Monday, June 6th, 2011 by Arya, Communications DirectorcloseAuthor: Arya, Communications DirectorName: Arya Degenhardt Title: Communications Director About: Arya oversees the Committee's communications program, which includes the Mono Lake Newsletter. She loves her job because she gets to share the inspiring work of the Mono Lake Committee with members and visitors alike. When she's not in the office you might find her running with her dogs Dublin and Poco, volunteering with the Lee Vining Fire Department, listening to any music with a banjo in it, or willing the plants in her garden to grow. Her favorite things to do in the Mono Basin include ice skating on nearby lakes, skiing the Mono Craters, and getting to smell the sagebrush when it rains.See All Posts by Arya (91) Contact Arya
We are proud to announce the recipients of the 2011 Mono Lake Committee Scholarship. Angela Jeanne Annett and Quincy Parker, both seniors at Lee Vining High School, wrote essays that won them each $1,000 to help with their education expenses. Students respond to one of these two essay questions: How has Mono Lake or the Mono Basin influenced your life and your choice to go to college? What do you expect to do to change the world for the better with particular regard to solving natural resource issues?
Elin Ljung presented Angela Jeanne Annett of Lee Vining High School with a 2011 Mono Lake Committee Scholarship.
Angela wrote, “As I work towards achieving my BFA in (more…)
Thursday, May 26th, 2011 by Arya, Communications DirectorcloseAuthor: Arya, Communications DirectorName: Arya Degenhardt Title: Communications Director About: Arya oversees the Committee's communications program, which includes the Mono Lake Newsletter. She loves her job because she gets to share the inspiring work of the Mono Lake Committee with members and visitors alike. When she's not in the office you might find her running with her dogs Dublin and Poco, volunteering with the Lee Vining Fire Department, listening to any music with a banjo in it, or willing the plants in her garden to grow. Her favorite things to do in the Mono Basin include ice skating on nearby lakes, skiing the Mono Craters, and getting to smell the sagebrush when it rains.See All Posts by Arya (91) Contact Arya
Photo courtesy of Jonah Matthewson, www.bristleconemedia.com.
It seems that the Summer 2011 Mono Lake Newsletter is arriving before summer actually hits here at Mono Lake. The current weather forecast includes “strong and damaging winds” which is certainly what we are experiencing here today. But what better day to curl up with the digital full-color version of the Newsletter? You can use our nifty reader, or look at the PDF to see the latest on what this big winter means for flows in the creeks, good news for Mill Creek, as well as updates on the storefront, the film, and much more. Enjoy!
Wednesday, March 16th, 2011 by Arya, Communications DirectorcloseAuthor: Arya, Communications DirectorName: Arya Degenhardt Title: Communications Director About: Arya oversees the Committee's communications program, which includes the Mono Lake Newsletter. She loves her job because she gets to share the inspiring work of the Mono Lake Committee with members and visitors alike. When she's not in the office you might find her running with her dogs Dublin and Poco, volunteering with the Lee Vining Fire Department, listening to any music with a banjo in it, or willing the plants in her garden to grow. Her favorite things to do in the Mono Basin include ice skating on nearby lakes, skiing the Mono Craters, and getting to smell the sagebrush when it rains.See All Posts by Arya (91) Contact Arya
Yesterday I woke up to a Say’s Phoebe’s windy call outside my window. Today I went for a little cross-country ski at lunch. What does that mean? It’s time for the Winter & Spring 2011 Mono Lake Newsletter to sprout.
