Category: Protection

Action alert: State Water Board needs to hear from you

On March 17, the State Water Board will receive a report about a new Mono Lake hydrologic model and climate change analysis from the UCLA Center for Climate Science. This is significant because the board commissioned the report to evaluate how climate change and water diversions affect Mono Lake water levels—information needed to proceed to a formal hearing to change water…

California: Drought-free, good water supplies. DWP: Keep exporting! 

This post was written by Caelen McQuilkin, Project Specialist, and Teri Tracy, Eastern Sierra Policy Coordinator. After months of wet weather, Californians are embracing some welcome news. According to the US Drought Monitor’s five-level scale, there are no areas of drought in the state for the first time in 25…

Forest Service rescues wild horses trapped in snow

This month, the Inyo National Forest rescued 24 wild horses trapped in the snow, far from reliable forage and water, east of Highway 395 in the Bald Mountain area. The horses are from the Montgomery Pass herd. This herd has expanded in size…

State Water Board plans action … but when?

Meanwhile, the Los Angeles Department of Water & Power doubles down on lowering Mono Lake News headlines shined spotlights on Mono Lake this summer. On the front page of the Los Angeles Times “‘It needs more water’: Calls grow for…