Get closer to Mono Lake on a canoe tour
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…
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Now hiring: Mono Lake Committee Information Center & Bookstore Manager
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…
Low-flying helicopter survey captures attention in the Mono Basin
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,…
Celebrating the 40th anniversary of the Mono Basin National Forest Scenic Area
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…
Historic designation of Tribal Beneficial Uses for Mono Lake in sight
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…
Mayor Bass’ Mono Lake diversion decision makes LA Times’ California Today front page
The recent decision from Los Angeles on water diversions from the Mono Basin has made headlines in the Los Angeles Times. The article highlights the leadership Mayor Karen Bass has demonstrated in helping the city plan to take less than…
The Mono Lake 2024–2025 lake level forecast report
Each spring the Mono Lake Committee’s team of Mono Basin modelers and hydrology experts uses the lake level on April 1 together with the Mono Basin snowpack numbers and similar-year hydrological statistical data to produce the Mono Lake Committee lake…
Experience Ambientalia celebrates avian life in the Mono Basin
Over the last two months, Lee Vining students who are part of the Experience Ambientalia program participated in the Intermountain West Shorebird Survey and celebrated World Migratory Bird Day. In partnership with the Mono Lake Committee, local high school teachers,…
Los Angeles chooses to preserve Mono Lake level gains—will not increase diversions this year
“Planned export is 4,500 acre-feet”—that is the much-anticipated decision from Los Angeles on water diversions from the Mono Basin this year. This means Los Angeles Department of Water & Power (DWP) diversions will not increase from last year, even though…
Summer 2024 Mono Lake Newsletter now online
If you visit Mono Lake this summer I know you’ll be captivated by its beauty—a huge blue lake in the desert, with tufa towers like castles along the shore and tall snowcapped mountains rising to the west. If you picked…