FEDERAL MANDAMUS PLEADING Issue 609 OF THE UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF INTERIOR

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THIS WEEK IN NEWS.BYTES:
- Renewable Energy
- Wildfire Prevention
- Public Lands
- Wild Horse and Burro
- America's Great Outdoors
- Wildlife Trivia Question of the Week
- Upcoming Events
- National and Department of the Interior items

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RENEWABLE ENERGY

World's Biggest solar Plant May Pave Way for Smaller-Scale Renewable Future
(The Gaurdian, 01/21/14)
The Ivanpah Solar Electric Generating System will send that power
across California, the Golden State, early this year, becoming the
largest solar plant in the world to concentrate the sun's rays to
produce electricity.
http://www.elabs10.com/ct.html?ufl=1&rtr=on&s=x8pbwi,1smen,3xn3,4vh5,jb60,283f,37zd

RELATED: Ivanpah Solar Electric Generation System Project
(BLM Website) http://www.elabs10.com/ct.html?ufl=1&rtr=on&s=x8pbwi,1smen,3xn3,5i6p,m6y8,283f,37zd


WILDFIRE PREVENTION

Kids Robotics Lego Team Takes California Fire Prevention to a New Level
(BLM Facebook)
A group of kids in the Colchis Bulls, Dublin Robotics FIRST Lego
League District Tournament, took support for California's "One Less
Spark, One Less Wildfire" campaign to a whole new level. They created
the Universal Fire Ban-d to prevent wildfires.
http://www.elabs10.com/ct.html?ufl=1&rtr=on&s=x8pbwi,1smen,3xn3,leog,6lwe,283f,37zd

RELATED: CWCG Fire Prevention
(CWCG Website)
California Interagency Fire Prevention Campaign- One Less Spark
http://www.elabs10.com/ct.html?ufl=1&rtr=on&s=x8pbwi,1smen,3xn3,f7wt,3a2o,283f,37zd

Burning Banned in Foothills Because of Dry Conditions
(Valley Record. 01/27/14)
The Tuolumne-Calaveras Unit of the California Department of Forestry
and Fire Protection began banning outdoor burning. The ban joins a
similar ban that began earlier this month on lands in the Mother Lode
region managed by the BLM.
http://www.elabs10.com/ct.html?ufl=1&rtr=on&s=x8pbwi,1smen,3xn3,dd2u,w8q,283f,37zd

RELATED: BLM Mother Load Field Office
(BLM Website) http://www.elabs10.com/ct.html?ufl=1&rtr=on&s=x8pbwi,1smen,3xn3,fidj,5x58,283f,37zd


PUBLIC LANDS

Wilderness Act Turns 50; Local Celebration Plans Underway
(Martinez News-Gazette, 01/28/14)
The Wilderness Act continues to protect pure lands with the yearly
possibility of new designations. Currently, California focus areas of
the Wilderness Society are the Sierra Nevada, the San Gabriel
Mountains and the California Desert. In California, there are 25
national parks, 18 national forests, 270 state parks and beaches and
over 15 million acres of BLM lands.
http://www.elabs10.com/ct.html?ufl=1&rtr=on&s=x8pbwi,1smen,3xn3,bzfi,dv93,283f,37zd

RELATED: Wilderness 50 Events
(Wilderness 50 Website)
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The Fort Ord National Monument
(BLM Tumblr Post)
Fort Ord National Monument holds some of the last undeveloped natural
wildlands on the Monterey Peninsula. Located on the former Fort Ord
military base, the BLM protects and manages 35 species of rare plants
and animals along with their native coastal habitats.
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California Coastal National Monument- Trinidad Gateway
(BLM Facebook Post)
The Trinidad Gateway partners meet quarterly and aim to protect and
preserve the diversity of life on the Trinidad coastline and offshore
rocks through example, education, and community cooperation.
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WILD HORSE and BURRO

U.S. Looking for Ideas to Help Manage Wild-Horse Overpopulation
(Washington Post, 01/29/14)
Solving the decades-old problem is the task of the BLM. Already it
manages 50,000 horses and burros it has rounded up and sent to
pastures and corrals. But it is rapidly running out of places for
more.
http://www.elabs10.com/ct.html?ufl=1&rtr=on&s=x8pbwi,1smen,3xn3,3h52,exd7,283f,37zd

