Tending Nature
From Snow Pack to Faucet: Tracing the Source of Our Water
Clip: 11/24/2019 | 59s
Los Angeles’s water sources run as far as hundreds of miles away.
Los Angeles’s water sources run as far as hundreds of miles away. In some cases, water drips from the snowmelt of the Sierra Mountains, trickles down to the Owens Valley, and is collected in a system of canals and aqueducts that pump water away from its natural avenues to deliver them to faucets throughout the greater Los Angeles region.
Tending Nature is a local public television program presented by PBS SoCal
Tending Nature
From Snow Pack to Faucet: Tracing the Source of Our Water
Clip: 11/24/2019 | 59s
Los Angeles’s water sources run as far as hundreds of miles away. In some cases, water drips from the snowmelt of the Sierra Mountains, trickles down to the Owens Valley, and is collected in a system of canals and aqueducts that pump water away from its natural avenues to deliver them to faucets throughout the greater Los Angeles region.
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How Los Angeles Dried Up Owens Valley’s ‘Indian Ditches’
Video has Closed Captions
Tribal elders and water experts offer a window into the history of water in Owens Valley. (5m 13s)
Managing Groundwater with the Paiute Preview
Video has Closed Captions
The Paiute are shepherding conversations around access to water resources. (35s)
Paiute People Adapt Traditions to Modern-Day Gardens
Video has Closed Captions
The Big Pine Paiute Tribe revisits the irrigation traditions of their ancestors. (5m 11s)
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Tending Nature is a local public television program presented by PBS SoCal