Friends of the Inyo

Our namesake Inyo National Forest is hiring summer seasonal positions in recreation! 🌲 Positions include OHV work, trail repair, campground maintenance, visitor information, wildlife surveys, and wilderness protection. Apply from Feb 20 - Mar 3 at USAJOBS.gov

REGISTER for Session 3 of the Great Basin Water Justice Summit with our awesome new Water Empowerment Organizers: learn what it is all about! us02web.zoom.us/webinar/regist…

An amendment offered by Senator Mike Lee (R-UT) erases language that protects national parks from being sold. It’s expected to be voted on WITHIN THE WEEK. Call your senators now and tell them to vote NO on Mike Lee’s despicable amendment.

Read our Communications Manager’s interview with the @InyoRegister observing the damage done to our national parks during the shutdown. inyoregister.com/news/observing…

But it’s not a done deal: the Commissioners need to share this plan to the State Water Board & need to hear YOUR support: submit a letter to the Commissioners before 6 pm TODAY to support their leadership & urge them to officially communicate the plan to the State Water Board.

The LADWP Commissioners approved a major water recycling & groundwater replenishment project. They stated that this will enable them to pause Mono Lake water diversions and allow the lake to rise to the healthy 6,392-foot elevation level and make good on Los Angeles’s commitment.

ACT NOW: SUMBIT A COMMENT LETTER TO THE LADWP COMMISSIONERS BEFORE 6 PM TONIGHT TO #keepsavingmonolake win.newmode.net/monolakecommit…

If you are planning on fishing the Lower Owens River and/or Upper Owens River this winter, help @CrowleyFish turn catches into conservation! Questions? Please reach out to cleonard@crowleyfishfoundation.org

Register for the free premiere of the new Great Basin Water Justice Summit monthly virtual series! November 19th 2025 with the Owens Valley Indian Water Commission us02web.zoom.us/webinar/regist…

EVENT POSTPONED DUE TO WEATHER CONDITIONS: Gravel not Gold, a Bikepacking Adventure in Bodie. This event will be postponed into 2026 after the snow melts. If you have any questions, email marksteinemily@gmail.com

RSVP for our October 12th trash cleanup along the 395 in Crowley 🗑️docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAI…

RSVP for our October 12th trash cleanup along the 395 in Crowley 🗑️docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAI…

Tell the Assembly to remove SB 131’s exemption for “advanced manufacturing” facilities exemption which will expose residents to impacts from toxic industrial projects and to amend SB 131’s definition of “natural and protected lands” to include habitat for sensitive species (2/2)

CA Senate leadership is ready to commit to the fixes that are urgently needed to AB/SB 131 (CEQA reform bill), but the CA Assembly leadership is still resistant! Contact Speaker of the Assembly Robert Rivas at (916) 319-2029 AS SOON AS POSSIBLE 🧵(1/2)

Come one, come all; learn about the Pinyon Community Climate Action Network! Community open house September 17th 6-8:30 PM: music, dancing, arts+crafts, & education on pinyon/climate. We will be leading guests in free cyanotype making. Questions? Contact summit@pinyonjuniper.org

#ProtectOurParks Rally at Manzanar on Saturday, August 23 at 2:00PM Join the Manzanar Committee, INYO350, local Tribal leaders, government leaders and environmental groups including Friends of the Inyo, to protest Trump's assault on our parks and on truth, democracy, and freedom.

Use our portal to urge members to communicate with their leadership to make these fixes. smartmailerview.bisglobal.net/SendMail/1143/…

Great news for Ash Meadows! Rover Critical Minerals, the company that has been planning to drill for lithium directly next to the refuge, is throwing in the towel. Congrats to the Amargosa Conservancy, Center for Biological Diversity for your hard work to protect Ash Meadows!