BLM California News.bytes Issue 587

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News.bytes

A publication of Bureau of Land Management in California

Issue 587 - July 12, 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
- Renewable energy
- Fire News
- 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

Get Outdoors and lose sight of civilization on the Lost Coast Trail.
It offers one of the few coastal wilderness hiking experiences in the
United States. Hikers can view sea lions, tidepools and spectacular
spring wildflowers. Solitude can be difficult to find on holiday
weekends, so try to plan your hike during weekdays, or the less
crowded spring or fall months. Allow at least three days for the
entire hike. http://www.elabs10.com/ct.html?ufl=1&rtr=on&s=x8pbwi,1jzer,3xn3,467,9wbz,283f,37zd


ON OUR FACEBOOK PAGES...
...Have you ever wondered what the current weather is at the Imperial
Sand Dunes? Check out this link to the weather station at Buttercup
Ranger Station.
http://www.elabs10.com/ct.html?ufl=1&rtr=on&s=x8pbwi,1jzer,3xn3,e91r,gzuw,283f,37zd
Also check out the Imperial Sand Dunes Recreation Area Facebook at
http://www.elabs10.com/ct.html?ufl=1&rtr=on&s=x8pbwi,1jzer,3xn3,8dvd,d13k,283f,37zd


ON OUR OTHER SOCIAL MEDIA PAGES...
...Summer Bucket List adventure lies in the spectacular Piper Mountain
Wilderness Area, just east of Bishop, California. Portions of the
Inyo, Sylvania, and Piper Mountains, for which this wilderness takes
its name, can be found within this area of the California Desert.
http://www.elabs10.com/ct.html?ufl=1&rtr=on&s=x8pbwi,1jzer,3xn3,dehl,22y0,283f,37zd

RELATED: "Piper Mountain Wilderness" (Ridgecrest Field Office)
http://www.elabs10.com/ct.html?ufl=1&rtr=on&s=x8pbwi,1jzer,3xn3,l55q,rbf,283f,37zd


NOT for EDUCATORS ONLY:


WILDLIFE TRIVIA QUESTION of the WEEK:

The brown pelican's preferred nesting sites are small coastal islands.
What of these is the most important motivation?

(a.) Fish
(b.) Stable temperatures
(c.) Humidity
(d.) Raccoons
(e.) Lizards
(f.) Retaining higher property values

See answer near the end of this News.bytes.



RENEWABLE ENERGY

BLM Announces Availability of Final Environmental Review and Preferred
Alternative for Proposed Casa Diablo IV Geothermal Development
Project" (BLM, 7/05/13)
The Bureau of Land Management released the Final Environmental Impact
Statement/ Environmental Impact Report (Final EIS/EIR) analyzing a
proposal to develop geothermal resources near Mammoth Lakes in Mono
County and detailing a preferred, environmentally superior alternative
plan. http://www.elabs10.com/ct.html?ufl=1&rtr=on&s=x8pbwi,1jzer,3xn3,h8gt,gs1e,283f,37zd

RELATED: "Casa Diablo IV Geothermal Development Project" (Bishop Field Office)
The proposed Casa Diablo IV Geothermal Development Project would be
built on the Inyo National Forest and private lands within four
existing federal geothermal leases. It would include construction of a
new geothermal power plant, up to 16 new production/injection wells,
multiple pipelines and an electric transmission line.
http://www.elabs10.com/ct.html?ufl=1&rtr=on&s=x8pbwi,1jzer,3xn3,4dof,eg5h,283f,37zd

"Land Order Facilitates Solar Energy Development on Public Lands"
(BLM, 07/05/13)
As part of President Obama's comprehensive plan to reduce carbon
pollution while promoting American-made clean energy sources, the
Bureau of Land Management (BLM) announced the withdrawal of lands
identified for solar energy development in the West from new mining
claims.The BLM published a Federal Register notice announcing the
approval of a Public Land Order that withdraws 303,900 acres of land
within 17 Solar Energy Zones in six western states from the location
of mining claims that could impede development of solar energy sites.
http://www.elabs10.com/ct.html?ufl=1&rtr=on&s=x8pbwi,1jzer,3xn3,5sun,1fe0,283f,37zd