As snowflakes fell this winter the Mono Lake Committee staff wrote up a storm of their own. You’ll find great articles on GFAJ-1 (the infamous arsenic-eating bacteria), the unusual winter flows on Rush Creek, a status report on the California Gull colony, a fresh look at Mill Creek’s water, the Mono Lake Committee’s mission to balance the water (more…)
Thursday, February 3rd, 2011 by Arya, Communications DirectorcloseAuthor: Arya, Communications DirectorName: Arya Degenhardt Title: Communications Director About: Arya oversees the Committee's communications program, which includes the Mono Lake Newsletter. She loves her job because she gets to share the inspiring work of the Mono Lake Committee with members and visitors alike. When she's not in the office you might find her running with her dogs Dublin and Poco, volunteering with the Lee Vining Fire Department, listening to any music with a banjo in it, or willing the plants in her garden to grow. Her favorite things to do in the Mono Basin include ice skating on nearby lakes, skiing the Mono Craters, and getting to smell the sagebrush when it rains.See All Posts by Arya (91) Contact Arya
If you went on a Friday morning bird walk last summer, you most-likely met Birding Intern Nick Neely. Among Neely’s many accolades, being a writer for High Country News’ “Writers on the Range” series, is one. His recent article, “Alien life, it turns out, is much closer than Mars” deftly weaves the story of the discovery of GFAJ-1 with its home turf at Mono Lake. I highly recommend giving his article a read.
Wednesday, February 2nd, 2011 by Arya, Communications DirectorcloseAuthor: Arya, Communications DirectorName: Arya Degenhardt Title: Communications Director About: Arya oversees the Committee's communications program, which includes the Mono Lake Newsletter. She loves her job because she gets to share the inspiring work of the Mono Lake Committee with members and visitors alike. When she's not in the office you might find her running with her dogs Dublin and Poco, volunteering with the Lee Vining Fire Department, listening to any music with a banjo in it, or willing the plants in her garden to grow. Her favorite things to do in the Mono Basin include ice skating on nearby lakes, skiing the Mono Craters, and getting to smell the sagebrush when it rains.See All Posts by Arya (91) Contact Arya
Each year the Mono Lake Committee supports local students pursuing higher education who display a personal connection with Mono Lake and the Mono Lake story with two $1,000 scholarships. Mono County resident high school seniors who have firm plans to attend a two- or four-year college within a year of graduation qualify. Students must write an essay to qualify.
If you are interested in applying, you can find the application here. The application deadline is 5:00pm Wednesday May 11, 2011.
If you would like to read the essays of past (more…)
Wednesday, December 29th, 2010 by Arya, Communications DirectorcloseAuthor: Arya, Communications DirectorName: Arya Degenhardt Title: Communications Director About: Arya oversees the Committee's communications program, which includes the Mono Lake Newsletter. She loves her job because she gets to share the inspiring work of the Mono Lake Committee with members and visitors alike. When she's not in the office you might find her running with her dogs Dublin and Poco, volunteering with the Lee Vining Fire Department, listening to any music with a banjo in it, or willing the plants in her garden to grow. Her favorite things to do in the Mono Basin include ice skating on nearby lakes, skiing the Mono Craters, and getting to smell the sagebrush when it rains.See All Posts by Arya (91) Contact Arya
In the fall of 2009 Richard Roos-Collins was presented with the Mono Lake Committee’s Defender of the Trust Award which acknowledges outstanding work protecting the Public Trust. His remarks at the award ceremony are included in the 2011 Mono Lake Calendar.
South Tufa, Mono Lake. Photo courtesy of Joel St. Marie.
I am truly humbled and grateful to be a member of the team that won one of the greatest environmental cases of the past century.
This victory resulted from the efforts of many scientists, attorneys, and advocates who contributed in countless ways over more than 20 years of active litigation. Some are present tonight: Sally Gaines, founder of the Committee and Director; Martha Davis and Geoff McQuilkin, (more…)
Saturday, December 25th, 2010 by Arya, Communications DirectorcloseAuthor: Arya, Communications DirectorName: Arya Degenhardt Title: Communications Director About: Arya oversees the Committee's communications program, which includes the Mono Lake Newsletter. She loves her job because she gets to share the inspiring work of the Mono Lake Committee with members and visitors alike. When she's not in the office you might find her running with her dogs Dublin and Poco, volunteering with the Lee Vining Fire Department, listening to any music with a banjo in it, or willing the plants in her garden to grow. Her favorite things to do in the Mono Basin include ice skating on nearby lakes, skiing the Mono Craters, and getting to smell the sagebrush when it rains.See All Posts by Arya (91) Contact Arya
Sending you best wishes for
a joyous and peaceful holiday season
and a happy New Year
from the Mono Lake Committee
Your support keeps water flowing down Mono Basin streams,
Mono Lake rising, and the Mono Basin recovering and thriving.
