Mountain storms, alpine flowers

For July, Manzanar will temporarily adjust its operation hours to what is listed above. The interpretive exhibits inside Block 14 barracks and the mess hall remain open and accessible daily from 9 am to 4 pm. The 3.2-mile driving tour is open daily during daylight hours. Maps are available near the parking area.

Thank you to everyone who attended our film premiere at the Mountain Rambler Brewery last Thursday. It was a success! If you missed the video, it is available on YouTube at the link below.

This short film was created in partnership with ESIA and the USDA Forest Service - Inyo National Forest. Made by local filmmaker, Miya Tsudome, this film pairs breathtaking videography of the local area and insightful interviews with experts from the Bishop Paiute Tribe, USDA Forest Service, Bureau of Land Management, and Whitebark Insitute.

Save the Date!

The Annual Eastern Sierra History Conference seeks to enhance awareness, enrich knowledge, and generate recognition of the diverse and complex heritage of the Sierra Nevada region.

Burn Scars, edited by Char Miller, a Board member of the Eastern Sierra Interpretative Association, probes the enduring efforts to suppress fire, beginning with the Spanish invasion of California in the eighteenth century through the US Forest Service’s relentless nationwide campaign in the twentieth century. In recent years, suppression has come under increasing scrutiny as a contributing factor to our current era of megafires. The volume begins and ends with contributions from Indigenous practitioners discussing the long history and resurgent practice of cultural burning as part of traditional land stewardship. 

Burn Scars, which Oregon State University Press will publish in October, will be the subject of Miller’s talk at the 9^th Annual Eastern Sierra History Conference.

Registration is now open!

Join ESLT for a day of hard work in the Sierra on Wednesday, July 10th, and Wednesday, July 24th. They are gathering a team of hardworking volunteers to help restore native plant habitats and pull mullein weeds on a beautiful property north of Mono Lake in Lee Vining.

Whitebark Institute will be hosting a series of topics related to Eastern Sierra ecology ranging from bark beetles and caterpillars to landscape restoration projects. Once a month during the evenings from May to September events will be at different local venues in June Lake, Mammoth Lakes, Rock Creek Lake and Bishop, CA. Each venue offers food and drinks for purchase while you enjoy a one-hour presentation from experts from the region. The event opens at 6:00 pm and speaker presents at 6:30.

After a month and a half of mostly nocturnal painting, Jessie Sheldon completed a vibrant mural in the Eastern Sierra Visitor Center, Lone Pine. This mural incorporates scenes from Death Valley, Owens Valley, Inyo National Forest, and the Alabama Hills National Scenic Area. Her process included multiple design drafts, more than 20 different projections, over a dozen paint mixtures, and a few shifts starting at 4 PM and ending at 7 AM or beyond.

Please come visit and see this remarkable mural in person.

Inyo National Forest will be in Stage I Fire Restrictions starting Monday, July 1 to protect natural resources and provide for public safety.

Dispersed campfires on the ground are no longer permitted. However, campfires in designated developed recreation sites and portable stoves are allowed with a California Campfire Permit.

The ancient bristlecone pines are some of the oldest beings on the planet, living over 5,000 years of age! They reside in the stunning, wind-ravaged White Mountains, high above Bishop.

Come and see these ancient beings for yourself; wander the nearby trails and visit the interpretive exhibits at the Schulman Grove Visitor Center. The visitor center is wheelchair accessible, with a bookstore, exhibits, and a film played daily about the bristlecone pines. Not many people get the opportunity to visit these rare trees in person. We hope to see you there!

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