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THIS WEEK IN NEWS.BYTES:
- America's Great Outdoors
- Get Outdoors tip of the week
- Wild horses and burros
- Wildfires and prevention
- Not for educators only:
- Cryptic lizards and crazy heat
- Wildlife trivia question of the week
- Renewable energy
- Traditional energy
- Headlines and highlights: Assorted topics from your public lands in California
- Selected upcoming events
- National and Department of the Interior items
- Other wildlife stories

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AMERICA'S GREAT OUTDOORS

"America's Great Outdoors at the California State Fair 2012" (News.bytes Extra)
Come visit us at the California State Fair! Federal and state agencies
including the BLM are hosting the America’s Great Outdoors Exhibit at
the Fair's Discovery Island this year. The interactive exhibit will
feature free fun and educational hands-on activities for kids --
emphasizing conservation, recreation and water safety on public lands
and waterways. Agency mascots -- including the BLM’s Seymour Antelope
-- will be on hand each Kids Day Tuesday to encourage families to
spend some time exploring America’s Great Outdoors. The fair runs July
12 through July 29.
www.blm.gov/ca/st/en/info/newsbytes/2012/539xtra_ago_ca_statefair.html

"100 miles of trails: Redding paves way to outdoor recreation"
(Redding Record Searchlight, 7/7/12)
"More than 100 miles of trails have been developed in and just beyond
Redding in the past 30 years, many emerging since 2000 .... Trails are
being linked to each other and to neighborhoods. Connections also are
being made between Redding's trails and the city's identity and
economic viability .... It's been a collaborative effort. Redding,
Shasta County, Bureau of Land Management, McConnell Foundation,
Redding Foundation, Whiskeytown, Bureau of Reclamation and others have
been involved."
www.redding.com/news/2012/jul/07/trail-city-redding-makes-strides/

RELATED: "Building a trail is a rough path" (Redding Record Searchlight, 7/7/12)
"Making a trail is part art, part engineering … and a lot of work. 'It
is physically hard and mentally hard,'" said one partner in
Redding-area trail development. "'Every trail is its own little
battle. If you were by yourself, you would just give up'." Trail
building "includes designing, mapping, flagging, permitting and
building .... 'It's not like putting a trail in a grassland or a
desert,' said Bill Kuntz, supervisory outdoor recreation planner with
the Bureau of Land Management in Redding. 'You often can't see where
you are going in these brush hillsides'."
www.redding.com/news/2012/jul/07/building-a-trail-is-a-rough-path/

"Los Angeles Kids experience their Wonderful Outdoor World (WOW)"
(News.bytes Extra)
Forty Los Angeles-area youths, ages 7-12, experienced the excitement
of camping, thanks to the long-awaited return of the WOW program. The
Wonderful Outdoor World program began in Los Angeles in 1995 and
spread across the nation, introducing children to the wonders of
nature in their own back yards. The program had been in hiatus for two
years, so it was a pleasant surprise when Los Angeles City Recreation
and Parks asked several agencies, including the BLM and the US Forest
Service, to dust off their WOW manuals.
www.blm.gov/ca/st/en/info/newsbytes/2012/538xtra_wow_la.html

"Now your smartphone can help you find the ol' swimming hole"
(Stockton Record, 7/9/12)
In the past year, "tens of thousands of people a month" have used the
Sierra Nevada Geotourism Mapguide -- which lists 1,400 locations,"
including the Electra white-water run on the Mokelumne River and sites
"known mostly to locals."Jim Eicher, associate field manager for the
BLM's Mother Lode field office, said "that in the past decade, many
outdoor enthusiasts have become sophisticated users of online data
such as specialized websites showing river flows important to
kayakers." The guide now offers a new app, for iPhone and Android.
www.recordnet.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20120709/A_NEWS/207090307

RELATED: "Apps for hikers: Smartphones find their place in the great
outdoors" (San Jose Mercury News, 6/29/12)
"The average hiker doesn't need a smartphone to make the outdoor
experience complete -- after all, we got along without them just a few
years ago. But a smartphone is a terrible thing to waste, and some of
the apps designed for hikers are impressive and pack features that are
informative and fun to use."
www.siliconvalley.com/ci_20967639/apps-hikers-smartphones-great-outdoors

