The 5th annual statewide Land Trust Conference will be hosted by the California Council of Land Trusts this year in Sacramento on February 24-25. A few of us here at the ESLT will be journeying over the Sierra Nevada to attend two days of dynamic lectures with special emphasis on issues facing land trusts during the present financial climate. Karen, our Executive Director, will be attending "Land Trust Accreditation from …continue reading
Sometimes it feels difficult to reconcile my interests in the outdoors and natural history with my more 'techie' interests. Though I most undoubtedly would rather spend my spare time strolling through the hills than squinting into the blue light of the computer, the truth is that I also really enjoy working with the new tools that technology provides. Some tools are more complex while others are quite user friendly. In my professional …continue reading
More than one hundred people joined the Eastern Sierra Land Trust this past Saturday (5/10) to celebrate the completion of a spectacular 900 acre conservation easement on the Benton Hot Springs Ranch in northeastern Mono County off SR 120. Press Release [PDF]