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| ISSUE 678 - JUNE 11, 2015 | ||||||
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- National Conservation Lands |
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| NATIONAL CONSERVATION LANDS | ||||||
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Piedras Blancas Light Station Outstanding Natural AreaThe Piedras Blancas Light Station, in San Simeon, California, recently celebrated the 15th anniversary of National Conservation Lands, highlighting it’s model for partnership, where the effort of numerous agencies and organizations come together to ensure that the lands, marine environment, natural resources and culture of the area is at the forefront of managing the Outstanding Natural Area (ONA). (Newsbytes Extra) |
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Piedras Blancas Light Station Outstanding Natural AreaThe Piedras Blancas Light Station Outstanding Natural Area celebrated the 15th Anniversary of the National Conservation Lands with an Open House and Sunset Tour. (BLM Facebook) |
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Piedras Blancas Light Station Outstanding Natural Area Photo Album
For more pictures of Piedras Blancas Light Station Outstanding Natural Area visit BLM
California Flickr.
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California Celebrates National Trails DayThe Bureau of Land Management in California celebrates National Trails Day by sharing some of the best BLM trails in California. The Lost Coast, Fort Ord National Monument and Santa Rosa and San Jacinto Mountains National Monument all have endless trail opportunities. (BLM Facebook) |
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Experience a River with your CameraShare some super fun, exciting, breathtaking, or simply silly river moments on a Wild and Scenic Rivers managed by the Bureau of Land Management and enter photo contest. (BLM Facebook) |
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BLM National Conservation Lands 15th Anniversary CelebrationsThe Bureau of Land Management invites you to celebrate the 15th anniversary of the National Conservation Lands on June 19 and 20, 2015, in northern California at the Headwaters Forest Reserve and at the King Range National Conservation Area. Please RSVP by June 12. For more information and to RSVP, please visit: 15th Anniversary Celebrations |
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| DISCOVER THE COAST | ||||||
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The Lost Coast Trail named 1 of 15 “Epic Hiking Trails Around the World”
MSN, 5/29/15 |
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World Oceans DayHow did you celebrate World Oceans Day? The National Conservation Lands System’s California Coastal National Monument and King Range National Conservation Area have endless ocean opportunities on. (BLM Facebook) |
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National Fishing and Boating WeekThis week is National Fishing and Boating Week and a perfect time to get out and enjoy an adventure on my public lands during Great Outdoors Month. The Trinity Wild and Scenic River, managed by the BLM Redding Field Office, is an excellent place to celebrate with world class fishing and boating opportunities. (BLM Facebook) |
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Napa Mustang DaysThe northern California premier showing of “Unbranded,” a documentary film about a wild horse ride across America, will be part of Napa Mustang Days, an equine festival and adoption event, Friday through Sunday, June 12-14, at the Napa Valley Horsemen’s Association Arena in Napa. Horse and burro training demonstrations will be featured during the weekend along with food, beverage and information booths. (BLM Facebook) |
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Did you know?Questions are often asked about this crazy, alien-esque, orange vine that you see growing on trees and shrubs in the desert. This plant is actually native to the desert – it is called dodder, or Cuscuta denticulata. As you can see, this plant has tiny orange vines that wrap themselves around other desert plants, and itty-bitty white flowers. (BLM Website) |
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Fire Restrictions on Wildlands Announced
Napa Valley Register, 6/9/2015 RELATED: BLM Announces Fire Restrictions on Lands Managed by Ukiah Field Office (BLM News Release) |
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California Setting New Solar Records at Rapid Pace
Desert Sun, 6/8/2015 RELATED: Fire Officials Gear up for 2015 Fire Season; Staffing and Resources getting in Place (BLM News Release) |
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Feds Recommend Trimming Proposed Solar PlantAssociated Press, picked up by San Francisco Chronicle, San Diego Union-Tribune, Sacramento Bee, KTVN Washington, etc. Federal officials are recommending that a proposed solar project in Southern California be downsized by about a quarter to address concerns about the potential impact on bighorn sheep and to make sure the project won’t be seen from most of the neighboring Mojave National Preserve (Read full story) RELATED: BLM Proposes Major Changes to Soda Mountain Solar Project (BLM News Release) |
