FRIDAYS ARE BETTER WITH FRIENDS...OF THE INYO! Want to know how to become a Friends of the Inyo supporting member, or hear about the Fall 2021 issue of our #JeffreyPineJournal which celebrates FOI's 35th Anniversary, & more? Have a listen via the link below. friendsoftheinyo.org/listen-to-frie…

FOREST SERVICE ENDING REGIONAL CLOSURE ORDER TWO DAYS EARLY (ON SEPT. 15, RATHER THAN SEPT. 17); FIVE FORESTS (NOT INCLUDING INYO NATIONAL FOREST) TO REMAIN CLOSED UNDER LOCAL ORDERS. Read about it here: friendsoftheinyo.org/wp-content/upl…

Today is my 50th birthday! For 50 years, I have been the nation’s original and official environmental icon. On this special day, please think about the many ways you can Give a Hoot, Don't Pollute and Lend a Hand, Care for the Land.

Sept. 15-Oct. 15 is #HispanicHeritageMonth! At Friends of the Inyo , we celebrate by sharing some nature terms that have come into English from Spanish. We begin w/ a word that defines the part of California FOI serves: the Eastern "Sierra." Read our blogpost: friendsoftheinyo.org/celebrate-hisp…

FRIDAYS ARE BETTER BILINGUALLY WITH #FriendsoftheInyo ! We continue our #HispanicHeritageMonth celebration by sharing Spanish nature & conservation words that are also used in English. Today's word is "playa." Check out our blogpost & share it w/ friends: friendsoftheinyo.org/whether-its-at…

FREE HIKE ALERT FRI. SEPT. 24 IN LONE PINE! "Pining" for cooler weather as we get closer to fall? Then go on a FREE interpretive hike w/ Friends of the Inyo Trail Ambassador Kayla Browne & learn about the Jeffrey Pine. 10 spaces still avail. Click here to RSVP: friendsoftheinyo.org/event/jp-trees…

BIG thanks this hearty group that showed up for Friends of the Inyo 's #BridgeportTrailsDay despite the dismal smoke in Bridgeport & Mammoth yesterday morning (9/18). Luckily, it ended up being pretty clear at Virginia Lakes! Good Karma back to all who helped keep our trails clean.

Friends of the Inyo #OurHeritageOurPlanetFilmWeek by Hispanic Access Foundation will be virtual, FREE, and feature interactive discussions between artists, communities, and decision-makers on environmental topics. Friends of the Inyo highly recommends. Register at: bit.ly/OHOPRegister #OHOP2021

WE'RE HIRING! Check out our job announcement in #FriendsoftheInyo's October #JuniperNewsletter, which published yesterday! Click on this link: friendsoftheinyo.salsalabs.org/juniper-octobe…. Come work w/ us...or if you have a job, send someone who's looking our way. Application reviews start Oct. 11!

GEEK OUT EN ESPAÑOL WITH Friends of the Inyo ! Even if you can't trill your r's, if you live in California, you should know how to say "arroyo," our featured word this week as we continue our celebration of #HispanicHeritageMonth. Check out our blogpost at friendsoftheinyo.org/blog.

In Part 6 KVPR Podcast Series Escape from Mammoth Pool (about surviving the Creek Fire in the Sierra National Forest in 2020), hear from a Trail Info. Mgr. w/ the Pacific Crest Trail Assoc. about wildfire preparedness before and during a wilderness trip. kvpr.org/post/part-6-co…

Friends of the Inyo Celebrate #IndigenousPeoplesDay Mon 10/11 w/ Friends of the Inyo on social media. Go to native-land.ca or whose.land & find the original inhabitants & name of where you live/were born and share. Hashtag #IndigenousPeoplesDay and #FriendsoftheInyo .

Friends of the Inyo #FriendsoftheInyo's Fall Colors of the Bodie Hills outing yesterday (10/9) was golden. Thanks to all who came. Next outing: Dark Desert Skies at Conglomerate Mesa Campout Nov. 6-7. Spots filling up fast. Go to FriendsoftheInyo.org/events to sign up. RSVP is required.

Celebrate #IndigenousPeoplesDay w/ Friends of the Inyo on social media. Go to native-land.ca , whose.land or Wikipedia.org & find the original inhabitants & name of where you live/were born and share. Hashtag #IndigenousPeoplesDay & #FriendsoftheInyo .

IS THIS UPCOMING THRILL IN THE STARS FOR YOU? Only a dozen spots left for the Dark Desert Skies Campout Nov. 6 - 7 at #ConglomerateMesa with #FriendsoftheInyo. RSVP required. Attendee list cutoff will be 30 registrants. Use the following link to sign up: friendsoftheinyo.org/event/dark-des…

#HispanicHeritageMonth ends Fri, 10/15. This is our last post exploring Spanish nature terms that are used in English. Today's word, bajada, follows other words we've explored. We hope it's been as fun for you as it has for all of us @ #FriendsoftheInyo! friendsoftheinyo.org/if-you-want-to…

#FriendsoftheInyo is fighting hard to protect the beautiful desert landscape of #ConglomerateMesa. We will be hosting a Dark Desert Skies Campout there Nov. 6-7. New moon! Great for stargazing. Have you signed up? RSVP is required. Go to FriendsoftheInyo.org/events to save your spot.

Members of the #BodieHillsConservationPartnership pose for a photo at the end of a day (10/16) of exploring the #BodieHills as part of their work of preventing destructive mining in the area. In the background is Beauty Peak, CA-NV border. Friends of the Inyo is a proud BHCP member.

The simple, inimitable moments in nature are an important reason for doing conservation work. (Originally posted on social media by #EverythingWild)

Getting the holidays started. Happy holidays to all from our family. Merry Christmas.