"Brightsource Pulls Rio Mesa Permit Application, Leaving Just One
Project Underway in Riverside" (KPCC, 7/05/13)
Solar developer Brightsource Energy has cancelled plans to build a
large project in Riverside County. The move dims the developer's
prospects for getting more solar power on the grid in California.Rio
Mesa was to be a 500-megawatt solar thermal development, with at least
half the energy going to Southern California Edison. Brightsource had
put Rio Mesa on pause in January, citing scheduling and transmission
problems, but now the company has withdrawn its permit application
with the state's Energy Commission.
http://www.elabs10.com/ct.html?ufl=1&rtr=on&s=x8pbwi,1jzer,3xn3,akjp,6fdc,283f,37zd

"Endangered Bird Found Dead at Desert Solar Power Facility"
(KCET ReWire, 7/10/13)
A bird found dead at a Riverside County solar project in May was a
Yuma clapper rail, a Federally listed Endangered species. The rail is
one of a number of water birds found dead at the site, according to
one of the owners of the project. The fatality marks the first
reported death of a Federally Endangered bird at a renewable energy
generation site in the mainland U.S.
http://www.elabs10.com/ct.html?ufl=1&rtr=on&s=x8pbwi,1jzer,3xn3,ljv9,75on,283f,37zd

RELATED: "Desert Sunlight Project" (Palm Springs Field Office)
http://www.elabs10.com/ct.html?ufl=1&rtr=on&s=x8pbwi,1jzer,3xn3,7zml,c32w,283f,37zd



FIRE News

"BLM Fuels Crew Members Join Weaverville Community in July 4
Celebration" (News.bytes Extra)
Members of the BLM Redding Field Office fuels module joined
Weaverville's July Fourth celebration, participating in the
community's annual holiday parade. Wearing their wildland fire gear
and carrying firefighting tools, the crew members shook hands with
parade spectators and gave Smokey Bear fire prevention items to
children. BLM firefighting support trucks rolled along the parade
route as well.
http://www.elabs10.com/ct.html?ufl=1&rtr=on&s=x8pbwi,1jzer,3xn3,8bp5,l7ho,283f,37zd

"Small Bone Yard Fire Ignites at BLM Corral" (The Daily Independent, 7/10/13)
A small fire sparked up Monday afternoon around 5 p.m. at the Bureau
of Land Management's Wild Horse and Burro Corral. Fueled by gusty
winds, 108-degree temperatures and plenty of manure, the blaze was
quickly knocked down by firefighters. BLM Resource Management
Specialist Robert Pawelek said the suspected cause of the fire was a
spark from a chain saw. He said, while it is not known exactly how the
fire started, there were crews at the sight of the blaze using chain
saws to cut up pieces of trash and garbage.
http://www.elabs10.com/ct.html?ufl=1&rtr=on&s=x8pbwi,1jzer,3xn3,zkp,lpt5,283f,37zd



HEADLINES and HIGHLIGHTS

"Volunteers Help BLM Document History in Passport in Time Project"
(News.bytes Extra)
Volunteers with a passion for history and archaeological research
recently helped the Bureau of Land Management Redding Field Office
document historic life and work by Chinese miners on a public land
site in Siskiyou County. Working and learning under the direction of
BLM Archaeologist Dr. Eric Ritter, the group of 40 mapped the research
site, designed and planned research plots, excavated test units and
documented their discoveries.
http://www.elabs10.com/ct.html?ufl=1&rtr=on&s=x8pbwi,1jzer,3xn3,ihwg,12lj,283f,37zd

"Mid-Summer Desert Festival at the Desert Discovery Center" (News.bytes Extra)
The Bureau of Land Management's Desert Discovery Center (DDC) recently
hosted another successful Mid-Summer Desert Festival. This annual
event celebrates the wonders of the Mojave Desert with activities and
presentations that explore natural and cultural resources of the high
desert region.The Festival provided a vast array of informational
booths that highlighted the diverse opportunities in the community of
Barstow and the associated public lands close by.
http://www.elabs10.com/ct.html?ufl=1&rtr=on&s=x8pbwi,1jzer,3xn3,do5i,dcz7,283f,37zd

