MEDIA RELEASE

12/16/2024

—For Immediate Release— 

Contact:

• Louis Medina, Outreach Director, Sierra Forever; [email protected]; Cell 323.788.7447

 

Sierra Forever Offers FREE Crafts Activities, Outings in the Snow and in the Desert this Holiday Season and into the New Year

From creating seasonal crafts indoors to hiking in the Alabama Hills in Southern Inyo County, to snowshoeing in the Mammoth Lakes area of Mono County, Sierra Forever offers plenty of free opportunities for holiday and winter fun beginning Sat., Dec. 21.

Lone Pine Area

Sat., Dec. 21, 11 a.m. – 3 p.m.: Holiday Crafts at the Eastern Sierra Interagency Visitor Center, at the intersection of US 395 and CA-136 in Lone Pine. Locals and visitors are invited to stop by the visitor center and create a holiday decoration to celebrate the season.

Sun., Dec. 22, 11 a.m. – 12:30 p.m.: Holiday Naturally in the Alabama Hills in Lone Pine. Meet volunteers at the Mobius Arch Loop Trailhead for a walk around some of the less well visited areas of the Alabama Hills and experience a bit of the Holiday Season naturally.

Dress in layers, wear sturdy walking shoes, and practice sun protection by wearing a hat and sunscreen. Bring drinking water and a snack. Children must be accompanied by an adult at all times.

Questions about Lone Pine area outings and activities? Please write to [email protected].

Mammoth Lakes Area

Sat., Dec. 21, 11 a.m. to 12:30 p.m., and continuing every Saturday through Jan. 25: Free Guided Snowshoe Hikes starting at Mammoth Lakes Welcome Center, 2510 Main Street, in Mammoth Lakes. Meet at the welcome center for a free 1.5-to-2-mile snowshoe hike over mostly flat, snowy trails guided by a knowledgeable naturalist. Learn about winter ecology and local wildlife. No previous experience is necessary, and Sierra Forever has about a dozen pairs of snowshoes available for participants. We would like to keep the size of groups manageable, so please RSVP and direct any questions to [email protected].

Dress in warm, layered clothing and waterproof boots, hat, gloves or mittens, and wear sunglasses and sunscreen for snow glare. Bring drinking water and a snack. And if you have your own pair of snowshoes, bring those as well! Children must be accompanied by an adult at all times.

Interpretive outdoor hikes, whether in the desert or in the snow, are subject to cancellation without prior notice due to weather or other factors.

For a schedule of these and all other events hosted by Sierra Forever, visit sierraforever.org/events.

About Sierra Forever

Founded in 1970 as Eastern Sierra Interpretive Association, Sierra Forever is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit corporation that partners with local, tribal and federal governments, as well as fellow nonprofits, to provide interpretive education about the Sierra Nevada and Great Basin landscapes, in the hope of inspiring members of the public to develop a deeper appreciation for public lands, and thereby become better stewards. Sierra Forever operates bookstores in visitor centers in collaboration with agency partners that include the Inyo, Humboldt-Toiyabe, Tahoe, and Klamath National Forests, Death Valley National Park, Devils Postpile National Monument, Manzanar National Historic Site, the Bureau of Land Management’s Bishop Field Office, and the U.S. Department of Fish & Wildlife in Southwest Nevada.  For more information, please visit Sierra Forever’s website, www.sierraforever.org.

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