United States Department of Interior Bureau of Land Management Issue 596

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Date: Fri, 27 Sep 2013 09:03:06 -0700
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THIS WEEK IN NEWS.BYTES:
- Wildlife
- Wildlife Trivia Question of the Week
- America's Great Outdoors
- Renewable Energy
- BLM Social Media Pages
- Upcoming Events
- Headlines and Highlights: Assorted topics from your public lands in California
- National and Department of the Interior items

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WILDLIFE

New Species of Legless Lizards Discovered!!
(BLM Extra)
A new species of legless lizard, the Southern Sierra Legless Lizard,
has been discovered living on southern California public lands managed
by the Bureau of Land Management's Ridgecrest Field Office.
http://www.elabs10.com/ct.html?ufl=1&rtr=on&s=x8pbwi,1n7vv,3xn3,e8i7,lzni,283f,37zd

Four New Legless Lizard Species Discovered in California
(LA Times, 09/22/13)
Scientists have discovered four new species of legless lizards in
California, including one species that lives beneath the sand dunes
near Los Angeles International Airport.
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WILDLIFE TRIVIA QUESTION of the WEEK

How can you tell a legless lizard from a snake?
(a) legless lizards have small buds that used to be legs
(b) legless lizards do not move like a snake
(c) lizards can tolerate below-freezing temperatures and remain active
(d) lizards have eyelids
(e) Wait until its back is turned, and call, 'Hey, legless lizard!" after it.

See answer - and more wildlife stories - near the end of this News.bytes.


AMERICA'S GREAT OUTDOORS

Interns Receive 'Rock Star' Recognition for Bird Monitoring, Outreach
(BLM Extra)
Interns from the Environment for the Americas Shorebird Monitoring
Project have been honored by the BLM-California for outstanding
efforts monitoring nesting success for black oytstercatchers on part
of the California Coastal National Monument.
http://www.elabs10.com/ct.html?ufl=1&rtr=on&s=x8pbwi,1n7vv,3xn3,fqy1,14ix,283f,37zd

Bend School Pupils Participate in Fishing Day
(BLM Extra)
The thrill of hooking and landing a fish brought smiles of excitement
to children, when the BLM Redding Field Office and the California
Dept. of Fish and Wildlife hosted the first-ever "Fish Day for Bend
School" in the Sacramento River Bend area north of Red Bluff.
http://www.elabs10.com/ct.html?ufl=1&rtr=on&s=x8pbwi,1n7vv,3xn3,ht8k,3tu6,283f,37zd


RENEWABLE ENERGY

Feds To Investigate Water Bird Deaths at Solar Plants
(KCET, 09/19/13)
The Bureau of Land Management is forming a task force to investigate a
spate of unexpected deaths of water birds at remote desert solar
facilities, according to a BLM spokesperson. Though the membership and
mission of the group are not yet nailed down, Frank McMenimen of the
BLM's Palm Springs office says he expects the group will be meeting by
next week.
http://www.elabs10.com/ct.html?ufl=1&rtr=on&s=x8pbwi,1n7vv,3xn3,274,flyi,283f,37zd


BLM SOCIAL MEDIA PAGES

BLM California Facebook Post: Join us in a Social Media Meetup this
Saturday, Sept. 28th. Share your experiences volunteering on National
Public Lands Day using #NPLD20. We will retweet, reblog, like, and
share the best pictures and posts throughout the day. To join BLM
California in a National Public Lands Day event, see our list of
events around the state:
http://www.elabs10.com/ct.html?ufl=1&rtr=on&s=x8pbwi,1n7vv,3xn3,as2v,ezl8,283f,37zd

BLM California Twitter Post: Thanks to our partners and volunteers for
helping with International Coastal Cleanup Day! #DiscoverTheCoast
#blmca. Follow us on Twitter!
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BLM National Facebook Post: WE'RE ON YONDER! What is Yonder? Think of
it as a cross between Instagram, Foursquare, and Pinterest for outdoor
enthusiasts. Yonder makes it easy to find great outdoor destinations,
track your adventure with geo-tagged video and images, follow other
users, and share experiences with the Yonder community and other
social networks.
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UPCOMING EVENTS

Saturday, Sept. 28th: The 20th Anniversary of National Public Lands
Day (NPLD) is the largest volunteer event for America's public lands.
NPLD is held on a Saturday in late September when thousands of
Americans volunteer to improve and enhance our nation's public lands.
National Public Lands Day 2013 will officially take place on Saturday
September 28, 2013. In BLM California, NPLD events will also take
place on other days during the fall.
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HEADLINES and HIGHLIGHTS

