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SERCAL Conference – Mono Lake to figure prominently

Thursday, January 21st, 2010 by Lisa, Eastern Sierra Policy Director

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Even though the snow continues and summer seems a long way off, Mono Lake Committee staff are busy planning for the California Society for Ecological Restoration Annual Conference, which will be held in Mammoth Lakes, May 19–22, 2010. Plenary speakers will include David Nahai, former General Manager of Los Angeles Department of Water & Power and our Executive Director, Geoff McQuilkin. Don’t miss (more…)

Terminus Lakes Symposium Part 4: Mono Lake’s far flung friends and lake-effect snow and mergansers

Thursday, October 29th, 2009 by Greg, Information Specialist

At lunch on Tuesday I sat with Lynn de Frietas, Executive Director of the Friends of Great Salt Lake, Wayne Martinson, Utah’s Important Bird Area Coordinator for Audubon, Bob Jellison, and Kim Rose. We talked about a proposed potash extraction project threatening Great Salt Lake that would remove 365,000 acre-feet of water, which (more…)

Terminus Lakes Symposium Part 2: Climate change could cause the Great Basin to become much drier

Wednesday, October 28th, 2009 by Greg, Information Specialist

“We must prepare for a change toward dryness” said Wally Broecker in his keynote address Warming Planet, Shifting Rainfall, Lessons from the Past.

Broecker, from Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory and well-known in the climate science field, was Tuesday’s keynote speaker at the International Symposium on Terminus Lakes. He first visited (more…)

New picture tour of LA Aqueduct on Aquafornia

Tuesday, October 13th, 2009 by Arya, Communications Director

Have you ever wondered how all of those pipes, ditches, and lakes along Highway 395 connect, or how a rain drop that falls on the east side of Mt. Dana might get to Los Angeles? Well, you’re not alone, (more…)

Los Angelinos excel at water conservation

Tuesday, July 28th, 2009 by Geoff, Executive Director

In this dry year Los Angeles has added extra emphasis to its water conservation campaign, including mandatory limitations on outdoor watering. The numbers now show that Los Angeles residents are making big conservation strides: water demand in June dropped 11% over last year, hitting a new 32-year low.

Full story in the Los Angeles Times: Water demand in Los Angeles reaches a 32-year low, DWP says

Special Delivery: Twenty-one pounds of support for State Parks

Thursday, June 18th, 2009 by Morgan, Project Specialist

State Park Closure Action Alert CenterAs a returning Intern, and this year’s Canoe Coordinator for the Mono Lake Committee, I look forward to doing something new every day to help protect and restore this incredible place.  This past Monday was a typical example of the unexpected diversity of tasks I can expect to do every day I come to work. (more…)

The small world of water: Today’s story on NPR

Monday, May 11th, 2009 by Geoff, Executive Director

National Public Radio ran a story this morning titled “Drought, Politics Trouble Farmers In California“. The water situation in the San Francisco Bay Delta and Central Valley is complicated enough for many a report, but what had Mono Lake veterans talking was the interview quote from Tom Birmingham, current Executive Director of the Westlands Water District and previously the lead attorney fighting against Mono Lake’s protection.

Now we get along fine with Tom but we have to assume he was talking about us when (more…)

TreePeople captures 216,000 gallons of rainwater in Los Angeles’ recent storms

Tuesday, February 17th, 2009 by Arya, Communications Director

Recent storms in California brought a visceral sense of relief to areas looking straight down the barrel of drought. For those who have been planning ahead, it also brought water security in the form of captured rain, in cisterns.

In Los Angeles, where embracing water conservation is an everyday reality, rainwater capture is a critical piece (more…)

California Drought

Friday, February 6th, 2009 by Mono Lake Committee Staff

I’ve been enjoying the warm, dry weather here in the Mono Basin, however, the outlook for water resources across the state seems much less than a joy to ponder. The morning radio show Forum on KQED out of San Francisco had an interesting discussion about California water–focusing on the prospects of a third year of drought. Guests included Jeff Mount, Paul Kelley, Peter Gleick, and Wendy Martin. A link to the archived show is here: High and Dry: The California Drought.

I went for a long (more…)

EPA video features rain gardens

Friday, January 16th, 2009 by Greg, Information Specialist

The US Environmental Protection Agency and the US Botanic Garden produced this nine-minute online video, “Reduce Runoff: Slow It Down, Spread It Out, Soak It In,” that highlights green techniques such as rain gardens, green roofs and rain barrels to help manage stormwater runoff. (more…)

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