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.
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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Resilient Mono Basin Project
Resilient Mono Basin Project
Forest Health & Community Adaptation
Policy & Capacity Development
Community Engagement
Environmental Planning
In its early stages, this collaborative effort will bring together partners and community members to plan the watershed-level restoration and resilience of the Mono Basin ecosystem.
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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 NF, and Whitebark Institute is building a forestry team with paid trainings and year-round work opportunities to conduct restoration and fuels reduction on tribal lands.
40 Acres Fuels Reduction
40 Acres Fuels Reduction
Forest Health & Community Adaptation
A combination of location and accumulated fuels put the 40 Acres community at high risk for wildfire. This effort improved firefighting capabilities by creating a fuel break, reducing fuel loads, and removing dead and diseased vegetation in 40 Acres.
Swall Meadows Egress Route
Swall Meadows Egress Route
Forest Health & Community Adaptation
Currently, there is only one egress/ingress route serving the community of Swall Meadows. This project will enhance public safety by establishing a secondary route for emergency access and evacuation by adding a connecting route to Swall Meadows Road.