A publication of
Bureau of Land Management in California
Issue date: 3/20/2003
This week in News.bytes:
- 100th Issue of News.bytes! With a free offer
- Not for Educators Only:
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Wildlife Trivia Question of the Week: Quail ("quails?")
- Bookstore Feature: "The
California Quail"
- Plant(s) of the Week: "Virtual Herbarium"
- Fort Ord
- Our Readers Ask...
- Photo Album: River rafting
- Other recreation on public lands, including:
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Desert blossoms "now"
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"River of rock"
- Campground project delayed
- ...and more
- Preservation: relics, land
- Public helps the public lands, including:
- Advisory Councils - openings
- Volunteers needed: King Range trails
- Cleaning up public lands:
- Tire dumping
- Dangerous mine shafts
- Mining on public lands:
- Inspector general on mine approval
- Toughest open-pit gold mining regulations?
- National-local issues, including:
- Senators involved in "trail fray"
- Secretary of the Interior speaks to Regional
Councils
- America's energy imbalance
- Headlines and Highlights, including:
- California surveys the South Pacific
- BLM expected to release report soon
- ...more
- Selected Upcoming Events, including:
- Climbing Event
- Advisory Council meeting
- Wild Horse plan meeting
- Off-highway vehicle grant meeting
100TH ISSUE OF NEWS.BYTES!
with FREE OFFER!
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Today's
issue marks the 100th issue of News.bytes. The News.bytes Team has gathered news and highlights about your public lands since the first trial issue more than two years ago. We plan to keep offering news coverage and features of interest to our readers - including this one: |
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"Answer
the Call" (BLM California Web page) Preview a section of the free quail poster we are offering, featuring the species of quail found in California and elsewhere. Click on each of the pictures to learn more about each species. And if you have sound on your computer -be prepared for a little surprise with several of the descriptions: http://www.ca.blm.gov/pa/wildlife/quail.html |
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FREE!
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"100
quail" (...or is it "100 quails"?) We mark the occasion of this 100th issue of News.bytes with a special offer: Free "Answer the Call" quail posters to the first 100 members of the public who fill out and submit the online form (one each, please, as our supply is limited - and make sure you don't hit "Enter" until you have completely filled out your mailing address): http://www6.ca.blm.gov/newsbytes/issue100/index.php |
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NOT FOR EDUCATORS ONLY: |
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WILDLIFE
TRIVIA OF THE WEEK: Quails? Q: How many species of quail occur on BLM-managed land in California? a) 1, the California quail of course! b) 3, that's still a lot of quail (quails?) c) 7, is that all the species there are? (See Answer near the end of this issue of News.bytes) |
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BOOKSTORE
FEATURE: "The California Quail" "Guide and reference book to California's beautiful state bird." http://store.ca.blm.gov/cgi-bin/webc.exe/st_prod.html?p_prodid=651 |
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PLANTS
OF THE WEEK - "Virtual Herbarium - Fort Ord" |
OUR READERS' eMAIL... A reader question in response to "Wildlife Trivia Question of the Week" in News.bytes 96: "I was interested in seeing the rattlesnake photos but, some were dark [and hard to make out details].... I rockhound in the desert, and also gold prospect, and wanted to know what to look for in ID'ing or seeing the snakes." RESPONSE from the wildlife biologist on our News.bytes Team (note: we were able to refer the reader to descriptions in "The National Audubon Society Field Guide to Reptiles and Amphibians."): "This field guide has clear pictures of each of the snakes described above. Unfortunately, we do not have a budget to "buy" these pictures for our database. http://www.ca.blm.gov/news/newsbytes/2003/96.html |
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PHOTO
ALBUM - River Rafting Just for the wet of it, log some watery mileage on electrifying whitewater runs through California - all steeped in history, spectacular scenery, and heart-stopping rapids. |
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"Rafting Recreation" (BLM California Web page)) The Bureau of Land Management has many water-based recreation opportunities in the State of California. In 2002, more than 200,000 people participated in non-motorized boating such as kayaking, whitewater rafting, and canoeing on some of the biggest, wildest water in the state. Outstanding whitewater recreation opportunities and experiences on BLM-managed rivers include portions of the Merced, South and North Fork of the American, Tuolumne, Mokelumne, Lower Kern, Cache Creek, Sacramento, Trinity, and Eel Rivers. Learn more about whitewater recreation on BLM-managed rivers at: http://www.ca.blm.gov/caso/rivers.html |
