A publication of Bureau of Land Management in California Issue 658- 1/23/2015 - Visit us on Facebook -- Follow us on Twitter -- Share us with friends and colleagues! THIS WEEK IN NEWS.BYTES: - National Conservation Lands - Winter Bucket List - Horse and Burro Program - 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,24yfl,3xn3,4xhl,4bop,1bct,ijo3 NATIONAL CONSERVATION LANDS BLM Celebrates 15 years of National Conservation Lands (BLM Tumblr )The BLM's National Conservation Lands include a great diversity of areas - from national monuments to wild and scenic rivers to wilderness and so much more. Across 877 landscapes, and approximately 30 million acres, we conserve, protect, and restore these nationally-significant landscapes that have outstanding cultural, ecological, and scientific values for the benefit of current and future generations. http://www.elabs10.com/ct.html?ufl=0&rtr=on&s=x8pbwi,24yfl,3xn3,io8g,8yt9,1bct,ijo3 Top 15 National Conservation Lands Milestones (BLM Tumblr) Each #conservationlands15 month, we will feature a Top 15 list. Today's Top 15 puts the National Conservation Lands in perspective - from our history to our future. http://www.elabs10.com/ct.html?ufl=0&rtr=on&s=x8pbwi,24yfl,3xn3,6hzc,fv9q,1bct,ijo3 Carrizo Plain National Monument 14 Anniversary (BLM Facebook ) Happy 14th anniversary Carrizo Plain National #Monument! The Carrizo Plain, 100 airline miles (160 km) north of Los Angeles is an area by-passed by time. Soda Lake, its centerpiece, is a glistening bed of white salt, set within a vast open grassland, rimmed by mountains. http://www.elabs10.com/ct.html?ufl=0&rtr=on&s=x8pbwi,24yfl,3xn3,jygb,kr4b,1bct,ijo3 WINTER BUCKET LIST #21 Cache Creek Natural Area (BLM Tumblr) On Saturdays in January through mid-February, you can join the BLM California and other outdoors enthusiasts for guided eagle hikes in the Cache Creek Natural Area. Spend four or five hours hiking across the secluded, hilly expanse of oak woodlands and grasslands - a combination of over 70,000 acres of BLM managed lands and 4,700 acres of state and county lands. http://www.elabs10.com/ct.html?ufl=0&rtr=on&s=x8pbwi,24yfl,3xn3,4kvt,axel,1bct,ijo3 #24 Santa Rosa-San Jacinto Mountains National Monument (BLM Tumblr) Rising abruptly from the desert floor, the Santa Rosa and San Jacinto Mountains National Monument reaches an elevation of 10,834 feet at the summit of Mount San Jacinto. Providing a picturesque backdrop to local communities, the National Monument is a desirable backcountry destination that can be accessed via trails from both the valley floor and the alpine village of Idyllwild. http://www.elabs10.com/ct.html?ufl=0&rtr=on&s=x8pbwi,24yfl,3xn3,1zyl,grhc,1bct,ijo3 WILD HORSE AND BURRO Wild Horses and Burros Available for Adoption in Ferndale (BLM News Release) Wild mustangs and burros from public lands in northern California and Nevada are headed for the Humboldt County Fairgrounds in Ferndale, Calif. where they will be available for public adoption Saturday and Sunday, Feb. 13 and 14.The adoption event will be held in conjunction with the annual Pack Clinic hosted by the Back Country Horsemen of California. http://www.elabs10.com/ct.html?ufl=0&rtr=on&s=x8pbwi,24yfl,3xn3,dua0,71dd,1bct,ijo3 RELATED: Ferndale Wild Horse & Burro Adoption (BLM