A publication of Bureau of Land Management in California Issue 651-11/21/14- Visit us on Facebook -- Follow us on Twitter -- Share us with friends and colleagues! THIS WEEK IN NEWS.BYTES: - Discover the Desert - 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: http://www.elabs10.com/ct.html?ufl=0&rtr=on&s=x8pbwi,2352u,3xn3,geoe,4inq,1bct,ijo3 DISCOVER THE DESERT: The Desert Shapes America Discoveries: Lone Pine Museum Hails Lost Film Era (The Sacramento Bee, 11/15/2014) For a town boasting a higher elevation (3,727 feet) than population (2,035) on the southern-most tip of the easternSierra, with the Los Angeles basin to the south and Death Valley to the east, Lone Pine holds a special place in Hollywood lore as the go-to destination for movie moguls... http://www.elabs10.com/ct.html?ufl=0&rtr=on&s=x8pbwi,2352u,3xn3,x3t,fvy0,1bct,ijo3 RELATED: Facebook Post: http://www.elabs10.com/ct.html?ufl=0&rtr=on&s=x8pbwi,2352u,3xn3,l58,kslf,1bct,ijo3 Seniors Travel to Alabama Hills (California Senior Citizen Travel , 11/12/14)This is one of the most photographed areas in California, the panoramas are breathtaking. If you love landscape photography, there are a few places in America you simply must photograph, and the Alabama Hills is one of them. http://www.elabs10.com/ct.html?ufl=0&rtr=on&s=x8pbwi,2352u,3xn3,f3mf,m5y7,1bct,ijo3 Discover the Desert Story Maps (BLM Website)Take an online tour of the California Desert! Find your favorite place here: http://www.elabs10.com/ct.html?ufl=0&rtr=on&s=x8pbwi,2352u,3xn3,gr21,dabi,1bct,ijo3 The Desert Shapes The Way People Live ( My Public Lands Tumblr) Take a trip back in time to 1942 when 18,000 desert square miles from Pomona, California to Phoenix. Arizona were used as a training center for 1 million young Americans. General George Patton...http://www.elabs10.com/ct.html?ufl=0&rtr=on&s=x8pbwi,2352u,3xn3,azxj,9y2l,1bct,ijo3 Desert Communities "Dig" New Ideas From Gardening Workshops! (BLM Facebook) A great turnout came to learn about gardening at the Desert Horticultural Society of the Coachella Valley's Gardening Day. BLM challenged desert gardeners to identify non-native invasive plants and help eradicate them. http://www.elabs10.com/ct.html?ufl=0&rtr=on&s=x8pbwi,2352u,3xn3,jkv4,6sz2,1bct,ijo3 RELATED: BLM Flickr http://www.elabs10.com/ct.html?ufl=0&rtr=on&s=x8pbwi,2352u,3xn3,fhma,94pk,1bct,ijo3 DISCOVER THE COAST BLM Guided Hike November 22, 2014, 9:00 am Davenport (BLM Website) Join BLM "rain or shine" for a 2-hour guided, interpretive hike through our newly acquired Coast Dairies property. The hike is a moderate walk up to a coastal terrace. Participants will learn about the history of the working landscape on this property for the thousands... http://www.elabs10.com/ct.html?ufl=0&rtr=on&s=x8pbwi,2352u,3xn3,7do2,9gdm,1bct,ijo3 RELATED: Discover the Coast http://www.elabs10.com/ct.html?ufl=0&rtr=on&s=x8pbwi,2352u,3xn3,jksk,gqng,1bct,ijo3 RENEWABLE ENERGY Planning for California Desert's Renewable-Energy and Conservation Future Makes Sense: Editorial (San Bernardino Sun, 11/17/14) This DRECP document, now in a public comment period, aims to accomplish big things, bringing together energy and conservation science and-projecting 25 years into the future-figuring out the best places in our desert to put big renewable energy projects. http://www.elabs10.com/ct.html?ufl=0&rtr=on&s=x8pbwi,2352u,3xn3,lggm,cp3f,1bct,ijo3 Residents' Input On DRECP Vital For Plan's Success (Victorville Daily Press, 11/15/14) The 8,000 page draft version of a multiagency plan that will designate and affect desert uses for the next generation depends on insight of residents for review, comments and suggestions, officials say. http://www.elabs10.com/ct.html?ufl=0&rtr=on&s=x8pbwi,2352u,3xn3,i8p,85b8,1bct,ijo3 You Have More Time To Comment On That Desert Energy Plan (KCET, 11/17/14)Those of you who are planning to comment on the gargantuan and nearly incomprehensible plan to regulate energy development on 22 million acres of the California Desert now have an extra six and a half weeks to do so . http://www.elabs10.com/ct.html?ufl=0&rtr=on&s=x8pbwi,2352u,3xn3,6axj,fxj8,1bct,ijo3 OTHER CALIFORNIA HEADLINES AND HIGHLIGHTS Piedras Blancas Light Station Loses Its Leader (The Cambrian, 11/12/ 2014) Public tours and work to restore and protect the Piedras Blancas Light Station and Outstanding Natural Area are to continue as they have been despite the sudden death of Park Manager Jim Boucher of Cambria, emotions at the scenic site will be far from normal, however... http://www.elabs10.com/ct.html?ufl=0&rtr=on&s=x8pbwi,2352u,3xn3,fxe2,gnf0,1bct,ijo3 Military's Self-Flying Helicopter Gets Modded to Fight Wildfires (Wired, 11/18/14) Earlier this month, Lockheed and Kaman took the K-MAX to an FAA drone test facility in upstate New York to demonstrate