A publication of Bureau of Land Management in California Issue 652-11/25/14- Visit us on Facebook -- Follow us on Twitter -- Share us with friends and colleagues! THIS WEEK IN NEWS.BYTES: - Happy Thanksgiving - Discover the Desert - Discover the Coast - Renewable Energy - Headlines and Highlights - Wildlife Trivia Question of the Week - BLM and Department of the 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,23ani,3xn3,8us1,578c,1bct,ijo3 HAPPY THANKSGIVING Thanksgiving (BLM Facebook) This Thanksgiving we're thankful for BLM volunteers who donated 100,000+ service hours in California! Volunteers play a key role in BLM. Not only do you help us care for our natural and cultural resources, but also gain a clearer perspective on the many challenges facing our public land...http://www.elabs10.com/ct.html?ufl=0&rtr=on&s=x8pbwi,23ani,3xn3,1vbp,6kx2,1bct,ijo3 RELATED: Volunteer Accomplishments (BLM Website) http://www.elabs10.com/ct.html?ufl=0&rtr=on&s=x8pbwi,23ani,3xn3,dh95,izq8,1bct,ijo3 Thanksgiving (BLM Facebook) This Thankgiving, we're thankful for our partners! Our partners in the Lassen County Educational Collaborative have developed a set of career cards encouraging students to consider careers in the great outdoors, natural resources and STEM... http://www.elabs10.com/ct.html?ufl=0&rtr=on&s=x8pbwi,23ani,3xn3,abi5,938s,1bct,ijo3 DISCOVER THE DESERT: The Desert Shapes America FREE OFFER! Discover the Desert 2015 Monthly Planner Unique and diverse desert landscapes are highlighted in amazing photographs of the California desert. Hurry while supplies last - limit one planner per person. http://www.elabs10.com/ct.html?ufl=0&rtr=on&s=x8pbwi,23ani,3xn3,v2r,1rj6,1bct,ijo3 Desert Clean Up (BLM Facebook) Crew members removed more than 12 large truck loads of trash and debris (80 cubic yards) at a trash cleanup on public lands near Yermo, California on October 29. Jamie Livingood, Geologist for the Barstow Field Office applauded the "focused workforce" for making a big difference in cleanup efforts. http://www.elabs10.com/ct.html?ufl=0&rtr=on&s=x8pbwi,23ani,3xn3,m6uo,ec2x,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,23ani,3xn3,gr21,dabi,1bct,ijo3 Nov. 29: BLM to Host Alabama Hills Interpretive Hike Novemeber 29,2014 (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,23ani,3xn3,63nx,e4pn,1bct,ijo3 DISCOVER THE COAST BLM Guided Hike November 22, 2014, 9:00 a.m. 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,23ani,3xn3,7do2,9gdm,1bct,ijo3 RELATED: Discover the Coast (BLM Website) http://www.elabs10.com/ct.html?ufl=0&rtr=on&s=x8pbwi,23ani,3xn3,jksk,gqng,1bct,ijo3 RENEWABLE ENERGY BLM Rejects Application for Silurian Valley Energy Project (LA Times, 11/20/2014) The Bureau of Land Management on Thursday denied a Spanish company's application to build a controversial renewable energy facility in the Mojave Desert's remote Silurian Valley, deciding the sprawling project "would not be in the public interest." http://www.elabs10.com/ct.html?ufl=0&rtr=on&s=x8pbwi,23ani,3xn3,2wlh,2mig,1bct,ijo3 Obama Administration Rejects First California Desert Solar Plant (Bloomberg, 11/21/2014) The U.S. Interior Department rejected a proposal to build a 200-megawatt solar farm in Southern California. It's the first time the agency's Bureau of Land Management has denied a permit for a solar plant outside certain zones that have been designated as preferred locations for solar power, the administration said yesterday in a statement... http://www.elabs10.com/ct.html?ufl=0&rtr=on&s=x8pbwi,23ani,3xn3,lm1v,kb6b,1bct,ijo3 Regulators Reject Silurian Solar Farm near Death Valley (The Desert Sun, 11/20/2014) The Bureau of Land Management rejected a controversial solar project near Death Valley National Park on Thursday, giving hope to environmentalists that regulators will keep renewable energy development away from the most sensitive parts of the