After three decades of litigation, Walker Lake moves ever closer to its day of reckoning. In a clear departure from a history of legal delay, US Magistrate Judge Craig S. Denny recently denied a motion by a group of Walker…
Walker Lake in Nevada is a sister lake to Mono Lake—another Great Basin lake with no outlet and competing interests for water that have left the lake far too low and unhealthy. This short video outlines a groundbreaking land repurposing…
It’s an old story. A State Fisheries biologist is assigned to a remote area and begins patrolling and documenting the abundant fisheries there. He becomes concerned when upstream water diversions start to degrade the riparian ecosystems that he was assigned…
The Walker Basin Conservancy, a pioneer in the use of market-based environmental solutions, recently announced another successful water and land acquisition in Smith Valley, Nevada. This deal included 320 acres of Walker River corridor, 3.6 cubic feet per second of…
The Walker Lake Working Group’s Rehydration Celebration, held September 23rd, not only acknowledged nature’s generosity in raising Walker Lake 15 vertical feet, but also raised the hopes of those who have been fighting to restore it for more than three…
In a new twist to a long and winding legal battle, a recent Ninth Circuit Court decision offers a possible path to restoration for the long-beleaguered Walker Lake. A fellow terminus lake Around 40 miles (as the gull flies) northeast…
