Advocacy groups, such as Friends of the Inyo and the Sierra Club, oppose exploratory mining because it can cause habitat destruction, displace or harm species like the bi-state sage-grouse, mule deer, ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Branding days, for example, are essential to a rancher’s career and profit, but also have a great deal of personhood wrapped up in them. It’s bloody, hot, hard, but it’s who they are. “People want to ...

The gold bugs are back and that’s bugging quite a few people.

This article was published in the June 7, 2025 edition. The Eastern Sierra is a rare example of a microculture where people from vastly different backgrounds coexist, drawn together by[…] ...