by News Staff | Jul 25, 2013 | Entertainment/Local Events/Activities, General Misc. Stories
– Press release from Eastern California Museum: The largest river restoration project in the nation is underway in the Owens Valley, and one group has been observing the project’s progress for the past 11 years. Beginning with collecting baseline data from a dry...
by News Staff | Jul 24, 2013 | Entertainment/Local Events/Activities, General Misc. Stories
No water flowing from the Owens Valley down the LA Aqueduct? Hopes and dreams for many people in the Eastern Sierra, and it’s happening right now – but it’s been in the works for weeks. “There is not a major crack or a break in the...
by News Staff | Jun 12, 2013 | Government Agencies/Utilities
A PLEA TO EASTERN SIERRA RESIDENTS AND BEYOND: UPCOMING DOCUMENTARY FILM SERIES; ONGOING WATER WARS WITH LOS ANGELES (Press Release) Owens Valley Committee (OVC) and award-winning Bristlecone Media join forces to produce Slake: Water and Power in the Eastern Sierra,...
by News Staff | Jan 27, 2013 | Government Agencies/Utilities
In the early afternoon Sunday as the wind picked up, fire broke out in heavy brush east of the Owens River and south of Warm Springs Road just south of Bishop. A huge plume of smoke was visible from Highway 395, and the Bishop Volunteer Fire Department rushed to the...