Monitoring
The vast majority of the land in Inyo and Mono Counties in public ownership. Meanwhile, with shrinking agency budgets and fewer agency personel on the ground, it is more important than ever that we all share in the monitoring - and the protection and restoration - of the area's public lands.
We ask you to help us help the agencies by communicating to us - and/or the agencies - anything you feel is pertinent to our mission of promoting sustainable recreation on public lands. The more specific you can be with your information, the better. Time, date, location, and a description at a minimum.
Examples:
Monitoring asks: -What needs to be done? -What has been done? -Is it working? Examples of helpful information include trip reports (especially if you saw unexpected things or noticed something that needs fixing), trail conditions ("there is a tree across the trail at..."), illegal motorized vehicle use ("I saw snowmobiles on the non-motorized only side of the road at..."), and wildlife sightings ("I'm pretty sure I saw Bigfoot at ..."). One of our goals is to develop a monitoring network that spans Inyo and Mono Counties and from that to have an accurate and up to date idea of conditions on the ground across the area.
We also have ongoing monitoring of our past projects - these include before and after photos, transects, and other reporting.
Monitoring resources
Friends of the Inyo staff and board
pass information on to us - use the phone, e mail, paper mail, or our forum. You can even stop by our office!
Agencies
Report directly to the land managers - this is a very effective way to get information where it needs to go.
Friends of the Inyo forum
A great way to share information. Access it here.
Friends of the Inyo Photo Gallery
You can easily upload your photos from any computer. Directions here.