This update on ESLT'songoing restoration projectat the Benton Ponds is written by ournew Education Coordinator & AmeriCorps Member, Catherine Tao. For more aboutCatherine, Click Here. Here, I'm ready to use a pipe wrench to break the ice and access the water. With hatchets, pipe wrenches, and buckets in hand, our 4-person work team followed the well-worn path leading up to the pond at Eastern Sierra Land Trust's Benton Hot Springs …continue reading
You'velikelyheard about the newbudget and tax compromise bill thatCongress passedin the final days of 2015. This massive piece of legislation funds every Cabinet agency through September 2016 AND provides a comprehensive tax package that deals with a slew of importanttopics, from Big Oil to small business, cybersecurity, refugees, education, and much, much more. And largely overlooked by the media wasone of the most excitingvictoriesof all — one for landowners, land trusts, and …continue reading
The clock strikes midnight. Glasses clink, fireworks light the sky, lovers lean in for a kiss - and a new yearunfolds, withall its endless possibility. For me, like many, this isa time to start fresh and set mysights on new goals; an occasion to appreciate the distance I'vecome and to chart the pathahead. As the Executive Director of Eastern Sierra Land Trust, I know in my heart that you - ESLTmembers and …continue reading
Last week we had a day of givingthanks, and then a day for getting deals.Todayis theday forgiving back! Each yearon the Tuesday following Thanksgiving, we celebrate #GivingTuesday: theNational Day of CharitableGiving. This #GivingTuesday, please remember your love of the Eastern Sierra - and all that our wild and working lands do to fill your heart with joy. Yourgift to Eastern Sierra Land Trust on #GivingTuesdayprotectsour stunning panoramas, family farms and ranches,and thrivingwildlifefor …continue reading
Efforts to prevent increases in greenhouse gas emissions throughout California have found a friend in Eastern Sierra Land Trust. A new statewide program that aims to fight the effects of climate change has awarded ESLT a grant for $917,500 funds that will go directly towards permanently protecting Bridgeport Valley's historic Sceirine Point Ranch. Photo © Kay Ogden "Preserving open space, agricultural resources, and wildlife habitat here in the Eastern Sierra …continue reading
The staff and Board at Eastern Sierra Land Trust are delighted to welcome Catherine Tao to ourteam as our 2015/2016 Education Coordinator and AmeriCorps Member! Catherine comes to us throughthe Sierra Nevada Alliance's Sierra Nevada AmeriCorps Partnership (SNAP) program;shebeganher 11-month service term just last week, andwill bewith us through September 2016. Catherine is thrilledto now livein the Eastern Sierra, and is looking forward toworking on a variety of exciting projectsandconnecting our community …continue reading
Earlier this month, ESLT staff, Board Members, and supporters headed to Sacramento for Rally 2015:the nation's largest gathering of land conservation leaders. This conference is hosted by the Washington D.C.-based Land Trust Alliance(LTA),and takes place in a different city around the country eachyear. Because this year's Rallywasjust a hop, skip and a jump over the mountains from our home turf, we sent nine peopleto Sacramento tolearn from the country's topconservation experts and …continue reading
Sara couldn't believe it when she got the email. Along with several ESLT staff members, Board members, and supporters, shewas in Sacramento earlier this month attending the national Land Trust Alliance's Rally 2015. In her inbox appeared a message notifying her that she would need to plan a return trip to Sacramento - in just one week. And for a very good reason: she would be receiving an award. "I had no …continue reading
Click Here to Purchase Online The sight of billions of stars twinkling overhead mesmerized journalist Kimberly Wilkes when she first started camping in the Eastern Sierra and Death Valley more than 20 years ago. She was captivated by the quietness of the area, its silence broken by only the babble of a brook, the quaking of leaves, or the soft sifting of desert sand in the breeze. The last thing she wanted …continue reading
Help createsafer habitat for one of the iconic wildlife species that makes the Eastern Sierra so special: the elusive Greater sage-grouse. Photo © Bureau of Land Management. Maintaining safe habitat for the rare Bi-State Greater sage-grouse is no small task. Join usfor our2nd annual Sage-Grouse Stewardship Day, and help create safer habitat for sage-grouse onthe working ranchlands of Sinnamon Meadows! Sage-Grouse Stewardship Day Wednesday, October 14 9am-5pm Sinnamon Meadows Conservation …continue reading