How food sovereignty can build community and deepen connection to the land
On a windy afternoon in January, Masha Bluestein swings open the wooden door of the cob seed house, where hundreds of seeds are sorted into various glass jars. As the Garden and Nutrition Educator for the Bishop Paiute Tribe’s Food Sovereignty Program, Bluestein knows the …continue reading
Eastern Sierra Land Trust awarded a 2025 grant to advance strategic land protection
Bishop, California — Eastern Sierra Land Trust is pleased to announce that it has received an award from the Land and Climate Grant Program managed by the Land Trust Alliance and Open Space Institute. The funds from this grant are meant to allow land …continue reading
Building Momentum for Conservation with Land Trust Alliance Advocacy Days
This week, our Executive Director, Mark Drew, is spending time in Washington, D.C., participating in Land Trust Alliance Advocacy Days — an annual gathering where land trust leaders from across the country come together to advocate for policies that support conservation, working lands, and …continue reading

Earth Day Youth Art Contest Winners/Showing

During April and May, kids from across the Eastern Sierra submitted art to ESLT’s …continue reading

Our Spring/Summer SierraScapes Newsletter Is Here!

Our Spring/Summer SierraScapes Newsletter has arrived! An online edition, packed with conservation updates and stories, …continue reading

Happy National Pollinator Week! We hope you learned some surprising facts and fun tidbits about …continue reading

Bumblebees as Pollinators Bumblebees need no introduction. These cute, fuzzy bees are native to North …continue reading

©Harvey Schmidt Moths as Pollinators Typically, people love butterflies and dislike the spooky …continue reading

Bats as Pollinators Bats are important pollinators in desert and tropical climates. Although many species …continue reading

We’re starting off National Pollinator Week with one of our fuzzy friends, the miner bee, …continue reading

Happy National Pollinator Week! This annual celebration is run by Pollinator Partnership and promotes pollinator …continue reading

This story was first published by Western Outdoor News in their Eastern Sierra Preview 2022. …continue reading