A publication of Bureau of Land Management in California
Issue 263 - 1/10/07
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THIS WEEK IN NEWS.BYTES:
- Video: 60 years of BLM history
- Wildlife trivia question of the week
- Headlines and highlights: Clear Creek, bald eagles, wildfire prevention, Yosemite route, jobs, more
- Huge earthquake's 150th anniversary
- Meet your advisory council members
- National and/or Department of the Interior items: Wild horse pasture bids
![]() ![]() Part 7: "A New Agency is Born" Created by Congress in 1946, BLM's roots go back to 1812 and the General Land Office -- and even further back to the creation of the United States. Join us for this seventh in a series of video slide shows revealing BLM's history. Video - broadband: http://www.blm.gov/ca/media/video/history/history7-broad.html Video - dial-up: http://www.blm.gov/ca/media/video/history/history7-dial.html |
HEADLINES AND HIGHLIGHTS
"BLM offers free, guided bald eagle hikes" (BLM California news release, 1/8/07) "Board may aid Clear Creek plan" (Redding Record Searchlight, 1/6/07) RELATED: "Clear Creek road improvements are step on right path" (Redding Record Searchlight, 1/9/07) RELATED: "Lower Clear Creek restoration project celebrates success" (News.bytes Spotlight on Partners, 11/7/06) RELATED: "County leaders are sworn in" (Redding Record Searchlight, 1/10/07) "Stewardship Steering Committee meets January 18" (BLM California news release, 1/8/07) "Nature claims Yosemite route" (Los Angeles Times, 1/8/07) RELATED: "Merced River" (BLM California website) "Canadian pleads guilty to sabotage" (Portland Oregonian, 1/10/07) "Study: Price for border fence up to $49 billion" (San Francisco Chronicle, 1/8/07) RELATED: "Statement...border security on federal lands" (BLM legislative testimony, 8/5/06) "BLM proposes hike in some recreation fees" (Lake Havasu City News-Herald, 1/7/07) "40 years and still going strong" (Kern Valley Sun, 1/10/07) "Current job openings - BLM California" (USAJOBS website) |
HUGE EARTHQUAKE'S 150TH ANNIVERSARY
"The San Andreas Fault" (BLM California website) "Past offers lessons on future Big One" (Los Angeles Times, 1/10/07) "Geology and mining history field trips" (BLM California, Bakersfield Field Office website) "Verdict from SoCal quake conference: 'Doomsday'" (Palm Springs Desert Sun, 1/10/07) "Quake experts predict Katrina-like damage" (San Diego Union-Tribune, 1/10/07) "Ready for 'The Big One'? AV faces bigger issues than L.A." (Antelope Valley Press, 1/10/07) |
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NATIONAL AND/OR DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR ITEMS "BLM seeks bids for one or more new pasture facilities in West to care for a maintain wild horses" (BLM national news release, 1/8/07) |
WILDLIFE TRIVIA answer SOURCE: "California Slender Salamander, Batrachoseps attenuatus" (BLM California wildlife database) RELATED: "California Slender Salamander - Batrachoseps attenuatus" (California Department of Fish and Game) |
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