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
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.
Learn MoreResilient Mono Basin Project
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.
Learn MoreCommunity Directed Grant Program
Supported by Edison International, this program funds local projects in environmental stewardship, wildfire prevention, and community resilience.
Learn MoreTribal Workforce Partnership
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
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
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.