United States Department of Interior Writ pf Mandamus 641210 Issue 617

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THIS WEEK IN NEWS.BYTES:

- Discover the Coast
- BLM Youth Programs
- Headlines and Highlights
- Wildlife Trivia Question of the Week
- Upcoming Events
- BLM and Department of the Interior Items

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DISCOVER THE COAST

Whale of a Day Event at San Vicente Peninsula (BLM Facebook)
Join the 30th Annual Whale of a Day celebration this year at the Point
Vicente Interpretive Center.
http://www.elabs10.com/ct.html?ufl=1&rtr=on&s=x8pbwi,1uwd2,3xn3,8ljs,ioqy,283f,37zd

BLM's Fort Ord National Monument Voted Best Place to Bike or Mountain
Bike in Monterey County, 2014. (BLM Facebook)
"It's a choose-your-own-adventure: pro or amateur, paved or dirt,
hilly or flat."
http://www.elabs10.com/ct.html?ufl=1&rtr=on&s=x8pbwi,1uwd2,3xn3,fq0,bsnm,283f,37zd

Visit Our Discover the Coast Website (BLM Webpage)
Learn about the coastal habitat, and how, together, the BLM and
California Resources Agency are partnering with communities along the
California coast to ensure the health of natural resources.
http://www.elabs10.com/ct.html?ufl=1&rtr=on&s=x8pbwi,1uwd2,3xn3,2q8j,7jyk,283f,37zd


BLM YOUTH PROGRAMS

Go West, Young People! (News.Bytes Extra)
An energetic and enthusiastic group of young people recently descended
upon the El Centro Field Office as part of a two week hitch for the
Student Conservation Association.
http://www.elabs10.com/ct.html?ufl=1&rtr=on&s=x8pbwi,1uwd2,3xn3,4bgh,fx6d,283f,37zd

Members of a Lassen County Explorer Post Visit Litchfield Wild Horse
and Burro Corrals (BLM Facebook)
They learned about wild horses and burros on the public lands and our
adoption program. They also made friends with some saddle horses and
wild horses awaiting adoption....
http://www.elabs10.com/ct.html?ufl=1&rtr=on&s=x8pbwi,1uwd2,3xn3,4tef,kgbt,283f,37zd


HEADLINES and HIGHLIGHTS

Military Veterans Perform Wilderness 50th Anniversary Trail Work (BLM Facebook)
The Bear Creek Oasis Trail restoration project was selected as a
tribute by our nation's veterans to raise awareness about this year's
Wilderness 50th Anniversary.
http://www.elabs10.com/ct.html?ufl=1&rtr=on&s=x8pbwi,1uwd2,3xn3,gbd8,6g51,283f,37zd

BLM, Partners are Building Trails in the Dunes (News.Bytes Extra)
A new recreation trail system is steadily growing near Eureka on
California's North Coast, thanks to the steady efforts of two
volunteer groups partnering with the BLM's Arcata Field Office.
http://www.elabs10.com/ct.html?ufl=1&rtr=on&s=x8pbwi,1uwd2,3xn3,fld3,hb4s,283f,37zd

RELATED: It's #TrailTuesday and We Have an Inspiring Volunteer Work
Crew (BLM Facebook)
"It's such a great experience for me to be working with kids, youth,
and the elderly..." Says Bruce Cann, Outdoor Recreation Planner for
the Arcata Field Office.
http://www.elabs10.com/ct.html?ufl=1&rtr=on&s=x8pbwi,1uwd2,3xn3,k87r,k313,283f,37zd

Wilderness Celebrated at Big Morongo Spring Festival
(BLM Facebook)
Big Morongo Canyon Preserve celebrated the National Wilderness
Preservation System at the annual Spring Festival last weekend.
http://www.elabs10.com/ct.html?ufl=1&rtr=on&s=x8pbwi,1uwd2,3xn3,j9sf,iult,283f,37zd