"BLM takes comments on Mokelumne River feasability study" (BLM news, 7/10/12)
The Bureau of Land Management will hold a public meeting July 31 in
Jackson to take public comments on a feasibility study for commercial
activities on the Mokelumne River from Electra Road to the Middle Bar
take-out.
www.blm.gov/ca/st/en/info/newsroom/2012/july/comments_mokelumne.html

RELATED: "Mokelumne River" (BLM Mother Lode Field Office)
www.blm.gov/ca/st/en/fo/folsom/mokelumne.html

"Central Valley salmon season opens July 16" (California Department of
Fish and Game, 7/6/12)
"The California Department of Fish and Game is announcing fishing
regulations for the 2012 salmon season on the Sacramento, Feather,
American and Mokelumne rivers. The regulations are effective Monday,
July 16. The California Fish and Game Commission adopts yearly
regulations to help ensure the health of fish populations and give
anglers an opportunity to enjoy fishing."
http://www.elabs10.com/ct.html?ufl=1&rtr=on&s=x8pbwi,13khi,3xn3,8avl,x5h,283f,37zd

"Celebrating coastal conservation" (Eureka Times-Standard, 7/8/12)
"Local coastal conservation group Friends of the Dunes is celebrating
its 30th birthday next Saturday (July 14) from 1 to 4 p.m. at the
recently renovated Humboldt Coastal Nature Center in Manila." The
group works in partnership with others including the BLM "to do
educational walks, school programs and restoration events."
www.times-standard.com/lifestyle/ci_21031382/celebrating-coastal-conservation

RELATED: "California Coastal National Monument" (BLM)
www.blm.gov/ca/st/en/prog/blm_special_areas/nm/ccnm.html

"Santa Rosa and San Jacinto Mountains National Monument calendar of
events" (Friends of the Desert Mountains)
July events include an after-dusk "star party" hosted by the
Astronomical Society of the Desert, sunrise hikes (before the heat of
the day), a search for "night creatures of the desert," a movie under
the night sky and more. (PDF file.):
www.friendsofthedesertmountains.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/july2012.pdf

"Astronomy hike to King Peak" (BLM, 7/12/12)
A guided hike with information focused on astronomy will be offered
Saturday, July 21, in the King Range National Conservation Area. There
is no fee.
www.blm.gov/ca/st/en/info/newsroom/2012/july/NC1276_kingrangehike.html


GET OUTDOORS TIP OF THE WEEK...
...Adopt a Living Legend! You have two chances to adopt a wild horse
and burro this weekend - one in Sacramento and one in Redlands. Both
events are Saturday, July 14 -- with previews on Friday, July 13. The
public is invited to stop by and take a look at all the magnificent
mustangs and burros ready to go home with a qualified adopter. These
animals are highly trainable and great pack or work animals that would
make an invaluable addition to your family. (Links to news releases
with details below).
www.blm.gov/ca/st/en/info/newsbytes/2012/539xtra_whb_2_adoptions.html


WILD HORSES AND BURROS

"Horses, burros available for adoption in Sacramento" (BLM, 6/27/12)
This weekend: Saturday, July 14: Fourteen horses ranging in age from
yearlings to 4 years old from the High Rock area's Fox Hog, High Rock,
Nut Mountain, Wall Canyon and Bitner Herd Management Areas and five
burros from the Twin Peaks HMA will be offered for adoption. Horses
can be previewed on Friday, July 13, from 2-5 p.m. The event runs from
8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday.
www.blm.gov/ca/st/en/info/newsroom/2012/june/CC1264_sactoadoption.html

"Mustangs, burros seeking good homes" (BLM, 7/6/12)
On Saturday July 14, the Sundance Ranch in Redlands will host a BLM
Wild Horse and Burro Adoption from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m., with a preview on
Friday, July 13 from 1 p.m. to 5p.m. All animals are healthy and have
been vaccinated, dewormed, and have a current Coggins test.
www.blm.gov/ca/st/en/info/newsroom/2012/july/whb_redlands.html

