Events for April 18, 2018

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Citizen Science at the Eureka Dunes

Death Valley National Park needs citizen science volunteers to help with annual monitoring of endemic plant species at the Eureka Dunes! Surveys will take place April 16-19 and April 23-26. Monitoring will be strenuous, requiring climbing to the tops of tall dunes and hiking up to five miles each day. Volunteers are encouraged to commit to an entire four-day monitoring period if possible. Volunteers will camp with park staff at the Eureka Dunes Campground—bring your own water! Space is limited: two volunteers are needed for the April 16 survey and six volunteers are needed for the April 23 survey. Email...

Conglomerate Mesa Outing 4/18

Experience Conglomerate Mesa with Board Member John Louth.  Conglomerate Mesa is a unique roadless landscape under review for exploration by a large mining company.  Friends of the Inyo continues to challenge mining in this area after rising development interest in 2008. Rich History Waves of colonization by Europeans brought the first mining conflicts in this area.  You will see their signature in charcoal flakes made from pinyon pine carried to ore processors at Cerro Gordo. The same forest provide local tribes with pine nut harvesting sites and hunting grounds. Today Friends of the Inyo advocates for the continued protection of the...

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