News.Bytes A publication of Bureau of Land Management in California Issue 635-07/31/14- Visit us on Facebook -- Follow us on Twitter -- Share us with friends and colleagues! THIS WEEK IN NEWS.BYTES: - Energy Resources - Discover the Coast - Headlines and Highlights - Wildlife Trivia Question of the Week - BLM and Department of Interior Highlights - Upcoming BLM California Events If this message does not show up properly in your email, you can see it online at: www.blm.gov/ca/news/newsbytes/2014/635.html ENERGY RESOURCES On the Edge of the New Energy Frontier (Daily Press, 07/26/14) Since the 1973 Arab oil embargo, the United States has fitfully moved toward energy independence based on national security and economic concerns. At the forefront of domestic development is California, and the Mojave Desert... http://www.elabs10.com/ct.html?ufl=0&rtr=on&s=x8pbwi,1z8i0,3xn3,ea3q,35gq,1bct,ijo3 2 Supervisors Oppose Giant Wind Project (Daily Press, 07/24/14) Supervisors James Ramos and Robert A. Lovingood submitted a joint letter to the BLM strongly opposing the North Peak Wind Project planned for 16.4 square miles of mountain ridges overlooking much of the Victor Valley. http://www.elabs10.com/ct.html?ufl=0&rtr=on&s=x8pbwi,1z8i0,3xn3,xff,5f36,1bct,ijo3 RELATED: BLM California Renewable Energy (BLM Website) http://www.elabs10.com/ct.html?ufl=0&rtr=on&s=x8pbwi,1z8i0,3xn3,5vbn,c64c,1bct,ijo3 Renewable Energy Discussions in BLM Social Media (BLM Facebook) After posting a photo and short statistic about wind energy on the BLM-CA Facebook and Twitter pages, diverse discussion arose in the audience. http://www.elabs10.com/ct.html?ufl=0&rtr=on&s=x8pbwi,1z8i0,3xn3,bmc7,1j61,1bct,ijo3 RELATED: Renewable Energy Discussion (BLM Twitter) http://www.elabs10.com/ct.html?ufl=0&rtr=on&s=x8pbwi,1z8i0,3xn3,2abh,p0x,1bct,ijo3 DISCOVER THE COAST Trinidad Lighthouse Tour and School Art Show This Friday (BLM Facebook) This Friday, Trinidad Head Lighthouse will be open for tours from 3-5:30 pm and a school art showing starts at 5:30 pm. More informaiton... http://www.elabs10.com/ct.html?ufl=0&rtr=on&s=x8pbwi,1z8i0,3xn3,9t7a,49ti,1bct,ijo3 RELATED: Discover the Coast @ Trinidad (BLM Website) http://www.elabs10.com/ct.html?ufl=0&rtr=on&s=x8pbwi,1z8i0,3xn3,2kz4,i1ct,1bct,ijo3 Interns Help Out at the BLM Mattole Campground (BLM Facebook) http://www.elabs10.com/ct.html?ufl=0&rtr=on&s=x8pbwi,1z8i0,3xn3,i0bc,qdx,1bct,ijo3 RELATED: BLM's King Range National Conservation Area (BLM Website) http://www.elabs10.com/ct.html?ufl=0&rtr=on&s=x8pbwi,1z8i0,3xn3,30zq,2i12,1bct,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,1z8i0,3xn3,1cr0,11yu,1bct,ijo3 WILDLIFE TRIVIA QUESTION of the WEEK Common gray foxes are one of the most common mammals in California, but since these animals are active at night it can be very hard to spot one. One of the places you may want to look is: (a) Down - in the water - they sometimes like to swim in lakes, or slow-moving rivers and streams. (b) Under the hoods of automobiles that have just been run - for the heat of the engine. (c) Up - they can sometimes be found lounging in trees. (d) Behind - rocks, that is - they like to blend into gray fields of boulders. (e) In flocks of sheep, where they like to pretend they are wolves. ------> See answer near the end of this issue of News.bytes. OTHER CALIFORNIA HEADLINES AND HIGHLIGHTS BLM-CA Leads Interagency Effort to Protect Sage-Grouse Habitat During Bodie Fire (News.Bytes Extra) Firefighting efforts on the Bodie Fire got an extra boost when the BLM-CA Bishop Field Office coordinated an interagency effort to help protect this critical resource. http://www.elabs10.com/ct.html?ufl=0&rtr=on&s=x8pbwi,1z8i0,3xn3,hxk3,ab9a,1bct,ijo3 Students Learn About Prehistoric Hunter-Gatherer Tools (BLM Facebook) Ten budding anthropologists were introduced to the science of archaeology and were able to "learn by doing" in both the classroom and outdoor settings. http://www.elabs10.com/ct.html?ufl=0&rtr=on&s=x8pbwi,1z8i0,3xn3,4it2,1ngx,1bct,ijo3 How Do Kids Beat the Desert Heat and Still Connect with Nature? (BLM Facebook) They join the Desert Discover Center's Art Club! Check out the talented art projects created last weekend. http://www.elabs10.com/ct.html?ufl=0&rtr=on&s=x8pbwi,1z8i0,3xn3,eiux,94b6,1bct,ijo3 RELATED: Desert Discovery Center (Desert Discovery Center Website) http://www.elabs10.com/ct.html?ufl=0&rtr=on&s=x8pbwi,1z8i0,3xn3,j396,hksc,1bct,ijo3 BLM Redding Partners are Proud of Their Public Lands (BLM Facebook) The Redding Mountain Bike Club recently donated a picnic table for the Swasey Recreation Area trailhead. Also, local Muletown Road residents donated a picnic table that was installed along the Mule Ridge Trail System. http://www.elabs10.com/ct.html?ufl=0&rtr=on&s=x8pbwi,1z8i0,3xn3,i3a5,k1mg,1bct,ijo3 BLM Redding Area Recreation Trails (BLM Website) http://www.elabs10.com/ct.html?ufl=0&rtr=on&s=x8pbwi,1z8i0,3xn3,5ous,gw9w,1bct,ijo3 BLM and DEPARTMENT of the INTERIOR Highlights LAST WEEK AT THE BLM, July 21-25, 2014 (BLM Tumblr) BLM Director Neil Kornze on July 24, 2014, shared information with industry representatives about the agency's efforts to increase oil and gas inspection capacity and more. http://www.elabs10.com/ct.html?ufl=0&rtr=on&s=x8pbwi,1z8i0,3xn3,a1cs,h7ta,1bct,ijo3 VIDEO- This Week at Interior: July 25, 2014 (DOI YouTube) Secretary Jewell on Capitol Hill to call for full and permanent funding of the Land and Water Conservation Fund and more. http://www.elabs10.com/ct.html?ufl=0&rtr=on&s=x8pbwi,1z8i0,3xn3,dr47,53mc,1bct,ijo3 Wyoming Cave with Thousands of Fossils to be Re-opened to Scientists for First Time Since 1970s (Fox News, 07/24/14) Paleontologists are about to revisit one of North America's most remarkable troves of late Pleistocene fossils. The BLM is preparing to reopen a metal grate over the opening to offer scientists a look. http://www.elabs10.com/ct.html?ufl=0&rtr=on&s=x8pbwi,1z8i0,3xn3,cjvo,jgrb,1bct,ijo3 Wild Horse and Burro Expo this Weekend (Record-Courier, 07/29/14) This weekend's Western States Wild Horse and Burro Expo will feature a horse adoption with inmates from the Northern Nevada Correctional Center's Saddle Horse Training program. Ten saddle-trained horses and one burro from the ranges of Nevada, California and Utah will be available. http://www.elabs10.com/ct.html?ufl=0&rtr=on&s=x8pbwi,1z8i0,3xn3,ipr2,axpv,1bct,ijo3 SELECTED UPCOMING EVENTS 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,1z8i0,3xn3,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,1z8i0,3xn3,ge64,i1gg,1bct,ijo3 WILDLIFE TRIVIA ANSWER and Related Information Common gray foxes are one of the most common mammals in California, but since these animals are active at night it can be very hard to spot one. One of the places you may want to look is: ANSWER: (c) "Up - they can sometimes be found lounging in trees." Common gray foxes have the ability to climb trees to look for food, escape from danger, or simply to lounge around on a favorite branch. They can even jump between branches. SOURCE: BLM California Wildlife Database (BLM Webiste) http://www.elabs10.com/ct.html?ufl=0&rtr=on&s=x8pbwi,1z8i0,3xn3,ir7k,e5um,1bct,ijo3 RELATED: Rare Daytime Sighting Caught on Ocotillo Wells SVRA Critter Cam! (Ocotillo Wells SVRA Facebook) http://www.elabs10.com/ct.html?ufl=0&rtr=on&s=x8pbwi,1z8i0,3xn3,9pco,49fu,1bct,ijo3 -------------------- - If your e-mail program does not allow you to click on the above links to visit that Web page, copy and paste the URL into your browser's "Location" or "Address" bar. - Some online news sites require free registration to view their content online. Some news sites remove news stories from the Web soon after publication. 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