Inyo Mono Advocates for Community Action (IMACA) was incorporated in June 1980 with a tri-partite Board of Directors, three staff people and $16,000 a year. Established as a limited purpose agency,
Learn more ›Wild Iris is here to stand by you through the whole process of dealing with violence in your home, whether or not you want to leave your abusive partner. Our crisis counselors are here to discuss your situation and your options with you,
Learn more ›“Work is planned on fixing up Scotty’s Castle, the storied landmark in Death Valley National Park that’s been shut since flash floods last year damaged the circa 1922 ranch house and surrounding roads.
Learn more ›The Owens Valley Growers Cooperative’s mission is to build a local, sustainable food system. Through community education, support of local agriculture, and the development of local market outlets, we aim to increase access to healthy food choices,
Learn more ›The Eastern Sierra Watershed Project (ESWP) began as a countywide, middle school science education program organized around the historic re-watering of the Lower Owens River. Middle school science teachers throughout Inyo County met with local scientists and land managers to create a curriculum to introduce their students to watersheds,
Learn more ›Our Vision
Inspiring a passion for Death Valley and Ash Meadows
Our Mission
Preserving and interpreting the natural and cultural resources of the Death Valley region in cooperation with our government partners
Our Values
Education ● Preservation ● Partnership ● Accountability
Learn more ›As the longest-running writers-in-the-schools program in the country, we’re proud of our accomplishments:
- Poetry writing workshops for over 26,000 California students yearly
- Animals that Move Like Planets,
ESIA works in collaboration with federal, state, and non-profit partners to connect the public to the Eastern Sierra through education and interpretive projects. These projects fulfill our visionary goal to facilitate a strong emotional and intellectual connection to the public lands around us,
Learn more ›Beautiful and amazing historic Mt. Whitney Fish Hatchery is the premier picnic stop on Highway 395 in the Eastern Sierra.
Home of the most architecturally significant building in the Eastern Sierra,
Learn more ›Eastern Sierra Wildlife Care rescue and rehabilitate birds and small mammals that are injured or sick. We provided funds for them to build a winter/summer roofing system for their bird enclosures.
Learn more ›Eastern Sierra Institute for Collaborative Education oversees several projects. We have funded the Eastern Sierra Watershed Project for several years. This project provides hands-on, inquiry-based field and classroom science programs for students in the Owens Valley.
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