Help preserve land while enjoying great company and a delicious meal. Eat dinner with your friends at Whiskey Creek Restaurant in either Mammoth or Bishop on Tuesday April 26 and ask your server to donate the profits of your dinner to ESLT. Reservations are recommended but not required. Sponsor a Table Want to dine with a group of friends or family? Join our sponsor-a-table program. When you reserve a table for six, …continue reading
Eastern Sierra Land Trust invites all artists to submit work to a juried show for our 3rd annual Art for Conservation Show & Sale. Your opportunity to be included in the 2011 Art for Conservation Show and Sale is narrowing! The deadline for submissions of digital samples of your work is Friday, April 22nd. If you have shown in our past show and sales, you do not need to submit your work …continue reading
The festivities at ESLT's 10th birthday party. Familiar faces, new friends, a lively band, good food and great company—all the ingredients for a successful party! ESLT had just the right mix Saturday to celebrate 10 years of land preservation. The energy in the room was contagious. Lots of proud moments of what has been accomplished in the first 10 years of ESLT's existence were shared. What started with the vision of a …continue reading
Wildlife need to be able to get around too. Understanding this is simple; think about your own life. Imagine if you could not venture more than a block from your home. Sure, you could be pretty happy on the couch for a while, maybe even borrow some snacks from a neighbor, but what would happen when you ran out of coffee or had a craving for Thai food? What if you wanted …continue reading
Because of your support this year, we: Preserved 135 acres of a working farm and wildlife migration corridor in the Mono Basin. Continued work on preserving an additional 2383 acres of vital lands in the Eastern Sierra, from high atop the Sweetwater Mountains near Bridgeport down to the shore of Owens Lake. Taught environmental education to over 100 students through restoration projects, science camp presentations, and the sunflower garden project. …continue reading
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
Hot off the Press! Eastern Sierra Land Trust Executive Director, Karen Ferrell-Ingram's interview by Stacey Powell of KMMT radio will air tomorrow, October 26, at 8am, 12 noon, and 5pm. Karen will be talking with Stacey about the California Deer Association's recent grant to ESLT. Listen on the Radio, 106.5, KMMT Mammoth, or online at http://www.kmmtradio.com/kmmthome.php Read the Press Release here >>
This year has been incredible for fall colors in the Eastern Sierra. The warm sunny days and cold nights of September hinted at potentially fantastic fall color, and October has not disappointed. Storms bringing snow to the peaks and rain to the valleys has made our region especially photogenic this fall. ~Stephen Ingram
This past Saturday, ESLT hosted a GPS (Global Positioning System) Field Workshop in conjunction with the owners of Snowcreek Resort in Mammoth Lakes. The second annual event took place in Snowcreek Meadow, taking advantage of the beautiful paths and views the property has to offer. Check out some photos from the day: After the lecture, we broke into two small groups, and were set out into the meadow on what …continue reading
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