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Alabama Gates 2024: A Centennial Celebration in Lone Pine November 15-17

Alabama Gates 2024 is a weekend of FREE community events in Lone Pine, California, November 15 – 17, 2024, commemorating the centennial of the Alabama Gates Occupation. This significant historical event occurred when the people of Owens Valley non-violently seized the Los Angeles Aqueduct’s control gates just north of Lone Pine on November 16, 1924, diverting the entire flow of the aqueduct into the historic Owens River channel in protest of the City of Los Angeles’ aggressive land acquisition and water harvesting activities within the valley that began with the construction of the Los Angeles Aqueduct in 1913. The 1924...

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Event Series 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,...

Backcountry Film Festival

Bishop Twin Theatre 237 N main st, Bishop, CA, United States

Tickets are now only available at the door! Doors open at 6 pm.  Friends of the Inyo is hosting the 20th Annual Backcountry Film Festival in Bishop December 14th! Join us for a night full of winter inspired stories curated by the Winter Wildlands Alliance. The 20th annual film lineup will screen short films about: athletic pursuit in the mountains, artistic vision, friendship, and how the snowsports community is adapting to change. Proceeds go to SnowSchool: an outdoor education program offered to local elementary schools. Purchase Your Tickets Here When: Saturday, December 14th @ the Bishop Twin Theater. Doors open...

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Buttermilks Trailwork

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!

Volunteer for SnowSchool: Mammoth

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...

SnowSchool: Mammoth

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...

Event Series SnowSchool: Cardinal Village

SnowSchool: Cardinal Village

Cardinal Village Resort 321 Cardinal Village Road, Bishop, CA, United States

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...

Event Series SnowSchool: Cardinal Village

SnowSchool: Cardinal Village

Cardinal Village Resort 321 Cardinal Village Road, Bishop, CA, United States

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...

Event Series SnowSchool: Cardinal Village

SnowSchool: Cardinal Village

Cardinal Village Resort 321 Cardinal Village Road, Bishop, CA, United States

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...

Event Series Buttermilks Trail Work

Buttermilks Trail Work

Friends of the Inyo is collaborating with the Bishop Climbing Rangers, the Bishop Area Climbers Coalition, and the Moderate Bishop Bouldering Meetup to host another morning of trail work at the Buttermilks! Info below When? Sunday 3/9 from 10:00 am to 12:00 pm. The Moderate Bishop Bouldering Meetup starts at 12:00! Where? Meet at the Birthday Boulders parking area in Buttermilks Main Why? Because it's fun (and important) to take care of the land you recreate on! No signs ups required - just show up with closed-toed shoes, water, and sun protection. Did we mention that there'll be free donuts...