New groundwater treatment facilities are indeed worth celebrating, and the Mono Lake Committee raises a glass to all those involved in getting the Los Angeles Department of Water & Power’s (DWP) North Hollywood Central and North Hollywood West Groundwater Treatment…
Editor’s note: The following op-ed was written by University of Southern California Professor of Law, Erin Ryan, and ran in the San Francisco Chronicle on September 9. Mono Lake still needs saving. Here’s what should happen next: The California State…
We are excited to share that two popular Mono Lake webcams have been upgraded with high-definition livestreaming cameras. The new Lee Vining and Mill Creek cameras are now live, providing much clearer views of the Mono Basin with more dependable…
There are a few moments in life that truly feel full-circle; working at the Mono Lake Committee has provided me with a few of them. The most recent moment came earlier this spring, when I had the opportunity to take…
Join us on Wednesday, September 2 as we welcome author Duncan King to hear about the Mono Basin history behind his novel Water First! An Environmental Novel of Mono Lake. Book event with Duncan King, author of Water First! An Environmental…
A summer Saturday morning in Lundy Canyon can take many forms. The sun can draw the line between protection and exposure on the surface of your skin, the clouds can centralize in the canyon and sprinkle down for an hour…
Please join us Saturday, August 15 at 4:00pm, as we welcome photographer Robb Hirsch to the Mono Lake Committee Information Center & Bookstore for a presentation about Yosemite’s wildlife. Presentation with Robb Hirsch, photographerYosemite wildlife: Stories in front of, and behind,…
Please join us in welcoming and celebrating Hannelore Fischer and her abstract paintings to the Mono Lake Committee gallery! The opening reception is scheduled for Saturday, August 8, from 4:00 to 6:00pm. Gallery reception for Across the Crest: Tufa &…
The tiny town of Lee Vining turns a whopping 100 years old this year! Join all 400 residents and many thousands more fans of Lee Vining to celebrate at a community fair in Hess Park on Saturday, August 29, 2026.…
On June 25, six science experts on Mono Lake’s California Gulls, Eared Grebes, phalaropes, shorebirds, and waterfowl presented the State Water Board with data and trends they’ve observed in bird populations since the Board’s 1994 decision to raise Mono Lake.…
