Friday, May 10th, 2013 by Angie, Project SpecialistcloseAuthor: Angie, Project SpecialistName: Angie Glaser Title: Project Specialist About: Originally from coastal Southern California, Angie answered the call of the mountains and has spent the past three summers in the Sierra, including one as the Mono Lake Committee's Canoe Coordinator. After graduating from UC Santa Barbara she worked in outdoor education and interned for the National Park Service. When she’s not paddling through swarms of brine shrimp, you can find her backpacking, climbing, or cooking really spicy Thai curry.See All Posts by Angie (24) Contact Angie
According to today’s most recent update from the National Park Service, Tioga Pass will indeed open tomorrow, May 11. While the road opening will cut hours off travel time from the Eastern Sierra to Yosemite, visitors should be prepared for very few amenities and services on the road to Yosemite Valley. Read the (more…)
Thursday, March 21st, 2013 by Angie, Project SpecialistcloseAuthor: Angie, Project SpecialistName: Angie Glaser Title: Project Specialist About: Originally from coastal Southern California, Angie answered the call of the mountains and has spent the past three summers in the Sierra, including one as the Mono Lake Committee's Canoe Coordinator. After graduating from UC Santa Barbara she worked in outdoor education and interned for the National Park Service. When she’s not paddling through swarms of brine shrimp, you can find her backpacking, climbing, or cooking really spicy Thai curry.See All Posts by Angie (24) Contact Angie
Sally Gaines at the reception. Photo courtesy of michelleanddamien.com.
The Wild & Scenic Film Festival—Los Angeles, hosted by the Mono Lake Committee earlier this month, featured a very special reception to honor a very special person. The Committee teamed up with our friends at Barefoot Wine & Bubbly to celebrate Committee co-founder Sally Gaines, one of Barefoot’s seven “Soles of the Year!”
Barefoot has a long history of supporting non-profit organizations, and they took their support one step further this spring when they launched their Soles of the Year program to honor extraordinary individuals, like Sally, who have made a lasting impact in their communities. The reception at the film festival was a great (more…)
Monday, March 18th, 2013 by Angie, Project SpecialistcloseAuthor: Angie, Project SpecialistName: Angie Glaser Title: Project Specialist About: Originally from coastal Southern California, Angie answered the call of the mountains and has spent the past three summers in the Sierra, including one as the Mono Lake Committee's Canoe Coordinator. After graduating from UC Santa Barbara she worked in outdoor education and interned for the National Park Service. When she’s not paddling through swarms of brine shrimp, you can find her backpacking, climbing, or cooking really spicy Thai curry.See All Posts by Angie (24) Contact Angie
On Saturday, March 9, the Mono Lake Committee brought together 110 members, old friends, and new friends for the Wild & Scenic Film Festival in Los Angeles.
The Wild & Scenic Film Festival--Los Angeles lit up in lights. Photo by Arya Degenhardt.
Friday, March 1st, 2013 by Angie, Project SpecialistcloseAuthor: Angie, Project SpecialistName: Angie Glaser Title: Project Specialist About: Originally from coastal Southern California, Angie answered the call of the mountains and has spent the past three summers in the Sierra, including one as the Mono Lake Committee's Canoe Coordinator. After graduating from UC Santa Barbara she worked in outdoor education and interned for the National Park Service. When she’s not paddling through swarms of brine shrimp, you can find her backpacking, climbing, or cooking really spicy Thai curry.See All Posts by Angie (24) Contact Angie
When: Saturday, March 9 Where: The Cinefamily at the Silent Movie Theater in West Hollywood Tickets: Matinee or evening tickets—$20/$15 for members; All-day festival pass—$35/$30 for members. Ticket prices will increase at the door. All tickets include entry to (more…)
Friday, February 8th, 2013 by Angie, Project SpecialistcloseAuthor: Angie, Project SpecialistName: Angie Glaser Title: Project Specialist About: Originally from coastal Southern California, Angie answered the call of the mountains and has spent the past three summers in the Sierra, including one as the Mono Lake Committee's Canoe Coordinator. After graduating from UC Santa Barbara she worked in outdoor education and interned for the National Park Service. When she’s not paddling through swarms of brine shrimp, you can find her backpacking, climbing, or cooking really spicy Thai curry.See All Posts by Angie (24) Contact Angie
The Mono Lake Committee is once again bringing the Wild & Scenic Film Festival to Los Angeles! This year’s event will feature two sessions of engaging environmental and adventure films, as well as a wine and hors d’oeuvres reception hosted by Barefoot Wine & Bubbly. Seating is limited, so be sure to buy your tickets soon.
When: March 9th, 2013, 1:00pm–10:00pm
Where: The Cinefamily Theatre at 611 N Fairfax, Los Angeles. Free parking courtesy of Premiere Valet Services is available across the street from the theater at Fairfax High.
Tickets: All-day Festival Pass: $35 /$30 for members; Matinee or Evening tickets: $20 / $15 for members. All tickets include entry to the Barefoot Wine & Bubbly Reception with light hors d’oeuvres.
Be sure to check out our event website and follow the Wild & Scenic LA event on Facebook and Twitter for more information on the festival and the unique films. We look forward to seeing you in Los Angeles this spring!