"Wild horses and burros" (BLM California)
www.blm.gov/ca/st/en/prog/wild_horse_and_burro.html

"BLM ranger and volunteer use mustangs to ride fence" (BLM Arizona, 7/5/12)
Long-time grazing fences between BLM lands in central and southern
Arizona and the Tohono O’odham Nation were in disrepair. Time and the
elements had affected the mostly barbed-wire barriers. Worse,
smugglers of drugs and humans cut the fences or bowled through them in
their push across Native American and BLM-managed lands to Interstate
8. To plan repairs, every inch of the fences had to be checked -- not
an easy task in the rugged terrain of the Ironwood Forest and Sonoran
Desert National Monuments....
www.blm.gov/az/st/en/info/newsroom/2012/july/blm_ranger_and_volunteer.html

"BLM Concludes Jackson Mountains Wild Horse Gather" (BLM Nevada, 7/6/12)
BLM Nevada gathered 647 excess wild horses from the Jackson Mountains
Herd Management Area (HMA). Leading up to the emergency gather, the
BLM installed water tanks and hauled water to the southern portion of
the HMA in an effort to alleviate some of the pressure of little water
for so many animals. The human presence scattered the animals for
weeks, and when they returned they were in far worse condition, so
this showed that an effort to water trap the animals would be futile.
www.blm.gov/nv/st/en/info/newsroom/2012/july/nevada_state_office.html

"Mustang roundup" (Powell Tribune, 7/10/12)
"Wild horses will be captured in the Pryor Mountains soon using bait
traps instead of helicopters." The Bureau of Land Management Billings
Office "is planning to gather around 40 mustangs this year to keep the
population at the appropriate management level of 90-120 horses ....
The goals are to maintain the herd’s strong Spanish characteristics,
an even array of colors and a 50-50 male/female split."
www.powelltribune.com/news/item/9871-mustang-roundup


WILDFIRES AND PREVENTION

"Firefighting veterans sent to their first wildfire" (News.bytes Photo Extra)
BLM California’s new Folsom Lake Hand Crew -- a crew made up of
military veterans -- has received its first assignment on the fire
line. The crew was dispatched to the Mill Fire on the Mendocino
National Forest on Thursday, July 12. The BLM has leased the Sac Metro
fire station from Sacramento County as a duty station for the
20-person crew. The crew is focused on wildland fire suppression and
fuels management.
www.blm.gov/ca/st/en/info/newsbytes/2012/539xtra_sac_vets_wildfire.html

RELATED: "Mill Fire expected to be contained next week" (Ukiah Daily
Journal, 7/13/12)
"The Mill Fire in the Mendocino National Forest grew to more than
18,000 acres Thursday, and firefighters battled to stop its spread,
especially on its eastern edge." Firefighters from the "U.S. Forest
Service, the National Park Service and the Bureau of Land Management
are working alongside crews from the California Department of Forestry
and Fire Protection and local agencies to fight the Mill Fire, which
started nearly a week ago on July 7."
www.ukiahdailyjournal.com/news/ci_21066876/mill-fire-expected-be-contained-next-week

RELATED: "Mill Fire reaches 18,985 acres; burnout operations help
firefighting effort" (Lake County News, 7/13/12)
"The Mill Fire reached 18,985 acres on Thursday, with 40 percent of
the blaze contained, according to the U.S. Forest Service. Full
containment is anticipated next Friday, July 20 .... The fire has been
burning in brush and timber for nearly a week in the Colusa County
side of the Mendocino National Forest."
www.lakeconews.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=25947

"1,800+ battle Robbers Fire; 180 homes threatened" (KCRA Sacramento, 7/13/12)
"The Robbers Fire has burned 1,157 acres with 180 homes threatened,
the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection said Friday
morning." A total of 300 people had been evacuated as of this morning.
www.kcra.com/news/local-news/news-sierra/1-800-battle-Robbers-Fire-180-homes-threatened/-/12970852/15496082/-/r63fmy/-/index.html

