A publication of Bureau of Land Management in California Issue 673-5/8/2015- Visit us on Facebook -- Follow us on Twitter -- Share us with friends and colleagues! THIS WEEK IN NEWS.BYTES: - Happy Mother's Day - Discover the Desert - Discover the Coast - 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,28ck4,3xn3,5dk,18dk,1bct,ijo3 HAPPY MOTHER'S DAY Happy Mother's Day (BLM Pinterest) This Mothers Day, how your appreciation with wildflowers from your public lands. E-cards available now on My Public Lands Pinterest: http://www.elabs10.com/ct.html?ufl=0&rtr=on&s=x8pbwi,28ck4,3xn3,io0y,h2iz,1bct,ijo3 Happy Mother's Day (BLM Tumblr) A shot out to all the moms this Mother's Day from My Public Lands Tumblr.http://www.elabs10.com/ct.html?ufl=0&rtr=on&s=x8pbwi,28ck4,3xn3,5g3r,7mvb,1bct,ijo3 Secretary Jewell Writes Mother's Day Letter to Her Children (Time, 5/6/2015) Jewell writes about "the hundreds of wonderful memories we have together" and "the many adventures in the outdoors together." She also offers advice: "Take care of yourselves. Sleep well, enjoy nature, align your work with your values, and recognize the people you admire most and model what they do." http://www.elabs10.com/ct.html?ufl=0&rtr=on&s=x8pbwi,28ck4,3xn3,e2pw,5gi1,1bct,ijo3 DISCOVER THE DESERT Star Wars (BLM Facebook) For years, Star Wars enthusiasts have ventured to the BLM's Imperial Sand Dunes Recreation Area to visit the filming location of the opening scenes of Return of the Jedi. The Imperial Sand Dunes are the largest dune mass in California. http://www.elabs10.com/ct.html?ufl=0&rtr=on&s=x8pbwi,28ck4,3xn3,ecv3,cxzh,1bct,ijo3 The North Algodones Dunes Wilderness (BLM Facebook) It is divided into two districts. On the west side are the primary dunes, the largest and tallest dunes composed of relatively course sand. On the east side are the secondary dunes, smaller and composed of generally finer sands carried further east by prevailing winds. http://www.elabs10.com/ct.html?ufl=0&rtr=on&s=x8pbwi,28ck4,3xn3,j7o5,g3qf,1bct,ijo3 Imperial Sand Dunes Recreation Area (BLM Facebook) ThrowbackThursday: This photo highlights campers and off-highway vehicles near Competition Hill along Highway 78 in the Imperial Sand Dunes Recreation Area. We are estimating this photo was taken in the 1970s based on other dated photos found along with this one.http://www.elabs10.com/ct.html?ufl=0&rtr=on&s=x8pbwi,28ck4,3xn3,3kl9,fush,1bct,ijo3 Weatherfest and All-Hazards Preparedness Expo (BLM Website) The National Weather Service in San Diego presents a day of weather and all hazards preparedness events and information sharing as we remember the May 2014 wildfires. Join us for tours of the National Weather Service Office and meet meteorologists and others who help make our communities safer. http://www.elabs10.com/ct.html?ufl=0&rtr=on&s=x8pbwi,28ck4,3xn3,7uc7,cgrb,1bct,ijo3 CALIFORNIA HEADLINES AND HIGHLIGHTS BLM Well Represented at Children's Fair (Newsbytes Extra) The diversity of the Bureau of Land Management's mission was on display Saturday, May 2, as thousands enjoyed exhibits events and games at the 29 th annual Lassen County Children's Fair in Susanville. The fair is the largest single-day event in the rural county, attracting more than 10,000 visitors each year. http://www.elabs10.com/ct.html?ufl=0&rtr=on&s=x8pbwi,28ck4,3xn3,3oaf,h4i9,1bct,ijo3 19th Annual Moose Anderson Day Cleanup (BLM Facebook) Despite strong, frigid winds around 150 people participated in the 19th annual Moose Anderson Day Cleanup on April 25th. This year breakfast and announcements