monument.
www.mydesert.com/article/20120416/OPINION01/204160326/

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

"Another View: Cadiz project will employ sustainable groundwater
practices" (Sacramento Bee, 4/19/12)
OpEd by Winston H. Hickox, former secretary of the California
Environmental Protection Agency, is a principal with the consulting
firm California Strategies: "As the former secretary of California's
Environmental Protection Agency and a member of the Cadiz Inc. board
of directors, I felt compelled to respond to John Bredehoeft and
Newsha Ajami's mischaracterization of the Cadiz Valley Water Project
and California groundwater policy." (The previous article ran in last
week's News.bytes.)
www.sacbee.com/2012/04/19/4425040/another-view-cadiz-project-will.html

RELATED: "Cadiz creates water out of thin air" (Victorville Daily
Press, 4/15/12)
Guest columnist: "Call it 'thin water.' A small, private company
called Cadiz Inc. in Los Angeles is in the process of creating water
in California's Mojave Desert -- like a magician, literally out of
thin air. By selling that water wholesale, water agencies will be able
nearly to double the amount of water sold because of an administrative
mechanism called an 'Intentionally Created Surplus' as part of the
Lower Colorado River Basin Operating Agreement."
www.vvdailypress.com/news/water-33953-cadiz-thin.html

"Anti-mining petition more than half way to goal" (Santa Clarita
Signal, 4/18/12)
"At least 3,000 people" have signed a petition opposing sand and
gravel mining by Cemex in Soledad Canyon and supporting Senate Bill S.
759 to allow a deal under which "Cemex abandons the Soledad Canyon
mine" and "is compensated through the sale of three specific tracts of
land north of Victorville and just west of Interstate 15."
www.the-signal.com/section/36/article/63829/

"Volunteer working to restore sign" (Needles Desert Star, 4/16/12)
"It is because of his love of American history and historic Route 66
that Ed Klein opts to put his own time, money and energy into fixing
various elements of the historic roadway and why he chose the 66 Motel
neon sign in Needles as his latest project."
www.thedesertstar.com/articles/2012/04/18/news/local/news882.txt

RELATED: "Historic Route 66" (BLM Needles Field Office)
Officially established on November 11, 1926, US Route 66 began in
Chicago, Illinois and terminated in Los Angeles, California a distance
of 2,448 miles. It was one of the original highways in the US highway
system, and probably the most famous.
www.blm.gov/ca/st/en/fo/needles/route_66.html

JOBS
"Current job openings - BLM California" (USAJOBS website)
http://www.elabs10.com/ct.html?rtr=on&s=x8pbwi,zm44,3xn3,8qwy,1ci0,283f,37zd


MEET YOUR ADVISORY COUNCIL MEMBERS: Judy Oliver...
...represents recreation interests on the BLM's Northeast California
Resource Advisory Council. She is a public health nurse in Lassen
County and loves the outdoors. In her spare time, she enjoys hiking,
horseback riding and off-highway driving....
www.blm.gov/ca/st/en/info/rac/nerac/members/judy_oliver.html


NATIONAL AND DEPARTMENT of the INTERIOR ITEMS

"A welcome mat to the world" (San Diego Union-Tribune, 4/19/12)
Guest column by Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar: "Earlier this
month, I scratched the back of an Indian rhinoceros at the San Diego
Zoo, one of the things you can do in San Diego and arguably nowhere
else on the planet – at least without risking your life. It's a reason
the zoo is one of the centerpieces of a local tourism industry that
pumps more than $17 billion into the city's economy and supports
160,000 jobs in the area. As our nation's economy continues to gain
strength, tourism holds the promise of being an even bigger economic
engine both here and across the country .... The more people who visit
America, the more Americans we get back to work in places like San
Diego. It's that simple. I am confident that working together we can
put out a welcome mat for the world."
www.utsandiego.com/news/2012/apr/19/tp-a-welcome-mat-to-the-world/

"BLM announces landscape approach for public land management" (BLM
National, 4/13/12)
The BLM released an update on a bureauwide initiative that is helping
the agency evaluate and respond to public land issues such as
wildfire, energy development, and climate change while continuing to
promote the smart use of the public lands. The Landscape Approach for
Managing the Public Lands will help the BLM respond to an increasing
demand for the use of the public lands for recreation and energy
development, which often support local economies in the West.
www.blm.gov/wo/st/en/info/newsroom/2012/april/nr_04_13_2012.html

BLM Arizona:

"Local four-wheeler group wraps up desert cleanup season " (Lake
Havasu, AZ News-Herald, 4/17/12)
The Havasu 4 Wheelers off-road group wrapped up its desert cleanup
season with "an abandoned vehicle round up." When 30 volunteers, "only
one of five targeted vehicles was left to dig out. Unidentified
members of the community had already stepped up to do the work not
knowing the wrecks were on the organization's removal list." A club
spokesman said, "It was a pleasant surprise for us that someone took
the initiative to help out." he said the anonymous helpers "were
inspired to help out after learning of the club's recent desert
cleanup efforts."
www.havasunews.com/articles/2012/04/17/news/doc4f8cf06aea6de335034036.txt

