Mother Tree by Mike Prather
The honey mesquite (Prosopsis juliflora) sinks deep roots into desert soils in search of water. You won’t find them in Owens Valley – unless you come to my yard. Back in the 1970’s when I was living...
View ArticleIt’s a Long Story by Mike Prather
My tilting at windmills over the years at Owens Lake has a complex chronology. It takes a long time to tell. Garrison Frost has captured it well in Audubon-CA’s Audublog. To read that complicated story...
View ArticleEnough Water by Mike Prather
The 1991 Inyo County/ Los Angeles Long-term Groundwater Agreement attempted to settle the partys’ litigation over water management and environmental destruction in the Owens Valley. In 1969 the Los...
View ArticleLADWP Owens Valley Solar ‘Ranch’– with horses? by Mike Prather
Clay slick and Inyo Mountains Wilderness. This relatively undisturbed desert habitat in our Owens Valley is scheduled to be covered with one million solar panels. A small loss in the larger picture,...
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