“A state border does not necessarily mean the ecosystem is any different,” Allison Weber, Friends of the Inyo Forest and Water Policy Director, told me just before she climbed shotgun into a ...

The Inyo National Forest and the Bishop BLM Office recently approved a gathering and removal plan for 300–500 wild horses near the Montgomery Pass Wild Horse Territory, starting this summer. If ...

At this weekend’s 10th annual Mammoth Film Festival, they’re saving the best for last. The closing film, a documentary titled “Marlee Matlin: Not Alone Anymore” screens at 7:30 p.m. Sunday. It is the ...

Countless books have celebrated Yosemite National Park’s scenery, geology, and trails. But until now, just one has solely chronicled the Park’s wildlife. In 1924, pioneering field biologist Joseph ...

At a public meeting held at the June Lake Community Center on Tuesday, Southern California Edison (SCE) faced criticism over its proposed relicensing of the Rush Creek Hydroelectric Project. Company ...

Chief opposition to the project was from Karen and Howie Schwartz, who own the only existing indoor climbing gym in Bishop. Ms. Schwartz also sits on Bihsop’s City Council. And her fellow ...

It’s been years since I met One-Eyed Jack, but I still remember that night with unsettling clarity. It was the first time I felt scared to camp alone as a woman. I was nineteen, freshly trained as a ...

While traversing US 395 this spring, it felt like there was noticeably less traffic on the road. Fewer cars, fewer SUVs and pickups, and an obvious decline in semi-truck traffic. So what’s up? A slow ...

The Mammoth Lakes Town Council voted unanimously on Wednesday to approve a contract with Triad Homes and Associates Inc. for the design of infrastructure related to Phase 3 of The Parcel housing ...

Nearly a year after launching its “Lease to Locals” pilot program, the Mammoth Town Council faces a critical decision: extend a flailing effort to house local workers or remove the one town-sponsored ...