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The Bishop City Council has voted to move forward with the process of canceling its contract with Flock Safety, the company that provides automated license plate reader cameras. The decision follows discussions over the program's effectiveness, and community concerns regarding privacy and data collection. While the cameras have been used as a tool to assist law enforcement in locating and stopping child a abduction ,and also identifying suspects. Council members  in a split decision determined it was time to discontinue the agreement. More to come in a deeper story.   https://sierrawave.net/city-of-bishop-council-moves-forward-to-cancel-contract-with-flock/
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Division Chief, Arnold Romarez. I oversee the Eastern Sierra Division and Owens Valley Camp. Today, we're on a fire on Diaz and Brockman. We have a structure fire into the vegetation. We have a packing plant that we wanted to protect on the north side, so we brought in our newly equipped helicopter, a 4 Papa Juliet, that's a Chinook. It's a CH-47 Delta, and that ship carries 2800 gallons of water, and it's here to help protect the Inyo-Mono Counties, for Cal Fire SRA. And, since we had some vegetation with this fire here, we thought we'd help on the north side and  protect that packing plant. So, we pre-treated. We put three drops in. That helicopter carries 2,800 gallons. Based on temperature and altitude, I assume that it carried about 1,500 to 2,000 gallons, uh, on each drop. And  we're pretty successful on pre-treating that off-side. It's, stationed atMammoth Lakes.   It's been there for about three weeks, and it should be here through the duration o...
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Division Chief, Arnold Romarez. I oversee the Eastern Sierra Division and Owens Valley Camp. Today, we're on a fire on Diaz and Brockman. We have a structure fire into the vegetation. We have a packing plant that we wanted to protect on the north side, so we brought in our newly equipped helicopter, a 4 Papa Juliet, that's a Chinook. It's a CH-47 Delta, and that ship carries 2800 gallons of water, and it's here to help protect the Inyo-Mono Counties, for Cal Fire SRA. And, since we had some vegetation with this fire here, we thought we'd help on the north side and  protect that packing plant. So, we pre-treated. We put three drops in. That helicopter carries 2,800 gallons. Based on temperature and altitude, I assume that it carried about 1,500 to 2,000 gallons, uh, on each drop. And  we're pretty successful on pre-treating that off-side. It's, stationed atMammoth Lakes.   It's been there for about three weeks, and it should be here through the duration o...
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Area Forecast Discussion Owens Valley / Mammoth Lakes / Mono County / Death Valley Dennis Mattinson / Weather & Atmospheric Forecaster Synopsis - TUE JUN 23 2026 Above average temps thru Thursday, with today the hottest of the week. All due to high pressure expanding over our Forecast Area. By Friday, a potentially strong trough is set to move the PACNW. As you know, this means breezy to windy conditions in our area, along with a nice temperature drop. So by this weekend we will drop some 10° from today in Bishop...MATT Area Wide Temperatures Today: Bishop: 102 / 58 Big Pine: 101 / 63 Independence: 102 / 68 Lone Pine: 99 / 70 Olancha: 102 / 73 Mammoth Lakes: 81 / 52 Death Valley: 120 / 92 https://sierrawave.net/weather-atmospheric-forecast-june-23rd/
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INYO COUNTY FREE LIBRARY TO HOST SUMMER READING PROGRAM ​Big Pine, Bishop, Independence, and Lone Pine Branches to Participate ​INYO COUNTY, CALIFORNIA - Inyo County Free Library is pleased to announce the beginning of their Summer 2026 reading program, "Plant a Seed, Read." The program will be held from June 24 through August 6. ​Plant a Seed, Read is rooted in the concept of farm-to-table. A farm grows food that nourishes our bodies; a library grows ideas that nourish our minds. Both food and stories connect us to our family, culture, economy, and ecology. iREAD 2026: Plant a Seed, Read will provide a context for exploring culture, history, science, health, and human connection. ​Summer reading programs will be held at the Big Pine, Bishop, Independence, and Lone Pine branches of the Inyo County Free Library, with stories and crafts beginning on June 24 in Bishop and Big Pine, July 2 in Lone Pine, and July 9 in Independence. ​Schedule ​Big Pine – 6 p.m. on Wednesd...
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Inyo National Forest Forest Service News Release Contact: SM.FS.InyoWH_B@usda.gov  www.fs.usda.gov/inyo  Inyo National Forest to begin wild horse gather July 8 (Lee Vining, CA, June 22, 2026) – The Inyo National Forest plans to gather 450 wild horses from outside the Montgomery Pass Wild Horse Territory beginning on July 8. These excess wild horses are damaging sensitive habitats and causing safety concerns. The gathered horses will be transported to Forest Service off-range corrals, where they will be checked by a veterinarian and prepared for adoption programs.   The Montgomery Pass Wild Horse Territory is managed by the Forest Service for a wild horse population between 138 to 230 animals under the 2019 Inyo National Forest Land Management Plan. A 2024 population census estimated there were 699 horses, with most of those roaming outside the territory in areas not designated for their management. They are impacting sensitive wildlife habitat, riparian areas, and tufa geological forma...
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NWS Weeklely Heat Update for June 22nd ​🌡️ Above-normal temperatures are expected through the week, with the hottest days occurring on Wednesday and Thursday. ​⛈️ A modest increase in monsoonal moisture will bring increased cloud cover and slight chances of thunderstorm activity to the region midweek. ​🔥 Breezy conditions with increased dryness late in the week will result in increased fire danger. ​📈 Temperatures will return to near normal over the weekend.       https://sierrawave.net/nws-weeklely-heat-update-for-june-22nd/
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