Tuesday, February 5th, 2013 by Angie, Project SpecialistcloseAuthor: Angie, Project SpecialistName: Angie Glaser Title: Project Specialist About: Originally from coastal Southern California, Angie answered the call of the mountains and has spent the past three summers in the Sierra, including one as the Mono Lake Committee's Canoe Coordinator. After graduating from UC Santa Barbara she worked in outdoor education and interned for the National Park Service. When she’s not paddling through swarms of brine shrimp, you can find her backpacking, climbing, or cooking really spicy Thai curry.See All Posts by Angie (24) Contact Angie
Mono Lake has donned its winter personality—the water is tinged green, the beach is covered in snow, and the rabbitbrush has turned brown. The whole basin has a calm, serene feeling that is a stark contrast from the hum of summer.
The Mono Basin lies blanketed under a layer of poconip ice fog in this view looking south from Conway Summit on January 18, 2013. Photo by Arya Degenhardt.
Mono Lake has been seeing fewer human visitors, of course, but the seasonal silence is more than that. In the summer, Mono Lake is teeming with life and activity, and in the dead of winter it just seems … quiet. Which begs the question—where are all of Mono Lake’s creatures hiding in the wintertime? (more…)
Friday, January 18th, 2013 by Angie, Project SpecialistcloseAuthor: Angie, Project SpecialistName: Angie Glaser Title: Project Specialist About: Originally from coastal Southern California, Angie answered the call of the mountains and has spent the past three summers in the Sierra, including one as the Mono Lake Committee's Canoe Coordinator. After graduating from UC Santa Barbara she worked in outdoor education and interned for the National Park Service. When she’s not paddling through swarms of brine shrimp, you can find her backpacking, climbing, or cooking really spicy Thai curry.See All Posts by Angie (24) Contact Angie
Last weekend, Mono Lake Committee staff members traveled to Nevada City for a weekend of film, art, music, activism, and inspiration. For the eleventh consecutive year, the South Yuba River Citizens League (SYRCL) brought together engaging environmental and adventure films for the four-day, ten-venue Wild & Scenic Film Festival. Communications Director Arya Degenhardt, Education Director Bartshe Miller, Communications Coordinator Elin Ljung, and I road tripped through cities and over snowy mountain passes to attend the festival in preparation for our upcoming Wild & Scenic Film Festival in Los Angeles, which we host. (more…)
Saturday, December 15th, 2012 by Angie, Project SpecialistcloseAuthor: Angie, Project SpecialistName: Angie Glaser Title: Project Specialist About: Originally from coastal Southern California, Angie answered the call of the mountains and has spent the past three summers in the Sierra, including one as the Mono Lake Committee's Canoe Coordinator. After graduating from UC Santa Barbara she worked in outdoor education and interned for the National Park Service. When she’s not paddling through swarms of brine shrimp, you can find her backpacking, climbing, or cooking really spicy Thai curry.See All Posts by Angie (24) Contact Angie
Lee Vining is covered in a blanket of snow, making the approaching holidays seem all the more present. As you’re finishing up your shopping lists this week, consider handmade gifts from Eastern Sierra local artisans. Miniature Sierra wildflower notecard sets are the perfect gifts for those on your list with an appreciation for nature and art. Each set features a beautiful painting of a wildflower native to the Sierra sure to be recognized and well-loved by anyone who has spent time exploring these mountains and meadows. Shooting stars, corn lilies, penstemon, lupine—Susan Greenleaf of Bishop has done a beautiful (more…)
Tuesday, December 11th, 2012 by Angie, Project SpecialistcloseAuthor: Angie, Project SpecialistName: Angie Glaser Title: Project Specialist About: Originally from coastal Southern California, Angie answered the call of the mountains and has spent the past three summers in the Sierra, including one as the Mono Lake Committee's Canoe Coordinator. After graduating from UC Santa Barbara she worked in outdoor education and interned for the National Park Service. When she’s not paddling through swarms of brine shrimp, you can find her backpacking, climbing, or cooking really spicy Thai curry.See All Posts by Angie (24) Contact Angie
With work, appointments, and errands, we live in an on-the-go society. Meals are often eaten in the office or the car with plastic utensils and containers that are used once and tossed in the name of convenience. Luckily, the Mono Lake Committee online store has gifts to help you and your busy loved ones break free from the use-and-toss lifestyle.
Saturday, December 1st, 2012 by Angie, Project SpecialistcloseAuthor: Angie, Project SpecialistName: Angie Glaser Title: Project Specialist About: Originally from coastal Southern California, Angie answered the call of the mountains and has spent the past three summers in the Sierra, including one as the Mono Lake Committee's Canoe Coordinator. After graduating from UC Santa Barbara she worked in outdoor education and interned for the National Park Service. When she’s not paddling through swarms of brine shrimp, you can find her backpacking, climbing, or cooking really spicy Thai curry.See All Posts by Angie (24) Contact Angie
Water is a subject near and dear to us here at the Mono Lake Committee. It is the source of all life on our planet and the cause of both success and struggle for human beings. Newly added to the Committee’s online store are two books that take a look at water and what a changing climate means for this precious resource. (more…)
