A publication of Bureau of Land Management in California Issue 672-5/1/2015- Visit us on Facebook -- Follow us on Twitter -- Share us with friends and colleagues! THIS WEEK IN NEWS.BYTES: - Youth - Discover the Desert - Headlines and Highlights - BLM and DOI Highlights - Wildlife Question of the Week - Upcoming 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,284s2,3xn3,kmk0,8p9p,1bct,ijo3 YOUTH American Conservation Experience (BLM Facebook) Last week the Hollister Field Office kicked off its partnership with Pinnacles National Park and American Conservation Experience by hosting the first crew of interns to learn about and work on California condor conservation. http://www.elabs10.com/ct.html?ufl=0&rtr=on&s=x8pbwi,284s2,3xn3,d6d0,1k6b,1bct,ijo3 Partners Find The Proper Place for Waste (BLM Tumblr) Last week, in celebration of Earth Day, BLM-California King Range employees and the Whale Gulch School spent a half day cleaning up trash along the Shelter Cove Road, the main route to King Range National Conservation Area. http://www.elabs10.com/ct.html?ufl=0&rtr=on&s=x8pbwi,284s2,3xn3,iffd,ingg,1bct,ijo3 Earth Day (BLM Facebook) In honor of Earth Day, students from Round Valley School designed signs for an interpretive trail in Horton Creek Campground in the Bishop Field Office. We were totally blown away by the amazing work these awesome kids produced! http://www.elabs10.com/ct.html?ufl=0&rtr=on&s=x8pbwi,284s2,3xn3,fo0n,ioye,1bct,ijo3 DISCOVER THE DESERT The Mojave Desert Tortoise (BLM Facebook) How can you have a positive interaction with desert wildlife? The Mojave desert tortoise, which is a threatened species, is easily frightened by human contact-sometimes a tortoise will become so scared that it urinates, which can result in the tortoise dying of dehydration. http://www.elabs10.com/ct.html?ufl=0&rtr=on&s=x8pbwi,284s2,3xn3,9sm7,lcia,1bct,ijo3 Discover the Desert (BLM Facebook) "There are no words that can tell the hidden spirit of the wilderness, that can reveal its mystery, its melancholy, and its charm." Theodore Roosevelt http://www.elabs10.com/ct.html?ufl=0&rtr=on&s=x8pbwi,284s2,3xn3,b146,iyyb,1bct,ijo3 El Centro Field Office (BLM Facebook) It's the end of a long and busy recreation season for El Centro BLM personnel. They closed it out in style with an All Employees' Clean-up on April 10, 2015. Staff members from all divisions participated, including Admin, Resources, Law Enforcement and Recreation. http://www.elabs10.com/ct.html?ufl=0&rtr=on&s=x8pbwi,284s2,3xn3,2v6l,lkx7,1bct,ijo3 CALIFORNIA HEADLINES AND HIGHLIGHTS The King Crest Trail a National Recreation Trail (BLM Tumblr) Did you know that BLM manages over 6,000 miles of historic, scenic and recreation trails within the National Trail System? In the BLM-managed King Range National Conservation Area in California, there are two National Recreation Trails - the Lost Coast and the King Crest. http://www.elabs10.com/ct.html?ufl=0&rtr=on&s=x8pbwi,284s2,3xn3,locz,g68b,1bct,ijo3 Happy Arbor Day! (BLM Facebook) BLM California may not be the first place you think of for amazing trees, but BLM lands in California are home to the largest, tallest, and oldest species of trees in the world. http://www.elabs10.com/ct.html?ufl=0&rtr=on&s=x8pbwi,284s2,3xn3,kito,h9x,1bct,ijo3 BLM Take Part of Annual Pacific Crest Trail Kick-Off (Newsbytes Extra) And they're off for Canada! The BLM, along with over 700 hikers and supporters of the Pacific Crest National Scenic Trail (PCT), attended the 17th Annual Day Zero PCT Kick-Off (ADZPCTKO) event at Lake Morena County Park, in San Diego County, from April 22 to 26 http://www.elabs10.com/ct.html?ufl=0&rtr=on&s=x8pbwi,284s2,3xn3,jj41,ycj,1bct,ijo3 RELATED: Pacfic Crest Trail Kick off (BLM Facebook) http://www.elabs10.com/ct.html?ufl=0&rtr=on&s=x8pbwi,284s2,3xn3,aze4,hdjb,1bct,ijo3 Granite Mountain Wilderness (BLM Facebook) The eastern Sierra is an astounding place to visit, with solitude that is refreshing to the body and calming to the mind. http://www.elabs10.com/ct.html?ufl=0&rtr=on&s=x8pbwi,284s2,3xn3,d4e4,d3oq,1bct,ijo3 Visit Granite Mountain Wilderness in California for Colorful Skies, From Sunrise to Sunset (BLM Tumblr) The 31,000 acre Granite Mountain Wilderness, a part of the BLM's National Conservation Lands, is located in California's eastern Sierra near Mono Lake and Lee Vining. http://www.elabs10.com/ct.html?ufl=0&rtr=on&s=x8pbwi,284s2,3xn3,brzu,lh7e,1bct,ijo3 Identification Day (BLM Facebook) Last weekend, the Pacific Grove Museum of Natural History hosted Identification Day. BLM and community experts were