If you like the holidays, birds, and know how to count, then the Christmas Bird Count (CBC) is for you! The 2023 CBC marks the 124th year that the National Audubon Society has organized this international community science event. Every…
Lee Vining students participating in the Experience Ambientalia program celebrated World Migratory Bird Day on Sunday, October 15. In partnership with the Mono Lake Committee, DeChambeau Creek Foundation, Eastern Sierra Audubon Society, Inyo National Forest, Beaver’s Sporting Goods, local high…
Thanks to a partnership between the Mono Lake Committee, our colleagues at Laguna Mar Chiquita in northern Argentina, and Lee Vining High School teachers, six Lee Vining High School students are participating in a new international environmental education and leadership…
On August 19, 2023, the Mono Lake Committee partnered with Oikonos Ecosystem Knowledge, the Eastern Sierra Audubon Society, and Point Blue Conservation Science to conduct the third lake-wide shorebird survey of Mono Lake. This survey is part of the much larger Migratory Shorebird Project, which includes…
Last month, Mono County high school seniors celebrated graduation throughout the Eastern Sierra. The Mono Lake Committee awarded $1,000 scholarships to two very deserving seniors: Esha Eilts from Lee Vining High School and Kelly Thompson from Coleville High School. Along with submitting…
The complete list of all the Mono Lake Committee’s 2023 Field Seminars is now available online here. Registration opens at 9:00am on Wednesday, February 1 for Mono Lake Committee members. This year’s slate of Field Seminars includes one-day and multi-day…
Welcome, 2023, and Happy New Year to all who love Mono Lake! We rang in the New Year with 16 inches of snow at the Mono Lake Committee Information Center & Bookstore (and there’s more on the way)! Thank you to…
Low lake means California Gulls will need protection from coyotes next spring As California weathers another drought and Mono Lake’s level continues to drop, the landbridge from the mainland to one of the world’s largest California Gull nesting colonies is…
If you like the holidays, birds, and know how to count, then the Christmas Bird Count (CBC) is for you! The 2022 CBC marks the 123rd year that the National Audubon Society has organized this international community science event. Every…
As California weathers another drought and Mono Lake’s level continues to drop, the landbridge from the mainland to one of the world’s largest California Gull nesting colonies continues to re-emerge—and with it—concern for the gull population put at risk of…
