At our Crayons & Paint event on August 10th, kids and their families are invited to play games, get creative and explore nature at Karen's Preserve. With school out and summer almost halfway through, families everywhere are looking for ways to keep their kids engaged and active and we're offering a great opportunity to do just that! On August 10th from 9 a.m. 1 p.m., families with children between the …continue reading
Looking for a fun and family-friendly way to get out in nature? Join us for a free morning of creative fun at Karens Preserve (south of Crowley Lake) on August 10th from 9 a.m. 1 p.m. Bring your children, grandchildren, or other little loved ones and have a blast getting creative in nature. At Crayons & Paint there will be fun educational games about local wildlife, native plants, animal tracks, and …continue reading
Come help Eastern Sierra Land Trust and the Bureau of Land Management as we team up to care for land where our Bi-State sage-grouse live, for two back-to-back Stewardship Days. On September 6th and 7th, we need as many hands as possible to work on habitat enhancement projects on land that the sage-grouse calls home. We will be using hand tools to convert a permanent fence to a let-down fence, and we'll …continue reading
Join our 11th Annual Great Sierra River Cleanup on Saturday, September 21st from 9 a.m. 12 p.m.! We'll be meeting at ESLT's office at 8:30 a.m., at 250 N Fowler Street in Bishop. Eastern Sierra Land Trust, the Bishop Paiute Tribe Environmental Management Office, the Sierra Club and Tangle Free Waters is hosting this Great day in correlation with a statewide volunteer event focused on removing trash from and restoring the …continue reading
We need your help keeping Highway 395 beautiful and trash-free. On July 18th from 8-10 a.m., we'll come together to clean the stretch of highway that ESLT has adopted. Please bring a hat, sunscreen, water, and sunglasses. We hope to see you there! For more information or to volunteer, please contact Marie at or by calling (760) 873 4554. And stay posted - we may add more cleanup dates in the …continue reading
Calling all volunteers! Come join our July 25th stewardship day, hosted by Eastern Sierra Land Trust and Mono County at Conway and Mattly Ranches. We will focus on removing a non-native species called Wooly Mullein, especially near the aquaculture zone, along irrigation ditches, and throughout a wildlife enhancement area. We will be walking ditches and using shovels, rakes, and loppers to remove plants from the ground. Removing non-native species early in the …continue reading
Maria Montessori stated in her book Discovery of the Child, "When children come into contact with nature, they reveal their strength." As a requirement of my Montessori-based education, I went away to a nature camp for one to four weeks per year from Kindergarten through eighth grade. By the time we were teenagers, we were spending a month out of the classroom learning about the natural world. I am certain that this …continue reading
Save the dates! Join us for one or both of our spring stewardship days at our Black Lake Preserve on April 18th and May 17th. The remote preserve has a rich geologic, agricultural and ecological history and is also a critical bird habitat. We will work on several stewardship projects to improve wildlife habitat. More information to come soon. To volunteer or find out more, contact Marie at or call (760) 873 …continue reading
Join us for a spring stewardship day at our Black Lake Preserve on May 21. The remote preserve has a rich geologic, agricultural and ecological history and is also a critical bird habitat. We will work on several stewardship projects to improve wildlife habitat. More information to come soon. To volunteer or find out more, contact Marie at or call (760) 873 4554.