Explore our ongoing work to build resilience across the Eastern Sierra. Below are a few of our key initiatives. For a deeper look at our full range of projects, contact us.
Swall Meadows Egress Route
Navigating Fire & Water: Riparian Resilience Projects
Ecosystem health & Community Adaptation
Environmental Planning
The Riparian Resilience Projects in Inyo and Mono Counties target a critical wildfire vulnerability by clearing fuel build-up in historically neglected stream corridors. These five projects look at riparian areas in Bishop, Walker, Fort Independence, Sunny Slopes, and Sierra Nevada Aquatic Research Lab. By overcoming long-standing regulatory and logistical hurdles to treat these sensitive waterways, the initiative bridges a major gap in regional wildfire resiliency.
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Eastern Sierra Climate and Communities Resilience Project
Eastern Sierra Climate and Communities Resilience Project
Forest Health & Community Adaptation
Policy & Capacity Development
Community Engagement
Environmental Planning
The ESCCRP’s primary goal is to return forests surrounding Mammoth Lakes to their historic densities through ecological thinning, making both the community and surrounding forests more resilient to future fires.
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West Mono Basin Project
West Mono Basin Project
Forest Health & Community Adaptation
Policy & Capacity Development
Community Engagement
Environmental Planning
The Inyo National Forest and Whitebark Institute are partnering to explore opportunities to build landscape-scale resilience and reduce wildfire risk in the West Mono Basin watershed. We are actively seeking input from the community on priorities, concerns, and perspectives as they pertain to wildfire risk and wildfire risk reduction efforts to inform future project development.
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Community Directed Grant Program
Community Directed Grant Program
Policy & Capacity Development
Community Engagement
Supported by Edison International, this program funds local projects in environmental stewardship, wildfire prevention, and community resilience.
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Tribal Workforce Partnership
Tribal Workforce Partnership
Policy & Capacity Development
Forest Health & Community Adaptation
This partnership between the Bishop Paiute Tribe, Sierra Institute, Inyo National Forest, and Whitebark Institute has built a forestry crew with paid trainings and year-round work opportunities to conduct restoration and fuels reduction on tribal lands.
