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…
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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!
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….
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 Sunday, September 8th near the Wildrose Canyon area in the Glass Mountains off Benton Crossing Rd/Long Valley. Details: Where: Glass Mountains off Benton Crossing Rd near Wildrose Canyon: 37°43’20.0″N 118°35’35.6″W When: 9AM-Noon. Sunday, Septmber 8th 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…
Join Friends of the Inyo and the USFS on a Volunteer Work-Week in the Golden Trout Wilderness! When: August 1st through 5th This is a 5 day 4 night overnight remote trip. Participants must have their own camping gear and be familiar with Backcountry hiking and camping. What: Remove defunct grazing structures from alpine meadows We will be hiking to and from our worksite daily, dismantling fence structures, and hauling materials to an extraction point. This is all-day, manual labor! While we do make time to have fun, we are also there to get work done. Where: Tunnel Meadow in…
Join Friends of the Inyo and the Inyo National Forest for a Buck and Rail fence installation project. The aim is to protect sensitive riparian Fens/Water drainages out beyond the Buttermilks Boulders from OHV and Grazing. When: This event has been postponed Saturday, June 1st @ 8:30AM until mid/late afternoon (12-1PM) What: We will be carpooling out to the worksite and installing Buck and Rail barriers to keep livestock and vehicles out of sensitive habitat. All tools and PPE will be provided. Where: 37.27617, -118.62370 How: We plan to meet at the Buttermilks Main bouldering parking…
The inaugural Flash Foxy Trailfest will culminate with a grand trash clean-up event in the Mammoth Lakes Basin. We’re partnering with Flash Foxy and the Inyo National Forest to do some good clean-up work around the many lakes in this heavily utilized area. Join us at 1:00 p.m. on Sunday, June 26, at a to-be-determined location in the Mammoth Lakes Basin to pick up gloves, trash-picker-uppers, and a trash bag before you get out and give back to your beloved public lands! Wear work-appropriate clothing and closed-toed shoes. We’ll provide tools and gloves. Trailfest registration not required; clean-up is open to…
The fifth annual Flash Foxy Climbing Festival will culminate in a grand stewardship extravaganza in Pine Creek, the Volcanic Tablelands, and around the Bishop area. We’re partnering with Flash Foxy, the Bishop BLM, the Inyo National Forest, the Bishop Climbing Rangers, the Eastern Sierra Interpretive Association, and the Bishop Area Climber’s Coalition to restore these areas, both world-renowned climbing destinations and sites of cultural significance for the Bishop Paiute Tribe. Join us at 8:30 a.m. on Sunday, March 27, at the parking lot of the Mountain Rambler Brewery (186 S. Main Street in Bishop) for breakfast and coffee before…
This Spring, we have a trio of volunteer opportunities in our desert and high-desert ecosystems. Saturday, March 23, 2019 – Death Valley National Park Badwater Basin Effacement Volunteer Project – Our partners at Death Valley National Park are looking for enthusiastic volunteers for a day of restoring a playa in the Badwater Basin, treating OHV trespass. Space is limited to twelve people, so please RSVP to me at alex@friendsoftheinyo.org and I will send you the full details. Sunday, March 24, 2019 – Flash Foxy Women’s Climbing Festival Stewardship Day – Join us and partners as we send off the Women’s Climbing Festival…
The fourth annual Flash Foxy Women’s Climbing Festival will culminate in a grand stewardship extravaganza at the Buttermilk Boulders and the Volcanic Tablelands. We’re partnering with Flash Foxy, the Bishop BLM, the Bishop Area Climber’s Coalition, and the Access Fund to restore these areas, both world-renowned climbing destinations and sites of cultural significance for the Bishop Paiute Tribe. Join us at 8am on Sunday, March 24 at the Mountain Rambler parking lot for breakfast and coffee before the work begins. We’ll wrap up around 12pm, so there will be plenty of time to climb in the afternoon. Wear work-appropriate clothing…