Banff Mountain Film Festival

At the Tri County Fairgrounds, Bishop. Tickets are $10 a person each night. Wilson's will sell tickets starting Friday, Febuary 15th.
Different films will be shown each night.
Tickets will also be available at Access Art and Business Center in Mammoth Lakes
We suggest you bring a cushion as the seats are a bit "firm". For a detailed listing of films visit: www.eastsidesports.com/eastside/node/10

Join the Eastern Sierra Water Watchers

This group of passionate volunteers has been monitoring the water of a few creeks here in the Eastern Sierra. They have become citizen scientists and are getting out on the ground with open eyes to join the effort to keep the land and water healthy for wildlife, ourselves, and future generations. After attending the training, volunteers will be prepared to complete a habitat assessment during a streamwalk and conduct sampling of water for the basic parameters- such as dissolved oxygen, total suspended sediment, temperature, pH, and fecal bacteria. A commitment to join the Water Watchers, requires a commitment of about one day every couple months. 

Contact Laura at 760-873-6500 or laura@friendsoftheinyo.org for more info.

Wild Wild West Marathon - Lone Pine
50K & 10 mile - 3 mile fun run

A trail race that goes through the great Alabama Hills and the foothills of Mt. Whitney. Water stops every three miles. There is a 50K, a marathon, a ten mile and a 3 mile race. Something for every runner and the trail is walker friendly.

Organized by: Lone Pine Chamber of Commerce
www.lonepinechamber.org/events/events.html
Contact: 760-876-4444

Moonlight Magic Century and Metric Century
Lone Pine – Death Valley

Come for the night - stay for the weekend! Start / Finish Location: Dow Villa Motel, 310 S. Main Street in Lone Pine. The starting window is from 4 to 5 pm. This gives riders a chance to enjoy the scenery in the light of day before the sun sets at 8 pm.  We encourage those riders needing more time to complete the course to start as early as possible. For safety reasons, there's a nine hour time limit - so the course will close at 1 am.  All riders must carry lights, and have them on, after dark!! Find out more at: www.planetultra.com/Moonlight/index.htm

Discovering Wildflowers: Birch Lake Trail

Friends of the Inyo is sponsoring this walk with Steve McLaughlin and Jan Bowers which will be up the Birch Lake Trail to check out what is likely to be a wonderful array of flowers. With the trail starting in the McMurray meadows, we will then move through some areas that were burned several years ago, and then head up towards Birch Lake.

Suggested Equipment: Bring water, lunch, good footwear, and sunscreen. A high clearance vehicle would be excellent. We will meet at 7:30 AM at the campground at the junction of 395 and the Westgard Pass road.

For more information, call the Friends of the Inyo or visit www.friendsoftheinyo.org

7th Annual Mono Basin Bird Chautauqua

The Mono Basin Bird Chautauqua—not your ordinary bird festival! Bird Chautauqua Mission is to enhance appreciation and understanding of the Mono Basin's diverse and abundant bird life and to educate the public about this area's value to birds and people.

Find out more at www.birdchautauqua.org