Notable poconip fog at Mono Lake
This winter has not only been notable for the incredible amounts of snow that have fallen, but also for the poconip fog. We’ve had more than 40 days of poconip fog since November 1, 2022, which is the record in…
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This winter is really snowy—is Mono Lake out of danger?
April 2023 update: Record wet winter at Mono Lake will help protect California Gulls in 2023 This winter has exceeded all expectations in terms of snowfall at Mono Lake. Read more about what this means for protecting California Gulls this…
A glimpse of the amazing new snow at Mono Lake
The faucets are open above California these days, which here at Mono Lake has resulted in 64 inches of new snow since the new year began! This is great news for Mono Lake and for some relief from the drought…
LA Times covers Mono Lake Committee’s request for State Water Board action
A recent LA Times article reported on our request to the State Water Board to protect Mono Lake by suspending Los Angeles Department of Water & Power’s (DWP) export of water diverted from Rush and Lee Vining creeks until the…
A record Giving Tuesday for Mono Lake
Thanks to the support of more than 440 members and supporters, we achieved our goal of raising $30,000 to be matched for Mono Lake. And then, when the match was increased to $40,000, you helped us reach and surpass that…
LA Times article highlights familiar DWP tactics
Today’s LA Times article describes the latest chapter in the drawn-out tussle between air quality regulators and the Los Angeles Department of Water & Power (DWP) in the Owens Valley. DWP was recently fined by the Great Basin Unified Air…
It’s snowing at Mono Lake!
The snow is really coming down in Lee Vining—we measured ten inches here at the bookstore at 2:45pm. It’s so great to see it all piling up, knowing that it’s more water for Mono Lake! We hope it’s the start…
Inside Climate News covers Mono Lake
Mono Lake is featured this week at Inside Climate News—reporter Bob Berwyn covers the hard-won limits on Los Angeles’ stream diversions that protect the lake and the persistent work needed to keep restoration work moving forward. Rather than sweeping policy…
Fall 2022 Mono Lake Newsletter now online
This issue of the Mono Lake Newsletter contains a hard question: Will I see Mono Lake rise to the healthy, mandated level in my lifetime? We’ve been hearing that question, and others, from members. As Geoff writes in his article…
News from the Great Salt Lake Collaborative
In early August the Mono Lake Committee hosted four journalists from Utah who were here in the Eastern Sierra as part of the Great Salt Lake Collaborative, searching for solutions at the Great Salt Lake’s sister lakes across the Great…