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		<description><![CDATA[The Sunday edition of the San Francisco Chronicle just ran a front page feature story on Mono Lake, much to the delight of Mono Lake fans concerned about the future of the state park here. The story, titled &#8220;Mono Lake efforts may be undone by park closures,&#8221; focuses on the planned state closure of the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Mono Lake on Chronicle front page</title>
		<link>http://www.monolake.org/today/2011/07/24/mono-lake-on-chronicle-front-page/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 24 Jul 2011 17:53:55 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Geoff, Executive Director</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Word is coming in from Mono Lake friends throughout the Bay Area that today&#8217;s Sunday edition of the San Francisco Chronicle has a front page feature story on Mono Lake! The story focuses on the planned closure of the Mono Lake Tufa State Natural Reserve at the end of the year&#8211;and the devastating fallout that [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Budget cuts end 26-year Mono Lake tradition</title>
		<link>http://www.monolake.org/today/2011/07/23/budget-cuts-end-26-year-mono-lake-tradition/</link>
		<comments>http://www.monolake.org/today/2011/07/23/budget-cuts-end-26-year-mono-lake-tradition/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 24 Jul 2011 02:50:26 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Geoff, Executive Director</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[This week the Inyo National Forest notified us that they are implementing a new round of budget cuts, adding to those announced earlier in the spring. The budget reductions hit Mono Lake visitors hard. Two Forest Service  staff in the Mono Basin have been laid off, and the federal visitor center may close weeks earlier [...]]]></description>
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		<title>BLM to lead scoping tour for proposed nearby wind farm</title>
		<link>http://www.monolake.org/today/2011/07/01/blm-to-lead-scoping-tour-for-proposed-nearby-wind-farm/</link>
		<comments>http://www.monolake.org/today/2011/07/01/blm-to-lead-scoping-tour-for-proposed-nearby-wind-farm/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 01 Jul 2011 16:23:17 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Geoff, Executive Director</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Bureau of Land Management will lead a public field tour on July 9 to look at areas east of Mono Lake proposed for wind data gathering and possible subsequent wind farm construction. Public scoping meetings will follow July 11 at 6:30pm in Lee Vining and July 12 at 6:30pm in Benton at their respective [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Take a look at all 70 state parks slated for closure</title>
		<link>http://www.monolake.org/today/2011/06/24/take-a-look-at-all-70-parks-slated-for-closure/</link>
		<comments>http://www.monolake.org/today/2011/06/24/take-a-look-at-all-70-parks-slated-for-closure/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 24 Jun 2011 14:09:31 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Geoff, Executive Director</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Wondering what all 70 of the California state parks slated for closure look like? Check out this moving photo essay profiling each park unit, including Mono Lake of course.]]></description>
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		<title>Oldest known flycatcher returns</title>
		<link>http://www.monolake.org/today/2011/06/22/oldest-known-flycatcher-returns/</link>
		<comments>http://www.monolake.org/today/2011/06/22/oldest-known-flycatcher-returns/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 22 Jun 2011 15:57:44 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Geoff, Executive Director</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Willow Flycatcher expert Chris McCreedy has a fascinating bird sighting post about these rare visitors on Rush Creek. You can read it here.]]></description>
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