California Desert District Hosts Section 106 Workshop for Tribal Nations
(BLM Extra)
The BLM California Desert District hosted a Section 106 workshop on
the National Historic Preservation Act. Nancy Brown of the Advisory
Council on Historic Preservation conducted the workshop, which
included 30 representatives from 13 tribal nations throughout Southern
California.
http://www.elabs10.com/ct.html?ufl=1&rtr=on&s=x8pbwi,1n7vv,3xn3,h9z6,jw9k,283f,37zd

Oro Grande Mine Remediation
(BLM Extra)
A primary goal of the Bureau of Land Management and the California
Department of Conservations Abandoned Mine Land Unit is to provide the
public safe experiences when visiting public lands in the Mojave
Desert. The BLM and DOC have another primary goal...
http://www.elabs10.com/ct.html?ufl=1&rtr=on&s=x8pbwi,1n7vv,3xn3,a7v4,94yd,283f,37zd

694 Pounds of Debris Gathered During the Great Sierra River Cleanup.
(BLM Extra)
Thirty-seven volunteers collected 694 pounds of debris from the Merced
River during the Great Sierra River Cleanup Sept. 21. A crew also
scrubbed graffiti from the bedrock shores on Bear Creek.
http://www.elabs10.com/ct.html?ufl=1&rtr=on&s=x8pbwi,1n7vv,3xn3,1tx9,lwbe,283f,37zd

Alice Waters, Other Chefs Launch Petition for Fracking Moratorium
(KTVU, 09/25/13)
Berkeley chef Alice Waters was joined by dozens of other chefs and
food experts Wednesday in the launch of a petition asking Gov. Jerry
Brown to declare a moratorium on fracking in California. In the
federal realm, the U.S. Bureau of Land Management announced this
summer that it will conduct a full environmental impact study of the
effects of oil and gas development, including fracking, on federal
land in Central California that could be leased to energy companies.
http://www.elabs10.com/ct.html?ufl=1&rtr=on&s=x8pbwi,1n7vv,3xn3,au1l,7t33,283f,37zd

'63 Topeka High Grad Biked To Reunion From California
(13 News, 09/25/13)
A 1963 graduate of Topeka High School is cycling to his 50th reunion,
all the way from California. The day before he left on his trip,
Briery retired from his job at the Bureau of Land Management. He says
this has given him time to think about the rest of his life.
http://www.elabs10.com/ct.html?ufl=1&rtr=on&s=x8pbwi,1n7vv,3xn3,65t8,gq9y,283f,37zd

Early Storm Brings Much-Needed Rain: Moisture Increases Wildfire Containment
(Eureka Times-Standard, 09/22/13)
As the stormy weather on the North Coast helped crews contain the
Butler Fire, weather officials said the precipitation hasn't made a
significant impact on the drought. Fire officials announced Saturday
that all fire restrictions in the Klamath National Forest are lifted
due to recent rainfall and anticipated cooler, wetter weather...
http://www.elabs10.com/ct.html?ufl=1&rtr=on&s=x8pbwi,1n7vv,3xn3,elk2,g5pp,283f,37zd

RELATED: BLM California Fire Restrictions and Other Announcements
(BLM News Releases) can be found on our Newsroom page.
http://www.elabs10.com/ct.html?ufl=1&rtr=on&s=x8pbwi,1n7vv,3xn3,je70,gtu5,283f,37zd

Coast Guard Rescues Three Women on Lost Coast Trail
(Eureka Times-Standard, 09/21/13)
BLM assisted the Coast Guard in the rescue of three women on the Lost
Coast trail about eight miles south of Punta Gorda this afternoon
after they got stuck near Cooskie Creek.
http://www.elabs10.com/ct.html?ufl=1&rtr=on&s=x8pbwi,1n7vv,3xn3,efwc,7r4i,283f,37zd

Wild Horses Wait on New Pastures
(KQED, 09/20/13)
Some activists say the Bureau of Land Management needs to better
control this population, which is booming, instead of the usual
round-up and adoption plan.
http://www.elabs10.com/ct.html?ufl=1&rtr=on&s=x8pbwi,1n7vv,3xn3,l4me,gp9v,283f,37zd

Feds Seek Local Opinion on King Range Limitations; Supes Meet with
Representatives to Discuss Overnight Fee
(Eureka Times-Standard, 09/18/13)
While the Bureau of Land Management aims to limit overnight use in the
King Range Wilderness for the first time, representatives at Tuesday's
Board of Supervisors meeting said no Humboldt County residents have
commented.
http://www.elabs10.com/ct.html?ufl=1&rtr=on&s=x8pbwi,1n7vv,3xn3,m8dw,1nz0,283f,37zd


NATIONAL, AND DEPARTMENT of the INTERIOR ITEMS

VIDEO: This Week at Interior September 20, 2013
(DOI YouTube)
Here's what happened this week at Interior...
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WILDLIFE TRIVIA answer

How can you tell a legless lizard from a snake?
(d) lizards have eyelids.


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