Comments for The Mono-logue

Comment on “Environmental Identity:” a short film by Natalie Holt by rasa

rasa — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 22:39:47 +0000

there is hope!

Comment on Non-native beaver arrives at Lee Vining Creek by Bill Hanna

Bill Hanna — Thu, 04 Mar 2010 17:29:51 +0000

The Hanna family has been in Lundy Canyon since 1919. My dad, John Hanna spent a lot of time there in the late 20’s to mid 30’s. I recall him saying beavers were introduced there in the early 30’s or so.

Comment on Non-native beaver arrives at Lee Vining Creek by Greg Reis

Greg Reis — Wed, 03 Mar 2010 22:25:12 +0000

I have seen references in the past that refer to beavers as non-native in the Mono Basin, unfortunately I’m unable to locate any right now. I’m not sure how it was determined–often linguists will note whether the word for an animal in the native language originated in that language. If it was borrowed, for example, from a native language west of the Sierra crest, that would indicate that the animal didn’t exist east of the crest.

I was able to find a paper on the Truckee River beavers http://oak.ucc.nau.edu/pb1/vitae/Beier-Barrett.1987.CDFG_Beaver.pdf that says “From 1934 through 1949, the California Department of Fish and Game and the U.S. Forest Service introduced beaver, Castor canadensis, into the Sierra Nevada for production of fur, erosion control, and increased water storage (Hensley 1946, Lynn 1949).”

Other sources say there are beaver subspecies along the Humboldt and Snake Rivers (the above mentioned paper says 7 of the 8 Truckee River beaver introductions originated from the Snake River), so they were native to parts of the Great Basin. I remember reading once about them being native to California’s Central Valley. It would be nice to find a definitive range map–when time permits!

Comment on Non-native beaver arrives at Lee Vining Creek by Matt Banta

Matt Banta — Tue, 02 Mar 2010 22:56:58 +0000

Not sure why they (beavers) are Non-Native to the Mono Basin? Tierra del Fuego…well that’s a different story!

Comment on Non-native beaver arrives at Lee Vining Creek by Bartshe

Bartshe — Tue, 02 Mar 2010 05:36:48 +0000

I think these beavers escaped from Tierra del Fuego.

Comment on Tracks in the snow by Terry

Terry — Tue, 02 Feb 2010 22:18:54 +0000

thanks for that nice little essay Rose. it makes one feel more connected with the creatures of the night.

Comment on Low pressure snow shovel muscles by Dale

Dale — Tue, 26 Jan 2010 17:58:36 +0000

That is pretty! Wow, must be kinda rough getting around with that much snow. Can’t wait for the pass to open so I can come and visit.
Suppost to get ice and snow here in Oklahoma.

Comment on Low pressure snow shovel muscles by Suzi

Suzi — Sun, 24 Jan 2010 16:25:56 +0000

Great picture! Think I’ll wait till Spring to visit!!

Comment on 9:00 am … snow is falling by Rebecca

Rebecca — Mon, 18 Jan 2010 19:56:31 +0000

Beautiful! I can’t wait to come see it with my own two eyes. Thanks for sharing

Comment on DWP to discuss solar park concept; advance meeting January 7 by Victoria Jennings

Victoria Jennings — Thu, 07 Jan 2010 17:10:36 +0000

The Owens Lake and Owens Valley must not be further degraded. The correct and biologically sound solution to the dust problem is restoring water coverage. As for solar energy, there are thousands of acres of rooftops in LA that would be perfect for solar panels. We must be very cautious of any “plan” offered up by the LADWP.