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  • Mt. Whitney Stroll and Sketch: An Artsy Interpretive Morning Hike

    Mt. Whitney Interpretive Hike

    Come join Mt. Whitney District Trail Ambassador,  Bella for a high-elevation Stroll-and-Sketch around the Whitney Portal trails.       What:  Connect with nature through creativity. Bring your curiosity and creativity and join Bella on a guided walk alongside Lone Pine River. We will be learning about the natural wonders around us and making stops to create art along the way. Friends of the Inyo will provide mini sketchbooks and pencils but feel free to bring your own if you'd like. Where: The Whitney Portal Recreation Trail, starting from The Whitney Portal Campground and finishing at the Whitney Portal Picnic Area....

    Free

  • Great Sierra River Cleanup: Bishop

    Great Sierra River Cleanup: Bishop

    In Honor of National Public Lands Day: Eastern Sierra Land Trust and Friends of the Inyo- in collaboration with the Sierra Nevada Alliance and the California Coastal Commission are hosting a local site for the Great Sierra River Cleanup Where: Bishop Artesian Wells at the Poleta Bridge on the South Side- Click for Directions When: Saturday, September 21st @ 9am What: A morning full of trash grabbin' and garbage gettin'  Click here to register Gloves and grabbers will be provided. Please be sure to have appropriate footwear, eye-pro, sun-pro, and clothes you don't mind getting dirty

  • Mammoth Lakes Basin Interpretive Hike and Cyanotype Creation

    Mammoth Lakes Interpretive Hike

    Come join Mammoth Lakes Ranger District- Trail Ambassador Brian, on a gathering hike to Heart Lake and make a Cyanotype!   Where: You'll meet at the Heart Lake parking lot and Trail Head MAP   When: 9 A.M. till midmorning- on Saturday, July 20th, August 24th, and September 28th What: Heart Lake trail is a perfect ~1.5 mile stroll to collect leaves, rocks, flowers and other decorations to use in making a Cyanotype or "Sun-Print". Logistics: Heart Lake trail is an easy, 1.5 mi trail that gains ~500ft of elevation that starts and finishes at your car. This hike will...

    Free

  • Volunteer Solitude Monitoring

    Volunteer Solitude Monitoring

    Citizen Science: Data collection monitoring Solitude on the Eastern Sierra The U.S. Forest Service wants to make sure everyone visiting our wilderness areas has opportunities for solitude. It all begins with research, and Friends of the Inyo is assisting. And for that, we need YOU! Help Friends of the Inyo conduct visitor data collection for the Forest Service in various designated Wildernesses on the Inyo National Forest. What you will be doing: Hiking specific trails in specific areas recording how many other people you encounter, that’s it! It is called Solitude Monitoring, and it helps inform the Forest Service on trail quotas, usage,...

  • Sunday, Oct. 6th – Highway Cleanup with Keep Long Valley Green

    Green Church 906 Benton Crossing Road, Mammoth Lakes, CA, United States

    It will be a serious Sunday stewardship day this coming Oct. 6th, for anyone who cares to join the Keep Long Valley Green Coalition and Friends of the Inyo for a highway cleanup from 10 AM to 1 PM. In order to have our beautiful Keep Long Valley Green sign on US 395 by Crowley Lake, we have to clean up the area twice a year. Therefore, before the snow flies, (or at least before it sticks) join us for a volunteer trash cleanup. It's a to great way to give back! Tools, safety gear, and coffee/donuts will be provided....

    Free

  • Volunteer Solitude Monitoring

    Volunteer Solitude Monitoring

    Citizen Science: Data collection monitoring Solitude on the Eastern Sierra The U.S. Forest Service wants to make sure everyone visiting our wilderness areas has opportunities for solitude. It all begins with research, and Friends of the Inyo is assisting. And for that, we need YOU! Help Friends of the Inyo conduct visitor data collection for the Forest Service in various designated Wildernesses on the Inyo National Forest. What you will be doing: Hiking specific trails in specific areas recording how many other people you encounter, that’s it! It is called Solitude Monitoring, and it helps inform the Forest Service on trail quotas, usage,...

  • Pop-Up Stewardship: Mammoth Mountain Cleanup

    Come one, come all: Friends of the Inyo needs you! Bring your friends, bring your kids, bring a stranger? Friends of the Inyo is hosting a pop-up cleanup event at Mammoth Mountain Chair 4 parking lot. Where: We will be meeting at the chair 4 parking lot along Minaret Rd When: 10am Friday, October 25th What: trash grabbin' all the roadside gunk left over from the busy season. Trash Grabbers, Gloves, and Bags will be provided. If you have time please pre-register:  Sign Up!

    Free

  • Volunteer Solitude Monitoring

    Volunteer Solitude Monitoring

    Citizen Science: Data collection monitoring Solitude on the Eastern Sierra The U.S. Forest Service wants to make sure everyone visiting our wilderness areas has opportunities for solitude. It all begins with research, and Friends of the Inyo is assisting. And for that, we need YOU! Help Friends of the Inyo conduct visitor data collection for the Forest Service in various designated Wildernesses on the Inyo National Forest. What you will be doing: Hiking specific trails in specific areas recording how many other people you encounter, that’s it! It is called Solitude Monitoring, and it helps inform the Forest Service on trail quotas, usage,...

  • Bodie Hills Pinyon Community Climate Action Project (PiCCA) Health-Blitz Day

    Calling all citizen scientists! Come join us for a morning of Pinyon Woodland Health Surveying! Friends of the Inyo and researchers with the PiCCA project will be hosting a Pinyon Woodland Health Survey Health-Blitz the morning of Saturday, November 9th in the Bodie Mountain Wilderness Study Area, north of the 270. Details: Where: Bodie Mountain Wilderness Study Area, north of the 270: 38.17370" N, -119.17790" W When: 9AM-Noon. Saturday, November 9th 2024 Why: Check out the PiCCA project here: https://www.pinyonjuniper.org/ What: We will be surveying stands of Pinyon for overall Woodland Health. Researchers from Stanford and Berkeley will train all...

  • Volunteer Solitude Monitoring

    Volunteer Solitude Monitoring

    Citizen Science: Data collection monitoring Solitude on the Eastern Sierra The U.S. Forest Service wants to make sure everyone visiting our wilderness areas has opportunities for solitude. It all begins with research, and Friends of the Inyo is assisting. And for that, we need YOU! Help Friends of the Inyo conduct visitor data collection for the Forest Service in various designated Wildernesses on the Inyo National Forest. What you will be doing: Hiking specific trails in specific areas recording how many other people you encounter, that’s it! It is called Solitude Monitoring, and it helps inform the Forest Service on trail quotas, usage,...

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