Facebook) http://www.elabs10.com/ct.html?ufl=0&rtr=on&s=x8pbwi,24yfl,3xn3,bnb0,atlg,1bct,ijo3 DISCOVER THE DESERT Photo of the Day: Camping in San Gorgonio (BLM Facebook) http://www.elabs10.com/ct.html?ufl=0&rtr=on&s=x8pbwi,24yfl,3xn3,8wy5,ey6z,1bct,ijo3 Discover the Desert (BLM Youtube) Discover the Desert focuses on connecting people with spectacular places and resources in the California desert by working with gateway communities and partners to identify opportunities for education and interpretation through the arts, sciences, tourism and recreation. http://www.elabs10.com/ct.html?ufl=0&rtr=on&s=x8pbwi,24yfl,3xn3,adr7,5hpb,1bct,ijo3 RELATED: Discover The Desert (BLM Website) http://www.elabs10.com/ct.html?ufl=0&rtr=on&s=x8pbwi,24yfl,3xn3,ehnu,aie3,1bct,ijo3 Visitors Take Part In Annual Dunes Cleanup (Imperial Valley Press, 1/18/2015) More than a hundred people traveled to Glamis during the Martin Luther King Jr. weekend. While some were enticed by the free weekend pass offered by the Bureau of Land Management , a major portion of visitors were in attendance for the 18th annual Dunes Cleanup on Saturday morning. http://www.elabs10.com/ct.html?ufl=0&rtr=on&s=x8pbwi,24yfl,3xn3,hud7,55z6,1bct,ijo3 Discover the Desert Story Maps (BLM Website) Take an online tour of the California desert! http://www.elabs10.com/ct.html?ufl=0&rtr=on&s=x8pbwi,24yfl,3xn3,gr21,dabi,1bct,ijo3 DISCOVER THE COAST Join Sierra & Rio as they Explore the California Coast and Practice the Leave No Trace Principle.(BLM Facebook) http://www.elabs10.com/ct.html?ufl=0&rtr=on&s=x8pbwi,24yfl,3xn3,bs03,9l43,1bct,ijo3 Breeding Season: Incredible photos of Northern Elephant Seals (Live Science, 1/21/2015) At the Piedras Blancas Beach in north-central California, a northern elephant seal (Mirounga angustirotris) rookery has become an important sanctuary for this once-endangered species. Check out these incredible photos of northern elephant seals in the wild. http://www.elabs10.com/ct.html?ufl=0&rtr=on&s=x8pbwi,24yfl,3xn3,bu89,71id,1bct,ijo3 RELATED: Discover the Coast at BLM Piedras Blancas (BLM Website) http://www.elabs10.com/ct.html?ufl=0&rtr=on&s=x8pbwi,24yfl,3xn3,53l6,9c7k,1bct,ijo3 Event to Envision Fort Ord as a Tourist Destination. (The Californian, 1/19/2015) Imagine the opportunity to pour significantly more money into Monterey County's $2.3 billion tourism industry - on both sides of the Lettuce Curtain.That's exactly what the Fort Ord Reuse Authority has in mind Thursday when it and other regional agencies host the Fort Ord Trails Symposium, from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. at California State University Monterey Bay's University Center. http://www.elabs10.com/ct.html?ufl=0&rtr=on&s=x8pbwi,24yfl,3xn3,1f31,lkat,1bct,ijo3 King Tides Pose Danger for Newly Born Elephant Seal Pups (KCBX Central Coast Public Radio, 1/19/2015 ) The highest and lowest tides of the year are peaking Wednesday morning along the Central Coast. They're known as King Tides and could cause some minor coastal flooding. The National Weather Service in Oxnard also warns of strong rip currents at the beaches during periods of low tide. http://www.elabs10.com/ct.html?ufl=0&rtr=on&s=x8pbwi,24yfl,3xn3,5cfw,3x0f,1bct,ijo3 HEADLINES AND HIGHLIGHTS Final Desert Renewable Energy Plan Still a Long Way Off (The Desert Sun, 1/21/2015) State officials