Ring in Spring! See you this Saturday at...

Look outside! Birds and butterflies are on the wing, early blooms are splashing the valley with vibrant colors and community members across the region are preparing their soon-to-be-flourishing gardens. Spring has finally arrived and the Eastern Sierra is filled with life. To celebrate this season of new growth, Bishop-based nonprofit Eastern Sierra Land Trust (ESLT) invites community members of all ages to ring in spring at their 10th annualGardenFest Celebration. This free, …continue reading

Kristen Stipanov2019-05-01T18:04:41-07:00May 1st, 2019|Blog, Pollinator Gardens, Press Releases|

WINNER of our Winter Photography Contest

Congratulations to David Carle, who took this winning image of our beloved mule deer! Stag Party, by David Carle. We loved this photograph because of how it illustrates the resiliency of wildlife in the midst of the Eastern Sierra's beautiful and dramatic seasons. We received many incredible photographs throughout our winter photography contest. Thank you for sharing yours! Enjoy some of the runners-up, collected below. --

Kristen Stipanov2019-04-09T14:41:06-07:00March 26th, 2019|Blog|

Bring Your Garden To Life This Spring

Join our free Pollinator Garden Workshop and Potluck on April 6! The workshop will be held at Inyo Council for the Arts on Saturday, April 6th from 10 a.m. to 12 p.m., and will be immediately followed by the potluck. All are welcome for one or both parts. You'll come away knowing everything you need to create a blooming haven for pollinators! Click here for the event page. (c) Joan Clayburgh …continue reading

Kristen Stipanov2019-04-09T14:41:34-07:00March 25th, 2019|Blog, Pollinator Gardens|

Finding Strength in Nature

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

Kristen Stipanov2019-03-25T13:35:43-07:00March 25th, 2019|Blog, On the Wild Side, Volunteer|

Discover Incredible Migratory Birds This Spring!

At lakes and rare wetlands throughout the Eastern Sierra, birders have the interesting opportunity to find shorebirds such as Wilson's Phalarope, American Avocet and Black-Necked Stilts in the middle of the desert. Photo by Brady Owens, BLM. As the days get warmer and longer, we are starting to see lots of migrating birds passing through California. Here in the Eastern Sierra, our diverse range of habitat makes birding a particularly …continue reading

Kristen Stipanov2019-04-29T11:55:01-07:00March 25th, 2019|Blog, On the Wild Side|

Landowners, Apply for 2019 RCPP Funding

(Scroll to the bottom of this blog post for 2019 Application Deadlines) The USDA's Regional Conservation Partnership Program (RCPP) has created an $8 million fund to support initiatives conserving the Bi-State population of greater sage-grouse and enhancing ranch water quality in the Bi-State region of eastern California and western Nevada. Eastern Sierra Land Trust (ESLT) spearheaded the funding request for this new "Livestock in Harmony with Bi-State Sage-Grouse" RCPP with ten other …continue reading

Kristen Stipanov2019-03-18T13:53:33-07:00March 18th, 2019|Blog|

Send Us Your Winter Photography!

The snowy mountains look spectacular, don't they? Our Eastern Sierra mountains always look spectacular. As the grandeur of this season unfolds, we are holding a contest to judge the most dramatic images of that crisp, white snow in contrast with those long, dark winter shadows. Please share your images from this winter season between now and March 12th by tagging us on Facebook or Instagram, or by emailing them to . The …continue reading

Kristen Stipanov2019-02-26T10:50:29-08:00February 25th, 2019|Blog|

Introducing Kristen Stipanov, ESLT’s new Communications Coordinator

My name is Kristen Stipanov, and I am the new Communications Coordinator here at the Eastern Sierra Land Trust. I couldn't be more thrilled with my new role at this organization and with my new life in this breathtaking place. You will be hearing from me, and I hope that I will be hearing from you frequently too, so let's get to know each other! I was born in San Diego to …continue reading

Kristen Stipanov2020-07-13T00:21:44-07:00February 22nd, 2019|Blog, What's New|

Journeying with the Round Valley Mule Deer

Each and every year, a mule deer doe teaches her fawns to make the long journey from their winter range on the valley floor to their summer range in the High Sierra meadows and then back again in the cooler season. You might not know that the journey they take each year through the Eastern Sierra is not instinctual. Wildlife biologists' research has documented that migration patterns are learned behavior; the doe …continue reading

Kristen Stipanov2019-03-06T14:49:39-08:00February 19th, 2019|Blog, On the Wild Side|

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