Please join us for a day of community building, learning, and service! Join us on National Public Lands Day for various stewardship projects and interactive opportunities for all ages! Saturday, September 23rd, from 8:30 am - 4:30 pm at the Mono Basin Scenic Area Visitor Center Interpretive Patio Talks: 10:30 am: Whitebark Institute 11:00 am: Mono Lake Committee 12:00 pm: Yosemite Park Ranger Eric Smith 1:00 pm: USFS Recreation Officer Jameisha Washington 2:00 pm: "Amazing Bird Adaptations in the Mono Basin" with ESIA 3:00 pm: Yosemite Park Ranger Eric Smith   Special Events: 9:00 am-4:30 pm: Cross cut saw demonstration @ Mono Basin Visitor Center 4:30 pm-5:30pm: Forest bathing walk with whitebark institute and Woknnature- meet in the patio of the Mono Basin Visitor Center 8:00 pm-8:54 pm: Night sky [...]

The Bureau of Land Management is hosting a volunteer event for National Public Lands Day. Location: Paradise Parking Lot: Lower Rock Creek Trail When: September 23: 9am-12pm The morning will focus on Lower Rock Creek Trail Maintenance, meeting at the Paradise parking lot.  You will be walking anywhere from 1.5-3 miles total to the work site and back to the parking lot. BLM will provide hand tools needed for the project, which includes brushing and cutting back vegetation along the trail corridor.  The BLM will also provide gloves and eye protection. Volunteers need to wear close-toed shoes. To sign up for this project, click HERE  Contact Ranger Mark with any questions or (760) 872-5003