We have another tracking workshop to offer you! These workshops are hosted in partnership with ESIA and Eastern Sierra Land Trust.

Join professional wildlife tracker and mountain lion researcher Phil Johnston for a day in the desert learning to read the stories of wild animals through tracking. Phil has over a decade of experience teaching tracking and is certified as a Senior Tracker through Tracker Certification North America. Come learn to identify the tracks and signs of the many charismatic creatures living in the Eastern Sierra. 

The location will be in the Bishop area. The exact meeting location will be emailed the Friday before the workshop. This workshop will be from 9 am to 3 pm. You will be on your feet for the entire time, often walking over uneven terrain. There are only a few spots left! Click below to register.

For questions, reach out to gena@eslt.org

Several local organizations are coming together to sponsor a weekend full of learning opportunities and activities, in celebration of our Earth. We hope to see you there!

Join us in celerbrating the 11th Annual Lone Pine Tribal Earth Day Celebration!

All are welcome.

The Manzanar Committee announced this year's Manzanar Pilgrimage will be on Saturday, April 27! Don Tamaki will be the keynote speaker at this year's Pilgrimage. He is the Senior Counsel of the Bay Area law firm, Minami Tamaki LLP, best-known as Co-Counsel for Fred Korematsu during his Coram Nobis court case in which he appealed his 1944 conviction for violating the order that forcibly removed Japanese/Japanese American from the West Coast and incarcerated them in American concentration camps, and other confinement sites. The popular Manzanar At Dusk program will be held afterward at 5:00 p.m., at the Lone Pine High School gymnasium.

Bus transportation to the Pilgrimage will be available from Downtown Los Angeles and Gardena. For more information go to the Manzanar Pilgrimage Committee website www.manzanarcommittee.org or call (323) 662-5102 or email to info@manzanarcommittee.org.

One of the many exhibits at Manzanar National Historic Site

The Eastern Sierra Interpretive Association is looking for summer seasonal Visitor Service Specialists at the Mammoth Lakes Visitor Center, Eastern Sierra Visitor Center, and Mono Basin Visitor Center.

These are entry-level seasonal positions. Ideal candidates possess a passion for the Eastern Sierra, enjoy talking to people, and have an interest in learning more about our region. Submit a cover letter and resume to admin@esiaonline.org

Recap and Looking Forward

The National Forest Foundation grant allows the Bishop Climbing Rangers to participate in educational programs, organize stewardship projects, and more. Below is an update from Kara Flowers, Bishop Climbing Ranger:

"The soil we walk on tells stories about the land around us. How closely have you looked at the soil lately?

Kara paired up with Inyo County Office of Education to support the Eastern Sierra Watershed Project’s Archeology field trip for the Inyo County 4th graders at Fish Slough. The 4th graders explored Fish Slough’s natural history, learned about different soil types, plant communities, geologic time, and solved the case of the missing Pupfish! At the end of the day, every 4th grader went home with a free pass to visit federal public lands.

The Inyo County Office of Education does an amazing job creating fun and engaging activities, and the kids were SO MUCH FUN! Thank you for allowing us to collaborate, it was a pleasure to participate!

Receiving the National Forest Foundation grant has allowed us to expand the Climbing Ranger Program and work with kids from Inyo County to fuel the passion and excitement to be outside and explore public lands."

Hansen's Field Guide to the Birds of the Sierra Nevada

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