September 25, 2020
The 2019 Draft Lower Owens River Project (LORP) Annual Report came out in May. It includes an overview of the project after 13 years of re-watering the lower part of the Owens River started February 2007. (See all annual reports here.) Recommendations for this year are: 1) to pole-plant or seed willows and cottonwoods, 2) move the timing of the seasonal habitat flow up to early May when water is cooler, 3) reduce the amount of water in summer in the Blackrock Waterfowl and Delta Habitat areas and increase them in fall and spring, and 4) do an electro shock fish survey. The ROLG supports these recommendations.