At the Owens Valley Paiute Shoshone Cultural Center. 2025 Permits Available. Meet & greet Q & A with EMO staff. Snacks and refreshments provided

Members of the Crowley Fish Foundation (CFF) will be organizing fly tying workshops for Bishop Paiute Tribal Youth. These workshops are held at the Owens Valley Paiute Shoshone Cultural center. Please sign up here: https://arcg.is/myjG10

If you have any questions please contact Recreation Coordinator Maggie Flaherty at maggie.flaherty@bishoppaiute.org.

Members of the Crowley Fish Foundation (CFF) will be organizing fly tying workshops for Bishop Paiute Tribal Youth. These workshops are held at the Owens Valley Paiute Shoshone Cultural center. Please sign up here: https://arcg.is/myjG10

If you have any questions please contact Recreation Coordinator Maggie Flaherty at maggie.flaherty@bishoppaiute.org.

Environmental Management Office (EMO) Open House @ the Cultural Center

Join us for an exciting evening of exploration, learning and connection! Get a behind-the-scenes look at the projects and programs shaping the future of our environment and community.

Dinner will be provided! There will be a raffle!

For more information please contact Environmental Director, Tom Gustie III at thomas.gustie@bishoppaiute.org

Members of the Crowley Fish Foundation (CFF) will be organizing fly tying workshops for Bishop Paiute Tribal Youth. These workshops are held at the Owens Valley Paiute Shoshone Cultural center. Please sign up here: https://arcg.is/myjG10

If you have any questions please contact Recreation Coordinator Maggie Flaherty at maggie.flaherty@bishoppaiute.org.

On Tuesday, June 21, 2025 from 5-6:30pm Crowley Fish Foundation will be hosting a fly tying workshop for Tribal youth ages 10-15. Parents/guardians must register their children by noon on Friday, January 17th using this form: https://arcg.is/myjG10. Space will be limited to 10 Tribal youth. The workshop will be located at the Owens-Valley Paiute-Shoshone Cultural Center.

The Water Quality Control Program will hold a virtual public hearing regarding the review of the Tribe’s Water Quality Standards (WQS) as part of the EPA’s Triennial Review requirements [CWA 303(c)(1); 40 CFR 131.20]. The hearing will be conducted on October 8th, 2024, at 4:30 PM. Registration for the virtual public hearing is required: https://www.zoomgov.com/meeting/register/vJIsdu2qrDgvHQJ6Pq3n5dkWsmApgl2vrK0.

The Tribe’s water quality standards can be found here.

Physical copies are also available for public viewing Monday-Thursday, 8:00am to 5:00pm at the Environmental Management Office located at 50-B Tu Su Lane, Bishop, CA.

Interested persons may attend and submit oral or written statements at the public hearing or through this Google Form. The deadline for comments will be on October 10th, 2024.

For more information about the triennial review process, the Tribe’s WQS, and the proposed changes, please contact Water Quality Program Coordinator, Brianda Hernandez, at brianda.hernandez@bishoppaiute.org or 760-873-3584 ext. 2120.

Our next Friends of the COSA stewardship event will be on Monday, February 19th from 1-3pm. We will be doing maintenance to Polly’s Pollinator Garden in the COSA! Click here for a pdf of the dump guidelines.