“The yellow-legged frog, a native of the high Sierra, will soon
be listed as an endangered species, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife
Service announced Friday.”
“The National Park Service said Monday that nobody was hurt when
the 16,000 tons of rock fell 500 feet from a cliff near Hetch
Hetchy Reservoir on March 31.”
“2014 marks the 20th anniversary of State Water Board Decision
1631 that mandated lake level rise for Mono Lake and restoration
of Mono’s tributary streams and waterfowl habitat. For the last
20 years the Mono Lake Committee has embraced D1631 and the
subsequent restoration orders as if they were family members.”
“By now, the story seems old. A young city, thirsty for water,
deploys wealth, cunning and power to divert a river from a
distant valley, safeguarding its future at the expense of
others. …
“But 100 years after the Owens River was diverted to L.A., the
story is not over.”
“Mammoth Mountain is currently supplementing its natural snow
base with man-made snow, so the slopes are open and many, both
residents and visitors to the area, have been taking advantage
of the unseasonably warm weather to hike and enjoy other
outdoor activities.
“While the slopes are white and visitors continue heading to
Mammoth to ski and snowboard, an extended drought in the Owens
Valley poses other challenges in the form of dry creeks and
ditches and popular high-elevation lakes with low water
levels.”
“Over the objections of critics, Los Angeles is moving ahead with
plans to build a $680-million 200-megawatt solar energy plant
within view of this desolate Eastern Sierra site that was a
Japanese American internment camp during World War II.”
“Over the objections of critics, Los Angeles is moving ahead with
plans to build a $680-million 200-megawatt solar energy plant
within view of this desolate Eastern Sierra site that was a
Japanese American internment camp during World War II.”
“As 100 mules march from the Eastern Sierra to Los Angeles to
raise awareness about where L.A.’s water comes from, The Inyo
Register’s correspondent, Elizabeth Glazner, took to the streets
to find out if L.A. residents are aware of
their relationship with the Eastern Sierra.”
“As water from the Eastern Sierras began gushing down a hillside
into the San Fernando Valley on Tuesday, an actor dressed as
William Mulholland hollered on cue, ‘There it is!
“It was 100 years ago Tuesday that Los Angeles, after buying up
most of the Owens Valley and its water rights east of the High
Sierra, opened its 233-mile L.A.
“Mark Berry was 17 in 1976 when he and a friend stole some
dynamite and blew apart a gate that regulated the flow of water
to the [Los Angeles] aqueduct.”
“Conventional wisdom says that in life it is important to
celebrate successes. By all accounts, the Mono Basin Stream
Restoration Agreement certainly qualifies, so on September 30th
we celebrated.
“In truth, we celebrated a lot of things that day—starting with
the original State Water Board restoration orders that led us
to this day and have produced the results you can already see
on Rush, Lee Vining, Parker, and Walker creeks.
“There’s nothing like fish to get emotions flowing in Mono
County.
“Just ask the Mono County Supervisors, now embroiled in a
contentious lawsuit filed against the county by a private
aquaculture group after an effort to make the county self
sufficient in terms of fish stocking went sour recently.”
“A photograph showing plumes of dust rising from a dry lake bed
became a focal point for discussion on Wednesday as government
officials and experts met to consider the growing dangers posed
by air pollution around the shrinking Salton Sea.
“The photo, which began the first presentation at the meeting
at UC Riverside’s Palm Desert campus, showed clouds of gray
dust billowing in high winds from Owens Lake on the eastern
side of the Sierra Nevada.”
“An Inyo County official and an environmental activist stepped
into wobbly kayaks on Saturday to gauge the prospects of
developing a “paddling experience” that would float people down
the eastern Sierra Nevada’s Lower Owens River.
“Moving to secure the Federal funding necessary to complete
repairs to roadways in Inyo County badly damaged and closed due
to July’s severe thunderstorms, Governor Edmund G. Brown Jr.
today [Sept.
