
Summer 2026 Mono Lake Newsletter
A note from the editor: This issue of the Mono Lake Newsletter feels to me like the whole Mono Lake story distilled into one publication. It’s a familiar story to anyone who knows Mono Lake. It starts with the lake…


A note from the editor: This issue of the Mono Lake Newsletter feels to me like the whole Mono Lake story distilled into one publication. It’s a familiar story to anyone who knows Mono Lake. It starts with the lake…

As I write this note for the Mono Lake Newsletter, winter feels like a distant memory. Two weeks into an astonishing heat wave, the aspen trees are leafing out, the desert peach is starting to bloom, and Mono Lake’s tributary…

To close out 2025 strong we have set a goal of 1,000 supporters donating online to support the Mono Lake Committee this month. Will you join fellow supporters and help us reach the goal by making a donation of any…

From all of us at the Mono Lake Committee, we hope this winter solstice brings you peace, warmth, and the promise of bright days ahead. Member support enables everything we do to ensure Mono Lake will rise, that its tributary…

This Giving Tuesday at Mono Lake comes with a special opportunity: All gifts will be matched dollar for dollar, until we reach $75,000. Thanks to our friend Joan, a longtime member, has challenged us all with a very generous match.…

The Mono Lake Committee’s 2025 Annual Report is now available! The report shows the Mono Lake Committee in action in our focus areas of protection, restoration, education, and scientific research. It also has the Committee’s audited financial information for 2024, the Mono Lake Volunteer roster,…

Working on this Mono Lake Newsletter, it struck me how many complex, technologically advanced systems are part of the articles that make up this issue. Air quality monitors, Motus stations, water treatment and recycling. Easements and grants for property transfer.…

I am noticing California Gulls differently this year. Their raucous calls are a sound of summer that always makes me smile. I love their bold manners and handsome white-and-gray plumage that gets messy as they forage for food until they…

This summer, we are launching a new text messaging program, giving you a new way to stay up to date with Mono Lake. This program will consist of about 1-2 messages per month and include opportunities for you to take…

We’re excited to announce several new ways to make your online donation to the Mono Lake Committee. Starting today, in addition to the credit card and direct debit options, you can make a one-time donation using PayPal, Venmo, Apple Pay,…