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Hortensis

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2. ? " Former toxic dust bowl transformed into environmental success"
Mon Nov 30, 2020, 01:51 PM
Nov 2020
https://www.latimes.com/local/california/la-me-owens-lake-birds-20180425-story.html

Now, in the midst of horrendous climate crisis swings, including terrible droughts, I won't be surprised if you tell me the Owens Valley is having many of the same and new, serious problems. But, the court order forcing the big actions reported in this 2018 article came down in 2001.

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California Audobon Society: Each year in spring and fall Owens Lake, at the terminus of the Owens River near Lone Pine, CA, supports hundreds of thousands of shorebirds during their annual migrations between continents. Dried by drastic diversions to bring water to the people of Los Angeles, today dust mitigation and restoration efforts have returned water, creating habitat and attracting birds to the lake once again. Designated as an Important Bird Area by the National Audubon Society in 2001, it is the largest and richest wildlife area in Inyo County.

Birders Flock to 2019 Owens Lake Bird Festival

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