In 2013, I first came to the Mono Basin through the Mono Lake Committee’s Outdoor Education Center as part of a high school group called Global Lab. Back then, I was an unruly, sports-minded brat, who hadn’t spent much time…
The California Department of Fish & Wildlife (DFW) implemented new freshwater fishing regulations statewide on March 1, 2021. The changes were intended to be simple, but for the Mono Basin, the new regulations create a tangled line of new rules…
Varied and generous contributions shape a successful year despite many challenges While the COVID-19 pandemic disrupted travel and activities in 2020, Mono Lake Committee members provided steady financial support that allowed the Committee to keep all staff employed and continue…
Wild horses, previously seen rarely and only in remote parts of the Mono Basin, have experienced rapid population growth in the past five years—so much that they have expanded far beyond their home territory near the Nevada state line and…
Join us next week, Wednesday, July 7 at the Solar Pavilion in Hess Park for an outdoor screening of Manzanar Diverted: When Water Becomes Dust. Arrive by 7:30pm for a panel discussion with Charlotte Lange and Kris Hohag, moderated by…
Last weekend, bird enthusiasts and Monophiles came together from across the country—and even the globe—to virtually celebrate the annual Mono Basin Bird Chautauqua. The Chautauqua team was impressed and humbled by the number of Chautauquans who attended the presentations after…
Last Thursday at graduation, the 2021 Mono Lake Committee Scholarship was awarded to Lee Vining High School seniors Chyann Andrews and Leonel Galindo. The scholarship application asked Mono County students to write essays that answered the question “Why do places…
The City of Los Angeles has made remarkable progress in reducing water use, using less water today than it did in 1970 despite population growth of 1.2 million. The people of Los Angeles, its leadership, and the Los Angeles Department…
Hydrologic forecast shows lake level dropping into risky territory As California enters another year of drought, the Mono Lake level forecast for the 2021–2022 runoff year is in, and the outlook is not good. The lake is projected to drop…