RELATED: "Robbers Fire spreads to 1,157 acres between Colfax,
Foresthill" (Colfax Record, 7/13/12)
"A small army of firefighters was working on the ground and in the air
to rein in the wind-whipped Robbers Fire late Thursday in densely
wooded canyon land between Colfax and Foresthill." The potential for
evacuations "changes every half hour" as conditions change.
http://www.elabs10.com/ct.html?ufl=1&rtr=on&s=x8pbwi,13khi,3xn3,ehty,7zi9,283f,37zd

RELATED: "Fast-moving Robbers Fire challenging to firefighters" (KTXL
Sacramento, 7/13/12)
"Fire teams at the Auburn staging area are heading to fight a fire
that made some dramatic shifts Thursday. The Robbers Fire burned very
close to homes in the Yankee Jims & Iowa Hill areas, putting
firefighters to the test .... Around 6 p.m., flames jumped Shirt Tail
Creek and started moving toward homes on Brushy Creek Road. Crews were
quickly shifted to that spot, but a fire once moving to the northeast,
now moving in all directions, is placing a statewide demand on
available resources." Includes several links to photos.
www.fox40.com/news/headlines/ktxl-fastmoving-robbers-fire-challenging-to-firefighters-20120713,0,6879575.story

"Veterans excel on another front -- fighting forest fires" (MSNBC, 7/6/12)
"As a staff sergeant in the Marines, Branden Gray received two Purple
Hearts for wounds suffered in Iraq and Afghanistan." After
recuperating, he "yearned for a job with the pace he was accustomed to
in the special forces of the Marine Corps. So he joined an elite U.S.
Forest Service firefighting crew" based in California. His training
included 10 months with the California Conservation Corps, which has
trained "more than 130 young veterans" since 2011. "Many veterans,
like Gray, go on to a future seasonal or full-time jobs with the U.S.
Forest Service or Bureau of Land Management."
http://www.elabs10.com/ct.html?ufl=1&rtr=on&s=x8pbwi,13khi,3xn3,13yi,dfv6,283f,37zd

"Obama orders health insurance for government's seasonal firefighters"
(Reuters, 7/11/12)
"President Barack Obama has ordered his administration to offer health
insurance to seasonal firefighters employed by the U.S. government,
after an outcry over the lack of affordable coverage available to
thousands of such workers. Obama's directive ... capped a 2-month-old
electronic petition drive started by a member of a U.S. Forest Service
'hot-shot' crew based in South Dakota that has drawn more than 125,000
signatures. No details were given, but a formal announcement of the
policy change was expected soon, a White House official told Reuters."
www.reuters.com/article/2012/07/11/us-usa-obama-firefighters-idUSBRE86A03Q20120711

"Take responsibility..." (California Fire Alliance)
In California, the number of homes and businesses are growing in the
Wildland Urban Interface -- and fire is an increasing threat. Reduce
your home's fire danger and prevent wildfires from spreading by taking
responsibility today.
http://www.elabs10.com/ct.html?ufl=1&rtr=on&s=x8pbwi,13khi,3xn3,116g,55i0,283f,37zd

"Fire Information" (National Interagency Fire Center)
The National Interagency Fire Center in Boise, Idaho, "is the nation's
support center for wildland firefighting. Eight different agencies and
organizations are part of NIFC, including the
BLM.www.nifc.gov/fireInfo/nfn.htm

"California incidents" (InciWeb)
Current and recent wildfires (and prescribed fires).
www.inciweb.org/state/5/

"Firefighter’s conundrum: Storms bring rain -- and lightning" (Salt
Lake Tribune, 7/13/12)
Fires burned across Utah, including the Baboon Fire that "had topped
18,000 acres late Friday morning after having been spotted early
Thursday afternoon in cheat grass, brush, pinyon and juniper on Bureau
of Land Management parcels four miles south of Minersville."
www.sltrib.com/sltrib/news/54482601-78/fire-friday-acres-lightning.html.csp

