Andrea Mead Lawrence.

Please join the Mono Lake Committee for this year’s Andrea Lawrence Award Dinner. The evening will be one of good food, friends, and inspirational discussion. The dinner will feature a keynote address by Robert Hanna, descendent of John Muir and state park advocate, followed by the presentation of the Andrea Lawrence Award to a local organization for passionate engagement in community and the land.

2012 Andrea Lawrence Award Dinner
When: Friday, April 27, 2012
Time: 5:30pm
Where: Parallax Restaurant, McCoy Station, Mammoth Mountain Ski Area

You can reserve your tickets with a $60 donation. Please contact Carolyn Weddle at (760) 647-6595  by Tuesday, April 3 to make your reservation. We hope to see you there!

When I went to bed on Friday night, the wind had calmed and the streets were completely dry here in Lee Vining. When I awoke Saturday morning I was pleasantly surprised to see that there was almost a foot of snow at my doorstep!

The Mono Lake Committee stays open in all sorts of weather. Come by and celebrate the snow with us!

Policy Coordinator Morgan Lindsay, Information Center & Bookstore Manager Jessica Horn, and I started off our day here at the office shoveling snow. We got about a foot and a half of snow overnight and it continued to snow all morning and into the afternoon.

The weather forecast for this weekend predicted up to nine (more…)

This past Thursday, March 8, the Mono Lake Committee hosted SYRCL’s Wild & Scenic Film Festival in Los Angeles. The event took place at The Landmark West Los Angeles and was a fun-filled evening with a great selection of inspirational environmental and adventure films.

Lively discussions followed the premiere of The Mono Lake Story at intermission. Mono Lake Committee Board member Vireo Gaines chatted with festival attendees at the Landmark Theater West Los Angeles. Photo by Arya Degenhardt.

This was the LA premiere of the Committee’s new film, The Mono Lake Story. Recently accepted into the Colorado Environmental Film Festival, Sedona International Film Festival, Sun Valley Film Festival, and the Reel Earth Environmental Film Festival, we were very excited to show this film in LA to our members, Board, and lots of (more…)

It’s been an exciting couple of weeks for the Mono Lake Story film team as the film has been gaining recognition in festivals around the world. Not only has it been accepted into the 2012 Wild & Scenic Film Festival, but also the Sedona International Film Festival, Colorado Environmental Film Festival, the Sun Valley Film Festival in Idaho and the Reel Earth Environmental Film Festival in New Zealand.

On top of being accepted into these wonderful festivals, the film has been awarded Director’s Choice for Best Documentary Short in Sedona! Many congratulations to our excellent film team: Ryan Christensen and Jonah Matthewson of Bristlecone Media and score composer Cody Westheimer.

After hearing the great news, we are even more excited for (more…)

In just one week the Mono Lake Committee will be hosting the first ever Wild & Scenic Film Festival in Los Angeles!

Wild & Scenic Film Festival Los Angeles
When: Thursday, March 8, 2012
Where: The Landmark Theater in West Los Angeles
Time: 7:00–10:00pm
Website: monolake.org/wildandscenic
Tickets: $15/full price ticket, $12/student ticket with valid student ID, or the Mono Lake Committee member-deal which is 2 tickets for $25

We are thrilled to be hosting this event because it will not only showcase a selection of great films, but it will also be the LA premiere of our brand new film­—The Mono Lake Story. We have seven exciting environmental and (more…)

Interested in learning more about the leading water issues of today? Make sure you check out the California Water Policy Conference 21: From Water Woes to Water Wise in West Los Angeles on March 8 and 9. This conference will take place at the Westin LAX Hotel and will be two days filled with stimulating discussions and problem-solving on current water issues. Plenary speakers include (more…)

Lets talk water recycling … to be more specific, reusing wastewater to make clean drinking water, also known as indirect potable reuse. Many people may recoil or say “yuck!” to that concept, but according to a recent New York Times article, the use of reclaimed water is starting to be accepted in major cities, very slowly. Both Orange County and San Diego have established successful water recycling plants. San Diego’s plant produces a million gallons of water a day, while the plant in Orange County has the (more…)

Tickets are now on sale for the first ever Wild & Scenic Film Festival in Los Angeles, hosted by the Mono Lake Committee. You don’t want to miss out on this exciting event, which includes the LA premiere of our new film, The Mono Lake Story. We promise it will be a fun-filled evening with an excellent selection of inspirational environmental and adventure films.

• When: Thursday, March 8, 2012 at 7:00pm—one night only!
• Where: The Landmark Theater West Los Angeles, 10850 West Pico Blvd, West LA
• Tickets: $15/regular ticket, $12/student ticket with valid student ID, $25/Mono Lake Committee member deal for 2 tickets.
• Sponsors: Clif Bar, Mother Jones magazine, Osprey, Patagonia, Sierra Nevada Brewing Company. Interested in becoming a sponsor for this festival? Contact Carolyn Weddle for more information.

Seating is limited so make sure to buy your tickets soon.

Follow the festival on Twitter and Facebook for more hints on the great selection of films we will be showing throughout the evening. And keep checking our event web page for more festival updates. We hope to see you there!

It’s that time of year again—time to start gathering prizes for the 2012 Free Drawing—one of the Mono Lake Committee’s largest fundraisers. Thanks to the overwhelming support from our members and visitors, last year’s Free Drawing was a huge success!

This year I have been diligently working on gathering a collection of fabulous prizes for the 2012 Free Drawing. The prize list for this fundraiser will go out through the mail as well as in our Information Center & Bookstore. Exactly how many people will (more…)

Mark your calendar and tell your friends—the Mono Lake Committee is hosting the first Wild & Scenic Film Festival in Los Angeles!

• When: Thursday, March 8, 2012, 7:00pm
• Where: The Landmark Theater, 10850 West Pico Blvd, West Los Angeles
• Tickets: will be for sale online soon…

The Wild & Scenic Film Festival was started by the South Yuba River Citizens’ League (SYRCL) to inspire activism  (more…)