By this time in the summer many thanks are due to all the amazing people who have volunteered their time pulling invasive plants and watering trees at Restoration Wednesdays for the past two months. We at the Mono Lake Committee want to say a special thanks to a dedicated group of volunteers, Ken & Gayle Midas as well as Donna & Jerry Farris, who have donated their time every Wednesday for the past month and a half to aid in restoration efforts. They have enthusiastically pulled enormous (more…)

A group of volunteers armed with buckets braved the heat this past Wednesday to water young Jeffrey pine saplings along Lee Vining Creek. With only a 50% survival rate, these small trees need all the help they can get!

Volunteers fill buckets with water from Lee Vining Creek in preparation for watering young trees. Photo by Mila Re.

This event was part of ongoing stream restoration efforts that include the removal of invasive plants and the watering of native Jeffrey pines along the fragile streams that flow into Mono Lake. Last summer volunteer work parties succeeded in removing over (more…)