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To the people of Los Angeles, amidst the wildfires

To the people of Los Angeles, Our thoughts are with you in these unimaginably challenging times. From the shores of Mono Lake to the vibrant heart of Los Angeles, we stand with you. Though separated by distance, we are profoundly…

Make a 2024 year-end donation for Mono Lake now

To close out 2024 strong we have set ourselves a challenging goal of 1,000 supporters donating online to support the Mono Lake Committee this month.  Will you join fellow supporters and help us reach the goal by making a donation…

State Water Board to hold Mono Lake hearing in 2025 

The California State Water Resources Control Board will schedule its long-awaited hearing about Mono Lake and implementation of the Board’s mandated, healthy 6,392-foot surface elevation for 2025. Agency officials have shared the plans in recent meetings.  On a multi-party video…

DWP abandons LA’s commitment to Mono Lake

Current DWP water export:  Loading gallons… Loading acre-feet… 2024 was once full of celebration that the Los Angeles Department of Water & Power (DWP) had committed to a new collaborative approach to restoring Mono Lake. But the optimism abruptly ended…

People on the shore of Mono Lake near tufa pouring water from one container into another.

Hiring opens soon for Mono Lake summer jobs

Job descriptions are now posted for summer 2025 positions at the Mono Lake Committee—we’ll be hiring Information Center & Bookstore Assistants, Mono Lake Interns, a Birding Intern, a Field Monitoring & Reporting Intern, and a Canoe Program Coordinator. We will…

Happy winter solstice from Mono Lake

From all of us at the Mono Lake Committee, we hope this winter solstice brings you peace, warmth, and the promise of bright days ahead. Member support enables everything we do to ensure Mono Lake will rise, that its tributary…

Desert Report: Mono Lake Still Needs Saving

Editor’s note: This article was published in the Fall 2024 issue of the Desert Report. A second hearing with the California Water Board approaches Standing at the shore of Mono Lake and looking out across the rippling water, you are…

A truly amazing Giving Tuesday for Mono Lake

Thanks to the support of more than 430 members and supporters, we achieved our goal of raising $60,000 to be matched for Mono Lake! Together, we raised more than $130,000 to protect Mono Lake, restore its tributary streams, educate the…

World Fisheries Day with Experience Ambientalia

On Sunday, November 17, Eastern Sierra students participating in the Experience Ambientalia program got out and about for World Fisheries Day. In partnership with the Mono Lake Committee, local high school teachers, Beaver Sporting Goods, and our colleagues at Laguna Mar…

Mono Lake, Mammoth, & Bishop Christmas Bird Counts

If you like the holidays, birds, and know how to count, then the Christmas Bird Count (CBC) is for you! The 2024 CBC marks the 125th year that the National Audubon Society has organized this international community science event. Every…