A publication of Bureau of Land Management in California Issue 653-12/5/2014- Visit us on Facebook -- Follow us on Twitter -- Share us with friends and colleagues! THIS WEEK IN NEWS.BYTES: - Youth Highlights - Discover the Desert - Discover the Coast - 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,23lba,3xn3,7ot0,fb7b,1bct,ijo3 YOUTH HIGHLIGHTS 2014 Youth and Yearling Mustang challenge (BLM Facebook) Congratulations to all of the 2014 Youth and Yearling Mustang Challenge participants. 11 youth competitors had 60 days to gentle and train their wild mustangs before this competition event at the Lake Perris Fairgrounds on Saturday, November 29, 2014. http://www.elabs10.com/ct.html?ufl=0&rtr=on&s=x8pbwi,23lba,3xn3,83lo,ffcz,1bct,ijo3 Desert Adventure! (BLM Tumblr) Dan Maus is a Student Conservation Association Intern working for the BLM California Desert District. His role in the current Resource Inventorying effort provides him with opportunities to work in some of the most beautiful and remote areas of the desert. His photos provide a glimpse of those areas, many still relatively undiscovered... http://www.elabs10.com/ct.html?ufl=0&rtr=on&s=x8pbwi,23lba,3xn3,1ux5,27dh,1bct,ijo3 RELATED: Desert Adventure (BLM Flickr) http://www.elabs10.com/ct.html?ufl=0&rtr=on&s=x8pbwi,23lba,3xn3,6esj,ia15,1bct,ijo3 DISCOVER THE DESERT: The Desert Shapes America FREE OFFER! Discover the Desert 2015 Monthly Calender 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,23lba,3xn3,v2r,1rj6,1bct,ijo3 Hiking Day (BLM Facebook) The California Wilderness Coalition joined the Community Hiking Club and Sierra Pelona Rock Club (both from Santa Clarita, CA) for a fun-filled day of exploring Afton Canyon Area of Critical Environmental Concern (ACEC) and rock collecting in and around the nearby Cady Mountains on Saturday, November 22. http://www.elabs10.com/ct.html?ufl=0&rtr=on&s=x8pbwi,23lba,3xn3,iqn,m2jw,1bct,ijo3 Patton Museum Outlines Plan to Expand (Desert Sun,11/29/2014)The General Patton Memorial Museum in Chiriaco Summit is expanding. The museum, just off Interstate 10 near Desert Center- home to numerous artifacts collected from the nearby training grounds once commanded by Gen. George S. Patton Jr. - is planning to add a library research center and a military vehicle maintenance and restoration facility. http://www.elabs10.com/ct.html?ufl=0&rtr=on&s=x8pbwi,23lba,3xn3,8zq0,g4sl,1bct,ijo3 Taking In The Sun (BLM Facebook) The desert's great temperatures give hikers ideal conditions to explore. Here, a BLM guided group explored a variety of habitats, eventually leading to a remote desert palm oasis. In two miles participants experienced a dramatic desert wash, sand dunes, creosote scrub, canyon slopes and a desert palm oasis. http://www.elabs10.com/ct.html?ufl=0&rtr=on&s=x8pbwi,23lba,3xn3,kxn4,9gf8,1bct,ijo3 Blm California Invites You To Discover The Desert! (BLM Tumblr) This month, BLM California will feature stories about nature, adventure and travel in the California desert - from the Amargosa River to Big Morongo Canyon Preserve to the Santa Rosa and San Jacinto Mountains National Monument and Wilderness. http://www.elabs10.com/ct.html?ufl=0&rtr=on&s=x8pbwi,23lba,3xn3,iyrf,hihz,1bct,ijo3 RELATED: Discover The Desert (BLM Website) http://www.elabs10.com/ct.html?ufl=0&rtr=on&s=x8pbwi,23lba,3xn3,29an,i81b,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,23lba,3xn3,gr21,dabi,1bct,ijo3 DISCOVER THE COAST On Leadership - How Point Arena scored a national monument (Ukiah Daily Journal,12/1/2014) Standing around the desk in the White House Oval Office, five Mendocino residents and two congressmen witnessed President Barack Obama sign the proclamation designating the Stornetta Point Arena Public Lands on the Mendocino Coast as a national monument. It was the culmination of years of effort by a diverse and committed...http://www.elabs10.com/ct.html?ufl=0&rtr=on&s=x8pbwi,23lba,3xn3,cmw2,ejtz,1bct,ijo3 OTHER CALIFORNIA HEADLINES AND HIGHLIGHTS Santa Cruz County Land Trust Restores Native American Stewardship (Santa Cruz Sentinel, 11/28/2014) The Amah Mutsun, a Native American tribe, has partly restored tribal stewardship of its land, stretching from Pescadero to the Pajaro Valley, thanks