USDOI News.bytes, Issue 573

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News.bytes
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Issue 573 - 3/28/13

THIS WEEK IN NEWS.BYTES:
- America's Great Outdoors
- On our Facebook page
- Other social media pages
- Not for educators only: Wildlife trivia question of the week
- Renewable energy
- Wild horses and burros
- Headlines and highlights: Assorted topics from your public lands in California
- National and Department of the Interior items
- Selected upcoming events

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AMERICA'S GREAT OUTDOORS

"Central California Locales Have People Wild About Flowers"
(Sacramento Bee, 3/27/13)
At the Carrizo Plain National Monument, managed by the Bureau of Land
Management, Mid-March to April is typically the best time for
wildflower viewing at this 250,000-acre area in eastern San Luis
Obispo County. Reports indicate the season is off to a slow start, but
with some rain that could change in a hurry. From Fresno, take Highway
41 South to Interstate 5 South to Highway 58 West.
http://www.elabs10.com/ct.html?ufl=1&rtr=on&s=x8pbwi,1fd1q,3xn3,6xus,j3d3,283f,37zd

RELATED: "Carrizo Plain National Monument" (BLM Bakersfield Field Office)
The plain is home to diverse communities of wildlife and plant
species, and is an area culturally important to Native Americans. It
is traversed by the San Andreas Fault, which has carved valleys,
created and moved mountains, and yet close-up, is seen in a subtle
alignment of ridges, ravines and normally dry ponds.
http://www.elabs10.com/ct.html?ufl=1&rtr=on&s=x8pbwi,1fd1q,3xn3,54x2,lfgr,283f,37zd

"Jacumba Hikers and Walkers Announce Spring Schedule"
(East County Magazine, 3/26/13)
From wildflowers to waterfalls, the Jacumba Hikers have announced a
variety of unique hiking destinations for their outings this spring.
Visit the website for a list of hikes and descriptions of hikes set
for April and May.
http://www.elabs10.com/ct.html?ufl=1&rtr=on&s=x8pbwi,1fd1q,3xn3,cz0w,2iao,283f,37zd

RELATED: "Jacumba Mountains Wilderness" (BLM El Centro Field Office)
The Jacumba Mountains sit on the eastern flank of southern
California's coastal peninsular ranges, extending to the international
border. The Jacumba's are a broad range, made up of ridges and
intervening valleys.
http://www.elabs10.com/ct.html?ufl=1&rtr=on&s=x8pbwi,1fd1q,3xn3,3e0x,lpyw,283f,37zd


ON OUR FACEBOOK PAGE...

...Fort Ord National Monument officially opened the Badger Hills
Trailhead on Highway 68 to better serve the thousands of visitors that
use this access point. Check out the BLM-California Facebook for more
information. http://www.elabs10.com/ct.html?ufl=1&rtr=on&s=x8pbwi,1fd1q,3xn3,6pkh,8a75,283f,37zd


ON OUR OTHER SOCIAL MEDIA PAGES...

...These yellow-orange fiddle necks can be found in the 7,000 acre BLM
managed San Joaquin River Gorge east of Fresno in the Sierra
Foothills.
http://www.elabs10.com/ct.html?ufl=1&rtr=on&s=x8pbwi,1fd1q,3xn3,dehl,22y0,283f,37zd

RELATED: "San Joaquin River Gorge Special Recreation Management Area"
(Bakersfield Field Office)
Warm weather the past few weeks has caused the hillsides to begin to
come alive with color. This year's dry weather in CA may make for a
short wildflower season, so get out soon!
http://www.elabs10.com/ct.html?ufl=1&rtr=on&s=x8pbwi,1fd1q,3xn3,d8ds,3yru,283f,37zd


NOT for EDUCATORS ONLY:

Photo by Gerald and Buff Corsi, California Academy of Sciences


WILDLIFE TRIVIA QUESTION of the WEEK:

Wolverines are in the same animal family as:
(a.) bobcats and mountain lions
(b.) wolves and coyotes
(c.) weasels and badgers
(d.) moles and shrews
(e.) fictional brooding mutant anti-heroes

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


RENEWABLE ENERGY

"World's Largest Solar Towers Take to the Sun" (Engineering Source, 3/28/13)
California will soon be home to the world's two largest solar towers
through an ambitious project known as The Palen Solar Electrical
Generating System. The new $2.6 billion solar project will be a joint
development between Abengoa, a technology solutions provider for
sustainable development, and BrightSource Energy, a solar thermal
technology company.
http://www.elabs10.com/ct.html?ufl=1&rtr=on&s=x8pbwi,1fd1q,3xn3,du6o,5tfb,283f,37zd

"iSun Investigation: Riverside County breaks promise on solar fee
benefits" (mydesert.com, 3/24/13)
Riverside County officials came up with the idea of a solar fee, with
Supervisor John J. Benoit arguing that the county and its residents
deserved some compensation for the long-term impacts of the proposed
projects. Almost two years later, the county has received $1.8 million
in franchise fees from one project, the 550-megawatt Desert Sunlight
plant, and the town and its residents have yet to see a cent.
http://www.elabs10.com/ct.html?ufl=1&rtr=on&s=x8pbwi,1fd1q,3xn3,dd6c,dp7k,283f,37zd


