Inyo National Forest Campgrounds Opening (PRESS RELEASE) BISHOP, Calif., Apr 23, 2013 – A light winter snowpack and warm spring weather means that many campgrounds in the Eastern Sierra will be open before the 2013 fishing opener weekend (Friday, April 26th), and many more Forest Service campgrounds are expected to be open before Memorial Day. Inyo [...]
Tag Archives | Inyo National Forest
Forest Service holds workshop on plan revision
Inyo National Forest Encourages Participation in Workshop for Forest Plan Revision (Press Release) BISHOP, Calif., March 28, 2013 – Following two public meetings in mid-March, where the Forest Service heard from interested public about current forest conditions and trends, the Inyo National Forest is now encouraging the public to engage in a follow-up workshop on [...]
USFS updates June Mountain situation
Forest Service Update on Status of June Mtn. Ski Area (Press Release) BISHOP, Calif., Dec. 20, 2012 – With new snow on the ground and plenty more on the way, residents and visitors alike are looking forward to a variety of winter recreation opportunities available on the Inyo National Forest. At this time, the Forest [...]
Tentative cause of Fish Fire
The weekend after the Fourth of July, fire broke out about five miles south of Big Pine. A fierce wind blew the fire quickly toward the Big Pine area. Fast work by fire fighters from many agencies stopped the ferocious flames about a half mile outside the town. It was a nerve-wracking experience for residents. [...]
Reds Meadow Road closed, tree removal continues
Reds Meadow Road and Area Closure (Press Release) BISHOP, Calif., Oct. 24, 2012 - The Reds Meadow Road is now closed for the season due to the amount of snow received in the most recent storm. Logging operations remain in progress, removing down trees from the wind event of last November 30. Due to the tree removal operations [...]
Separating the sheep from the goats
Closure of Sierra Nevada Bighorn Sheep Habitat to Pack Goat Use Proposed by the Forest Service – Comments Sought (Forest Service Press Release) BISHOP, Calif., Sept. 13, 2012 – The Inyo National Forest is initiating the preparation of an Environmental Assessment (EA) for a proposal to close Sierra Nevada Bighorn Sheep (SNBS) habitat to domestic goat [...]
Fire restrictions lifted
Officials from the Inyo National Forest and Bishop Field Office of the Bureau of Land Management announced that Eastern Sierra fire restrictions put into place June 20 will be rescinded beginning today. Recent seasonal changes in the fuel moisture, combined with increased humidity and cooler night time temperatures, have prompted the lifting of fire restrictions [...]
INET eradicates 4,000 marijuana plants
The second marijuana eradication operation this summer unfolded on Inyo National Forest lands outside of Lone Pine on Tuesday. The Inyo Narcotics Enforcement Team reported that agents eradicated about 4,000 marijuana plants with a potential street value of $10 million dollars. It was the end of August when Mono narcotics agents reported the eradication of [...]
Fire restrictions start Monday, June 25
BLM Bishop Field Office & Inyo National Forest Announce Fire Restrictions BISHOP, CA, June 22, 2012 – Effective Monday June 25, the Bureau of Land Management is implementing fire restrictions on all BLM-managed public lands within the Bishop Field Office boundary. At the same time, the U.S. Forest Service is implementing fire restrictions on [...]
Trail and road barriers spark summer angst
Some angry Inyo-Mono people now privately say they see a “sage brush rebellion” about to erupt. It’s all about back country road closures under what’s called the Inyo National Forest 2009 Motorized Travel Management decision. ( See Forest Service Implementation Plan below story.) Callers to the newsroom told us some people are removing road barriers [...]
Bureaucratic process for wind-fallen trees in Reds Meadow
Objection Period for Reds Meadow Wind-Fallen Tree Removal Project The Mammoth Ranger District of the Inyo National Forest has prepared an Environmental Assessment (EA) for the Reds Meadow Valley Wind-Fallen Tree Removal Hazardous Fuels Reduction Project. This project proposes to conduct fuels treatments by removing wind-fallen trees on approximately 220 acres managed by the Inyo [...]
Reds Meadow: No projected opening
Inyo National Forest – Wind Event Blowdown Clean-up Continues in Reds Meadow Valley and Devils Postpile National Monument BISHOP, Calif., May 31, 2012 – Last November 30 a powerful windstorm tore through a number of areas of the state, and some areas were hit exceptionally hard, including the Reds Meadow Valley of the Inyo National [...]
Click the Image Below to Listen Now
Eastside Business Guide
Image of the Week
Comment Rating Widget