RELATED: BLM California Wild Horse and Burro Program
(BLM Website) http://www.elabs10.com/ct.html?ufl=1&rtr=on&s=x8pbwi,1smen,3xn3,fz2g,45sw,283f,37zd

Unusual Punishment: Woman Sentenced to Read Malcolm Gladwell
(LA Times, 01/28/14)
Ecoterrorist Rebecca Rubin was sentenced Monday to five years in
prison -- and to read a book by Malcolm Gladwell. Rubin belonged to a
group that acted as part of the Animal Liberation Front and the Earth
Liberation Front in the 1990s. Rubin admitted in her plea agreement to
freeing horses at a BLM facility and failed attempts to set fire to a
U.S. Forest Industries facility...
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Ridgecrest Corrals Resume Horse and Burro Adoptions
(BLM News Release)
The BLM Ridgecrest Regional Wild Horse and Burro Corrals will resume
adopting animals as well as shipping and receiving animals effective
immediately.
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BLM Offering Halter-Trained Wild Horses for Adoption in Ferndale. Feb. 8 and 9:
(BLM News Release)
You can adopt one these beautiful animals at the the annual Back
Country Horsemen's Association pack clinic. More burros and horses are
available for adoption throughout the year, at the Litchfield and
Ridgecrest corrals.
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AMERICA'S GREAT OUTDOORS

Bat-ti-tude!
(News.Bytes Extra)
The annual winter bat survey, an effort led and organized by bat
biologist Patricia Brown, and supported by the BLM-El Centro Field
Office. A handful of volunteers and BLM staff gather for this
twice-yearly event.
http://www.elabs10.com/ct.html?ufl=1&rtr=on&s=x8pbwi,1smen,3xn3,amme,jd3p,283f,37zd

Recreating in BLM El Centro Area
(News.Bytes Extra)
Hiking in the Coyote Mountains Wilderness, or Superstition Mountain
OHV Open Area are all great ways to discover America's Great Outdoors.
http://www.elabs10.com/ct.html?ufl=1&rtr=on&s=x8pbwi,1smen,3xn3,4mr7,eq8q,283f,37zd

2014 Eagle Hikes in the Cache Creek Wilderness
(News.Bytes Extra)
In celebration of the 50th anniversary of the Wilderness Act of 1964,
the BLM Ukiah Field Office will continue to lead Wilderness Eagle
Hikes on weekends through February 15, 2014. Hikes are free to the
public and are incredibly popular. People come from as far away as
northern Europe just to see wintering bald eagles, red-tail hawks,
golden eagles and egrets.
http://www.elabs10.com/ct.html?ufl=1&rtr=on&s=x8pbwi,1smen,3xn3,kc5c,b7k2,283f,37zd

The BLM Sacramento Rail Trail: Prepared to be Awed!
(Redding News Cafe, 01/28/14)
There is something for everyone on the Sacramento River Rail Trail.
You may choose Iron Mountain Road (Rock Creek Road junction) trailhead
or just 2 miles ahead you'll find Keswick Boat Ramp trailhead.
http://www.elabs10.com/ct.html?ufl=1&rtr=on&s=x8pbwi,1smen,3xn3,m8ks,f67l,283f,37zd

For the Birds... Annual Festival Kicks Off This Saturday, Feb. 1
(Galt Heald, 01/29/14)
It's time to celebrate the wildlife of winter with your family at the
seventh annual Galt Winter Bird Festival. Nearly 1,000 area students
participated in the seventh annual Winter Bird Festival Art Contest...
http://www.elabs10.com/ct.html?ufl=1&rtr=on&s=x8pbwi,1smen,3xn3,jci1,9yyy,283f,37zd

RELATED: Winter Bird Festival
(KTXL-Sacramento, 01/29/14)
Video spotligh from Sabrina Rodriguez , where the city of Galt is
holding its Seventh Annual Winter Bird Festival.
http://www.elabs10.com/ct.html?ufl=1&rtr=on&s=x8pbwi,1smen,3xn3,5ty6,btj7,283f,37zd

