Category Protection

November 18, 2020

Protection

Tioga Inn’s rough road, final approval vote delayed

On October 14, the Mono County Board of Supervisors certified the Tioga Inn Final Subsequent Environmental Impact Report (FSEIR) by a vote of 3–1. However, the Supervisors did not vote to approve the Tioga Inn project and override its significant…

Shoreline of Mono Lake looking west towards the Sierra Nevada with tufa towers reflecting on the glassy lake and the sky is pink, purple, and blue.

October 14, 2020

Protection

Tioga Inn hearing outcome: FSEIR certified, project approval deferred

Woman stands at a podium in a hearing room with socially distanced chairs and people sitting at computers with the United States and California flags.

October 9, 2020

Protection

Tioga Inn public hearing Tuesday, October 13

Three people walking along the shore of Mono Lake with tufa towers around them and in the water, with the snowy Sierra Nevada mountains in the background.

October 8, 2020

Protection

DWP attempts to undermine State Water Board mandates at Mono Lake

Reflection from a mirror up on the hill at the site of the Tioga Inn development project with the reflection casting a bright white line across Mono Lake.

October 7, 2020

Protection

Tioga Inn project coming back around: Here’s a refresher

Five people standing at the shoreline of Mono Lake, socially distanced and masked, shooting a video from a cell phone on a tripod with a glassy Mono Lake and the Sierra Nevada behind them.

September 28, 2020

Protection

Happy September 28th! (Mono Lake holiday)

A lake level gauge, made of a metal pipe with a ruler-like measuring stick attached, pokes up from the surface of a very glassy and highly reflective lake with the lenticular-shaped Black Point and desert mountains in the background.

September 24, 2020

Protection

Celebrate September 28th at Mono Lake with us

August 14, 2020

Protection

Tioga Inn indecision

Woman stands at a podium in a hearing room with socially distanced chairs and people sitting at computers with the United States and California flags.

August 4, 2020

Protection

Tioga Inn project: Changes get disappointing grades before upcoming hearing

This Thursday, August 6, at 10:00am the Mono County Board of Supervisors will conduct a final hearing on the Tioga Inn project. After a lengthy hearing in June the Board gave the developer and staff direction to bring back significant…

Two california gulls standing on top of a tufa mound with a reflective lake in the background.

July 19, 2020

Protection, Science

California Gulls return to nest on Mono Lake islet after prescribed burn