As we near the end of 2010
we would great appreciate your tax-deductible
year-end donation.
We will put your gift toward our work to achieve
the maximum benefit for Mono Lake, its tributaries,
and surrounding lands in 2011.
Year-end donations can qualify you for
a Mono Lake Calendar, notecards, or
a new regional geology book.
Thursday, December 2nd, 2010 by Arya, Communications DirectorcloseAuthor: Arya, Communications DirectorName: Arya Degenhardt Title: Communications Director About: Arya oversees the Committee's communications program, which includes the Mono Lake Newsletter. She loves her job because she gets to share the inspiring work of the Mono Lake Committee with members and visitors alike. When she's not in the office you might find her running with her dogs Dublin and Poco, volunteering with the Lee Vining Fire Department, listening to any music with a banjo in it, or willing the plants in her garden to grow. Her favorite things to do in the Mono Basin include ice skating on nearby lakes, skiing the Mono Craters, and getting to smell the sagebrush when it rains.See All Posts by Arya (91) Contact Arya
News of NASA’s recent ground-breaking finding that a bacterium, discovered at Mono Lake, could eat and grow on a diet of arsenic instead of phosphorus, has the Mono Lake Committee office buzzing with phone calls and emails from around the world. The implications for this information are astounding….
Friday, November 19th, 2010 by Arya, Communications DirectorcloseAuthor: Arya, Communications DirectorName: Arya Degenhardt Title: Communications Director About: Arya oversees the Committee's communications program, which includes the Mono Lake Newsletter. She loves her job because she gets to share the inspiring work of the Mono Lake Committee with members and visitors alike. When she's not in the office you might find her running with her dogs Dublin and Poco, volunteering with the Lee Vining Fire Department, listening to any music with a banjo in it, or willing the plants in her garden to grow. Her favorite things to do in the Mono Basin include ice skating on nearby lakes, skiing the Mono Craters, and getting to smell the sagebrush when it rains.See All Posts by Arya (91) Contact Arya
It’s citizen science, it’s for the birds, and it’s always a lot of fun … why not join in one of the two upcoming Christmas Bird Counts?
Mono Basin Christmas Bird Count
Tuesday December 21, 2010
Contact: Kristie Nelson
Bishop Christmas Bird Count
Saturday, December 18, 2010
Contact: Chris Howard
Regional bird data is critical to species and habitat protection efforts around the globe, and participating in these bird counts is a great way to make a difference while connecting with regional bird enthusiasts.
Love bird watching? Consider joining in the long tradition of Christmas Bird Counts this year. Photo by Arya Degenhardt.
Monday, November 1st, 2010 by Arya, Communications DirectorcloseAuthor: Arya, Communications DirectorName: Arya Degenhardt Title: Communications Director About: Arya oversees the Committee's communications program, which includes the Mono Lake Newsletter. She loves her job because she gets to share the inspiring work of the Mono Lake Committee with members and visitors alike. When she's not in the office you might find her running with her dogs Dublin and Poco, volunteering with the Lee Vining Fire Department, listening to any music with a banjo in it, or willing the plants in her garden to grow. Her favorite things to do in the Mono Basin include ice skating on nearby lakes, skiing the Mono Craters, and getting to smell the sagebrush when it rains.See All Posts by Arya (91) Contact Arya
As I type this Mono-logue entry the Newsletter is also being printed on 100% post-consumer waste recycled paper for the first time ever. Considering the importance of the contents inside, this may seem like a small thing to highlight, but we’re pretty proud to be making the leap to a more responsible paper.
