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, April 20th, 2011 by Elin, Communications CoordinatorcloseAuthor: Elin, Communications CoordinatorName: Elin Ljung Title: Communications Coordinator About: Elin's job consists of some of her favorite things: finding typos, experimenting with layouts, and figuring out how best to communicate the Committee's work to the world. She also oversees the Field Seminar program. Elin is an EMT on the Lee Vining Fire Department, loves sitting at Latte Da Coffee Cafe immersed in a good book, and watches English Premier League football (soccer) at any opportunity.See All Posts by Elin (133) Contact Elin
Starting today, the Mono Lake Committee headquarters in Lee Vining will begin to look a little different.
If you have been to the Information Center & Bookstore in the last few years, you may have noticed that the facade has seen better days. The plaster is flaking off, revealing old layers of crumbling stucco, and its last coat of paint went on in … 1993! It’s time to fix things up.
Scaffolding goes up before the "walnut-shell blasting" process, which will remove peeling paint and flaking plaster.
This week the old paint will come off and the flaking plaster will come down, thanks to a “sandblasting” process that actually uses (more…)
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, March 10th, 2011 by Julia, Mono Lake InterncloseAuthor: Julia, Mono Lake InternName: Julia Runcie Title: Mono Lake Intern About: As a native of the diminutive Green Mountains, Julia is completely in awe of the Sierra but has to admit she sometimes misses real maple syrup. After her 2010 summer internship she stayed through the winter as a Project Specialist, and is now a Mono Lake Intern for her second summer. In her free time, Julia loves to hike, cook, write, and uproot invasive weeds.See All Posts by Julia (42) Contact Julia
The Mono Lake Committee invites you to a special event…
the Andrea Lawrence Award Dinner
6:00pm on Friday, April 29, 2011
Mountainside Conference Center
Main Lodge, Mammoth Mountain Ski Area
The dinner will feature a keynote address by Ron Nichols, new General Manager of the Los Angeles Department of Water & Power, followed by the presentation of the Andrea Lawrence Award to an organization whose environmental work deserves special recognition. The evening promises to be one of good food, good friends, (more…)
Thursday, January 20th, 2011 by Elin, Communications CoordinatorcloseAuthor: Elin, Communications CoordinatorName: Elin Ljung Title: Communications Coordinator About: Elin's job consists of some of her favorite things: finding typos, experimenting with layouts, and figuring out how best to communicate the Committee's work to the world. She also oversees the Field Seminar program. Elin is an EMT on the Lee Vining Fire Department, loves sitting at Latte Da Coffee Cafe immersed in a good book, and watches English Premier League football (soccer) at any opportunity.See All Posts by Elin (133) Contact Elin
Caelen McQuilkin pulls a lucky winner in the 2009 Free Drawing. Photo by Elin Ljung.
Right now, Julia, the Committee’s Project Specialist is busily gathering prizes for the 2011 Free Drawing—one of the Mono Lake Committee’s favorite fundraisers. Favorite fundraiser?
Here’s why: Come summer, over 100,000 people will have a chance to see the list of prizes—through the mail and in our store—and will have a chance to enter the drawing. We even get letters from Mono Lake Committee members asking when they can buy tickets. Then, in November, we get to draw the names of the lucky prize winners!
We put a lot of care into selecting those prizes, and we need your help: do you have something you can donate to the Free Drawing?
Great prizes include things you may not be using, like a timeshare stay or perhaps a round-trip airline ticket. Or perhaps you work for a company that makes annual donations … could your company donate a computer, iPad, iPod, or other snazzy goods or services to the Free Drawing?
If you can help, contact Julia at (760) 647-6595. And thank you!
Saturday, January 1st, 2011 by Elin, Communications CoordinatorcloseAuthor: Elin, Communications CoordinatorName: Elin Ljung Title: Communications Coordinator About: Elin's job consists of some of her favorite things: finding typos, experimenting with layouts, and figuring out how best to communicate the Committee's work to the world. She also oversees the Field Seminar program. Elin is an EMT on the Lee Vining Fire Department, loves sitting at Latte Da Coffee Cafe immersed in a good book, and watches English Premier League football (soccer) at any opportunity.See All Posts by Elin (133) Contact Elin
All the 2011 Field Seminars will be up online here for everyone to view on January 15, 2011.
Take a look at what we’re offering this year, make your plans to come for a seminar, and be ready to sign up when registration opens for members only on Monday, February 1. Registration opens for non-members on Monday, March 1, but if you wish to register on February 1 you can join the Mono Lake Committee when you call or sign up online.
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…)
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.
