We are drawn to this area for its spectacular and dramatic scenery, the variety of recreation opportunities, incredible natural resources and a local, community-based quality of life.

And we aren’t the only ones:

• Tourism is the Eastern Sierra’s primary economic draw, and our area’s public lands support a great number and variety of recreational visitors, both local and non-local.

• Last year, the Inyo National Forest recorded 4 million visitors to hike, fish, bird watch, climb, hunt and camp—and numbers are increasing.

Public lands are an asset to our businesses, our lifestyle and our community.

The Problem: Public Lands at a Tipping Point

Budget shortfalls limit the Forest Service’s ability to manage the impacts of and support all these visitors, affecting services such as picking up trash and providing interpretive rangers.

The Solution: Friends of the Inyo’s stewardship program fills some of those unmet needs. Last year:

• over 700 hard-working volunteers cared for public lands

• Volunteers performed over 6,000 hours of trail maintenance, road restoration, campsite restoration, trash cleanup, and watershed restoration

• Their time and energy equals $122,000 in contributed hours alone

Be a part of the solution: Help your business, your community and the land. Join Friends of the Inyo’s group of businesses that invest in sustainable tourism and the health of Eastern Sierra public lands.

Business Supporter Program Benefits
• Ad in the Jeffrey Pine Journal with every $250 donation
• Program advertising in local media
• Promotion in Friends of the Inyo publications and on our web site

Please email stacy@friendsoftheinyo.org to become a business sponsor.