Building on a Strong Foundation

The Mono Lake Committee secured protection for Mono Lake by establishing partnerships and forging cooperative solutions that have become a model for balancing public trust water values in California and the West. The Committee has worked at both ends of the Los Angeles aqueduct to find these solutions. Today, the solutions found at Mono Lake are a model for solving water problems statewide. Water quality and water supply are everyone's concern and education about healthy watersheds is of paramount importance.

Education has been an integral part of the Committee's success since 1978. At the heart of this success is an outdoor and environmental education program that currently reaches over 3,000 students each year. The Committee also serves additional young people through partnerships with the City of Los Angeles, the Mono Lake Tufa State Reserve, the U.S. Forest Service, and other organizations.

Already, school and community groups from all over California and Western Nevada come to Mono Lake, and the demand for this type of education program is increasing rapidly.

The Mono Lake Committee has the history and experience to prepare today's youth for the challenges of tomorrow's water issues. The Mono Basin Outdoor Education Center will positively transform learning opportunities in the Mono Basin and provide a quality education experience for 6,000 students per year.


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