have spent six years working on a plan to encourage renewable energy development in the desert-and they're still at least a year away from finishing their work.http://www.elabs10.com/ct.html?ufl=0&rtr=on&s=x8pbwi,24yfl,3xn3,2zgi,hfss,1bct,ijo3 RELATED: Draft Desert Renewable Energy Conservation Plan http://www.elabs10.com/ct.html?ufl=0&rtr=on&s=x8pbwi,24yfl,3xn3,124v,dtn9,1bct,ijo3 Palm Springs Preparing Land Swap Response (The Desert Sun, 1/18/2015) Palm Springs city leaders are preparing a response to a proposed exchange of federal and tribal lands that could place popular public hiking trails close to downtown Palm Springs under the control of the Agua Caliente Band of Cahuilla Indians. http://www.elabs10.com/ct.html?ufl=0&rtr=on&s=x8pbwi,24yfl,3xn3,4icw,8160,1bct,ijo3 RELATED: Draft Environmental Impact Statement for the Proposed Land Exchange between the Bureau of Land Management and the Agua Caliente Band of Cahuilla Indians http://www.elabs10.com/ct.html?ufl=0&rtr=on&s=x8pbwi,24yfl,3xn3,k4ma,1ns2,1bct,ijo3 WILDLIFE TRIVIA Bighorn sheep live in herds or bands of about 5 to 15 ewes, lambs, yearlings, and two-year olds. Groups of males are much smaller, usually numbering two to five. In the winter, the ewe herds join to create bands of as many as 100 animals. Did you know that in the fall, the rams compete for ewes by having butting contests. They charge each other at speeds of more than 20 mph, their foreheads crashing with a crack that can be heard more than a mile away. These battles may last as long as 24 hours SOURCE: Basic Facts About Bighorn Sheep (Defenders.org) http://www.elabs10.com/ct.html?ufl=0&rtr=on&s=x8pbwi,24yfl,3xn3,1yvg,l47j,1bct,ijo3 BLM and DEPARTMENT of the INTERIOR Highlights This Week at Interior (Video): January 23, 2015 (DOI Youtube) This week: fighting climate change among the highlights of President Obama's sixth State of the Union address; a new study from USGS shows melting glaciers don't just change sea levels, they affect marine life; another milestone for commercial wind energy development off the North Carolina coast. http://www.elabs10.com/ct.html?ufl=0&rtr=on&s=x8pbwi,24yfl,3xn3,ccnb,cc1n,1bct,ijo3 BLM Week in Review (BLM Tumblr) Check out what happened last week at the BLM http://www.elabs10.com/ct.html?ufl=0&rtr=on&s=x8pbwi,24yfl,3xn3,cqj4,lgh0,1bct,ijo3 SELECTED UPCOMING EVENTS Jan 30- Feb 1: Pomona Horse Expo (BLM Facebook ) .Visit us at the Pomona Horse Expo on Jan 30-Feb 1. We will have several halter-trained yearlings available at Expo. Stop by the BLM booth in the Breed Revelation area, meet the yearlings, get more information, or just say hello! http://www.elabs10.com/ct.html?ufl=0&rtr=on&s=x8pbwi,24yfl,3xn3,2w06,eawu,1bct,ijo3 Feb 4: BLM Holds Socio-Economic Workshop in Marina (BLM News Release) http://www.elabs10.com/ct.html?ufl=0&rtr=on&s=x8pbwi,24yfl,3xn3,9795,5gi7,1bct,ijo3 Feb 7: Galt Winter Bird Festival Cosumnes River Preserve http://www.elabs10.com/ct.html?ufl=0&rtr=on&s=x8pbwi,24yfl,3xn3,ayiu,4vfd,1bct,ijo3 Feb 14-15: Wild Horses and Burros Adoption in Ferndale http://www.elabs10.com/ct.html?ufl=0&rtr=on&s=x8pbwi,24yfl,3xn3,1krv,ihz2,1bct,ijo3 Feb 23: Draft Desert Renewable Energy Conservation Plan End of Public Comment Period http://www.elabs10.com/ct.html?ufl=0&rtr=on&s=x8pbwi,24yfl,3xn3,khro,axr2,1bct,ijo3
