Aging Los Angeles Department of Water & Power (DWP) infrastructure is further delaying the construction of the long-awaited modification to Grant Lake Reservoir necessary to reliably deliver the high flows needed to restore Rush Creek. Moving water around Grant Dam…
After a year of planning, organizing, and fundraising, youth from Laguna Mar Chiquita and Mono Lake finally met each other and spent a week together at the Mono Basin Outdoor Education Center as part of the Experience Ambientalia program. Experience…
Alkali fly (Ephydra hians) productivity at Mono Lake is a valuable indicator for understanding Mono Lake’s ecosystem health. With a life cycle that occurs almost entirely within Mono Lake’s saline waters and a diet of lake algae, alkali flies and…
Last month, Mono County high school seniors celebrated graduation throughout the Eastern Sierra. The Mono Lake Committee awarded $1,000 scholarships to two very deserving seniors: Kaelyn Lange from Coleville High School and Alden Seiberling from Lee Vining High School. Along…
The Mono Lake Committee is currently hiring for the Office Manager position. If you are interested, please see the full job description and consider applying. The Office Manager position organizes the staff to help achieve the Mono Lake Committee’s goals for Mono Lake…
Have you ever wanted to go out past the shore of Mono Lake? Ever wanted to glide like a gull through clouds of brine shrimp? To see tufa towers from the perspective of an osprey? Here is your chance! Let…
The Mono Lake Committee is currently hiring for the Information Center & Bookstore Manager position. If you are interested, please see the full job description and consider applying. The Information Center & Bookstore Manager is primarily responsible for the management…
A series of unusual helicopter flights over the Mono Basin recently caught the attention of residents and visitors. Conducting many slow flight paths over multiple days in May and June, the low-flying helicopter sparked curiosity, and in some cases concern,…
Forty years ago, in 1984, Congress established the first Scenic Area designation in the country—the Mono Basin National Forest Scenic Area. This weekend we’ll celebrate these important four decades of protection for Mono Lake and the Mono Basin! The Scenic…
In April, an historic designation of Tribal Beneficial Uses for Mono Lake and its tributary streams moved forward. In a hearing to receive comments on the draft Mono Basin Tribal Beneficial Uses Basin Plan Amendment and environmental documentation, the Lahontan…
