Events
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ESLT Adopt-a-Highway Cleanup Day!
Calling all volunteers! ESLT needs your help in keeping 395 beautiful and trash free. Come out and help us clean our stretch of the highway from 7:30 – 9:30am on Friday, June 25th. We hope to see you there! For more information or to volunteer contact Gabrielle at or call (760) 873 – 4554. Please bring a hat, sunscreen, water and sunglasses. There will be coffee and baked goods provided.
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Mammoth Lakes Library Learning Garden Pollinator Program
Mammoth Lakes Library 400 Sierra Park Rd, Mammoth Lakes, CA, United StatesMammoth Lakes Libraries Makerspace is hosting Learning Garden Events this June & July for you and your kiddos. ESLT is excited to be partnering with them! In their soon-to-be Certified Pollinator Garden through the Eastside Pollinator Garden Project, the Mammoth Libraries Makerspace will be holding activities, lessons, story times and crafting in their new Learning Garden. Gabrielle, ESLT's Education Coordinator and AmeriCorps Member, will be providing fun activities and lessons on …continue reading
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California Native Plant Society, Bristlecone Chapter’s Native Fall Plant Sale – Online!
White Mountain Research Center 3000 E. Line Street, Bishop, CAMonday, August 16th through Friday, August 20th - Participate in California Native Plant Society, Bristlecone Chapter’s Online Plant Sale to purchase your garden’s native plants for the fall season. Invite passing pollinators to your outdoor space! Participants of ESLT's Eastside Pollinator Garden Project will receive their voucher and coupon code ahead of time for up to $125 worth of plants and will be given an earlybird plant sale window. Plant Pick-Up will …continue reading
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Self-Guided Citizen Science Bioblitz!
Eastern Sierra Land Trust is inviting you to participate in collecting scientific observations in a self-guided Citizen Science Bioblitz event! Who: Anyone in the Eastern Sierra Region What: National Geographic defines Citizen Science as, “the practice of public participation and collaboration in scientific research to increase scientific knowledge.” Where: Anywhere throughout the Eastern Sierra. You can make observations in your backyard, the local park, or your favorite trail! When: September 4th – …continue reading
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Great Sierra River Cleanup for the Owens River
Saturday, Sept. 11th 8:30am-11am Safety first! Please bring and wear a mask to this event. Eastern Sierra Land Trust and the California Coastal Cleanup initiative are hosting a Great Sierra River Cleanup in Bishop to clean up the Owens River after a summer of river activities. The cleanup is the state’s largest annual volunteer event, bringing tens of thousands of volunteers to the state’s beaches, inland shorelines, and rivers to remove …continue reading
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Self-Guided Nature Adventure
Step out in nature wherever you are and share with us what you see! It could be a park or trail near you, or outside your home or school. Take some time together with us to appreciate what you find outside, snap a photo, and tag us for a chance to earn some cool prizes, like ESLT stickers and 20th anniversary hats! Email your photos and where you were to , or post …continue reading
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Share your Eastside Story!
Share your Story - We're all Ears! Let’s Celebrate! We would love your participation in creating an online collection of love and appreciation for the Eastern Sierra and ESLT. Click here to share your story, video or picture, it should only take a few minutes to upload and will make an unforgettable addition to our online Paddle Raise Celebration! Please share by 5PM Monday, September 20th. Click here to share …continue reading
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20th Anniversary Lands & Legacy Celebration Online Paddle Raise
Celebrate 20,000 Acres Protected in 20 Years 2021 marks the 20th Anniversary for Eastern Sierra Land Trust, and you’re invited to help us celebrate the permanent protection of over 20,000 acres of natural and working lands! While our in-person event has been cancelled for 2021, we want to gather online to celebrate our Eastern Sierra together. We have missed seeing your faces and feeling the joy that we all share working …continue reading
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Volunteer Gardening Day
Eastern Sierra Land Trust 250 N. Fowler Street, Bishop, CA, United StatesESLT's office garden in spring. © Kristen Stipanov, ESLT Let’s get out in the garden! Please join us in showing the ESLT Demonstration Garden some love on December 8th from 12-3 pm outside of our office in Bishop. Please bring layers, sunscreen, and water. We will provide baked goods and warm coffee, as well as gardening supplies for winterizing our Pollinator Garden. ESLT is following CDC and local public health …continue reading
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ESLT’s Happy Place Book Club: The Home Place
Join ESLT’s Happy Place Book Club on March 14th, 2022 from 6-7 pm PST for an online discussion about ornithologist J. Drew Lanham’s, The Home Place: Memoirs of a Colored Man’s Love Affair with Nature. In his memoir, Dr. Lanham reflects on his family history and upbringing in rural South Carolina, explores how he came to love the natural world, and contemplates race and identity in the outdoors. Support our local businesses …continue reading
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Adopt-A-Highway Cleanup
Highway 395Want to enjoy amazing views of the Eastern Sierra while making a difference? Join ESLT from 12-2 pm on Saturday, March 19 to remove trash from Highway 395! You will be helping our community keep litter away from wildlife and out of sensitive ecosystems, all while enjoying the gorgeous scenery. ESLT sponsors a beautiful section of the 395 as part of California’s Adopt-a-Highway Program. This Highway Cleanup will be held outside with …continue reading
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Mule Deer Migration Corridor Field Trip
Mule deer are an iconic species in the Western US. Perhaps you have seen them take bounding, stiff-legged hops through the sagebrush, or noticed their large, mule-like ears. Maybe you saw a mule deer from the Round Valley herd! The Round Valley mule deer herd migrates seasonally between the valley floor in the winter and mountain meadows in the summer. On their journey, they must pass through a thin bottleneck in Swall …continue reading
Please check back soon for new opportunities to get out, explore, and get involved in our conservation efforts here in the Eastern Sierra.