Bartshé, Eastern Sierra Policy Director

Joined: August 6, 2020
Articles: 115
Comments: 3

Trees and shrubbery colored light and dark green line the hills in the foreground, and rocky dark blue and snowcapped mountains are peaking out behind them.

Tioga Inn’s rough road, final approval vote delayed

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Bartshé, Eastern Sierra Policy Director
November 18, 2020

On October 14, the Mono County Board of Supervisors certified the Tioga Inn Final Subsequent Environmental Impact Report (FSEIR) by a vote of 3–1. However, the Supervisors did not vote to approve the Tioga Inn project and override its significant…

Woman stands at a podium in a hearing room with socially distanced chairs and people sitting at computers with the United States and California flags.

Tioga Inn public hearing Tuesday, October 13

Protection

Bartshé, Eastern Sierra Policy Director
October 9, 2020

Reflection from a mirror up on the hill at the site of the Tioga Inn development project with the reflection casting a bright white line across Mono Lake.

Tioga Inn project coming back around: Here’s a refresher

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Bartshé, Eastern Sierra Policy Director
October 7, 2020

A star from the Mono Basin Scenic Area’s past retires

Stories

Bartshé, Eastern Sierra Policy Director
September 10, 2020

A research drone hangs in the air next to a person holding the drone controls on a bright sunny day at Mono Lake with the lake and mountains in the background.

Point Blue Conservation Science highlights a four-decade partnership with the Mono Lake Committee

Science

Bartshé, Eastern Sierra Policy Director
August 26, 2020

View from the road to South Tufa with burned vegetation and black fire scars with Mono Lake in the smokey distance.

Firefighters close to containing Mono Lake’s Beach Fire

Travel conditions

Bartshé, Eastern Sierra Policy Director
August 19, 2020

A group of people walk away from the camera down a gravel road through light green and darker green sagebrush. The Sierra Nevadas sit in a cloudy sky.

Tioga Inn indecision

Protection

Bartshé, Eastern Sierra Policy Director
August 14, 2020

Tioga Inn project: Changes get disappointing grades before upcoming hearing

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Bartshé, Eastern Sierra Policy Director
August 4, 2020

This Thursday, August 6, at 10:00am the Mono County Board of Supervisors will conduct a final hearing on the Tioga Inn project. After a lengthy hearing in June the Board gave the developer and staff direction to bring back significant…

Two california gulls standing on top of a tufa mound with a reflective lake in the background.

California Gulls return to nest on Mono Lake islet after prescribed burn

Protection, Science

Bartshé, Eastern Sierra Policy Director
July 19, 2020

A group of about 12 people wearing cool-weather jackets walking on a dirt road near the site of the Tioga Inn development project.

Mono County Supervisors tackle the big picture on Tioga Inn, direct major fixes

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