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Glassy lake in front of Sierra Nevada with tufa towers reflecting in the morning light with one point of reflection in the lake from a mirror on a hill above.

June 27, 2020

Tioga Inn project: Minimal modeling shows significant impacts to the Mono Basin’s scenic resources

Protection

Shoreline of Mono Lake looking west towards the Sierra Nevada with tufa towers reflecting on the glassy lake and the sky is pink, purple, and blue.

June 24, 2020

An open letter regarding the Tioga Inn

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.

June 24, 2020

Jeff Maurer Chautauqua Research Grant recipients

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.

June 23, 2020

Tioga Inn project threatens Mono Lake views and creates harmful impacts for the Lee Vining community, Mono County, and the gateway to Yosemite National Park

Protection

Four birders stand in a line with binoculars, all looking up at the same point. Grass and trees are behind them.

June 18, 2020

Chautauqua weekend: Hear the Mono Basin’s birds from home

Events

Eight students stand in a line looking out at a very green Mono Lake with waves on it and with a tufa island and the Mono Craters in the distance, and they are all wearing cool-weather outdoor gear.

June 17, 2020

2020 Mono Lake Committee Scholarship recipients

Stories

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.

June 9, 2020

Mono County Board of Supervisors will consider Tioga Inn project on June 29

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.

June 8, 2020

Tioga Pass will open on Monday, June 15

Travel conditions

A large group of protestors walk down Mattly Ave with signs reading "Black Lives Matter" and "Enough is Enough". The Shell gas station is behind the group and there is a blue sky.

June 3, 2020

Black Lives Matter

Jobs, Stories

Bright yellow bird standing in a green fir tree.

May 28, 2020

Birding Mono Lake: A Big Day in May

Natural history