Issue 634

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Issue 634-07/24/14- Visit us on Facebook -- Follow us on Twitter -- Share us with friends and colleagues! 

THIS WEEK IN NEWS.BYTES:

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

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DISCOVER THE COAST

Point Arena Celebrates a National Monument (BLM News.Bytes) 
Residents and visitors converged on the southern Mendocino Coast Saturday to celebrate their access to public lands in their own backyard. They focused a full day on the California Coastal National Monument, and the Point Arena-Stornetta Lands unit,with hikes, art, poetry and film. http://www.elabs10.com/ct.html?ufl=0&rtr=on&s=x8pbwi,1yzle,3xn3,7psd,2d0z,1bct,ijo3 

VIDEO: Discover the Coast @ Point Arena - Community Celebration (BLM YouTube) Join the community of Point Arena as they celebrate the public lands in and around the City of Point Arena. http://www.elabs10.com/ct.html?ufl=0&rtr=on&s=x8pbwi,1yzle,3xn3,bati,m06t,1bct,ijo3 

RELATED: Point Arena-Stornetta Public Lands 
(BLM Website) http://www.elabs10.com/ct.html?ufl=0&rtr=on&s=x8pbwi,1yzle,3xn3,9ehb,4hoc,1bct,ijo3 

Point Arena-Stornetta California Coastal National Monument 
(Ukiah Daily Journal News, 07/15/14) Contagious enthusiasm; Ann Cole, executive director of the Mendocino Land Trust, sums up the large-scale, community-wide effort that reached all the way to the White House and culminated in the historic designation of the Point Arena-Stornetta California Coastal National Monument. http://www.elabs10.com/ct.html?ufl=0&rtr=on&s=x8pbwi,1yzle,3xn3,brtz,5c6h,1bct,ijo3 

Visit Our Discover The Coast Website (BLM website) 
Learn more about our Discover the Coast initiative, partnerships, and events. http://www.elabs10.com/ct.html?ufl=0&rtr=on&s=x8pbwi,1yzle,3xn3,1cr0,11yu,1bct,ijo3 


WILDLIFE TRIVIA QUESTION of the WEEK

What bird am I? I was likely spotted by hikers on the Point Arena-Stornetta coastal bird walk this weekend. The male of my species might be considered chauvinist by some human behavioral standards. For example, males tend to forage higher in trees than females, and when courting females, they accentuate their yellow, black and white feathers by raising their wings and fluffing their crown feathers, and hop from perch to perch, making chipping noises at us. 

Other things about me.. 
(a.) We are probably the most frequently encountered wood warblers. 
(b.) We are the most versatile foragers compared to other warblers. We catch flying insects, eat wild seeds and eat berries in fall. 
(c.) We are the only warbler able to digest the waxes found in bayberries and wax myrtles. 

------> See answer near the end of this issue of News.bytes.


OTHER CALIFORNIA HEADLINES AND HIGHLIGHTS

Welcome to Camp Smokey (News.Bytes Extra) Among the many exciting exhibits found at the California State Fair in Sacramento is a place where children of all ages can learn and have fun with the one and only Smokey Bear: Camp Smokey! http://www.elabs10.com/ct.html?ufl=0&rtr=on&s=x8pbwi,1yzle,3xn3,fjzy,gp7i,1bct,ijo3

RELATED: Bienvenidos to Camp Smokey! 
(BLM Facebook ) For a fun family day stop by California State Fair and visit Camp Smokey take a picture with the friendliest bear of the forest Smokey Bear. http://www.elabs10.com/ct.html?ufl=0&rtr=on&s=x8pbwi,1yzle,3xn3,6jtq,3qva,1bct,ijo3 

Summer fun at Camp Wesson with the BLM! (BLM Facebook) The three-day camp provides an opportunity for inner-city youth to participate in an array of recreational activities unavailable to most at-risk kids, such as archery, wall-climbing, swimming and hiking. http://www.elabs10.com/ct.html?ufl=0&rtr=on&s=x8pbwi,1yzle,3xn3,151x,bkg8,1bct,ijo3 

Massive Raid to Help Yurok Tribe Combat Illegal Pot Grows 
(LA Times, 07/21/14) The California National Guard on Monday joined more than a dozen other agencies to help the Yurok tribe combat rampant marijuana grows that have threatened the reservation's water supply, harmed its salmon and interfered with cultural ceremonies. http://www.elabs10.com/ct.html?ufl=0&rtr=on&s=x8pbwi,1yzle,3xn3,e2b2,cavb,1bct,ijo3 

Wilderness 50 Celebration at Stevens Camp (BLM Facebook) The Event was a huge success thanks to some of BLM's key partners including Friends of Nevada Wilderness, Friends of the Black Rock, and the Back Country Horseman. Participants were encouraged to bring their pets which resulted in numerous dogs running around the camp. http://www.elabs10.com/ct.html?ufl=0&rtr=on&s=x8pbwi,1yzle,3xn3,6r0r,5jt2,1bct,ijo3 

