A close up of yellow wildflowers overlooking the teal waters of Mono Lake on a cloudy day.

Category: Restoration

A person casts from a fly rod into a willow lined creek channel.

New fishing regulations add complexity for Mono Basin

The California Department of Fish & Wildlife (DFW) implemented new freshwater fishing regulations statewide on March 1, 2021. The changes were intended to be simple, but for the Mono Basin, the new regulations create a tangled line of new rules…

Two trail workers converse on a thin dirt trail between sagebrush. Other workers can be see down the trail.

Lee Vining Creek Trail stewardship day

Staff from the Mono Lake Committee, Inyo National Forest, and Mono County teamed up with Mono Lake Volunteers to do trail maintenance work on the Lee Vining Creek Trail. A total of 15 participants spent four hours cutting back encroaching…

The DeChambeau Pond water is filled with golden brown and green grasses and plants, with the snow covered Sierra Nevada mountains behind it.

Pipeline upgrade restores water to DeChambeau Ponds

After months of community collaboration, planning, and work on the ground, water is once again flowing to the DeChambeau Ponds. Long cut off from inflow by broken-down infrastructure, the restoration of flowing water will benefit waterfowl and wildlife in the…