As California weathers another drought and Mono Lake’s level continues to drop, the landbridge from the mainland to one of the world’s largest California Gull nesting colonies continues to re-emerge—and with it—concern for the gull population put at risk of…
Mono Lake is known for its shorebirds—flocks of dainty phalaropes awe us as they fly amongst the tufa, striking black-and-white avocets congregate at the County Park boardwalk, and sandpipers forage on recently exposed mudflats. Even at its unnaturally low level,…
The Mono Lake Committee invites you to submit photographs for the 2024 Mono Lake Calendar—we are seeking photographs of the highest caliber that capture the spirit and reflect the unique qualities of Mono Lake, its tributary streams, the high country, and…
A couple weeks ago, I had the pleasure of assisting the Mono Lake Committee’s Lead Naturalist Guide Nora Livingston in the inaugural run of our field seminar called “Natural History at the Edge of the Sierra.” From the shore of…
Join us for the Mono Basin Tree Identification field seminar, coming up in a few weeks! From the willows and cottonwoods of lush riparian zones to the windswept pines of coniferous forests in the adjacent Sierra Nevada, the Mono Basin…
This morning a group of volunteers and myself got together to help clean up the Mono Lake Committee’s adopted mile-long section of Highway 395. After a few weeks of much-needed rain, it was a lovely cool morning with sunshine and…
The unpaved road connecting Highway 270 to Bodie State Historic Park will be closed to the public from 6:00am to 6:00pm from Monday, August 1 through Friday, August 8 as State Parks staff conduct much needed road repairs. The park…
After a three-year hiatus Trail Chic sprang back into life last week thanks to the generosity of Randy Arnold of Barefoot Wine & Bubbly and the creativity of the local community. About 75 people from Mono City to Mammoth Lakes…
The Owens Valley Indian Water Commission and the Great Basin Water Network invite the public to join the Great Basin Water Justice Summit virtually all day next Wednesday, August, 3. Mono Lake Committee Executive Director Geoff McQuilkin will be speaking…
Despite an abnormally dry winter, flowers are once again blooming in the Mono Basin. Some are blooming later than in a typical year, but we are still seeing a full array of beautiful colors by Mono Lake and its tributary…
