Action Alert! Speak up for Mono Lake
May 20th, 2011 by Geoff, Executive Director
It’s time to speak up for Mono Lake! Please write a letter of support for the Mono Lake Tufa State Natural Reserve today!
The Mono Lake Reserve is on the list of 70 California State Parks announced for closure on May 13.
It doesn’t make any sense.
Closure of the Mono Lake Reserve will produce no actual dollar savings for the state and will damage the tourism-based economy of Mono County, jeopardize the ecological resources of Mono Lake, and shut down the Reserve’s substantial volunteer and private funding support programs.
Plus, the Reserve is not suitable for closure under legal criteria set forth this year by the legislature.
Your support for Mono Lake’s state park is needed today!
What to do?
- Please write a letter of support for the Mono Lake Tufa State Natural Reserve using our online form. The Mono Lake Committee will print your letter and hand deliver it for maximum impact to the Governor, Parks Director, and key decision makers in Sacramento.
- Stay up to date with the Mono-logue news collection on this fast developing issue
- Make a donation to support the Mono Lake Committee’s efforts to keep Mono Lake open
- Send a letter in support of ALL 70 state parks slated for closure via our friends at the California State Parks Foundation (Be sure to mention Mono Lake again!)
May 26th, 2011 at 6:51 pm
I have been visiting Mono Lake since I was a child of five- some 76 years ago, and have been heartened and impressed with the heroic efforts of thousands of devoted citizens, led by the Mono Lake Committee, to restore, replenish, and protect it, for the benefit of the people.the wildlife, the land, and the environment.
It is completely irresponsible and unacceptable for the State of California to even contemplate closing the Mono State Park. The money saved will be negligible and the damage incalculable.
You must restore this valuable and valued place.
Thank you in advance for your consideration.
May 26th, 2011 at 11:18 pm
Close it how? I’ve been going there since 1969 and I’ve never seen a ranger or a gate.