In the February Juniper, check out a sneak peak of the 2025 Owens Lake Bird Festival (our 10th annual!), volunteer opportunities, and awesome community events. Don’t miss it!
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Volunteer in the Buttermilks this Sunday 1/19! Join us this Sunday for some good ol’ rock-hauling fun before the Moderate Bishop Bouldering Meetup (MoBiBo)! Where: Meet at Birthday Boulders, Buttermilks Main When: 8:30 AM – 10:00 AM on Sunday, 1/19 (MoBiBo starts at 10!) What: Trail delineation Who: Everyone’s welcome, and especially those getting ready for @moderate_bishop_bouldering Why: Because it’s fun (and important) to take care of the lands you play on! Wear: Closed toed shoes Email: Izzy@friendsoftheinyo.org Snacks and tools provided. No sign up required!
Mammoth 5th graders will be at the Mammoth Welcome Center on Feb 19th and 21st for this year’s SnowSchool! SnowSchool is an outdoor education experience that gets kids to have fun outside and be curious about their natural environment. We’re still looking for volunteers! What will volunteers be doing? Leading activity stations for up to 10 students at a time and helping with site setup and breakdown. Who should volunteer? Anyone who enjoys being outside and working with kids. Volunteers do not need any previous outdoor education experience – all lessons and activities will be supplied ahead of time and…
Mammoth 5th graders will be at the Mammoth Welcome Center on Feb 19th and 21st for this year’s SnowSchool! SnowSchool is an outdoor education experience that gets kids to have fun outside and be curious about their natural environment. We’re still looking for volunteers! What will volunteers be doing? Leading activity stations for up to 10 students at a time and helping with site setup and breakdown. Who should volunteer? Anyone who enjoys being outside and working with kids. Volunteers do not need any previous outdoor education experience – all lessons and activities will be supplied ahead of time and…
Bishop, Big Pine, and Round Valley 5th graders will be at Cardinal Village on Feb 25, 26, and 27 for this year’s SnowSchool! SnowSchool is an outdoor education experience that gets kids to have fun outside and be curious about their natural environment. We’re still looking for volunteers! What will volunteers be doing? Leading activity stations for up to 10 students at a time and helping with site setup and breakdown. Who should volunteer? Anyone who enjoys being outside and working with kids. Volunteers do not need any previous outdoor education experience – all lessons and activities will be supplied ahead of…
In the January Juniper, learn about our recent trip to Conglomerate Mesa, this year’s Owens Lake Bird Festival, and opportunities to get involved. Happy New Year!
The December Juniper is packed with information on Giving Tuesday, the Backcountry Film Festival, recent events that FOI Staff participated in, like the Sierra Nevada Alliance Conference, the Western Mining Action Network Conference and the 30th Anniversary Celebration of the California Desert Protection Act.
The November Juniper is THE place for volunteer opportunities: citizen science, hiking in wilderness, and more, full of fun events, like the Backcountry Film Festival (whose excited for winter?!), and even features some seriously cute adoptable horses and burros–but you won’t know more until you check it out!
Update on our last Action Alert to stop LADWP’s Deep Aquifer Groundwater Pumping: your voices matter! Thank you all who wrote in and made your voices heard last week: LADWP retracted the deep aquifer groundwater pumping documentation (Notice of Exemption/Notice of Determination) from the Inyo County Clerk on October 8, 2024. and has stated that any forthcoming proposed well replacement project will be subject to the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA). While we know this attempt to pump from the deep well aquifer is likely far from over, we want to thank everyone who spoke out and made it clear…
A summary of the Trail Ambassador’s 2024 season: Intro by Stewardship Director, Lindsay Butcher I am both sad, and slightly happy, to announce the finale of the 2024 TA season. The crew worked HARD this year, but hopefully they had some time to enjoy themselves in the backcountry. We had Nature Yoga, Snake Walks, Art Walks, Edible Plant Walks, Volunteer Events, Cleanups, Camping, lots of Hiking, Campsite Monitoring, and everything in between. This season was challenging: funding was scarce, projects were logistically difficult, injuries were sustained, cars decided to break down… but it was made all the more rewarding for…