to partnerships with private and public landowners. http://www.elabs10.com/ct.html?ufl=0&rtr=on&s=x8pbwi,23lba,3xn3,con0,hpp7,1bct,ijo3 California Coyote-Killing Contests Face Ban ( ABC News, 12/2/2014 ) Organized coyote hunts that award prizes to the top marksman have sparked a culture clash in California between wildlife advocates who value the animals as an essential part of the landscape and people who view coyotes as wily varmints to be hunted down to protect livestock. http://www.elabs10.com/ct.html?ufl=0&rtr=on&s=x8pbwi,23lba,3xn3,mcqe,9hzi,1bct,ijo3 California Bans Coyote Hunts That Offer Prizes Wall Street Journal (AP Story, 12/3/2014) California wildlife officials on Wednesday banned coyote-hunting contests that have sparked a culture clash by offering cash and other prizes to marksmen who killed the most animals. http://www.elabs10.com/ct.html?ufl=0&rtr=on&s=x8pbwi,23lba,3xn3,ie46,lfl2,1bct,ijo3 BLM Made the Right Call (Daily Press, 12/1/2014) We got the feeling when Jim Kenna visited us a few weeks ago that the state director of the Bureau of Land Management truly did recognize California is a land of rich natural resources and he was ready to protect them. http://www.elabs10.com/ct.html?ufl=0&rtr=on&s=x8pbwi,23lba,3xn3,gbh3,c2jb,1bct,ijo3 Lovingood Applauds Solar Project's Rejection (Daily Press,11/29/2014) San Bernardino County 1st District Supervisor Robert Lovingood said this week that he welcomed a recent decision to deny a 2.5-square-mile solar project that had been proposed 10 miles north of Baker near the entrance to Death Valley. http://www.elabs10.com/ct.html?ufl=0&rtr=on&s=x8pbwi,23lba,3xn3,hna1,k2lb,1bct,ijo3 California Desert -Timeless Landscape That Needs Careful Planning, Protection: Guest Commentary (The Sun, 11/28/2014) For those who haven't had the opportunity to spend time here, it can be difficult to understand the value of the desert. Some people fear it, others see it as a wasteland, and others just view it a middle ground between... http://www.elabs10.com/ct.html?ufl=0&rtr=on&s=x8pbwi,23lba,3xn3,gkly,4h2a,1bct,ijo3 Disappointment on Cemex (Santa Clarita Valley Signal, 12/4/2014) When the text of the latest National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) was unveiled this week, it included language related to dozens of public land bills. Absent, though, is language related to the ongoing efforts to halt the proposed Cemex sand and gravel mine in Canyon Country. http://www.elabs10.com/ct.html?ufl=0&rtr=on&s=x8pbwi,23lba,3xn3,kix4,jsxp,1bct,ijo3 WILDLIFE TRIVIA QUESTION of the WEEK What was the first animal to join the endangered species list because of climate change? a) Artic Fox b) Genatoo Penguin c) Roseate Spoonbill d) Polar Bear ------> See answer near the end of this issue of News.bytes. BLM and DEPARTMENT of the INTERIOR Highlights This Week at Interior (VIDEO): December 1, 2014 (DOI YouTube) 2014 has been a year of continued progress when it comes to the Obama Administration’s trust relationship with the Nation’s first people. We’ve seen the beginnings of a transformation on Indian education reform, progress on energy and economic development, and the Administration is working to address climate change impacts on Tribal Nations. http://www.elabs10.com/ct.html?ufl=0&rtr=on&s=x8pbwi,23lba,3xn3,gf5f,822f,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,23lba,3xn3,b0ly,fket,1bct,ijo3 Dec. 12: Mining in the Region of Joshua Tree Old Schoolhouse Museum(BLM Website) 7:00 pm Old Schoolhouse Lecture Series - 6760 National Park Dr, Twentynine Palms, CA (760) 367-553. http://www.elabs10.com/ct.html?ufl=0&rtr=on&s=x8pbwi,23lba,3xn3,2zux,d6po,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,23lba,3xn3,i5yy,6bse,1bct,ijo3 WILDLIFE TRIVIA ANSWER and Related Information What was the first animal to join the endangered species list because of climate change? Answer: (D) In 2008 polar bears were listed as threatened under the U.S. endangered species at. The first animals added because of climate change. The continuing loss of sea ice in the artic puts the bears in jeopardy. SOURCE: Endangered Animals Quiz (National Geographic ) http://www.elabs10.com/ct.html?ufl=0&rtr=on&s=x8pbwi,23lba,3xn3,6us7,g596,1bct,ijo3