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BLM Advances Solar Project that will Harm Bighorn Sheep
High Country News, 6/10/2015 RELATED: BLM Proposes Major Changes to Soda Mountain Solar Project (BLM News Release) |
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Horsemen's Association Hosts Mustang Days this Weekend
Napa Valley Register, 6/8/2015 |
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California Lawsuit Seeks to Block Oil Drilling on Federal Land
Reuters, 6/10/2015 |
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| BLM AND DOI HIGHLIGHTS | ||||||
This Week at Interior June 5, 2015This week: Baltimore is selected to be one of the 50 cities taking part in Interior’s youth initiative; Secretary Jewell joins a world-famous rock climber to promote “Every Kid in a Park”; 10 new national recreation trails are announced; a Native American school in Florida has new flexibility to set its own educational standards; the Memorial Bridge linking Washington DC with Arlington VA is in urgent need of repair; and a major milestone in the Administration’s renewable energy program for public lands. (BLM YouTube) |
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My Public Lands Roadtrip in BLM Idaho Begins at the South of the Snake RiverThe South Fork of the Snake River flows 66 miles across southeastern Idaho, through high mountain valleys, rugged canyons, and broad flood plains to its confluence with the Henry’s Fork near Menan Buttes. Since 1985, the river has been eligible for inclusion in the nation’s Wild and Scenic River System. (BLM Tumblr) |
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My Public Lands Summer Roadtrip Stops for Birdwatching at Morley Nelson Snake River Birds of Prey National Conservation Area in IdahoCongress established the Snake River Birds of Prey National Conservation Area in 1993 to protect a unique environment that supports one of the world’s most dense concentrations of nesting birds of prey. A part of the BLM’s National Conservation Lands, the area’s 485,000 acres host some 800 pairs of hawks, owls, eagles and falcons that come each spring to mate and raise young. (BLM Tumblr) |
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| WILDLIFE QUESTION OF THE WEEK | ||||||
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What do California newts eat?
a. They are mostly vegetarian — and eat flowers and fruit for their high sugar content b. They are egg eaters — and specialize in piercing the shell of bird eggs with a nearly microscopic egg tooth on their upper jaw
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They eat bugs — and because they are not picky will eat both the crunchy and the slimy kinds |
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| UPCOMING EVENTS | ||||||
June 12-14: Napa Mustang DaysThe northern California premier showing of “Unbranded,” a documentary film about a wild horse ride across America, will be part of Napa Mustang Days, an equine festival and adoption event, Friday through Sunday, June 12-14, at the Napa Valley Horsemen’s Association Arena in Napa. Horse and burro training demonstrations will be featured during the weekend along with food, beverage and information booths. (BLM Facebook) |
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June 13-22: Biggest Little Critters in the Creek’ Kicks Off King Range Summer Hike Series“Biggest Little Critters in the Creek,” a free, guided hike to discover macroinvertebrate creatures, will kick off the annual King Range summer hike series on Northern California’s Lost Coast (BLM News Release) |
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June 15-19: Volunteers Welcome for Archaeology Week ProjectsOpportunities to learn about archaeology and to try out archaeological field work are available June 15 through 19, when the Bureau of Land Management holds its second annual Archaeology Volunteer Week near Susanville. (BLM News Release) |
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June16-30: Summer Family Nights 2015 FREE event!Santa Rosa and San Jacinto Mountains National Monument hosts Summer Family Nights 2015 FREE event! (BLM Facebook) |
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June 19: Headwaters Forest Reserve National Conservation Lands 15th Anniversary CelebrationHeadwaters Forest Reserve National Conservation Lands 15th Anniversary Celebration (BLM Website) |
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June 20: King Range National Conservation Area National Conservation Lands 15th Anniversary CelebrationKing Range National Conservation Area National Conservation Lands 15th Anniversary Celebration (BLM Website) |
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June 21: Trinidad Annual Fish FestivalTrinidad Annual Fish Festival (BLM Website) |
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| WILDLIFE QUESTION OF THE WEEK ANSWER | ||||||
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What do California newts eat? c. They eat bugs Adult newts eat small invertebrates such as worms, snails, slugs, sowbugs, and insects. They also consume amphibian eggs and larvae, including newt larvae and newt eggs. Larvae typically eat small aquatic invertebrates and decomposing organic matter. Sources: National Park Service (California Newt) |
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