Fall foliage at Mono Lake
Fall color season is starting up and down the Eastern Sierra, including here in the Mono Basin! When will the fall colors be at their peak? That’s the key question, and Mono County Tourism is the best place to find…
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Highway 270 to Bodie closed this week
The unpaved road connecting Highway 270 to Bodie State Historic Park will be closed to the public from 6:00am to 6:00pm from Monday, August 1 through Friday, August 8 as State Parks staff conduct much needed road repairs. The park…
Trail Chic 2022 was a huge success
After a three-year hiatus Trail Chic sprang back into life last week thanks to the generosity of Randy Arnold of Barefoot Wine & Bubbly and the creativity of the local community. About 75 people from Mono City to Mammoth Lakes…
Great Basin Water Justice Summit coming up on Wednesday, August 3
The Owens Valley Indian Water Commission and the Great Basin Water Network invite the public to join the Great Basin Water Justice Summit virtually all day next Wednesday, August, 3. Mono Lake Committee Executive Director Geoff McQuilkin will be speaking…
San Francisco Chronicle covers Mono Lake’s low level
Readers in the San Francisco Bay Area opened the San Francisco Chronicle this morning to see a feature article about Mono Lake and the challenges the present-day, persistent low lake level presents for humans, birds, and the environment alike, challenges…
Mono Basin Natural History field seminar: Sign up now
Join us for the Mono Basin Natural History: Aquatic & Terrestrial Habitats field seminar, coming up in a few weeks! In addition to two days of exploration on land, this seminar also includes a guided canoe trip on Mono Lake,…
Chautauqua lunch & music at Hess Park on June 18
Everyone is invited to stop by Hess Park in Lee Vining on Saturday, June 18 from 11:30am to 2:00pm to have lunch, catch up with friends, browse a few artists’ and authors’ new books, learn more about the Mono Basin…
Fire restrictions take effect Monday, June 6
Fire restrictions for the Inyo National Forest and Bureau of Land Management will take effect on Monday: 🔥 No campfires, briquette/charcoal barbeques, or stove fires are allowed outside of agency-provided fire rings or barbeques at designated developed recreation sites. Dispersed…
Summer 2022 Mono Lake Newsletter now online
It felt like a grim spring here at Mono Lake. It was too dry. No snow to speak of in January, February, or March. Meager storms in April that barely dampened ground that had been drying out for months. It…
Join us for the virtual Bird Chautauqua, June 10-11
We invite you to join us online, from wherever you are, for the virtual Bird Chautauqua, coming up June 10-11, 2022. We’re offering three presentations each evening—take a look at the titles below, read more here, and sign up to…