Group Tackles Kern River Corridor
(ABC News 23, 01/24/14)
A local group is taking it upon themselves to prevent any further
damage to the Kern River corridor caused by campers who have trashing
the area and abusing the environment. They will be teaming up with the
Bureau of Land Management and cleaning up the Keyesville special
recreation management area.
http://www.elabs10.com/ct.html?ufl=1&rtr=on&s=x8pbwi,1smen,3xn3,78rw,6ywk,283f,37zd

RELATED: BLM Bakersfield Field Office
(BLM Website) http://www.elabs10.com/ct.html?ufl=1&rtr=on&s=x8pbwi,1smen,3xn3,7ngp,j1j4,283f,37zd

The Desert Discovery Center Gets a Metal of Honor
(BLM Facebook Post)
The BLM Desert Discovery Center is the recipient of the San Bernardino
County Education Metal of Honor for Volunteers in Action/Service
Group.
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WILDLIFE TRIVIA QUESTION of the WEEK

Sea Stars, formerly referred to as "starfish", have which of the
following characteristics:

(a) Multiple arms (5-24)
(b) Regenerate two new arms for every one that has been lost
(c) Hundreds of tube feet per arm
(d) Hundreds of small eyes all over their body
(e) A mouth located on the bottom side of the central diskHow far do
gray whales migrate?
(f) All of the above
(g) a, c, and e

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


SELECTED UPCOMING EVENTS

Feb. 1: 7th Annual Winter Bird Festival
(City of Galt Webpage)
The city of Galt in collaboration with BLM Cosumnes River Preserve and
the Galt Joint Union Elementary and High School Districts are hosting
a birding festival, including paddling and photography tours.
http://www.elabs10.com/ct.html?ufl=1&rtr=on&s=x8pbwi,1smen,3xn3,e3x3,3yui,283f,37zd

Feb. 4, 11, and 12: BLM Solicits Public Comment to Prepare
Environmental Impact Statement on Oil and Gas Leasing and Development
(BLM News Release)
seeking public comments on how oil and gas resources on lands with
federal mineral estate should be managed in the BLM's Hollister Field
Office and whether the BLM should include areas of California beyond
the Hollister Field Office in this process.
http://www.elabs10.com/ct.html?ufl=1&rtr=on&s=x8pbwi,1smen,3xn3,16p5,h75o,283f,37zd

Feb. 6: Public Invited to Provide Input for OHV Grant Proposals
(BLM News Release)
The BLM Ridgecrest Field Office has scheduled an open house to allow
the public an opportunity to provide input in the development of
several off-highway vehicle grant proposals. BLM staff will present an
overview of grant proposals and be available to answer questions.
Proposed grant applications are being prepared for FY 2015 submission
to the California State Parks, Off Highway Motor Vehicle Recreation
Division (OHVMR).
http://www.elabs10.com/ct.html?ufl=1&rtr=on&s=x8pbwi,1smen,3xn3,3qaq,jyj1,283f,37zd

Feb. 8: Photo Hike! Indian Pass Arches
(BLM News Release)
Want to learn how to use that DSLR you got over the holidays? Or
finally figure out how to use the one you already have? Photographers
from the Imperial Valley Friends of Photography Club will join us on
the hike to give you pointers on composition, exposure, techniques,
etc.
http://www.elabs10.com/ct.html?ufl=1&rtr=on&s=x8pbwi,1smen,3xn3,78er,jp16,283f,37zd

Feb. 10: Upcoming Deadlines for Greater Sage-Grouse and Bi-State
Sage-Grouse Project
(BLM NV Facebook)
http://www.elabs10.com/ct.html?ufl=1&rtr=on&s=x8pbwi,1smen,3xn3,br1r,eoa,283f,37zd

Feb. 14: BLM Announces Application Period for Dunes Subgroup
(BLM News Release)
The BLM's California Desert District Desert Advisory Council announces
an open application period for membership on its Imperial Sand Dunes
Recreation Area subgroup.
http://www.elabs10.com/ct.html?ufl=1&rtr=on&s=x8pbwi,1smen,3xn3,9wjc,774p,283f,37zd