PERRIS: Cleanup Slated for Steele Peak Shooting Area
(The Press Enterprise, 03/25/14)
Supporters of a free shooting range near Perris are planning a major
cleanup. Debris removal will take place at the Steele Peak site, an
open shooting area on land controlled by the BLM.
http://www.elabs10.com/ct.html?ufl=1&rtr=on&s=x8pbwi,1uwd2,3xn3,b9ut,5hiw,283f,37zd

Saving the Mojave from the Solar Threat (LA Times, 03/25/14)
America's need for renewable energy is real, and the desert is a
logical place to put solar panels. But California has more than 1
million acres of non-pristine lands that could be used for such a
proposal. http://www.elabs10.com/ct.html?ufl=1&rtr=on&s=x8pbwi,1uwd2,3xn3,vn9,a8vr,283f,37zd

Park Service: Project Would Harm Mojave Preserve (The
Press-Enterprise, 03/20/14)
Preserve Superintendent Stephanie Dubois submitted a letter critical
of the plan to the BLM, which oversees the public land where the Soda
Mountain solar project is planned, the Riverside Press-Enterprise
reported. http://www.elabs10.com/ct.html?ufl=1&rtr=on&s=x8pbwi,1uwd2,3xn3,hyn,b8so,283f,37zd

RELATED: BLM Soda Mountain Solar Project (BLM Website)
Project overview, schedule, and reports.
http://www.elabs10.com/ct.html?ufl=1&rtr=on&s=x8pbwi,1uwd2,3xn3,d1yy,fu7e,283f,37zd


WILDLIFE TRIVIA QUESTION of the WEEK

Desert iguanas are most common in the Mojave and Colorado deserts of
California. One special trait gives them an advantage over other
animals in their range. What is it?

(a.) They are the most heat-tolerant reptiles in North America, so
they have little competition while locating food in midday heat.

(b.) They need much less water than other desert species, so they can
travel over a wider range and can escape predators into more remote
areas.

(c.) They can digest even the woodiest fibers of various types of
cactus, so they can find more nutrition in a smaller area than other
animals.

(d.) They are more resistant to snake venom than other reptiles, so
they can seek food in more areas than other desert animals.

(e.) They know the words to hundreds of camp songs, passed down by
ancestors who lurked outside prospector's campsites --so they can
better put up with the long distance travel and solitude that are part
of living in the desert.

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


SELECTED UPCOMING EVENTS

Feb - Mar: Wildflower Walks- San Joaquin River Gorge Special
Recreation Management Area (BLM Facebook)
Every Wednesday Morning in February and March.
http://www.elabs10.com/ct.html?ufl=1&rtr=on&s=x8pbwi,1uwd2,3xn3,b2pu,bnv2,283f,37zd

Mar. 27: BLM Public Meeting on Proposed Solar Project in San
Bernardino County (BLM News Release)
The BLM will conduct a public meeting to solicit comments from public
agencies and the general public about their concerns and interests on
the proposed Silurian Valley solar project.
http://www.elabs10.com/ct.html?ufl=1&rtr=on&s=x8pbwi,1uwd2,3xn3,fkov,a82n,283f,37zd

Mar- May 24 (Saturdays): Soda Lake and Painted Rock Guided Tours at
Carrizo Plain National Monument (BLM Facebook)
Come join us for our Soda Lake/Painted Rock Guided Tour. Reservations
are required and can be made at
http://www.elabs10.com/ct.html?ufl=1&rtr=on&s=x8pbwi,1uwd2,3xn3,2mrx,hao0,283f,37zd
and http://www.elabs10.com/ct.html?ufl=1&rtr=on&s=x8pbwi,1uwd2,3xn3,2z8u,cwxc,283f,37zd

Apr. 6: El Saucito Ranch Tour - Pioneer Life on the Carrizo Plain
National Monument (BLM Facebook)
Are you curious what pioneer life might have been like? If so, we have
the tour for you, The El Saucito Ranch tour on the Carrizo Plain
National Monument.
http://www.elabs10.com/ct.html?ufl=1&rtr=on&s=x8pbwi,1uwd2,3xn3,7plc,4les,283f,37zd