"Lightning sparks 13 wildfires along Arizona-Utah border" (Arizona
Republic, 7/12/12)
www.azcentral.com/arizonarepublic/local/articles/2012/07/12/20120712arizona-wildfires-lightning-along-utah-border-abrk.html

"Stout Fire near Mountain Home now over 10,000 acres" (KTVB Idaho, 7/13/12)
"Firefighters with the Bureau of Land Management say the most recent
wildfire near the Mountain Home area is very active and continues to
grow."
www.ktvb.com/news/local/Stout-Fire-near-Mountain-Home-now-over-10000-acres-162367636.html


NOT for EDUCATORS ONLY:

"Cryptic lizards and crazy heat - It's intern time in El Centro!"
(News.bytes Extra)
Seven student interns from American Conservation Experience (ACE) are
spending their summer monitoring flat-tail horned lizards in the
sweltering deserts surrounding El Centro. The interns, all coming from
home states with much higher humidity, are getting a taste of “it’s a
dry heat…” Adrienne Savrin, from Georgia, still thinks it’s pretty
hot. “So far, the experience for all of us has been awesome. We are
enjoying how much we are learning despite the extreme desert heat!”
The forecast this day: 116°F.
www.blm.gov/ca/st/en/info/newsbytes/2012/539xtra_cryptic_lizards.html

flat-tailed horned lizard
WILDLIFE TRIVIA QUESTION of the WEEK:
Flat-tailed horned lizards are most often found:
(a.) ...near large flat rocks with crevices underneath.
(b.) ...in desert oases.
(c.) ...near ocotillo plants.
(d.) ...near ant nests.
(e.) ...near desert tortoises.
(f.) ...scarfing down a short stack of flapjacks at the nearest Desert
House of Pancakery.
See answer - and more wildlife stories - near the end of this News.bytes.


RENEWABLE ENERGY

"Blythe Solar Plant Changing From Thermal to Photovoltaic" (The Desert
Independent, 7/5/12)
Palo Verde Solar I, llC "filed a petition with the California Energy
Commission requesting to modify the Blythe Solar Power Project by
replacing the solar thermal technology completely with photovoltaic
generating technology .... The facility will be located approximately
eight miles west of the City of Blythe and two miles north of the I-10
on land managed by the Bureau of Land Management."
www.thedesertinde.com/Articles-2012/Blythe-Solar-Plant-Changing-From-Thermal-to-Photovoltaic--0705.html

"Wind farm called threat to condors" (Courthouse News Service, 7/6/12)
"California illegally approved a giant wind farm in the Tehachapi
Mountains that will kill California condors and golden eagles,
environmentalists claim in Kern County Court .... The wind farm at
issue includes the North Sky River and Jawbone Wind energy projects,
which stretch across a combined 13,353 acres of windy desert roughly
200 miles north of Los Angeles .... Some of the project land is
public, owned by the Bureau of Land Management. The privately held
land belongs to North Sky River Landholdings, a subsidiary of NextEra
Energy, which owns around 100 wind farms throughout the state."
www.courthousenews.com/2012/07/06/48122.htm


TRADITIONAL ENERGY

"Opinions on ‘fracking’ mix like oil, water" (Lompoc Record, 7/12/12)
The California Department of Conservation, Division of Oil, Gas and
Geothermal Resources visited Santa Maria this week to get the public’s
opinion of ‘fracking,’ and heard opposing viewpoints “voiced in equal
amounts by a crowd of about 70.” Some agreed with the oil industry,
that “it’s a time-proven safe method for extracting crude oil and
natural gas and a big reason the industry is experiencing a
renaissance” Opponents said "fracking poses 'new and unknown risks to
environmental quality and public health including drinking water
contamination, groundwater depletion, air pollution, wildlife habitat
destruction, and noise and light pollution'."
www.lompocrecord.com/news/local/opinions-on-fracking-mix-like-oil-water/article_aa2fd400-cbe8-11e1-863e-001a4bcf887a.html