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OTHER
RECREATION ON PUBLIC LANDS "Wading into river
of rock" (Bakersfield Californian, 03/12/2003) "City invests in river
walk" (Needles Desert Star, 03/19/2003) |
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PUBLIC
HELPS THE PUBLIC LANDS "Rescuing Indian history"
(Bakersfield Californian, 3/19/2003) "Desert deal completed"
(San Jose Mercury News, 03/14/2003)
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| NATIONAL-LOCAL
NEWS "Remarks prepared for delivery by The Honorable Gale Norton, Secretary of the Interior - National Association of Regional Councils" (Department of Interior news release, 03/17/2003) Secretary of the Interior Gale Norton's remarks: "We have the same challenge and goal as the regional council's - thriving communities and environmental conservation. To achieve this, I am committed to a new era in the conservation of our nation's natural resources; I call it 'new environmentalism'." http://www.doi.gov/secretary/speeches/030317countyspeech.htm "America's Energy: Imbalance Between Consumption and Domestic Production" (Department of Interior news release, 03/19/2003) "To address the nation's growing energy needs we must optimize leasing opportunities on federal lands ... At a congressional hearing today, Assistant Secretary of the Interior for Land and Minerals Management, Rebecca Watson told the U.S. House of Representatives Committee on Resources that America faces an energy challenge because of a fundamental imbalance between energy consumption and domestic energy production." http://www.doi.gov/news/030319.htm "Senators get involved in national park trail fray" (Palm Springs Desert Sun, 03/13/2003) "Boxer, Feinstein ask Interior to keep Joshua Tree roads pristine" Related to next story. http://www.thedesertsun.com/news/stories/local/1047515221.shtml Related: "Interior Department asked not to process applications" (San Bernardino County Sun, 03/12/2003) "The possibility of opening up a gated trail through Joshua Tree National Park to vehicles has become a flash point between environmentalists and the Interior Department." California's two Senators charge "disclaimer of interest" rule could threaten Joshua Tree and Death Valley National Parks. http://www.sbsun.com/Stories/0,1413,208%257E12588%257E1239829,00.html |
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HEADLINES
AND HIGHLIGHTS |
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ANSWER
TO WILDLIFE TRIVIA QUESTION OF THE WEEK:
"How many species of quail occur on BLM-managed land in California?" ANSWER: Three species: California quail, Gambel's quail, and Mountain quail. Learn more about these varieties of quail online at the BLM California Wildlife Database: (Note: the Wildlife Database is hosted on the Department of Interior's secure Web server - see note under "Selected Upcoming Events" below.) California quail: https://doi1.ios.doi.gov/blmcawildlife.nsf/siteurl/8009156?OpenDocument Gambel's quail: https://doi1.ios.doi.gov/blmcawildlife.nsf/siteurl/85187915?OpenDocument Mountain quail: https://doi1.ios.doi.gov/blmcawildlife.nsf/siteurl/58500344?OpenDocument |
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"Extra"
trivia question: The plural of "quail" is EITHER "quail"
or "quails" according to several sources - includingdictionary.com:
http://dictionary.reference.com/search?q=quail.
SELECTED UPCOMING EVENTS
(Note: the Upcoming Events database is on a secure Web server,
and your browser may state "You are about to view pages over a secure connection"
and ask you to "Trust a Security Certificate" from the Department
of Interior that hosts this site. To view the pages, you must select "Yes"
or "OK" for both questions.)
03/26/2003 - Arcata off-highway vehicle grant meeting
Arcata
https://doi1.ios.doi.gov/blmEvents.nsf/siteurl/63144885?OpenDocument
03/29/2003 - Alabama Hills Climbing Event
https://doi1.ios.doi.gov/blmEvents.nsf/siteurl/81225910?OpenDocument
04/01/2003 - Wild horse gather public meeting
Cedarville
https://doi1.ios.doi.gov/blmEvents.nsf/siteurl/3161365?OpenDocument
04/02/2003 - Wild Horse gather plan public meeting
Susanville
https://doi1.ios.doi.gov/blmEvents.nsf/siteurl/3871367?OpenDocument
04/02/2003 - Northwest
California Advisory Council meeting
Williams
https://doi1.ios.doi.gov/blmEvents.nsf/siteurl/49145343?OpenDocument
04/03/2003 - Northwest California Advisory Council meeting
Williams
https://doi1.ios.doi.gov/blmEvents.nsf/siteurl/7687801?OpenDocument
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