June Mountain is in the Rush Creek watershed that feeds the iconic Mono Lake and delivers critical drinking water to the City of Los Angeles via the L.A. Aqueduct. For the last 10 years, the June Mountain area has been hit hard by Mountain Pine Beetle. With an estimated 70% mortality in much of the forest, the dead trees pose a threat of high severity wildfire to the community of June Lake and the hundreds of thousands of people who recreate there.
CalTrout has partnered with the Inyo National Forest and the Mammoth Mountain Ski area to proactively address this forest health issue at June Mountain.
Stay tuned for project progress updates.