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We all know that Los Angeles came to the Owens Valley 100 years ago and sucked the life out of what was a budding agricultural area. It’s a rite of passage for new residents of the valley to read about the chicanery that took place when DWP’s agents came north looking for “farm land.” And, of course, our most (in)famous export is the particulate matter from Owens Lake. Come learn about all that and where we stand today by joining us at Jill Kinmont Boothe School on Wednesday, June 13 at 6 PM. We’ll have a short INYO350 general meeting, followed by a talk and slide show, “The History of Water in the Owens Valley,” presented by Mary Roper.
Mary is the president of the Owens Valley Committee, formed in 1983 to protect the valley’s land and water resources. Mary’s roots in the valley run deep, from a childhood on the family’s ranch on the south fork of Oak Creek to monitoring dozens of elections as the Inyo County registrar of voters. With the aid of her sister, Inyo County Library Director Nancy Masters, Mary will chronicle the history of water in the valley, from before the first white settlers to the water wars that are continuing to this day. Spoiler alert: LA Still Sucks the Owens Valley Dry!
Mining companies are pressuring the state to weaken our strong reclamation standards. The California State Mining and Geology Board will hold a meeting next Wednesday in Sacramento to review the rules applying to open-pit mines. Click here to send a message urging the board to keep California free of the eyesores that plague some of our neighboring states.
Sharon Markenson is a retired teacher who now dedicates her time to educating people of all ages about our changing climate. Sharon and her husband, Gary Goldstein, split their time between their home in Southern California and their cabin on the South Fork of Bishop Creek. We are lucky to have her here, even part-time.
Trained in 2013 by the Climate Reality Leadership Corps to present information on climate issues, Sharon has been teaching faith, school, business and community groups on the effects of climate change and what we, as individuals and as a society, can do about it.
Sharon claims that what really got her into wanting to learn about and then act on climate change was the birth of her grandchildren. She was concerned for their futures, and for the lives of all young people. She loves presenting to students and getting them engaged, because it really is their future that she is talking about.
Sharon has been presenting in Southern California for many years now, but after she joined INYO350 last year she volunteered to offer her skills and her time to Inyo County schools.
Last month Sharon gave an engaging presentation at an INYO350 General Meeting at the White Mountain Research Center. Her presentation combined stunning visuals and captivating stories as she talked about the causes and the impacts of a warming planet, and the solutions that we can all be a part of.
During this week before Earth Day Sharon is presenting her talk to students in Lone Pine, Independence, Bishop and Round Valley Schools. As a retired teacher she has the skill to adapt her presentation to virtually any audience and to students of all ages. Teachers from Southern California who have worked with Sharon and who have seen her work with students have stated that one of the best things about Sharon’s presentation is that she emphasizes a positive attitude toward progress and hope for the future. This is something we all could use a hefty dose of at this point!
On Saturday, April 21, INYO350 and the Sierra Club Range of Light Group will present the very engaging film Happening: A Clean Energy Revolution. Jamie Redford traces his power line to its source and then “embarks on a colorful personal journey into the dawn of the clean energy era…explores issues of human resilience, social justice, embracing the future, and finding hope for our survival.” We previewed a lot of climate change films, and this was the overwhelming favorite. Join us at Inyo Council for the Arts at 7 PM on Saturday night. And just like at the theater, we’ll have a couple of shorts before the main feature with two of the most entertaining scientists you could ever imagine: Bill Nye and Joe Hanson!
On Friday, April 20, Bishop is in for a special treat. Dr. Ben Hatchett, of the Desert Research Institute in Reno, has a deep love of the Eastern Sierra, where he has been working and playing for 20 years. He will share slides of our region and his insight as an expert in the dynamics of climate change in arid regions in his talk “Landscapes of the Eastern Sierra as Climatic Time Machines.” Ben is an engaging speaker, and this is a rare opportunity for locals to interact with a scientist who can frame changes in our local mountains into a global perspective.
Dr. Hatchett’s talk will begin at 7 PM at the Bishop Campus of Cerro Coso College.