desert. http://www.elabs10.com/ct.html?ufl=0&rtr=on&s=x8pbwi,23ani,3xn3,jqu6,kmr2,1bct,ijo3 Renewable Energy Farms Spread Through California Deserts (Newsweek, 11/24/2014) Start near the Los Angeles International Airport and head due east on the Santa Monica Freeway, one of the busiest stretches of road on the globe, bumper to bumper with luxury V-6's, exhaust-spewing pickups and hybrid sedans, all crawling through the Los Angeles megalopolis...http://www.elabs10.com/ct.html?ufl=0&rtr=on&s=x8pbwi,23ani,3xn3,kxac,9ms5,1bct,ijo3 OTHER CALIFORNIA HEADLINES AND HIGHLIGHTS Graffiti Cleanup (BLM Facebook) Bishop Field Office recreation staff Dave Kirk and Jarrett Dampier removed unsightly graffiti from the Alabama Hills in Lone Pine, California. The "tagging" took place last month and is under investigation by the Inyo County Sheriff's Department. The Bishop Field Office has initiated an aggressive graffiti removal program that adversely affects public lands. http://www.elabs10.com/ct.html?ufl=0&rtr=on&s=x8pbwi,23ani,3xn3,iouc,cohe,1bct,ijo3 BLM, Partners, Complete Third Year of Rush Fire Recovery (BLM Facebook) The Bureau of Land Management and its partners have completed their third year of work to restore habitat burned in the 2012 Rush Fire in northeast Lassen County, and have now hand-planted more than 15,000 shrub seedlings. http://www.elabs10.com/ct.html?ufl=0&rtr=on&s=x8pbwi,23ani,3xn3,30zu,fxam,1bct,ijo3 Pheasant Hunting (BLM Facebook) Pheasant hunters enjoyed the public lands in our Sacramento River Bend Outstanding Natural Area and got some pointers to sharpen their skills, in two special events held over the weekend of November 22. http://www.elabs10.com/ct.html?ufl=0&rtr=on&s=x8pbwi,23ani,3xn3,hik8,459o,1bct,ijo3 Wilderness for Future Generations (The Desert Sun, 11/22/14) In the beginning of November, I led a group of 12 Latino youth on a hiking and camping trip of Joshua Tree National Park and Mojave National Preserve. We also visited wilderness areas managed by the Bureau of Land Management (BLM). While part of the challenge was to get back to the basics...http://www.elabs10.com/ct.html?ufl=0&rtr=on&s=x8pbwi,23ani,3xn3,kq3a,7i99,1bct,ijo3 WILDLIFE TRIVIA of the WEEK Did You Know? In the 18th century Congress voted between the bald eagle and the turkey to represent the national symbol of pride. The turkey lost by a single congressional vote. SOURCE: Science (Business Insider) http://www.elabs10.com/ct.html?ufl=0&rtr=on&s=x8pbwi,23ani,3xn3,dsh9,bfuh,1bct,ijo3 BLM and DEPARTMENT of the INTERIOR Highlights This Week at Interior (VIDEO): November 21, 2014 (DOI YouTube) A new study shows the polar bear population in the south Beaufort Sea took a steep decline in the early 2000s; Secretary Jewell announces the first ever right of way grant for offshore wind energy transmission in federal waters; Deputy Secretary Connor marks some milestones for the Land Buy-Back Program for tribal nations; and the Deputy Secretary meets with veterans http://www.elabs10.com/ct.html?ufl=0&rtr=on&s=x8pbwi,23ani,3xn3,jpqb,5ttg,1bct,ijo3 Areas of Critical Environmental Concern (BLM Tumblr) are special management areas designated by the 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,23ani,3xn3,ljhc,i84w,1bct,ijo3 RELATED:Get to Know BLM-California ACECs! http://www.elabs10.com/ct.html?ufl=0&rtr=on&s=x8pbwi,23ani,3xn3,9wpq,4fdh,1bct,ijo3 SELECTED UPCOMING EVENTS Dec. 5: BLM Desert Advisory Council to Meet in Palm Springs (BLM News Release) The next field trip and meeting of the Bureau of Land Management's (BLM) California Desert Advisory Council (DAC) will be held Dec. 5-6 in Palm Springs, Calif. The council will participate in a field tour of BLM-managed public lands on Friday, Dec. 5...http://www.elabs10.com/ct.html?ufl=0&rtr=on&s=x8pbwi,23ani,3xn3,b0ly,fket,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,23ani,3xn3,i5yy,6bse,1bct,ijo3
