Monitor Pass
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ISSUE
827 - October 11, 2018
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- From the Field
- Headlines and Highlights
- BLM and DOI Highlights
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Wildlife Question of the Week
- Upcoming Events
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The 3rd and 4th grade students in the Alisal and Washington Union school districts were given the opportunity to go on a 3 mile hike at the Fort Ord National Monument with BLM Ranger Tammy. (BLM California Facebook)
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During National Public Lands Day in Beauty Mountain, 25 volunteers helped clean up a shooting site. Thanks to our partners: Redshank Riders Back Country Horsemen, USFS, & Friends of the Desert Mountains. (BLM California Facebook)
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Each year, refuges throughout the region complete hundreds of construction projects that range in scope from fixing steps to roads. This year, the region completed three large projects using Maintenance Action Teams. While these teams bring together Service staff from multiple refuges with the goal of accomplishing a large refuge project, they’re also designed to provide career growth and training for those employees. (USFWS News Release)
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Since late July, several refuges and wetlands along the Pacific Flyway have experienced outbreaks of avian botulism. The Clostridium botulinum bacteria lives in wetland soils and when conditions are right, can result in high waterbird mortality. (USFWS News Release)
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National Scenic and Historic Trails are signature components of the National Trails System, and protected by the BLM as a part of the National Conservation Lands. Congress established the National Trails System in 1968 and designated the Appalachian and Pacific Crest as the first national trails. From that time on, the BLM engaged with other agencies and volunteers along the Pacific Crest, and on many other trails later enacted. (BLM California Facebook)
Related: (https://www.rivers.gov/wsr50/)
Related: (https://www.trails50.org/)
Related: (BLM tumblr)
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The Bureau of Land Management is planning prescribed burning projects starting this fall and continuing into spring, on public lands in Shasta, Butte, Tehama and Trinity counties. Crews will ignite the pile burns and broadcast burns only when weather conditions allow for safe and successful burning and smoke dispersion. (BLM News Release)
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With the return of cooler weather, the Bureau of Land Management has rescinded fire restrictions on northwest California public lands managed by the Redding and Arcata field offices. (BLM News Release)
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The Bureau of Land Management has rescinded fire restrictions on public lands managed by the Eagle Lake and Applegate field offices. (BLM News Release)
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The Chappie-Shasta Off Highway Vehicle Recreation Area near Redding is now open to the public. The Bureau of Land Management had closed the area, because of impacts from the Carr Fire. (BLM News Release)
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Seven Virginia Indian tribes have finally gain federal recognition. (DOI News Release)
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Funding to the state of Utah will help enhance and improve the quality of big-game winter range and migration corridor habitat. (DOI News Release)
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New funding for the state of Arizona will help improve the quality of big-game winter range and migration corridor habitat. (DOI News Release)
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The area covered by this action is generally known as the historic Emigrant Gulch and Crevice mining districts in a region known as the Paradise Valley at the northern gates of Yellowstone National Park. (DOI News Release)
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What is the Largest Living Wild Canine Species?
Keep scrolling to find out!
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The Bureau of Land Management Ridgecrest Field Office has made available for 30-day public comment an Environmental Assessment for the Keystone Exploratory Drilling Project located on existing unpatented lode mining claims on public lands. The public comment period for the EA will end on Oct. 9. (BLM News Release)
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The Bureau of Land Management’s Barstow Field Office has made available for 30-day public comment an Environmental Assessment on a route designation proposal affecting 130 miles of routes located on BLM public lands currently maintained by the county of San Bernardino’s Public Works Department. Segments of these routes that are under county management are limited to street legal vehicles, as defined by the California Department of Motor Vehicles. (BLM News Release)
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The Bureau of Land Management will offer a hands-on look into the lives of northeast California’s early inhabitants during Archaeology Day, a free, family-friendly event, Saturday, Oct. 13, at the Hobo Camp Day Use Area along the Susan River just west of Susanville. Events run from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. (BLM News Release)
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 October 13: Ridgecrest BLM Clean-Up
The BLM Ridgecrest Field Office will be partnering with the local chapter of the Backcountry Hunters and Anglers to clean up trash at a historic mining site, The Bellflower. The area is located just outside of the city of Ridgecrest and is a local draw for public land users. (BLM California Facebook)
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The Bureau of Land Management Bishop Field Office and Bishop Area Climbers Coalition
will host a volunteer stewardship event on Sunday, Oct. 14, from 10 a.m. until 3 p.m. Volunteers will
rehabilitate areas of the Volcanic Tableland impacted by dispersed camping and prepare the Pleasant Valley Pit
Campground for the annual influx of campers for the Eastern Sierra’s busy rock climbing season. (BLM News Release)
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This event is being coordinated by our partners at the Amargosa Conservancy and is being supported by the Barstow Field Office. Lean about this remarkable green jewel in the middle of the Mojave Desert through presentations from local experts, hikes, drives and birding tours and help us celebrate the 50th Anniversary of the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act. (BLM California Facebook)
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The Bureau of Land Management will offer a special fall colors bike ride and bike shuttle Saturday, Oct. 20, on the Bizz Johnson National Recreation Trail near Susanville. Participants can get some exercise and enjoy spectacular fall colors. The ride will be on a smooth and wide gravel trail.(BLM News Release)
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The BLM Wild Horse and Burro Program is excited to announce nearly 70 events this year as part of BLM's efforts to find good homes for our nation's wild horses and burros. Known for their intelligence, endurance and loyalty, wild horses and burros, with the right training, are outstanding for trail riding, packing, working and have successfully competed for awards in numerous fields from endurance riding to dressage. With more than 81,000 wild horses and burros on BLM-managed public lands, these wild icons of our American history need your help more than ever. Without any natural predators that can control population growth, wild horse and burro herds grow rapidly on the range and can quickly overcome the land's ability to support them. The BLM works to maintain healthy wild herds by gathering excess animals and placing them into good homes. (BLM Website)
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WILDLIFE QUESTION OF THE WEEK ANSWER
Gray wolves are the largest living canine species. (NWF educational resources)
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