A publication of Bureau of Land Management in California
Issue 245 - 8/23/06
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THIS WEEK IN NEWS.BYTES:
- Not for educators only:
- Wildlife trivia question of the week
- Weed of the week
- Marijuana on public lands: Record year
- Wildfires, prevention and aftermath
- Headlines and highlights: Oil and gas leases, jobs, vandalism, more
- Employee profile
- National and/or Department of the Interior items
NOT FOR EDUCATORS ONLY:Also see this issue of News.bytes online at:
http://www.ca.blm.gov/news/newsbytes/2006/245.html
RELATED: "Least-wanted: Tree-of-Heaven" (Plant Conservation Alliance's Alien Plant Working Group) |
MARIJUANA ON PUBLIC LANDS: Record year "Record year for marijuana eradication" (Sonora Union Democrat, 8/21/06) "COMMET finding lots more pot this year" (Ukiah Daily Journal, 8/22/06)
"Law enforcement officials team up to cut pot growth" (Roseville Press Tribune, 08/21/06) |
WILDFIRES, PREVENTION AND AFTERMATH "Desert fires' damage will last" (Los Angeles Times, 8/21/06) Getting the Word Out about Fire! (News.bytes Extra) "New fire plan set to help address safety concerns" (Eureka Times-Standard, 08/17/06) "Current wildland fire information"(National Interagency Fire Center) |
RECREATION ON PUBLIC LANDS "Federal officials refuse to restrict off-road use" (Riverside Press-Enterprise, 8/21/06) "Cronan Ranch draft plan available for comment" (BLM California news release, 8/18/06) "Rediscovering Mother Nature's gifts in high country adventure" (Lake Isabella Kern Valley Sun, 08/21/06) "Local jewel in Cache Creek Canyon" (Woodland Daily Democrat, 8/20/06) RELATED: "Cache Creek Natural Area" (BLM California, Ukiah Field Office website) |
HEADLINES AND HIGHLIGHTS "Kern land to open for drilling" (The Bakersfield Californian, 08/15/06) "BLM notices increase in vandalism on public lands" (Ridgecrest Daily Independent, 08/17/06) RELATED: "Our view: Vandalism of public lands must be controlled" (Ridgecrest Daily Independent, 08/17/06) RELATED: "Trona Pinnacles" (BLM Website) "Current job openings - BLM California" (USAJOBS website) "Cal Poly High Desert?: Four-year university plan gaining momentum" (Ridgecrest Daily Independent, 8/20/06) |
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UPCOMING EVENTS Ridgecrest Steering Committee meeting, August 24 Modoc-Washoe Stewardship Group, Aug. 24-25 (BLM California news release) Santa Rosa/San Jacinto Monument Advisory Committee meeting, September 9 |
NATIONAL AND/OR DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR ITEMS "New chief of BLM office for Utah takes over" (Utah Desert News, 08/21/06) |
WILDLIFE TRIVIA answer RELATED: "Calliope hummingbird, Stellula calliope" (U.S. Geological Survey, Patuxent Bird Identification InfoCenter) "Hooray for hummingbirds!" (Utah Division of Wildlife Resources, Project WILD) "Calliope Hummingbird Stellula calliope" |
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