Join us for an evening with Kendra Atleework where we’ll have a conversation about her moving memoir, Miracle Country. Based in the Eastern Sierra, it is a story of flight and return, bounty and emptiness, and the true meaning of home.
Join us for an evening with local author, Sandy Powell. Sandy will give us a deeper look into her book, Cowboy Culture. This beautiful book is a photographic look at the Old West that is Alive and Well in California.
Join us to celebrate the launch of local author Lauren DeLaunay Miller's new book, Valley of Giants. Valley of Giants: Stories from Women at the Heart of Yosemite Climbing bravely fills in the gaps in the long canon of American climbing literature. With over thirty-five stories dating back to the 1930s, this anthology is the first compilation of women’s voices told from the epicenter of American rock climbing. Contributors include Ruth Dyar Mendenhall, Liz Robbins, Molly Higgins, Maria Cranor, Julie Brugger, Silvia Vidal, Chelsea Griffie, Steph Davis, Beth Rodden, Lynn Hill, Babsi Zangerl, and many more. With more than thirty-five first-hand accounts of adventure, joy, and passion, Valley of Giants is a groundbreaking historical collection bound to inspire generations of adventurers. ESIA, in partnership with its agency partner, the Inyo [...]
Manzanar National Historic Site News Release For Immediate Release: February 10, 2022 Contact: Phone: 760-878-2194, ext. 3305 PUBLIC ARCHEOLOGY IS BACK AT MANZANAR THREE VOLUNTEER PROJECTS IN 2022 INDEPENDENCE, CA — After a pandemic-necessitated hiatus, Manzanar National Historic Site’s award-winning public archeology program is returning with three projects this year. On March 24-29, May 27-31, and September 2-6, volunteers will have the opportunity to assist the National Park Service in uncovering and preserving Manzanar’s Hospital area, the Children’s Village orphanage, and the Administration and Staff Housing area. Work at the Hospital will include rebuilding a collapsed rock wall, removing brush and dead trees, clearing flood deposits, resetting building footers, and excavating landscaping features. At Children’s Village, volunteers will rebuild rustic wood fences, expose building footers, and clear brush [...]
Manzanar National Historic Site News Release For Immediate Release: February 10, 2022 Contact: Phone: 760-878-2194, ext. 3305 PUBLIC ARCHEOLOGY IS BACK AT MANZANAR THREE VOLUNTEER PROJECTS IN 2022 INDEPENDENCE, CA — After a pandemic-necessitated hiatus, Manzanar National Historic Site’s award-winning public archeology program is returning with three projects this year. On March 24-29, May 27-31, and September 2-6, volunteers will have the opportunity to assist the National Park Service in uncovering and preserving Manzanar’s Hospital area, the Children’s Village orphanage, and the Administration and Staff Housing area. Work at the Hospital will include rebuilding a collapsed rock wall, removing brush and dead trees, clearing flood deposits, resetting building footers, and excavating landscaping features. At Children’s Village, volunteers will rebuild rustic wood fences, expose building footers, and clear brush [...]
Manzanar National Historic Site News Release For Immediate Release: February 10, 2022 Contact: Phone: 760-878-2194, ext. 3305 PUBLIC ARCHEOLOGY IS BACK AT MANZANAR THREE VOLUNTEER PROJECTS IN 2022 INDEPENDENCE, CA — After a pandemic-necessitated hiatus, Manzanar National Historic Site’s award-winning public archeology program is returning with three projects this year. On March 24-29, May 27-31, and September 2-6, volunteers will have the opportunity to assist the National Park Service in uncovering and preserving Manzanar’s Hospital area, the Children’s Village orphanage, and the Administration and Staff Housing area. Work at the Hospital will include rebuilding a collapsed rock wall, removing brush and dead trees, clearing flood deposits, resetting building footers, and excavating landscaping features. At Children’s Village, volunteers will rebuild rustic wood fences, expose building footers, and clear brush [...]
Manzanar National Historic Site News Release For Immediate Release: February 10, 2022 Contact: Phone: 760-878-2194, ext. 3305 PUBLIC ARCHEOLOGY IS BACK AT MANZANAR THREE VOLUNTEER PROJECTS IN 2022 INDEPENDENCE, CA — After a pandemic-necessitated hiatus, Manzanar National Historic Site’s award-winning public archeology program is returning with three projects this year. On March 24-29, May 27-31, and September 2-6, volunteers will have the opportunity to assist the National Park Service in uncovering and preserving Manzanar’s Hospital area, the Children’s Village orphanage, and the Administration and Staff Housing area. Work at the Hospital will include rebuilding a collapsed rock wall, removing brush and dead trees, clearing flood deposits, resetting building footers, and excavating landscaping features. At Children’s Village, volunteers will rebuild rustic wood fences, expose building footers, and clear brush [...]
Manzanar National Historic Site News Release For Immediate Release: February 10, 2022 Contact: Phone: 760-878-2194, ext. 3305 PUBLIC ARCHEOLOGY IS BACK AT MANZANAR THREE VOLUNTEER PROJECTS IN 2022 INDEPENDENCE, CA — After a pandemic-necessitated hiatus, Manzanar National Historic Site’s award-winning public archeology program is returning with three projects this year. On March 24-29, May 27-31, and September 2-6, volunteers will have the opportunity to assist the National Park Service in uncovering and preserving Manzanar’s Hospital area, the Children’s Village orphanage, and the Administration and Staff Housing area. Work at the Hospital will include rebuilding a collapsed rock wall, removing brush and dead trees, clearing flood deposits, resetting building footers, and excavating landscaping features. At Children’s Village, volunteers will rebuild rustic wood fences, expose building footers, and clear brush [...]