Feb. 15: Piedras Blancas Birthday Celebration Living History Tour
(BLM Website)
The Piedras Blancas Light Station was first illuminated on February
14, 1875. In celebration of the 139th birthday of the lighthouse there
will be a living history tour on Saturday, February 15, 2014. Guides
and assistants will be dressed in period attire. Enactors will bring
light station history to life.
http://www.elabs10.com/ct.html?ufl=1&rtr=on&s=x8pbwi,1smen,3xn3,ibio,8cq1,283f,37zd

Feb. 15: Indian Pass Arches-Dog Hike
(BLM Facebook)
Celebrate the 50th Anniversary of the Wilderness Act by taking a hike
over President's Day Weekend! Join a BLM park ranger for a moderate
hike in mostly sandy/cobble wash, with slight elevation gain/loss,
approx. 3.5 miles roundtrip. Granitic boulders and volcanic spires
dominate the scenery, and everywhere geology speaks.
http://www.elabs10.com/ct.html?ufl=1&rtr=on&s=x8pbwi,1smen,3xn3,7euj,g8yt,283f,37zd

Feb. 15: Striking It Rich- Fan Hill Hike
(BLM CA Facebook)
The Fan Hill hike is near Sky Valley and the Joshua Tree National Park
Wilderness. This is the first of seve hikes that are planned for 2014
in celebration of the 50th Anniversary of the Wilderness Act.
http://www.elabs10.com/ct.html?ufl=1&rtr=on&s=x8pbwi,1smen,3xn3,kdcz,gq6a,283f,37zd

Feb. 25 and 27: Public Meetings Scheduled to Solicit Comments on Route
66 Management Plan
(BLM News Release)
The BLM, in coordination with the California Historic Route 66
Association, will prepare a corridor management plan for the segment
of the historic Route 66 within the BLM California Desert District
that extends from the western city limits of Barstow, California to
the Colorado River.
http://www.elabs10.com/ct.html?ufl=1&rtr=on&s=x8pbwi,1smen,3xn3,7a2,4c8u,283f,37zd


NATIONAL, OTHER STATE AND DEPARTMENT of the INTERIOR ITEMS

DOI Video: This Week at Interior January 24, 2014
(DOI YouTube)
Here's what happened this week at Interior: Secretary Jewell
celebrates the life and legacy of Martin Luther King, Jr. with a Day
of Service in Washington DC; the Secretary visits Colorado to discuss
sage grouse conservation efforts, and touts her youth initiative at an
outdoor retailer market in Salt Lake City, Utah; the Secretary wraps
up her western swing with a visit to south central New Mexico; and
$16.5 million in grants are announced to help conserve critical
coastal wetlands sites.
http://www.elabs10.com/ct.html?ufl=1&rtr=on&s=x8pbwi,1smen,3xn3,8yeo,dufd,283f,37zd


WILDLIFE TRIVIA ANSWER and related information

Sea Stars, formerly referred to as "starfish", have which of the
following characteristics:

(g) a, c, and e

EXPLANATION: Sea stars do have multiple arms, and can regenerate arms
when lost, but not two at a time. Some sea stars start with a smaller
number of arms and grow more as they get older. Sea stars do have
hundreds of tube feet on the bottom of each arm, but there are only
two eyes per arm.

SOURCES:
Sea Stars Photo Gallery (National Geographic Website)
http://www.elabs10.com/ct.html?ufl=1&rtr=on&s=x8pbwi,1smen,3xn3,2mq,lhx0,283f,37zd

Exploring the Rocky Shores of the Southern Oregon Coast
(Oregon Tidepooling.com Website):
http://www.elabs10.com/ct.html?ufl=1&rtr=on&s=x8pbwi,1smen,3xn3,apf5,21bw,283f,37zd

RELATED: Starfish Die-off: What's Killing Sea Stars Along the
California Coastline?
(Los Altos Patch, 01/03/14)
Starfish are mysteriously dying from a 'sea star wasting disease' and
scientists aren't sure whom or what to blame.
http://www.elabs10.com/ct.html?ufl=1&rtr=on&s=x8pbwi,1smen,3xn3,bdae,c1q6,283f,37zd


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