Thirty years ago Madres del Este de Los Angeles Santa Isabel (MELASI), an environmental and social justice group participating in a city-sponsored ultra-low-flush toilet distribution program, made the 350-mile journey north to join the Mono Lake Committee in seeing the…
After a year of planning, organizing, and fundraising, youth from Laguna Mar Chiquita and Mono Lake finally met each other and spent a week together at the Mono Basin Outdoor Education Center as part of the Experience Ambientalia program. Experience…
Over the last two months, Lee Vining students who are part of the Experience Ambientalia program participated in the Intermountain West Shorebird Survey and celebrated World Migratory Bird Day. In partnership with the Mono Lake Committee, local high school teachers,…
Today is our annual one-day fundraiser to raise $5,000 for the Mono Basin Outdoor Education Center (OEC). Can you help us reach our goal with your gift of $25, $50, $100 or more today? This fundraiser commemorates the birthday of…
Mono Lake Committee staff had the privilege to attend the International Phalarope Working Group meeting, February 26–29 at Laguna Mar Chiquita in Cordoba, Argentina. I was invited to speak at the conference alongside Experience Ambientalia Executive Director Marina Castellino to…
Earlier this month Lee Vining students participating in the Experience Ambientalia program celebrated World Wetlands Day. In partnership with the Mono Lake Committee, local high school teachers, and our colleagues at Laguna Mar Chiquita in northern Argentina, these students took…
This winter season started with the driest autumn since 2013, with no measurable snow in Lee Vining as of the New Year. Then it snowed a little in January, but as of the end of January Lee Vining still only…
Editor’s note: This post was originally published on December 5, 2020. As winter ’23-’24 starts out cold and fairly dry, we’ve been enjoying more singing ice on local freshwater lakes, so we’re bringing back this post! Today’s Mono Lake Moment…
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…
Last night in North Hollywood, Santiago Escruceria, the Mono Lake Committee’s Outdoor Education Center Manager, was honored with the Environmental Justice Leader Award from Pacoima Beautiful. Pacoima Beautiful is a grassroots environmental justice organization that works in the San Fernando…