its capabilities for experts from the Department of the Interior, the Bureau of Land Management, and the Forest Service.... http://www.elabs10.com/ct.html?ufl=0&rtr=on&s=x8pbwi,2352u,3xn3,1gl2,4sof,1bct,ijo3 Volunteers Plant Trees Through Turtle Bay Program (Redding Record-Searchlight, 11/15/14) An open field harmed by mining activity south of Redding will someday be home to a grove of oak trees - in about 20 years, that is...http://www.elabs10.com/ct.html?ufl=0&rtr=on&s=x8pbwi,2352u,3xn3,fgpn,b473,1bct,ijo3 RELATED:BLM Flickr http://www.elabs10.com/ct.html?ufl=0&rtr=on&s=x8pbwi,2352u,3xn3,2qdr,8bes,1bct,ijo3 Cemex legislation Re-Introduced With Zero Cost To Feds (Santa Clarita Valley Signal, 11/18/14) Sen. Barbara Boxer introduced new legislation Tuesday to block the proposed Cemex mine in Canyon Country- this time stating the calculated cost to the federal government would be nothing.http://www.elabs10.com/ct.html?ufl=0&rtr=on&s=x8pbwi,2352u,3xn3,9v1k,744r,1bct,ijo3 End Of The road For SCV And Cemex? (Santa Clarita Valley Signal, 11/12/14) Time is running out.We're in the final scenes of a decades-long drama, the outcome of which will determine whether Santa Clarita Valley residents must tolerate a massive, dust-spewing, traffic-clogging gravelmine on the east end of town for decades to come. . . http://www.elabs10.com/ct.html?ufl=0&rtr=on&s=x8pbwi,2352u,3xn3,245w,6bme,1bct,ijo3 RELATED : Bureau of Land Management S.771, Soledad Canyon Settlement Act: http://www.elabs10.com/ct.html?ufl=0&rtr=on&s=x8pbwi,2352u,3xn3,2eyq,324t,1bct,ijo3 WILDLIFE TRIVIA QUESTION of the WEEK Which animal can last longer without water than a camel? a) Squirrel b) Wolverine c) Kangaroo Rat d) Tiger e) Porqupine ------> See answer near the end of this issue of News.bytes. BLM and DEPARTMENT of the INTERIOR Highlights This Week at Interior (VIDEO): November 14, 2014 (DOI YouTube) This week:Secretary Jewell and National Park Service Director Jarvis travel to Sydney Australia for the 2014 World Parks Congress; the Secretary and the President of the Republic of Kiribati announce a partnership to benefit almost half a million square nautical miles... http://www.elabs10.com/ct.html?ufl=0&rtr=on&s=x8pbwi,2352u,3xn3,937v,7qav,1bct,ijo3 Area of Critical of Environmental Concern (BLM Tumblr) are special management areas designated by BLM to protect significant historic, cultural, or scenic values...check out our tumblr post to learn more. http://www.elabs10.com/ct.html?ufl=0&rtr=on&s=x8pbwi,2352u,3xn3,ljhc,i84w,1bct,ijo3 RELATED:Get to Know BLM-California ACECs! http://www.elabs10.com/ct.html?ufl=0&rtr=on&s=x8pbwi,2352u,3xn3,34df,9d4f,1bct,ijo3 SELECTED UPCOMING EVENTS Nov. 22: Wilderness Field Trip The California Wilderness Coalition will be joining a field trip with Sierra Pelona Rock Club and Community Hiking Club in the Afton Canyon area. http://www.elabs10.com/ct.html?ufl=0&rtr=on&s=x8pbwi,2352u,3xn3,i22r,d13n,1bct,ijo3 Nov. 22: Coast Daires Guided Hike (BLM Website) Join BLM "rain or shine" for a 2-hour guided, interpretive hike through our newly acquired Coast Dairies property. The hike is a moderate walk up to a coastal terrace. Participants will learn about the history of the working landscape on this property for the thousands of years of human habitation. http://www.elabs10.com/ct.html?ufl=0&rtr=on&s=x8pbwi,2352u,3xn3,h01f,3fis,1bct,ijo3 Nov. 29: BLM to Host Alabama Hills Interpretive Hike (BLM News Release)There have been more than 400 movies and countless commercials filmed in the Alabama Hills. On the film history hike, you will hear interesting and amusing stories about numerous productions as you explore the camera locations...http://www.elabs10.com/ct.html?ufl=0&rtr=on&s=x8pbwi,2352u,3xn3,63nx,e4pn,1bct,ijo3 Dec. 13: Carrizo Plain National Monument Advisory Committee Plans December Meeting (BLM News Release) The BLM's Carrizo Plain National Monument Advisory Committee will meet Dec. 13, 2014 to discuss scoping of a proposed travel management plan for the monument. Monument staff will present the proposed plan and provide an update on the implementation of the area's resource management plan during the meeting. http://www.elabs10.com/ct.html?ufl=0&rtr=on&s=x8pbwi,2352u,3xn3,i5yy,6bse,1bct,ijo3 WILDLIFE TRIVIA ANSWER and Related Information Which animal can last longer without water than a camel? ANSWER: (C) The kangaroo rat is the only animal on earth that can go the longest without water. The kangaroo rat makes its home in Death Valley. The lifespan of the kangaroo rat is 3 to 5 years and it can go an entire lifetime without drinking one sip of water. SOURCE: Zoology (Science360) http://www.elabs10.com/ct.html?ufl=0&rtr=on&s=x8pbwi,2352u,3xn3,fq0w,6g0j,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. 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