Sierra Wave: Eastern Sierra News
Eastern Sierra News for Bishop, Mammoth, Lone Pine, June Lake, Mammoth Lakes
By Deb Murphy The Owens River Water Trail may have taken a step closer to reality. We’ve said that quite a few times and maybe this time it’s more than just blind optimism. Representatives from Team River Runner in San Diego, the LA River Expedition, Sierra Club, Owens Valley Committee and the instigator of the […]
Updated Press release LOS ANGELES — The Architectural Elements on Owens Lake, part of the Owens Lake Trails Project, were honored with the Award of Excellence at the 2016 Quality of Life Awards of the Southern California Chapter of the American Society of Landscape Architects (ASLA) last Thursday. Each year, the Award of Excellence is […]
By Deb Murphy The Owens River Trail has been awarded a $500,000 California River Parkways Grant, providing access to a 6.3-mile stretch of the river starting north of Lone Pine for kayak and canoes. In addition to the recreational opportunities, improvements to the channel in the form of removing tules choking off the flow should […]
By Deb Murphy If the decision to approve the $500,000 grant for the Owens River Trail was based entirely on community support and turnout for the site visit, area residents could start planning their trips down a clean, 6.3-mile stretch of the river. According to Polly Escovedo with the California Department of Natural Resources, the Inyo […]
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