Apr. 5 - 6: Roads, Trails in Dry Valley Area will be Used for Motorcycle Races
(BLM News Release)
Weekend back country explorers planning to visit the Dry Valley area
east of Susanville the weekend of April 5 and 6 will encounter more
people than usual, as a two-day motorcycle race is scheduled on public
land. Competitors will begin arriving Friday, April 4.
http://www.elabs10.com/ct.html?ufl=1&rtr=on&s=x8pbwi,1uwd2,3xn3,cuh0,gsqz,283f,37zd

Apr 10-11: Creek Freaks Community and Volunteer Educators Workshop
(Creek Freak Eventbrite Page)
BLM offices in California have been collaborating with the Izaak
Walton League to host Creek Freaks workshops where community educators
and volunteers can learn how to present hands-on, riparian-focused
outdoor classes to young people.
http://www.elabs10.com/ct.html?ufl=1&rtr=on&s=x8pbwi,1uwd2,3xn3,brvx,eiy0,283f,37zd

Apr. 16: Project Archaeology- Teacher Workshop at the San Joaquin
River Gorge (BLM Facebook)
The workshop includes everything you will need to teach archaeology in
grades 3-5. It is inquiry-based, includes performance based
assessments, and allows students to seamlessly integrate science and
social studies.
http://www.elabs10.com/ct.html?ufl=1&rtr=on&s=x8pbwi,1uwd2,3xn3,1yq8,3vdv,283f,37zd

May 4-10: The King Range Needs a Few Volunteers!
(BLM Facebook)
The King Range National Conservation Area will host a volunteer
vacation with American Hiking Society. Volunteers will be camp out for
a total of 5 days and 4 nights and will base camp at Buck Creek on the
Lost Coast Trail.
http://www.elabs10.com/ct.html?ufl=1&rtr=on&s=x8pbwi,1uwd2,3xn3,khj8,awhj,283f,37zd


BLM and DEPARTMENT of the INTERIOR ITEMS

Last Week at the BLM: MARCH 17-21 (BLM Tumblr)
Youth and veterans initiatives, discovery of a pygmy tyrannosaur,
National Wild Horse and Burro Advisory Board meeting...
http://www.elabs10.com/ct.html?ufl=1&rtr=on&s=x8pbwi,1uwd2,3xn3,df65,c0p6,283f,37zd

This Week at Interior: March 21, 2014 (DOI YouTube)
Here's what happened this week at Interior: a new Secretarial Order is
issued to expand opportunities for youth and veterans to play, learn,
serve, and work in America's great outdoors; the White House honors 14
Champions of Change for engaging communities and youth in
environmental stewardship and conservation...
http://www.elabs10.com/ct.html?ufl=1&rtr=on&s=x8pbwi,1uwd2,3xn3,7kfu,tov,283f,37zd


WILDLIFE TRIVIA ANSWER and related information

Desert iguanas are most common in the Mojave and Colorado deserts of
California. One special trait gives them an advantage over other
animals in their range. What is it?

(a.) They are the most heat-tolerant reptiles in North America, so
they have little competition while locating food in midday heat.

SOURCE: "Desert iguana - Dipsosaurus dorsalis" (BLM California
wildlife database)
These lizards are the most heat-tolerant reptiles in North America.
They can remain active in temperatures up to 115 degrees Fahrenheit
(this temperature would kill most other reptiles). Most desert
reptiles avoid the extreme heat of mid-afternoon, so with all of the
other species hidden in shady areas, desert iguanas have very little
competition for
food.http://www.elabs10.com/ct.html?ufl=1&rtr=on&s=x8pbwi,1uwd2,3xn3,jp3o,gwzf,283f,37zd

PHOTO: One of Amboy Crater's Desert Iguanas by Jennifer Dickson
(The Wilderness Society, Jennifer's Blog)
Make a pit stop for critters at California's Amboy Crater.
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