were held inside the Jawbone Station Visitor Center to avoid the unsavory weather. The Moose Anderson cleanup, the largest event of its kind organized by the Friends of Jawbone in April of every year, focused on cleaning up the Middle Knob area.http://www.elabs10.com/ct.html?ufl=0&rtr=on&s=x8pbwi,28ck4,3xn3,anqy,8oio,1bct,ijo3 Inyo Mountains Wilderness(BLM Tumblr) Managed by the BLM and Inyo National Forest, the Inyo Mountains Wilderness in California encompasses a large portion of the Inyo Mountains, which rise to 11,000 feet at Keynot Peak. The area has maintained most of its pristine character due to the sheer ruggedness of the terrain. http://www.elabs10.com/ct.html?ufl=0&rtr=on&s=x8pbwi,28ck4,3xn3,1dsp,cvon,1bct,ijo3 RELATED:Inyo Mountain Wilderness (BLM Instagram) Ending the weekend with a scenic view of the Inyo Mountains Wilderness. http://www.elabs10.com/ct.html?ufl=0&rtr=on&s=x8pbwi,28ck4,3xn3,ib26,a4yk,1bct,ijo3 Whales Enter the Drone Zone at Piedras Blancas (The Cambrian, 5/7/2015) As fisheries biologists tally their 22nd springtime count of northbound mother and baby gray whale pairs migrating past Point Piedras Blancas on their way to Alaska, scientists are getting a better look than ever at the cetaceans, thanks to eyes in the sky in the belly of a $25,000 hexacopter, a kind of drone. http://www.elabs10.com/ct.html?ufl=0&rtr=on&s=x8pbwi,28ck4,3xn3,f4ty,gdm7,1bct,ijo3 Horse Adoption (BLM Facebook) Adopt a wild horse: 3-year-old red roan 14.1 hand gelding available on the online adoption auction at the corral in Ridgecrest. Consider giving a wild horse or burro a forever home. http://www.elabs10.com/ct.html?ufl=0&rtr=on&s=x8pbwi,28ck4,3xn3,8ykp,iq49,1bct,ijo3 Volunteer at Cosumnes (BLM Facebook) Do you love talking to people about nature? Are you always watching birds, taking walks, reading about on your local flora and fauna? If so, share your knowledge and your love for preserving what's left of our natural areas! http://www.elabs10.com/ct.html?ufl=0&rtr=on&s=x8pbwi,28ck4,3xn3,7eod,9urr,1bct,ijo3 For Love of Nature: Elephant Seals Make Amazing Comeback (Newsadvance.com, 5/2/2015)The best part of traveling is stumbling on something unexpected. After getting my fill of the desert, I headed to the lovely little town of Cambria on the California coast south of Monterey.http://www.elabs10.com/ct.html?ufl=0&rtr=on&s=x8pbwi,28ck4,3xn3,3fix,goko,1bct,ijo3 Wild Animals in Drought-Stricken Western States are Dying for a Drink (The Washington Post, 5/6/2015) In California, where mandatory water restrictions were passed by the state water board on Tuesday, humans are already coming into contact with desperate wildlife from the 250,000-acre Carrizo Plain National Monument in the Central Valley, near Bakersfield.http://www.elabs10.com/ct.html?ufl=0&rtr=on&s=x8pbwi,28ck4,3xn3,8dpu,m9q8,1bct,ijo3 Wyoming-to-California Lines for Wind Power Clear Hurdle (Standard-Examiner, 5/2/2015) A planned 730-mile power line project to export Wyoming wind power to southern California has passed a significant regulatory milestone with the release of a federal environmental study. The U.S. Bureau of Land Management on Friday opened a 30-day period in which it will accept any protests against land-use changes for the TransWest Express project in the works since 2007. http://www.elabs10.com/ct.html?ufl=0&rtr=on&s=x8pbwi,28ck4,3xn3,edlb,e8al,1bct,ijo3 New Fire Restrictions (Kern Golden Empire.com, 5/5/2015) In response to the increasing high fire danger, the Sequoia National Forest, Tule River Reservation, and Bureau of