"Desert Advisory Committee Meeting Scheduled to Consider Imperial Sand
Dunes Fee Proposal" (BLM, 7/10/13)
The Bureau of Land Management Desert Advisory Committee will meet in
Riverside on July 27 to consider a fee proposal for the Imperial Sand
Dunes Recreation Area.The meeting will be held from 1 p.m. to 4:30
p.m. at the Riverside Marriott Hotel, 3400 Market St. The meeting is
open to the public. However, discussion is limited to BLM staff and
committee members.
http://www.elabs10.com/ct.html?ufl=1&rtr=on&s=x8pbwi,1jzer,3xn3,mij,l4qq,283f,37zd

"Volunteers Build Trails, Restore Meadows"
(Redwood Times, 07/09/13)
Volunteers met with representatives from the Bureau of Land Management
in the King Range last week to help with trail-building and meadow
restoration. Armed with nothing more than folding handsaws and work
gloves, volunteers manually cut back and removed young Douglas firs
and tan oaks -- one branch at a time. It's labor intensive -- but
necessary. http://www.elabs10.com/ct.html?ufl=1&rtr=on&s=x8pbwi,1jzer,3xn3,8h5c,751x,283f,37zd


NATIONAL AND DEPARTMENT of the INTERIOR ITEMS

"Nominations Open for Wild Horse and Burro Advisory Board"
(BLM, 7/03/13)
The Bureau of Land Management is requesting public nominations to fill
three positions on its national Wild Horse and Burro Advisory Board.
Nominations are for a term of three years and are needed to represent
the following categories of interest: wild horse and burro research,
natural resource management, and public interest (with special
knowledge of equine behavior). The Board advises the BLM, an agency of
the Interior Department, and the U.S. Forest Service, an agency of the
Agriculture Department, on the protection and management of wild
free-roaming horses and burros on public lands administered by those
agencies. http://www.elabs10.com/ct.html?ufl=1&rtr=on&s=x8pbwi,1jzer,3xn3,lo3n,4w32,283f,37zd

"This Week at Interior" (YouTube, 7/05/13)
Hundreds of thousands of visitors in Gettysburg to observe the 150th
anniversary of the pivotal Civil War battle; Secretary Jewell visits
incident command posts in Arizona as firefighters continue to fight
two raging wildfires; a major clean energy announcement in Las Vegas;
the Statue of Liberty reopens in New York Harbor; and Fourth of July
fireworks light up the sky over Washington DC.
http://www.elabs10.com/ct.html?ufl=1&rtr=on&s=x8pbwi,1jzer,3xn3,ay63,d4vw,283f,37zd



SELECTED UPCOMING EVENTS

July 13 - "BLM, Lost Coast Interpretive Association to Host Free
Tidepool Tour at Mal Coombs Park" (BLM, 07/03/13)
The fascinating life in tidepools will be featured in a free
interpretive outing Saturday, July 13, from 9 to 10:30 a.m., at Mal
Coombs Park in Shelter Cove. Participants should meet at the Mal
Coombs Park lighthouse. Bureau of Land Management Interpretive
Specialist Rachel Sowards-Thompson said participants should be
prepared to get wet as they learn about the hardy forms of life that
exist in tidepools.
http://www.elabs10.com/ct.html?ufl=1&rtr=on&s=x8pbwi,1jzer,3xn3,l0la,jvfn,283f,37zd



WILDLIFE TRIVIA ANSWER

(d.) Raccoons

SOURCE: "Brown Pelican" (BLM California wildlife database)
The preferred nesting sites are small coastal islands which provide
protection from mammal predators, especially raccoons, and sufficient
elevation to prevent widescale flooding of nests.
http://www.elabs10.com/ct.html?ufl=1&rtr=on&s=x8pbwi,1jzer,3xn3,6f6h,3vhs,283f,37zd

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