High Fire Potential Brings Fire Prevention Group to Desert District 
(BLM News Release) A fire prevention group and additional fire prevention patrols have arrived in the California Desert District to help emphasize fire prevention information and the implementation of Stage III Fire Restrictions. http://www.elabs10.com/ct.html?ufl=0&rtr=on&s=x8pbwi,1yzle,3xn3,goxy,eak4,1bct,ijo3


BLM and DEPARTMENT of the INTERIOR Highlights

LAST WEEK AT THE BLM, July 14-18, 2014 (BLM Tumblr) BLM Director Neil Kornze highlighted the importance of the BLM's budget request for a fee system to increase the agency's oil and gas inspection capacity; BLM announced that it is making sage grouse habitat protection a high natural resource priority, focusing its hazardous fuels program... http://www.elabs10.com/ct.html?ufl=0&rtr=on&s=x8pbwi,1yzle,3xn3,kqas,kx14,1bct,ijo3

VIDEO- This Week at Interior: July 18, 2014 (DOI YouTube) 
Philanthropist donates more than $12 million to help restore Arlington House; the Obama Administration is dedicating nearly $10 million to help tribal communities deal with the effects of climate change and more. http://www.elabs10.com/ct.html?ufl=0&rtr=on&s=x8pbwi,1yzle,3xn3,jud3,3mbe,1bct,ijo3

Birds Versus Wind Turbines (The New York Times, 07/19/14) 
A conservation effort across the West to protect the sage grouse, a bird with an unusual mating call, has put different environmental interests at odds. http://www.elabs10.com/ct.html?ufl=0&rtr=on&s=x8pbwi,1yzle,3xn3,1dbj,dce6,1bct,ijo3

BLM Fire Program's Focus: Sage Grouse Protection 
(KTVZ.com, 07/18/14) Agency will make threatened bird's habitat 'high priority'. The BLM announced Friday that it is making sage grouse habitat protection a high natural resource priority, focusing its hazardous fuels program on areas where fire management for sage-grouse habitat protection is most critical. http://www.elabs10.com/ct.html?ufl=0&rtr=on&s=x8pbwi,1yzle,3xn3,lpkj,40j3,1bct,ijo3 

RELATED: BLM Fire Program to Focus on Sage-Grouse Conservation 
(BLM News Release) http://www.elabs10.com/ct.html?ufl=0&rtr=on&s=x8pbwi,1yzle,3xn3,7s2m,cufk,1bct,ijo3 


SELECTED UPCOMING EVENTS

July 26: Free Interpretive Outings (BLM News Release) "Leave No Trace in the Wilderness" Outings Focus on Leave No Trace in the King Range Wilderness and Kayaking the Lost Coast. http://www.elabs10.com/ct.html?ufl=0&rtr=on&s=x8pbwi,1yzle,3xn3,8v0b,5wb6,1bct,ijo3 


Jul. 26-27: BLM Ukiah Field Office Announces Temporary Road Restrictions for Rally Car Race (BLM News Release) The BLM has announced that it will temporarily close Walker Ridge Road and the South Cow Mountain Off-Highway Vehicle Area to general recreation use and through traffic to provide for public safety during the Mendocino Rally race. http://www.elabs10.com/ct.html?ufl=0&rtr=on&s=x8pbwi,1yzle,3xn3,jrmm,a6p9,1bct,ijo3 

Aug. 1: End of Public Review Period for Environmental Study for Blythe Mesa Solar Project in Eastern Riverside County (BLM News Release) BLM released a joint environmental analysis with Riverside County for the proposed Blythe Mesa Solar Project in eastern Riverside County, Calif. for a 45-day public review. http://www.elabs10.com/ct.html?ufl=0&rtr=on&s=x8pbwi,1yzle,3xn3,euka,93xa,1bct,ijo3

Apr-Oct. 23: Webcasts Scheduled to Solicit Comments on Route 66 Management Plan (BLM News Release) The California Historic Route 66 Association and BLM California Desert District have scheduled four webcasts to continue soliciting public comments on the preparation of a corridor management plan for the segment of historic Route 66. http://www.elabs10.com/ct.html?ufl=0&rtr=on&s=x8pbwi,1yzle,3xn3,ge64,i1gg,1bct,ijo3 


WILDLIFE TRIVIA ANSWER and Related Information

What bird am I?

ANSWER: Yellow-rumped Warbler

SOURCE: Yellow-rumped Warbler 
(National Geographic Website) http://www.elabs10.com/ct.html?ufl=0&rtr=on&s=x8pbwi,1yzle,3xn3,fm36,6m3r,1bct,ijo3 

SOURCE: Yellow-rumped Warbler 
(Cornell Lab of Ornithology Website) http://www.elabs10.com/ct.html?ufl=0&rtr=on&s=x8pbwi,1yzle,3xn3,ir5i,kcwr,1bct,ijo3

RELATED: Mendocino County Coastal Birds List
(BLM pdf) http://www.elabs10.com/ct.html?ufl=0&rtr=on&s=x8pbwi,1yzle,3xn3,fmv5,13uf,1bct,ijo3 


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