When you look at Mono Lake, what do you see? Some people see a pristine landscape and others see a place marked by human engineering. Some see it as otherworldly and some see the most beautiful place on Earth. Some…
On Monday, May 24, the Inyo National Forest and Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Bishop Field Office announced Stage 1 fire restrictions effective on all federal lands under their jurisdiction due to very high fire danger, drought conditions, extremely dry vegetation,…
A portion of the boardwalk at South Tufa received a long-awaited facelift—the cracked and weather-beaten section was replaced with a new, sustainably-sourced redwood walkway. The old wooden boardwalk, first assembled in the early 1990s, was originally part of the David…
A new, proposed mineral exploration project threatens the water, air quality, scenic and recreational resources, Native American cultural history, and the ecosystem of Long Valley, just south of Mono Lake. A Canadian company, Kore Mining, is proposing to construct 14…
Staff from the Mono Lake Committee, Inyo National Forest, and Mono County teamed up with Mono Lake Volunteers to do trail maintenance work on the Lee Vining Creek Trail. A total of 15 participants spent four hours cutting back encroaching…
Guess what? It’s not the first time I’ve had a grebe in my bathtub, either! It is the time of year when Eared Grebes are migrating north to breeding grounds along the Pacific Flyway, as far north as Canada. Sometimes…
Registration for the Mono Basin Bird Chautauqua is now open! This year, there’s a spot for everyone, so feel free to sleep in and register at your leisure. When registration opens, simply visit the Chautauqua website and click the “Register” button that will appear on…
On April 27, 2021 the Los Angeles Department of Water & Power (DWP) Board of Commissioners voted to adopt the Mitigated Negative Declaration (MND) on the Grant Dam modernization project—a key component of the 2013 Stream Restoration Agreement signed with…
In a new twist to a long and winding legal battle, a recent Ninth Circuit Court decision offers a possible path to restoration for the long-beleaguered Walker Lake. A fellow terminus lake Around 40 miles (as the gull flies) northeast…
After three hours of public comment and deliberation, a motion to approve the Tioga Inn project failed in a 2–2 vote at the Mono County Board of Supervisors meeting this afternoon, which means the project is denied. The project had…
