Friends of the Eastern California Museum FECM is a nonprofit organization that provides short and long term financial and volunteer support to the Eastern California Museum ECM. Working in collaboration with ECM FECM supports ECM's mission to preserve and interpret the natural and cultural history of Inyo County and the Eastern Sierra from Death Valley to Mono Lake California. Contributions to FECM are used to aid in increasing ECM's value as a public educational institution to sponsor educational programs that encourage public awareness of Inyo County's rich and diverse heritage and to provide monetary in-kind and volunteer help for ECM operations and programs.