ESLT Hosts Great Sierra River Cleanup

ESLT's Great Sierra River Cleanup Saturday, September 24th 9:00am- 12:00pm Join Eastern Sierra Land Trust in the stewardship of our water resources and local recreation areas! This year, we will again partner with the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power in participation in the statewide Sierra Nevada Conservancy's Great Sierra River Cleanup and clean up trash from a popular area of the Owens River. Drinks and snacks will be provided! Bring …continue reading

Hillary2017-03-03T11:05:50-08:00September 13th, 2011|Blog, Volunteer|

Enhancing Habitat for Native Fish through Partnerships

In early 2008 after working closely with several key partners, Eastern Sierra Land Trust (ESLT), along with landowner Bill Bramlette, finalized permanent preservation for the important 900 acre Benton Hot Springs Ranch. This property includes numerous springs and seeps, ponds, and both wet and dry alkali meadows. The protection of wetlands and riparian areas is crucial in arid regions because of their role as critical wildlife habitat. The property is managed as …continue reading

Hillary2017-03-03T15:47:59-08:00September 6th, 2011|Blog, Volunteer|

Local Families Explore Crowley Hilltop Preserve

ESLT's first Family Day was a huge success! Twenty people of all ages experienced Crowley Hilltop Preserve for the first time and learned about the plants and wildlife that live there. Thank you to everyone that participated and to our wonderful volunteers! I had a really great time sharing this property with the public. Everyone learned something about the mission …continue reading

Hillary2017-03-03T12:08:40-08:00August 29th, 2011|Blog, Volunteer|

Preserving the Heart of Swall Meadows

"The thing I like about ESLT is that I believe in private property rights, and working with them allows me to still own my property while working towards protecting and preserving it," said Bob Naylon. Photo by Stephen Ingram. When Bob Naylon traveled to the Eastern Sierra in the 1980s, he was looking for a large open piece of land to call home. "I found this piece of Swall Meadows …continue reading

Marguerite2022-02-16T14:57:34-08:00August 25th, 2011|Blog, Volunteer|

New Evening Program continues in Mammoth Lakes

ESLT's popular "Life upon the Land" evening program will now also be offered to visitors and residents in Mammoth Lakes. The new local history program talks about how the Owens Valley and Eastern Sierra, with its warm summers, abundant water and fertile soil, made for an attractive locationto a number of farmers and ranchers that settled here in the mid 1800s. These early pioneers and settlers planted crops and raised livestock in …continue reading

Marguerite2017-03-03T11:11:34-08:00August 22nd, 2011|Blog|

ESLT Connects Kids to the Land

On Saturday, August 13th, ESLT will open Crowley Hilltop Preserve to the public for Family Day from 9am-11am. As part of the Community Connections program, ESLT hosts events to awaken wonder and curiosity about the natural environment in children. If kids have fun outside and begin to ask questions about how the natural world works, they will develop a connection and become the next generation of stewards and caretakers of our land. …continue reading

Hillary2017-03-03T11:05:50-08:00August 8th, 2011|Blog, Volunteer|

ESLT Offers New Evening Program

The Eastern Sierra Land Trust (ESLT) will soon begin offering a new history based evening program titled "Life Upon the Land" for visitors and residents of the Eastern Sierra. ESLT's very popular Community Connections Program has been keepingresidents of the Eastern Sierra informed about topical subjects ranging from home composting to night sky viewing for many years. The new local history program talks about how the Owens Valley and Eastern …continue reading

2017-03-03T11:14:27-08:00August 1st, 2011|Blog|

Willow Flat Easement: Critical Wildlife Habitat Preserved

written by David Woodruff, ESLT Deputy Director Eastern Sierra landowner Tina Bundy Nappe and her family have permanently preserved her 60 acres for future generations. Her land, know as Willow Flat, which includes a half a mile of the Little Walker River, has now been preserved with a conservation easement, a voluntary binding land protection agreement between the landowner and Eastern Sierra Land Trust (ESLT). The Nappe family retains ownership and management …continue reading

Hillary2017-03-03T12:15:02-08:00July 22nd, 2011|Blog, Volunteer|

A Summer Visit to Montgomery Creek Ranch

written by Jessie O'Dell, ESLT Intern As the summer unfolds to reveal the beauty of the Sierra, the opportunity to explore the lands ESLT is working to preserve always reawakens my admiration of the world in which we live. Having grown up in Swall Meadows for all of my 17 years, I have spent much of my life scrambling around the trails of the Eastern Sierra, always searching for new ways to …continue reading

Hillary2017-03-03T12:12:27-08:00July 15th, 2011|Blog|

Hunewill Ranch in Bridgeport Valley celebrates 150 years!

Hunewill Guest Ranch - Celebrating 150 years: 1861 to 2011 Join in the Fun Friday, July 15, 2011 The Hunewill Guest Ranch is one of the oldest working guest ranches in California and one of the oldest continuously owned family ranches in the American West. 2011 marks their 150th year as a cattle ranch, and their 80th year as a guest ranch. The fourth, fifth, and sixth generations of the Hunewill family …continue reading

Marguerite2017-03-03T11:03:11-08:00July 13th, 2011|Blog|