Visit Green Creek Powerhouse Preserve, Lee Vining, California

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Sign at Green Creek Powerhouse foundations. "Private property. Green Creek Powerhouse Preserve. Property Donor: The David and Elva Sinai Foundation. Size: 40 Acres. Property Owner: Eastern Sierra Land Trust. Date Protected: December 2013. Generous Support & Funding Provded by: Sierra Nevada Conservancy. This 40-acre Preserve maintains a vital riparian corridor and important wildlife habitat. Entirely surrounded by public lands, it is home to diverse native plants, including aspen groves, Jeffrey and pinyon pines, desert peach, and sagebrush scrub. Keep an eye out for mule deer, black bear, northern goshawk, and the Bi-State greater sage-grouse. As the site of one of the earliest hydroelectric power plants in the United States, the preserve also contains significant historic value. Operating from 1893 to 1941, the plant supplied electricity to the Bodie Mines and the mines in the Patterson district. A turn-of-the-century generator used at the plant is now on display at the Mono County Museum in Bridgeport, CA. You can still see the concrete foundation of the powerhouse on the Preserve. Please help protect the historical resources and plant and animal life found here by following these simple rules: -Enjoy your visit on foot. -Motor vehicles and bicycles permitted on the access road and pull out only. No other vehicle use permitted. -Pets allowed only on leash or under immediate voice control. -Horseback riding prohibited. -Camping permitted, but fires are prohibited. -Pack out all trash. -No hunting or shooting. This Land Forever Protected By Eastern Sierra Land Trust. Program Areas: Critical Habitats. Working Farms & Ranches. Community Connections. Mission: Eastern Sierra Land Trust works with willing landowners to preserve vital lands in the Eastern Sierra regiion for their scenic, agricultural, natural, recreational, historical, and watershed values. For more information and to help preserve our rural lands, please contact ESLT at: (760) 873-4554. www.eslt.org

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