Hot off the press! ESLT’s Winter SierraScapes Newsletter

On the Path to Perpetuity Looking out into our next decade, ESLT has set the stage for completing a broad range of vital land conservation projects in this beautiful region. As outlined in our most recent Conservation Vision, we will focus primarily on partnering to preserve important ranches and farms, maintaining the viability of wildlife corridors, and finding options to assist landowners with remote parcels. Achieving these priorities will also ensure . …continue reading

2017-03-03T15:48:00-08:00December 13th, 2010|Blog|

Thank You and Farewell!

My Year of AmeriCorps service with Eastern Sierra Land Trust is sadly coming to a close today. I have been serving the Sierra, along with 26 other Sierra Nevada AmeriCorps Partnership (SNAP) members, since January. What a wonderful year it has been! I want to thank each and every one of you that I have come to know this year. You have been teachers, supporters, friends, and family. You have …continue reading

2017-03-03T15:48:00-08:00December 10th, 2010|Blog|

What a Wonderful Time of the Year

Your generosity and vision for preserving the Eastern Sierra are extraordinary. This is an opportunity to make the world a better place. Why? Because the Eastern Sierra with its expansive and breathtaking landscapes, diverse wildlife and critical habitats, and unique rural character is truly one of the world's most important treasures. Why? Because the cherished open spaces, working and wild landscapes, and recreational opportunities of the Eastern Sierra will disappear if we …continue reading

2017-03-03T15:48:00-08:00November 17th, 2010|Blog|

DeChambeau Creek Conservation Easement – Celebration!

One beautiful fall Saturday last month, Mono Basin friends of ESLT gathered at DeChambeau Creek to celebrate the preservation of 135 acres. The following is a small photo collage of our morning with landowner Jan Simis and caretaker Joel Ellis, as we enjoyed the fall colors and delicious local foods lunch. Thank you to our generous sponsors: Apple …continue reading

2017-03-03T12:12:16-08:00November 1st, 2010|Blog|

Lubken Ranch in the news

Today's Los Angeles Times article about the beautiful and important Lubken Ranch in the Alabama Hills above Lone Pine is generating a lot of concerns about its future. Before it was printed I had talked with Louis Sahagen, the LA Times reporter, about Eastern Sierra Land Trust's interest in the property and our discussions with one of the landowners, Scott Kemp, about his interest in preserving the ranch with a conservation easement. …continue reading

2017-03-03T12:12:29-08:00September 21st, 2010|Blog|

Hot off the Press: SierraScapes Newsletter

Read it Today! ESLT's Summer 2010 Newsletter is now available to read online. SierraScape Highlights include: indepth look at the DeChambeau Creek conservation easement Crooning Spadefoot Toads in the Mono Basin How ESLT is helping to improve rangeland and habitat List of ESLT business partners continues to grow Member Spotlight highlights local Eastern Sierra Plein Air painter We hope you'll enjoy! Serena

2017-03-03T12:12:29-08:00August 4th, 2010|Blog|

Mono County Easement Visits in Full Swing

Aaron Johnson, our Lands Program Coordinator, and myself, have been escaping the Bishop heat for cooler ground up in Mono County. We have begun the annual monitoring process of ESLT's conservation easements. Each easement has its own monitoring plan, to be carried out according to the values for which it was preserved. All easements, however, must be monitored annually with the same degree of specificity and detail. We always schedule these visits …continue reading

2017-03-03T12:12:29-08:00July 23rd, 2010|Blog|

Art for Conservation Show and Sale, July 1...

Our 2nd annual Art for Conservation Show and Sale opens July 1st at the Mono Council for the Arts Gallery in Mammoth Lakes! Click here for a map and address to the gallery. The gallery will be open to the public from 12pm to 5pm, Tuesday through Sunday, with no admission charge. The main feature of the event is ESLT's conservation easement at Benton Hot Springs Ranch. In May, Eastern …continue reading

2017-03-03T15:48:00-08:00June 30th, 2010|Blog|

Mixing up Bishop’s Nonprofits and For-Profits

Wednesday evening, the ESLT garden hosted the business community for a Bishop Chamber Mixer. The blossoming garden was a great setting to meet some new and old friends. With the 3rd-graders' sunflowers towering above, this mix of for-profit and nonprofit business representatives learned a bit about what ESLT is and how business is an integral part of a conservation easement. There are lots of opportunities to work together for the …continue reading

2017-03-10T14:14:31-08:00June 25th, 2010|Blog|

Community Celebration a Great Success!

Supporters braved the elements this past weekend to celebrate ESLT's community at Benton Hot Springs Ranch. The wind was howling and snow fell, but all in attendance banded together and enjoyed the opportunity to spent time with one another on a beautiful piece of preserved land. Participants enjoyed a wide range of activities. On Saturday afternoon, around 40 people headed down through the canyon trail on the conservation easement to view birds, …continue reading

2017-03-03T15:48:00-08:00May 25th, 2010|Blog, Volunteer|
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