Open AccessOwens Valley and the Public Trust
Author(s) -
Graham Chisholm
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
boom
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2153-764X
pISSN - 2153-8018
DOI - 10.1525/boom.2013.3.3.82
Subject(s) - battle , public trust doctrine , doctrine , habitat , public trust , geography , salt lake , environmental ethics , political science , archaeology , ecology , law , geology , philosophy , biology , geomorphology , structural basin
This essay explores the history of the public trust doctrine for water in California, established in the battle of preserving Mono Lake, and extends the concept to include the responsibility Los Angeles has to restore Owens Lake, an important habitat for migratory birds.
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