We conducted hundreds of interviews, dozens of focus groups, and surveyed 5,000 households across Mono, Inyo, and Alpine Counties from Summer 2024 to Winter 2025. This data will inform the development of a Community Needs and Values Assessment that will elevate community perspectives on land stewardship and how to maintain resilient landscapes and communities in the region. This report that will go through a public review and comment process in 2026.

Thank you to all who participated in interviews, focus groups, and surveys! At this time, we are no longer collecting data for the ESLCS. However, please feel free to email us at easternsierrasurvey@stanford.edu if you have questions, or if you would like to stay informed of the results of this work.

Comments will be most welcome on our draft assessment. Additional research results will be published in the years ahead and we will share this with our email list to keep you apprised of anything that is released publicly.