On the evening May 8, one hundred Eastern Sierra friends, community members, advocates, and partners gathered, perched cozily in Parallax Restaurant on the side of Mammoth Mountain, to celebrate passionate engagement with community and the land, and this year’s Andrea…
Los Angeles and Mono Lake lost a fierce advocate, role model, partner, and friend with the recent passing of Juana Beatriz Gutierrez. As remembrances of Juana’s life pour in, we share in celebration of her life, and the legacy of…
Support letters needed! Update: The comment period is now closed. Thank you to all of you who sent a letter to the State Water Board. The Los Angeles Department of Water & Power (DWP) has asked the State Water Board…
This summer, we are launching a new text messaging program, giving you a new way to stay up to date with Mono Lake. This program will consist of about 1-2 messages per month and include opportunities for you to take…
Like we did last year, yesterday my husband and I ventured up Highway 120 West on bikes and skis to check out the snow conditions at Tioga Pass. Caltrans has plowed the road clear of snow all the way up…
We’ve finally made it to mid-April, the typical start of the Highway 120 West, or Tioga Pass road, plowing season. With that in mind, it’s time to start training for the 44th annual Tioga Pass Run! Participants of the Tioga…
Reservations are now available for this summer’s Mono Lake canoe tours. Tours happen every weekend from mid-June through August and include Labor Day this year, Monday, September 1. Canoe tours are a wonderful way to experience Mono Lake. Glide through…
The Mono Lake Committee is proposing interim reservoir management requirements designed to mitigate the impacts to Rush Creek imposed by Los Angeles Department of Water & Power’s (DWP) aging and malfunctioning infrastructure at Grant Lake Reservoir. For the second year…
A few weeks ago, Lee Vining students participating in the Experience Ambientalia program celebrated World Planting Day. In partnership with the Mono Lake Committee, local high school teachers, and the sustainable landscape design firm Watershed Progressive, the students planted native…
Current DWP water export: 3,590,882,743 gallons 11,020 acre-feet The Los Angeles Department of Water & Power (DWP) continued to export water from the Mono Basin as of this morning. The diversion of water away from Mono Lake has been continuous…