"West-wide energy corridors possibly getting a redo" (KPCC, 7/8/12)
"Federal land managers may have to re-map controversial energy
corridors throughout the West under a proposed compromise that would
settle a legal dispute. A 7-year-old federal law required agencies to
develop routes along which new transmission lines could deliver power
in Western states ... to speed up power projects. Environmental groups
immediately sued over these corridors," saying that they "failed to
consider large-scale environmental impacts .... If a district court
judge approves the settlement, the Bureau of Land Management and the
U.S. Forest Service would have to redraw the routes...."
www.scpr.org/news/2012/07/08/33159/west-wide-energy-corridors-possibly-getting-redo/


TRADITIONAL ENERGY

"BLM takes comments on oil and gas lease environmental assessment" (BLM, 7/6/12)
The BLM's Hollister Field Office has completed the environmental
assessment (EA) for a proposed oil and gas lease auction scheduled for
Dec. 12, 2012. A 30-day public review and comment period runs through
Aug. 6. The EA was prepared to analyze the environmental impacts of
leasing the mineral estate for oil and gas exploration and
development. The lands considered for competitive lease auction are
located in Monterey, San Benito and Fresno counties.
www.blm.gov/ca/st/en/info/newsroom/2012/july/comments_og_ea.html

"Can fracking pollute water? Study tries to answer" (Associated Press
in San Diego Union-Tribune, 7/11/12)
"A new study being done by the Department of Energy may provide some
of the first solid answers to a controversial question: Can gas
drilling fluids migrate and pose a threat to drinking water? A
drilling company in southwestern Pennsylvania is giving researchers
access to a commercial drilling site," letting them "conduct baseline
tests," add tracing elements to hydraulic fracturing fluids and
monitor the results. "That should let scientists see whether the
drilling fluids move upwards or sideways from the Marcellus Shale,
which is 8,100 feet deep at that spot."
www.utsandiego.com/news/2012/jul/11/can-fracking-pollute-water-study-tries-to-answer/

"New Mexico’s 'Fracking' Legacy” (KUNM, 7/11/12)
The term "fracking" is now being used in "news reports coming out of
Pennsylvania and New York. But fracking has been a part of New
Mexico’s history for decades. After all, fracking is not a new
technology. Halliburton pioneered hydraulic fracturing, as it’s
officially known, in the 1940s. And it has been used around New Mexico
for decades .... Fracking has been happening for a long time and its
use is widespread in New Mexico. There are about 60,000 oil and gas
wells in New Mexico -- and 95 percent of those are fracked."
http://www.elabs10.com/ct.html?ufl=1&rtr=on&s=x8pbwi,13khi,3xn3,jcon,fgza,283f,37zd


HEADLINES and HIGHLIGHTS

"BLM celebrates history of the GLO at Old Town San Diego" (News.bytes Extra)
It was a festive day at Old Town San Diego State Historic Park as BLM
staff and volunteers celebrated the 200th Anniversary of the General
Land Office on July 7. As part of the park’s Stagecoach Days event,
the BLM joined the park’s living history program by setting up a Land
Office counter and displaying historic instruments used to survey 1.8
billion acres of public lands. The event was held at the park’s
historic Seeley Stables, also home to a pair of adopted BLM burros.
www.blm.gov/ca/st/en/info/newsbytes/2012/539xtra_glo_oldtown_sandiego.html

"Boxer introduces Northern California conservation bill" (Santa Rosa
Press Democrat, 7/12/12)
"The Berryessa Snow Mountain National Conservation Area Act would
mandate creation of a single management plan for the land, currently
under the split management of three federal agencies, according to an
analysis of the bill, introduced Wednesday. The Bureau of Land
Management would be the primary administrator of the multi-agency plan
but all would remain involved. The management plan would be created
with public input, according to the analysis."
www.pressdemocrat.com/article/20120712/ARTICLES/120719862/1010/

JOBS
"Current job openings - BLM California" (USAJOBS website)
Listings include management analyst, rangeland management specialist,
and a number of continuing listings.
http://www.elabs10.com/ct.html?ufl=1&rtr=on&s=x8pbwi,13khi,3xn3,8qwy,1ci0,283f,37zd


