Blue skies after the storm
Special times make for special Mono Lake Moments! After the storm ended, the sun came out and I got out and captured what I could of the Mono Basin while the snow was still fresh and pristine. This storm and…
Month January 2021
Atmospheric river drops more than FOUR feet of snow in Lee Vining
Today’s Mono Lake Moment shows the first glimpse at the epic atmospheric river snow totals in Lee Vining, featuring the Mono Lake Committee Information Center & Bookstore under a big load of snow. It started snowing on the night of…
Join us from home for the Wild & Scenic Film Festival
Wild & Scenic Film Festival goes virtual This year, for the first time, you can join us for the Mono Lake Committee’s tenth annual Wild & Scenic Film Festival from anywhere with an internet connection and tickets are now on…
Pipeline upgrade restores water to DeChambeau Ponds
After months of community collaboration, planning, and work on the ground, water is once again flowing to the DeChambeau Ponds. Long cut off from inflow by broken-down infrastructure, the restoration of flowing water will benefit waterfowl and wildlife in the…
Mono Lake Moment: David Gaines Memorial Boardwalk
Today’s Mono Lake Moment takes you on a quiet walk down the David Gaines Memorial Boardwalk at Old Marina. Where the boardwalk ends, you can see a frozen freshwater spring emerging from the base of an exposed tufa tower—a glimpse…
Mono Lake Christmas Bird Count results
The Mono Lake Christmas Bird Count (CBC) is a one-day citizen science effort to tally all the wild birds in the Mono Lake area. The forty-second annual Mono Lake CBC was held on December 22, 2020. Due to COVID-19, the…
Mono Lake Moment: Beach Fire at Navy Beach
Today’s Mono Lake Moment treads lightly on the path from Navy Beach towards South Tufa to reveal the damage from the Beach Fire that burned in August, and reminds viewers to stay on trail to protect the resource and promote…
Mono Lake Moment: A snowy stroll at Panum Crater
Today’s Mono Lake Moment takes us on a stroll along the snowy eastern rim of Panum Crater on a silent winter day. Not a single bird makes a sound, not even a raven. The clouds reflect steely gray on the…
South Tufa area at Mono Lake has reopened
After a months-long closure, the South Tufa area and Navy Beach have reopened. These two popular visitor locations along Mono Lake’s south shore were closed in mid-August when the Beach Fire was ignited by lightning. The fire was contained after approximately ten days, and…
Dean William Taylor, 1948-2020
California lost an extraordinary botanist recently. Dean was known for his Flora of Yosemite Sierra, and was working on an update of A Flora of the White Mountains. David Gaines and I met Dean when students at UC Davis in…