Want to celebrate World Water Day online March 22 with the Keep Long Valley Green Coalition; tune in to a report via Zoom on the potential future mining impacts of mineral exploration at Conglomerate Mesa; celebrate some hopeful new developments on the protection of the Bodie Hills; attend Friends of the Inyo’s Owens Lake Bird Festival in April or a Dark Desert Skies Campout at Conglomerate Mesa in May; or read about the new Great Basin Native Artists exhibit at the Paitue Shoshone Cultural Center in English or en Español? Well, The Juniper March issue has it all!
Louis Medina
Hope for Temporary AND PERMANENT Protection for a Portion of the Bodie Hills By Jora Fogg, Friends of the Inyo Policy Director and Bodie Hills Conservation Partnership Campaign Coordinator (Photos/Graphics Top to Bottom: Downloadable Map – U.S. Geological Survey; Dry Lakes Plateau – Bob Wick, BLM; Dry Lakes Plateau – John Dittli) There is good news on the ongoing effort to protect the Bodie Hills from perennial mining threats and to elevate the priorities of the native community in Bridgeport. Short-Term Temporary Protection On February 25th the California State Lands Commission voted to authorize a temporary three-year moratorium on accepting…
Special thanks to El Sol de la Sierra and The Sierra Reader’s Publisher Noe Gadea for featuring our “Amigos de Nuestras Tierras” (“Friends of Our Lands”) monthly column on the front page of this week’s El Sol in Spanish, and on page 9 of the Reader in English. The article is about the Paiute Shoshone Cultural Center in Bishop, its permanent displays and grounds, and the Great Basin Native Artists Exhibit that opened just last Friday, Feb. 25. We love this partnership, which is helping to educate the Spanish-speaking, as well as the greater community, about matters that are central…
Since 1996, Public News Service has pioneered a model of member-supported journalism to engage, educate and advocate for the public interest. As a national network of 37 state-based news services, NPS’s journalists are on the ground in communities throughout the country, seeking out stories on critical issues that receive too little attention and helping to lift up marginalized voices that too often go unheard. Thanks to this new partnership, stories on the public lands protection and advocacy work of Friends of the Inyo will be disseminated widely to news outlets throughout California and beyond.
The Inyo Rock Daisy is at the center of a battle for Conglomerate Mesa – and, delicate as she is, this little flower just might help environmentalists win the war.
In this issue, read about ranching and conservation from the perspective of our new Keep Long Valley Green Coalition Organizer Allison Weber. Happy reading, and if you like what you read, happy sharing!
This is a peaceful protest. Protesters will gather along Minaret Road near Kitchen 53 from 3 to 4 pm, and in the main plaza of The Village at Mammoth, 6201 Minaret Road, from 4 to 5 pm. Speakers at the rally will include Mono Lake Kutzadika’a Tribal Member Charlotte Lange, Mono County Fifth District Supervisor Stacy Corless, Lynn Boulton of The Sierra Club Range of Light Group, and Patagonia representatives. FOI supports this peaceful protest.
In this issue, read about our talk with Kendra Atleework, author of “Miracle Country.” Happy reading…Happy sharing!
We have lots going on this month, including ticket sales for Friends of the Inyo’s Owens Lake Bird Festival coming up Saturday, April 23, as a LIVE event after a long COVID hiatus. Our Women of Winter Virtual FUNdraiser happens Friday, Feb. 11. Looking for summer work? Check out our job announcement for those wanting to become a Summer Trail Ambassador with us. Want to learn about fun opportunities to support our work without having to spend a dime? Read all about it in The Juniper!
Please share with your Spanish-speaking friends, neighbors and coworkers. This month’s column, which is featured on the cover of this week’s El Sol de la Sierra, is about the nexus between Hispanic communities affected by climate change, and the journalists who cover their stories. Happy reading – ¡en español! – and if you like what you read, happy sharing!