Your membership in the Mono Lake Committee puts you in the company of over 15,000 people who are committed to finding
innovative, environmentally-sound solutions to resource conflicts and to the protection
and restoration of Mono Lake for generations to come. Your membership:
- Supports restoration measures that benefit the Mono Basin environment.
- Funds public education programs.
- Ensures Mono Lake's long-term protection
In addition to helping Mono Lake when you join the Mono Lake Committee, you will
receive the quarterly Mono Lake Newsletter and
special action alerts. You will also receive discounts on many of our Field Seminars. If you have a Personal Webpage that talks about Mono Lake
and links to monolake.org, we will
link to it (just email
 !). And of course, you
gain access to the Mono Lake Committee Members' Section of the Mono Lake Website.
Special Giving Programs
Guardians of the Lake
The Committee has set up a special monthly giving program called Guardians
of the Lake. By committing to making regular monthly donations of at least $10,
participants in the Guardians program help the Committee plan for the future. In return,
Guardians receive substantially fewer other mailings, and receive special monthly Mono
Lake updates from Committee co-founder Sally Gaines by mail or email. New enrollees in the Guardians
program also receive a special Guardians of the Lake lapel pin! top
Mono Lake Defense Trust
The Leadership Circle of the Mono Lake Committee
Donors who choose to give $250 per year or more become part of a special cadre of
Committee members: the Mono Lake Defense Trust. The Defense Trust was established to
assure that, wherever the fight for Mono Lake might lead, financial resources would always
be available. Members who give at the Defense Trust level receive special benefits,
including the annual Mono Lake Calendar and special updates from the Executive Director.
Defense... to remind us of the days when urgent legal defense actions
were the centerpiece of our advocacy for Mono Lake, and that we must always be ready to go
back to court if necessary. We will always strive to fill the shoes of activists like the
late David Gaines who instigated the groundswell of public concern that ultimately saved
Mono Lake.
Trust... to remind us that, so long as the values of the public trust
doctrine are alive and well, Mono Lake will be protected. The public trust doctrine is the
California law the Committee used to support its position that the rights of California
citizens to enjoy Mono Lake must be balanced with the water rights of the Los Angeles
Department of Water and Power. top
Giving Levels and Annual Benefits
of Membership
Friend--$25 Annually
Mono's friends know that creating a public water conservation ethic is the key to
protecting the lake in the future. As a $25 Member you weigh in on the side of protecting
wild places like Mono Lake through wise water use in Los Angeles.
Regular member benefits:
- Quarterly Mono Lake Newsletter
- Access to Members' Section of the Website
- discounts on Field Seminars top
Supporter--$35 Annually
There is power in numbers--in nature and in membership! Trillions of brine shrimp, unique
to Mono Lake, support millions of migratory birds. As a $35 Member you stand with
thousands of others in support of a healthy Mono Lake.
Regular member benefits:
- Quarterly Mono Lake Newsletter
- Access to Members' Section of the Website
- discounts on Field Seminars top
Advocate--$50 Annually
When the lake was low, coyotes crossed the exposed landbridge, threatening gull nests on
Negit Island. As a $50 Member, you act as advocate for Mono's wildlife, ensuring that the
lake rises and the landbridge stays submerged.
Regular member benefits:
- Quarterly Mono Lake Newsletter
- Access to Members' Section of the Website
- discounts on Field Seminars top
Habitat Helper--$75 Annually
The return of water to Mono's tributaries is bringing streamside forests and habitat back
to life--a rare change in this high desert region. Your $75 membership can help the
Committee restore this critical aspect of the ecosystem.
Regular member benefits:
- Quarterly Mono Lake Newsletter
- Access to Members' Section of the Website
- discounts on Field Seminars top
Lakewatcher--$100 Annually
If restoration unfolds as planned, Mono Lake will rise to a healthy level of 6392 feet.
But there are many uncertainties to face along the way. As a $100 Member, you share a
conviction that the lake's protection is central to the ecosystem's vitality.
Regular member benefits:
- Quarterly Mono Lake Newsletter
- Access to Members' Section of the Website
- discounts on Field Seminars top
Phalarope Phanatic--$150 Annually
Former Executive Director Martha Davis stood on Mono's western shore last fall and saw a
sure sign that the lake was on the mend: the phalaropes had returned! As a $150 Member,
you demonstrate concern for the ongoing health of the phalaropes, grebes, gulls, ducks,
and other birds that thrive at Mono Lake.
Regular member benefits:
- Quarterly Mono Lake Newsletter
- Access to Members' Section of the Website
- discounts on Field Seminars top
Tufa Trustee--$250 Annually
Mono Lake's dramatic features--mysterious tufa towers, numerous volcanoes, redeeming
solitude--make a remarkable natural landscape. The Committee builds a constituency for the
lake among people from throughout the world by educating the public through
member-supported programs such as natural history walks, field seminars, the Mono Lake
Website, and the Outdoor Experiences program for Los Angeles youth. The tufa towers are
the most well-known and often the most appreciated aspect of Mono Lake's unique
environment, and are coming alive as they become submerged once again.
- Regular member benefits: Mono Lake Newsletter, access to members-only section of the
Website, discounts on Field Seminars
- Mono Lake Calendar
- Recognition in the Mono Lake Committee Annual Report
- Recognition on the Mono Lake Website
- Invitations to special events top
Stream Steward--$500 Annually
The ecological vitality of Mono Lake and its tributary streams withered during decades of
excessive water diversions. With the support of members, the Committee now works to return
those damaged Mono Basin Resources to health with hands-on fieldwork, policy-setting
initiatives, and careful monitoring of restoration progress.
- Regular member benefits: Mono Lake Newsletter, access to members-only section of the
Website, discounts on Field Seminars
- Mono Lake Calendar
- Recognition in the Mono Lake Committee Annual Report
- Recognition on the Mono Lake Website
- Invitations to special events
- Special reports from the Mono Lake Committee Executive Director top
Avian Advocate--$1000 Annually
Birds by the millions count on Mono Lake as a stopping point on their migratory journeys,
and it's the Committee's job to be sure the lake is there for them. Future demands for
Mono's water will be no less significant than those of the past, so the Committee works to
assure the continued vitality of the lake and its bird populations through promotion of
wise water use and, whenever needed, political action at the city, state, and national
levels.
- Regular member benefits: Mono Lake Newsletter, access to members-only section of the
Website, discounts on Field Seminars
- Mono Lake Calendar
- Recognition in the Mono Lake Committee Annual Report
- Recognition on the Mono Lake Website
- Invitations to special events
- Special reports from the Mono Lake Committee Executive Director
- Complimentary canoe tour for two top
Mono Basin Benefactor--$5000 Annually
From policy negotiations in Sacramento to tree planting on Rush Creek, the Committee works
wherever needed to restore the Mono Basin. From Website design to sunset walks along the
lakeshore, Committee staff share the magic of Mono Lake with new advocates from around the
world. And from water conservation to packed public hearings, Committee members assure
that Mono will thrive in the next century and beyond. These diverse activities require a
skilled staff with a full time presence at Mono Lake, and member support makes it all
happen.
- Regular member benefits: Mono Lake Newsletter, access to members-only section of the
Website, discounts on Field Seminars
- Mono Lake Calendar
- Recognition in the Mono Lake Committee Annual Report
- Recognition on the Mono Lake Website
- Invitations to special events
- Special reports from the Mono Lake Committee Executive Director
- Complimentary canoe tour for two
- Private lunch and tour with Mono Lake Committee Executive Director top
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