WILD HORSES AND BURROS

"American West Running out of Room for Wild Horses, Officials Weigh
Options" (Fox News, 3/26/13)
There are 10,000 more horses and burros in the wild than their habitat
can support, according to the Bureau of Land Management. But, the
agency says, there will soon be little they can do about it. The
overpopulation problem is now putting a big strain on the agency as it
tries to figure out how to keep the spiraling population from harming
the ecosystem.
http://www.elabs10.com/ct.html?ufl=1&rtr=on&s=x8pbwi,1fd1q,3xn3,k0ce,erar,283f,37zd


HEADLINES and HIGHLIGHTS

"BLM Pursues Off-highway Vehicle Grant" (Needles Desert Star, 3/25/13)
The Needles Field Office of the Bureau of Land Management is still
taking comments on their grant application to the California State
Parks Off-Highway Motor Vehicle Recreation Division. The comment
period ends April 1. Every year the Needles office of the BLM applies
for grants to help manage off-highway vehicle recreation opportunities
on public lands.
http://www.elabs10.com/ct.html?ufl=1&rtr=on&s=x8pbwi,1fd1q,3xn3,elol,lv4r,283f,37zd

"PD Editorial: A hidden treasure on Mendocino Coast" (PressDemocract,
3/24/13) Spread over two miles of rugged coastline adjacent to the
Point Arena Lighthouse, you can see cypress groves, sand dunes,
natural bridges, tide pools, sink holes and blow holes. A small island
is accessible at low tide. The island, known as Sea Lion Rocks, is
part of the California Coast National Monument.
http://www.elabs10.com/ct.html?ufl=1&rtr=on&s=x8pbwi,1fd1q,3xn3,1mf8,a70f,283f,37zd

RELATED: "California Coastal National Monument" (NLCS Website)
Located off the 1,100 miles of California coastline, the California
Coastal National Monument comprises more than 20,000 small islands,
rocks, exposed reefs, and pinnacles between Mexico and Oregon. The
scenic qualities and critical habitat of this public resource are
protected as part of the National Landscape Conservation System,
administered by the Bureau of Land Management, U.S. Department of the
Interior.
http://www.elabs10.com/ct.html?ufl=1&rtr=on&s=x8pbwi,1fd1q,3xn3,cs6z,42rh,283f,37zd

"Volunteers to replant fire-ravaged area in Lassen County" (Sacramento
Bee, 3/26/13) Volunteers, federal officials and representatives of
Field and Stream magazine will converge on burned-over habitat in a
hands-on, all-day conservation project. Led by the staff of the
federal Bureau of Land Management's Eagle Lake field office,
volunteers are scheduled to plant up to 1,000 bitterbrush seedlings
across more than 8 acres in eastern Lassen County scorched in last
summer's Rush fire. Volunteers participating in the Susanville "Hero
for a Day" event should meet at 8 a.m. Saturday, March 30 at the BLM's
Eagle Lake office, 2950 Riverside Drive in Susanville.
http://www.elabs10.com/ct.html?ufl=1&rtr=on&s=x8pbwi,1fd1q,3xn3,flww,6ene,283f,37zd

"SB County Supervisor Sees Mining Threat" (Victorville Daily Press, 3/17/13)
Sen. Dianne Feinstein's Desert Protection Act is kicking up more dust
in the High Desert as the pending bill threatens to shut down future
mining prospects, San Bernardino County 1st District Supervisor Robert
Lovingood said. The new bill expands previous closures in the High
Desert by designating new national monuments totaling 1,679 square
miles, plus expanding national "wilderness" areas by another 390
square miles, Lovingood's office stated. The 1st District supervisor
said he is concerned over further federal expansion because the mining
industry is the largest private employer in the district.
http://www.elabs10.com/ct.html?ufl=1&rtr=on&s=x8pbwi,1fd1q,3xn3,d50j,ikql,283f,37zd


NATIONAL, OTHER STATE AND DEPARTMENT of the INTERIOR ITEMS

"BLM Announces Three Selections for National Wild Horse and Burro
Advisory Board" (National BLM, 3/27/13)
The Bureau of Land Management announced that the Secretaries of
Interior and Agriculture have made selections for three positions on
its National Wild Horse and Burro Advisory Board. Timothy J. Harvey of
Campton, New Hampshire, has been re-appointed for the position
representing Humane Advocacy; Rick Danvir of Evanston, Wyoming, has
been appointed for the category of Wildlife Management; and John Falen
of Orovada, Nevada, has been appointed for the position representing
Livestock Management. Each individual will serve a three-year term on
the Advisory Board.
http://www.elabs10.com/ct.html?ufl=1&rtr=on&s=x8pbwi,1fd1q,3xn3,kjx1,dm81,283f,37zd


SELECTED UPCOMING EVENTS

March 30: Volunteers to replant fire-ravaged area in Lassen County
http://www.elabs10.com/ct.html?ufl=1&rtr=on&s=x8pbwi,1fd1q,3xn3,flww,6ene,283f,37zd


WILDLIFE TRIVIA answer and related websites

(c.) weasels and badgers

SOURCE: "Wolverine" (BLM California wildlife database)
The wolverine is the largest terrestrial member of the family
Mustelidae, which also includes weasels and badgers.
http://www.elabs10.com/ct.html?ufl=1&rtr=on&s=x8pbwi,1fd1q,3xn3,kayv,avyd,283f,37zd

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