Arya, Communications Director
Inyo National Forest temporarily closed
The Inyo National Forest, including sites at Mono Lake, is closed as of 11:59pm on Tuesday, August 31, and will remain closed through at least September 17, 2021. The closure includes all campgrounds, all day-use sites, all trails, all roads,…
LA Mayor Eric Garcetti visits restoration sites at Rush Creek, Grant Dam
While on a multi-stop trip up the Eastern Sierra, Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti added a visit to Rush Creek, Grant Reservoir, and the site of the new outlet that Los Angeles Department of Water & Power (DWP) will soon…
Wild horse herd reaches South Tufa
Wild horses, previously seen rarely and only in remote parts of the Mono Basin, have experienced rapid population growth in the past five years—so much that they have expanded far beyond their home territory near the Nevada state line and…
Mono Lake Kootzaduka’a Tribe federal recognition bill announced
Welcome news arrived this Memorial Day Weekend when Congressman Jay Obernolte (R-Big Bear Lake) traveled to Mono Lake to meet with Mono Lake Kootzaduka’a Tribe members and announce plans to introduce a bill on Tuesday to ask Congress to extend…
DWP Commission approves modification of Grant Lake Reservoir facilities, advances stream restoration
On April 27, 2021 the Los Angeles Department of Water & Power (DWP) Board of Commissioners voted to adopt the Mitigated Negative Declaration (MND) on the Grant Dam modernization project—a key component of the 2013 Stream Restoration Agreement signed with…
Court rules in favor of Keep Long Valley Green
The Keep Long Valley Green coalition, which the Mono Lake Committee helps to advise, recently won a victory in the courtroom against the Los Angeles Department of Water & Power. See the full press release below and the Los Angeles…
Mono Lake and NASA Perseverance rover’s Mars mission
For decades NASA has been involved with research at Mono Lake, and today we watch with extra excitement and pride as the Perseverance rover lands with new scientific instruments partially developed and tested right here at our home planet’s “Martian”…
Season’s greetings from Mono Lake
Your support helps keep Mono Lake on the rise, its tributary streams flowing, and its surrounding lands protected. Thank you for being a part of protecting this special place. As we near the end of 2020 we would greatly appreciate…
Calling Mono Lake photographers
Submitting images for consideration for the Mono Lake Calendar has never been easier, so if you have a beautiful shot of Mono Lake, we’d love to see it! Now is the time—the deadline is Saturday, October 31, 2020, and you can find submission information…