NATIONAL AND DEPARTMENT of the INTERIOR ITEMS

"New Report: Interior activities contributed $385 billion to economy,
supported over 2 million jobs in FY 2011" (Department of the Interior,
7/9/12)
From facilitating energy development to managing America’s public
lands for tourism and outdoor recreation to assisting Indian tribes
with education and economic growth, the activities of the Department
of the Interior contributed $385 billion to the U.S. economy and
supported more than 2 million jobs in 2011, according to a new report.
The Department of the Interior’s Economic Contributions highlights the
impacts of the Department’s broad mission.
www.blm.gov/wo/st/en/info/newsroom/2012/july/NR_07_08_2012.html


SELECTED UPCOMING EVENTS

July 14 - Wild horse and burro adoption event - Sacramento
www.blm.gov/ca/st/en/info/newsroom/2012/june/CC1264_sactoadoption.html

More information on the following events at the Santa Rosa and San
Jacinto Mountains National Monument can be found at:
www.desertmountains.org/

July 14 - Early morning "Fresh Breeze" hike

July 14 - Star Party

July 17 - Scorpion hunt

BLM California has a new events calendar on Facebook. You can view it
by signing in to your Facebook account.

WILDLIFE TRIVIA answer and related websites
(d.) ...near ant nests.

SOURCE: "Flat-tailed horned lizard - Phrynosoma mcallii" (BLM
California wildlife database)
Flat-tailed horned lizards are most frequently found near ant nests,
as ants are their primary food. They are patient hunters, waiting for
long periods of time for the ants to emerge. They will also eat
arthropods when available.
www.blm.gov/ca/forms/wildlife/details.php?metode=serial_number&search=2590

More wildlife news from your public lands:

"First bald eagle born at Sacramento Valley refuge takes flight"
(Sacramento Bee, 7/7/12)
"In the sky over Colusa County this week, the first bald eagle born at
the Sacramento National Wildlife Refuge took its first flight. This
was the first successful bald eagle nesting at the refuge, off
Interstate 5 about 90 miles north of Sacramento."
www.sacbee.com/2012/07/07/4615133/first-bald-eagle-born-at-sacramento.html

"Once-abundant West Coast oysters near extinction" (San Francisco
Chronicle, 7/6/12)
"A disturbing nationwide decline in oysters and the life-giving reefs
that they build is particularly dramatic in California, where the
once-abundant native species has been virtually wiped out, according
to a recent scientific study .... The loss of native oysters - not to
be confused with the farm-raised Japanese Pacific oysters - is a
serious issue ... because oysters clean the water by filter feeding
... removing nitrogen and other pollutants." Also, "the oyster beds,
or reefs, they create provide habitat for myriad fish, crabs and other
creatures."
www.sfgate.com/science/article/Once-abundant-West-Coast-oysters-near-extinction-3689709.php

"White abalone slide toward extinction" (San Diego Union-Tribune, 7/6/12)
"Scientists from the federal fisheries lab in La Jolla have reported a
serious decline of white abalone along the San Diego coastline,
confirming some of the worst fears about the species...."
www.utsandiego.com/news/2012/jul/06/sliding-toward-extinction/

"Fish and Game gives up hunt for mountain lion" (Sacramento Bee, 7/11/12)
"State officials Tuesday ended the hunt for a mountain lion that
attacked a sleeping man July 1 near Nevada City." Searches with
trained dogs "lost the mountain lion's trail."
www.sacbee.com/2012/07/11/4622988/fish-and-game-gives-up-hunt-for.html

"Big SE Ore. range fires burning wildlife habitat" (KTVZ, 7/12/12)
"Wildfires burning in the picturesque high desert country of southeast
Oregon have already scorched more than a half-million acres. In
addition to all the typical problems associated with fire, a major
concern in this area is the displacement of threatened sage-grouse,
along with other birds and animals."
www.ktvz.com/news/Big-SE-Ore-range-fires-burning-wildlife-habitat/-/413192/15501056/-/x99jgwz/-/index.html

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