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New Mono Lake webcams now live

We are excited to share that two popular Mono Lake webcams have been upgraded with high-definition livestreaming cameras. The new Lee Vining and Mill Creek cameras are now live, providing much clearer views of the Mono Basin with more dependable…

Canoeing full-circle on Mono Lake

There are a few moments in life that truly feel full-circle; working at the Mono Lake Committee has provided me with a few of them. The most recent moment came earlier this spring, when I had the opportunity to take…

Book event with Duncan King at the Mono Lake Committee

Join us on Wednesday, September 2 as we welcome author Duncan King to hear about the Mono Basin history behind his novel Water First! An Environmental Novel of Mono Lake. Book event with Duncan King, author of Water First! An Environmental…

Bird watching? Sometimes. Bird admiring? Always.

A summer Saturday morning in Lundy Canyon can take many forms. The sun can draw the line between protection and exposure on the surface of your skin, the clouds can centralize in the canyon and sprinkle down for an hour…

Free event: Presentation about Yosemite wildlife

Please join us Saturday, August 15 at 4:00pm, as we welcome photographer Robb Hirsch to the Mono Lake Committee Information Center & Bookstore for a presentation about Yosemite’s wildlife. Presentation with Robb Hirsch, photographerYosemite wildlife: Stories in front of, and behind,…

Lee Vining Centennial celebration, August 29

The tiny town of Lee Vining turns a whopping 100 years old this year! Join all 400 residents and many thousands more fans of Lee Vining to celebrate at a community fair in Hess Park on Saturday, August 29, 2026.…

2026–2027 Mono 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’s lake…