What is Stewardship?
Careful and responsible management of public land in trust for future generations.
Friends of the Inyo’s important role
We work hard with federal agencies including the Inyo National Forest and Bureau of Land Management sustaining healthy public lands. Join us to ensure quality experiences for all by doing work that needs to get done! Our stewardship includes a long history of trail maintenance, habitat restoration, facilities upkeep, and special projects with volunteers and paid staff.
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Stewardship Updates
A summary of the Trail Ambassador’s season thus far (time is flying!): Intro by Stewardship Director, Lindsay Butcher I said it before, and I’ll say it again: This season has zipped past, blink and you’ll miss it! The TAs are still out on trails clearing downed trees, collecting water quality data, educating visitors on LNT, picking up after folks who leave trash behind 🙁 and leading the last of thier interpretive hikes in September. Most of our Volunteer events have already happened: so far we’ve- installed a new section of the Rock Creek Boardwalk, deconstruted obsolete grazing fencing in the…
The September Juniper is your LAST CHANCE for all things summer stewardship season fun with Friends… of the Inyo! That cool autumn breeze has arrived, and it is the perfect time to get out on the trail on one of our interpretive hikes or volunteer in honor of California Biodiversity Week & National Public Lands Day! From art and yoga, to learning about snakes, foraging, or the geological forces that created the Sierra Nevada and beyond—don’t miss these opportunities, and the wonderful people who lead them, before we say goodbye to our 2024 season of summer naturalist programs.
The August Juniper is full of opportunities to get on the land, get moving, volunteer, learn, or just have fun with Friends… of the Inyo! From strolling and sketching, to yoga and picnics, to learning about snakes, to creating cyanotypes using elements from nature, to learning about the geological forces that created the Sierra Nevada, to helping clean up and restore the Eastern Sierra’s beautiful lands and waters—Friends of the Inyo offers a variety of engagement opportunities for everyone.
A summary of the Trail Ambassador season thus far: Intro by Stewardship Director, Lindsay Butcher How are we already almost to August?! This season has whipped past, blink and you’ll miss it. The TAs have been out on trails since mid June getting the good work done and we have a stellar crew this year spanning from Lone Pine to Bridgeport. They have already hosted a handfull of volunteer events but if you want to get out and get your hands dirty alongside our TAs we have ample volunteer events coming down the pike: Golden Trout Backcountry Work Week, Rock…
The July Juniper is full of opportunities to get out, learn, and give back with Friends of the Inyo! Check it out!
The needs of our Stewardship Program are many! Please read a heartfelt fundraising appeal from Friends of the Inyo’s Executive Director Wendy Schneider, and Stewardship Director Lindsay Butcher, and give online by going to FriendsoftheInyo.org/Donate.
