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Sunrise light on a grove of tufa towers emerging from the water of Mono Lake with soft green and dusty-red wild grasses in the foreground, Canada geese in the shallow water with reflections of the rocky towers, and desert hills in the distance.

April 14, 2017

Road conditions update: Highway 158 and Highway 120 East opening today

Travel conditions

Sunrise light on a grove of tufa towers emerging from the water of Mono Lake with soft green and dusty-red wild grasses in the foreground, Canada geese in the shallow water with reflections of the rocky towers, and desert hills in the distance.

April 12, 2017

Charting weather extremes and understanding climate change impacts

Science

Sunrise light on a grove of tufa towers emerging from the water of Mono Lake with soft green and dusty-red wild grasses in the foreground, Canada geese in the shallow water with reflections of the rocky towers, and desert hills in the distance.

April 10, 2017

April 1 Mono Lake level: 6378.3 feet above sea level and rising

Restoration

Two california gulls standing on top of a tufa mound with a reflective lake in the background.

April 4, 2017

Saving the gulls: The fence is up

Protection

Sunrise light on a grove of tufa towers emerging from the water of Mono Lake with soft green and dusty-red wild grasses in the foreground, Canada geese in the shallow water with reflections of the rocky towers, and desert hills in the distance.

March 30, 2017

Mono Lake to stay above critical level

Protection

Two california gulls standing on top of a tufa mound with a reflective lake in the background.

March 28, 2017

The fence to protect Mono Lake’s gulls is funded – thank you!

Protection

Sunrise light on a grove of tufa towers emerging from the water of Mono Lake with soft green and dusty-red wild grasses in the foreground, Canada geese in the shallow water with reflections of the rocky towers, and desert hills in the distance.

March 27, 2017

Reserve your seat at the Andrea Lawrence Award Dinner

Events

Two california gulls standing on top of a tufa mound with a reflective lake in the background.

March 23, 2017

Your donation to protect Mono Lake’s gulls will be matched

Membership

Sunrise light on a grove of tufa towers emerging from the water of Mono Lake with soft green and dusty-red wild grasses in the foreground, Canada geese in the shallow water with reflections of the rocky towers, and desert hills in the distance.

March 22, 2017

Sixteenth annual Mono Basin Bird Chautauqua

Events

Sunrise light on a grove of tufa towers emerging from the water of Mono Lake with soft green and dusty-red wild grasses in the foreground, Canada geese in the shallow water with reflections of the rocky towers, and desert hills in the distance.

March 21, 2017

Mono Lake likely to rise four feet over the next year

Restoration