on hand to identify mystery items brought in by the public. http://www.elabs10.com/ct.html?ufl=0&rtr=on&s=x8pbwi,284s2,3xn3,bo4e,kw8k,1bct,ijo3 The Panoche Hills (BLM Facebook) With the web ablaze with talk of a quadruple rainbow (or two double rainbows as it turns out), why not have some fun searching for rainbows on your public lands? http://www.elabs10.com/ct.html?ufl=0&rtr=on&s=x8pbwi,284s2,3xn3,3n5k,1jn2,1bct,ijo3 Wild Horse and Burro Program (BLM Facebook) Wild horse and burro enthusiasts provided new homes for eight mustangs and a burro when the BLM brought animals to the Lake County Fairgrounds and offered them for adoption over the weekend of April 25. http://www.elabs10.com/ct.html?ufl=0&rtr=on&s=x8pbwi,284s2,3xn3,8zdt,44rd,1bct,ijo3 ' Trinity National Wild and Scenic River (BLM Facebook) It's getting hot out there. Trinity National Wild and Scenic River has tons of opportunities for people to cool off and experience a river in its natural state. In order to be designated as a National Wild and Scenic River, Trinity had to be free of impediments such as dams, and also be free of substantial development along its banks. http://www.elabs10.com/ct.html?ufl=0&rtr=on&s=x8pbwi,284s2,3xn3,m347,t8q,1bct,ijo3 Bureau of Land Management Selling Wild Mustangs, Burros in Lakeport (The Press Democrat, 4/24/2015) A cold rain began to fall on the Lake County Fairgrounds shortly after wild mustangs and burros emerged from their trailers in a cacophony of clattering hooves late Friday afternoon. http://www.elabs10.com/ct.html?ufl=0&rtr=on&s=x8pbwi,284s2,3xn3,7k3p,akau,1bct,ijo3 Knight Calls for Urgent Action on Cemex Issue (The Santa Clarita Valley Signal, 4/28/2015) Representative Steve Knight (CA-25) sent a letter on Tuesday to Department of Interior Deputy Secretary Michael Conner urging him to take action in the immediate future that would prevent a large mining project in Soledad Canyon. http://www.elabs10.com/ct.html?ufl=0&rtr=on&s=x8pbwi,284s2,3xn3,kg3h,bi69,1bct,ijo3 BLM AND DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR HIGHTLIGHTS This Week at Interior (Video): May 1, 2015 (DOI Youtube) Secretary Jewell announces new funding for sagebrush land protection projects in the Great Basin region; finalized regulations for valuation of oil produced on Native American lands; a well-known philanthropist makes another donation, this time to help restore the Marine Corps War Memorial ; the release of the largest and longest study of Burmese pythons in the Everglades; nearly $60 million approved for wetlands preservation across the United States, Canada, and Mexico; and it's the winner of the "Share the Experience" photo contest. http://www.elabs10.com/ct.html?ufl=0&rtr=on&s=x8pbwi,284s2,3xn3,idsa,i8oj,1bct,ijo3 WILDLIFE QUESTION OF THE WEEK How far can a Monarch butterfly travel in a day? a) 10-30 miles b) 30-50 miles c) 50-100 miles ------> See answer near the end of this issue of News.bytes. UPCOMING EVENTS May 2: The Friends of El Mirage (elmirage.org) will be holding their annual Spring Clean up of the El Mirage Open Area on May 2, 2015. Pre-registered volunteers receive a free t-shirt, BBQ Lunch, and raffle ticket. This year's event will also include a special drawing where four lucky winners will get to name four of El Mirage's resident tortoise ambassadors! Visit elmirage.org for more information and to register! May 9: BLM Desert Advisory Council to Reschedule Ridgecrest Business Meeting (BLM News Release) Due to unforeseen circumstances, the scheduled public meeting of the Desert Advisory Council scheduled for Saturday, April 11, 2015 in Ridgecrest has been rescheduled for May 9, 2015 in Riverside, Calif. http://www.elabs10.com/ct.html?ufl=0&rtr=on&s=x8pbwi,284s2,3xn3,dodq,8sgi,1bct,ijo3 May 28: Public Meeting Scheduled for Old Spanish National Historic Trail Recreation and Development Strategy (BLM News Release) The Bureau of Land Management (BLM), Barstow Field Office, announces a public open house to assist in the preparation of the Old Spanish Trail Recreation and Development Strategy project. The open house will provide the public an opportunity to share any concerns and to provide comments. http://www.elabs10.com/ct.html?ufl=0&rtr=on&s=x8pbwi,284s2,3xn3,mc52,i86t,1bct,ijo3 WILDLIFE TRIVIA ANSWER How much can an African elephant weigh up to? Answer: c Monarchs can travel between 50 - 100 miles a day; it can take up to two months to complete their journey to winter habitats. SOURCE:Monarch Butterfly (Defenders.org) http://www.elabs10.com/ct.html?ufl=0&rtr=on&s=x8pbwi,284s2,3xn3,4ghy,fbkt,1bct,ijo3