Land Management (BLM) within the Central California District (CND) announced today, an Interagency Declaration to impose fire restrictions for all Federal and State protected lands within Fresno, Tulare, and Kern Counties effective Wednesday, May 06, 2015. http://www.elabs10.com/ct.html?ufl=0&rtr=on&s=x8pbwi,28ck4,3xn3,814o,udg,1bct,ijo3 BLM AND DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR HIGHTLIGHTS This Week at Interior (Video): May 8, 2015 (DOI Youtube) Senior Interior officials tour drought-stricken areas of the West; Deputy Secretary Connor honors fallen law enforcement officers in New Mexico; Secretary Jewell now the first Interior Secretary to deliver the commencement address at Haskell Indian Nations University; the 70th Departmental Honor Awards Convocation; a USGS seismologist is now a finalist for the Service to America Medals; a new app from USGS helping to collect vital data on the piping plover; marking 70 years since the Victory in Europe during World War II; and a happy Mother's Day from Interior to moms everywhere. http://www.elabs10.com/ct.html?ufl=0&rtr=on&s=x8pbwi,28ck4,3xn3,jn51,fh1t,1bct,ijo3 BLM Leaders Tour Drought Areas and Check In On Fire Season (BLM Tumblr) BLM Director Neil Kornze and BLM Deputy Director Steve Ellis this week toured areas impacted by severe drought conditions. They were first briefed on preparations for the coming wildfire season by crews at the National Interagency Fire Center in Boise.http://www.elabs10.com/ct.html?ufl=0&rtr=on&s=x8pbwi,28ck4,3xn3,5kue,40ih,1bct,ijo3 BLM Director Makes Elko Visit, Discusses Drought (Elko Daily Free Press, 5/6/2015) Bureau of Land Management chief Neil Kornze returned to his stomping grounds Tuesday where the land is much drier than it was when he lived here. Kornze, who spent most of his youth in Elko, visited the area as part of a tour that included multiple stops in Idaho and Nevada. http://www.elabs10.com/ct.html?ufl=0&rtr=on&s=x8pbwi,28ck4,3xn3,ihw9,7uks,1bct,ijo3 Jury Convicts Two in Recapture Canyon ATV protest (USA Today, 5/4/2015) A year after protesters on ATVs deliberately violated a federal road closure through picturesque Recapture Canyon in southern Utah, a jury convicted two of the ride's organizers of misdemeanor charges. http://www.elabs10.com/ct.html?ufl=0&rtr=on&s=x8pbwi,28ck4,3xn3,ge6d,jrk5,1bct,ijo3 WILDLIFE QUESTION OF THE WEEK What is the life span of a California Condor? a) 30 years b) 50 years c) 60 years d) 70 years ------> See answer near the end of this issue of News.bytes. UPCOMING EVENTS 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,28ck4,3xn3,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,28ck4,3xn3,mc52,i86t,1bct,ijo3 WILDLIFE TRIVIA ANSWER What is the life span of a California Condor ? Answer: c ! California condors are capable of reaching up to 60 years of age in the wild. Ten thousand years ago, California condors lived on both coasts of North America, from British Columbia to Baja California in the West, and New York to Florida in the East. By about 1900, the condor population plummeted and was limited to southern California, due to many factors including loss of habitat, a low reproductive rate, poisoning, and shooting. Today, designated refuges and captive breeding programs help protect and restore the species. SOURCE:California Condor (National Parks Conservation Association) http://www.elabs10.com/ct.html?ufl=0&rtr=on&s=x8pbwi,28ck4,3xn3,i6fo,9ng2,1bct,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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