Annual lake level measurement Yesterday staff from the Mono Lake Committee and Los Angeles Department of Water & Power (DWP) met at the shore of Mono Lake to cooperatively read the lake level gauge, as is customary at the start…
The Mono Lake webcams have long been a favorite feature of our website—last year they were viewed nearly 50,000 times! Whether it’s to see how much snow fell in Lee Vining after a big storm, to replay a gorgeous summer…
The significance of the State Water Board’s March 17 meeting and receipt of a new climate report on Mono Lake is not lost on the news media. Articles in both the Los Angeles Times and the San Francisco Chronicle highlighted…
This week the California State Water Resources Control Board focused on Mono Lake’s low level in a five-hour discussion at their regular meeting in Sacramento. A new Mono Lake report and hydrology model from the UCLA Center for Climate Science…
Each year the Mono Lake Committee supports local students with plans to attend college or other vocational training within a year of graduation who display a personal connection with Mono Lake and the Mono Lake story. We award two Mono…
Andrea Lawrence Award Dinner, May 1, 2026: Tickets now on sale We hope you’ll join us for our annual celebration of fellow community members who embody the Andrea Lawrence Award spirit of passionate engagement in community and the land. Andrea…
On March 17, the State Water Board will receive a report about a new Mono Lake hydrologic model and climate change analysis from the UCLA Center for Climate Science. This is significant because the board commissioned the report to evaluate how climate change and water diversions affect Mono Lake water levels—information needed to proceed to a formal hearing to change water…
Los Angeles leader sets forth “commonsense” plan giving State Water Board fast, affordable path to heal Mono Lake and benefit LA Last year Richard Katz, President of the Los Angeles Water & Power Commission, made headlines in the Los Angeles Times when he proclaimed, “This is a solution with lots…
After missing the last major snowstorm while visiting family for the holidays—only to return to a freshly blanketed Sierra … and lots of poconip—there was no chance I was going to miss this mid-February storm. After mostly living in Southern California, this is my first true winter, and I…
It’s not every day that your dreams and scientific research converge, but sometimes the stars—or the grebes—align, and something magical happens. That’s exactly what happened on September 20, 2025, when I had the unique opportunity to join one of the…