BLM Colorado:

"121-year-old western Colorado mining flume clings to its secrets"
(Denver Post, 4/14/12)
Fans of "the mysterious structure known as the Hanging Flume ... wake
in the middle of the night to puzzle over how enterprising but
misguided gold seekers pinned a 10-mile-long wooden water chute to a
sheer cliff to create a hydraulic gold separator." "About a dozen of
them -- engineers, scientists, archaeologists, industrial riggers,
carpenters and historians -- gathered at a cliff edge ... '50 miles
from nowhere' to remake history." They "are here to test theories by
rebuilding a 48-foot-long section of the flume in much the same way
they think it was done in the late 1880s."
www.denverpost.com/news/ci_20393944/121-year-old-western-colorado-mining-flume-clings

BLM Oregon:

"Feds withdraw LNG pipeline approval" (Medford Mail Triune, 4/17/12)
The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission "withdrew its 2009
authorization" for Jordan Cove Energy Project to build a pipeline
across southern Oregon, and a liquefied natural gas terminal near Coos
Bay, after the company said it would export the gas to Asian markets.
If approved again, the pipeline would cross about "100 miles of
private property ... state and county lands" and "some 30 miles of
national forestland and 40 miles of U.S. Bureau of Land Management
land. All told, about 675 parcels would be crossed by the pipeline."
It would connect to the Ruby Pipeline and carry natural gas from
Wyoming.
www.mailtribune.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20120417/NEWS/204170308

BLM New Mexico:

"Geovic looking for rare earth on Otero Mesa" (Alomogordo Daily News, 4/14/12)
Geovic Mining Corporation is "finding promising veins of rare earth
metals, which are mostly supplied by China at this time ... are used
in the manufacture of cell phones and many other electronics
....Geovic has been in the process of making a mine at Wind Mountain
on Otero Mesa for three or four years and is still a long way from
mining operations, estimating it could take another eight to 12 years
to get to the actual mining."
www.alamogordonews.com/alamogordo-news/ci_20400819/geovic-looking-rare-earth-otero-mesa


SELECTED UPCOMING EVENTS

April 18 - Sea Otter Classic, Monterey/Fort Ord Public Lands (Salinas
Californian article)
www.thecalifornian.com/article/20120419/SPORTS/204190323/Sea-Otter-Classic-ready-shine

April 21 - Earth Day event, Desert Discovery Center
www.desertdispatch.com/news/opens-12796-barstow-center.html

May 12 - Wildfire Safety Expo - Kelseyville
Homeowner information on how YOU can protect your home in a wildfire,
training demonstrations, kid's fire safety, information booths,
landscaping tips and more. PDF file:
www.co.lake.ca.us/Assets/Public+Information+Releases/Events/expo2012.pdf


WILDLIFE TRIVIA answer and related websites
(d.) …build dens with entrances on land and in the water.

SOURCE: "Northern River Otter - Lontra canadensis" (BLM California
wildlife database)
www.blm.gov/ca/forms/wildlife/details.php?metode=serial_number&search=2782

More wildlife news from your public lands and elsewhere:

"River otters rebounding with hospitable habitat" (San Francisco
Chronicle, 4/15/12)
"Otters were once found in almost every creek and lake in Northern
California, but their numbers seriously dwindled ... because of
hunting, habitat loss and pollution." But thanks to "the federal Clean
Water Act of 1972, California environmental laws, antihunting
regulations and open space preservation, otters, though "still
threatened ... appear to be rebounding .... From Antioch to Tomales
Bay, park visitors have reported otters rolling in mud, gnawing on
crayfish, sliding down rocks and generally partying on the creek
banks." One group started an "Otter Spotter website."
www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2012/04/14/BAEO1O1KPR.DTL

"Finally, Mojave Max decides, it's spring" (Las Vegas Sun, 4/17/12)
"In case you hadn't noticed: Spring has officially arrived in Southern
Nevada. Mojave Max, the famous desert tortoise, emerged from his
burrow at 12:41 p.m. today to herald the official arrival of spring in
the desert. It is, according to officials with the Clark County Desert
Conservation Program and the federal Bureau of Land Management, the
latest he has come out since 2000." California's Mojave Maxine emerged
on Feb. 25.
www.lasvegassun.com/news/2012/apr/17/finally-mojave-max-decides-its-spring/

"New shrimp-like species found in New Mexico cave" (Associated Press
at KRQE, 4/17/12)
"The species of amphipod was unknown" until "about a month ago ...
said Jim Goodbar, the Bureau of Land Management's senior cave
specialist .... Blind, about a half-inch long and almost translucent,
the amphipod was found in a subterranean pool inside a cave no more
than 80 feet from the surface. The cave had been explored before, but
samples had never been taken of the water until a biological inventory
was done as part of plans to expand potash mining in the area."
www.krqe.com/dpps/news/strange/new-shrimp-like-species-found-in-new-mexico-cave-ob12-jgr_4141953

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