Category: Protection

Windblown dust on the north shore of Mono Lake in the distance, the town of Lee Vining is in the foreground.

Mono Lake not rising on schedule

Low lake vulnerable to drought & climate change; rule changes needed to accomplish lake protection On a warm fall day in 1994, I walked into the state capitol building alongside a crowd of Mono Lake advocates. We assembled in a…

People carrying boards into place on a path toward Mono Lake, mountains are on the horizon under a clear blue sky.

Weathered section of South Tufa boardwalk replaced

A portion of the boardwalk at South Tufa received a long-awaited facelift—the cracked and weather-beaten section was replaced with a new, sustainably-sourced redwood walkway. The old wooden boardwalk, first assembled in the early 1990s, was originally part of the David…

Glassy lake in front of Sierra Nevada with tufa towers reflecting in the morning light with one point of reflection in the lake from a mirror on a hill above.

Poorly planned Tioga Inn project returns next week

The Mono County Board of Supervisors will hold their fourth public hearing on the Tioga Inn project on Tuesday, April 20 at 1:00pm. The project remains unchanged from the version that was considered at the last hearing in December 2020.…

2 people sit in a small gray motor boat on the still, dark green water. On the right side of the boat, fence posts stick up out of the water.

Original coyote fence removed at Mono Lake

In late August last year, California State Parks and the Mono Lake Committee joined forces to remove the remains of the 1980s-era coyote fence that once protected Negit Island’s nesting California Gull colony. Taking advantage of the low lake level,…

5 horses with riders walk through a light green field which stretches far into the distant mountains.

Court rules in favor of Keep Long Valley Green

The Keep Long Valley Green coalition, which the Mono Lake Committee helps to advise, recently won a victory in the courtroom against the Los Angeles Department of Water & Power. See the full press release below and the Los Angeles…

Gray clouds hang over the snowy mountains behind still, dark, tufa filled lake water.

Board of Supervisors postpones final decision on Tioga Inn

Today the Mono County Board of Supervisors considered final approval of the Tioga Inn project and deliberated the Mono Lake Kootzaduka’a Tribe’s request to delay. The Tribe had made a formal request to postpone final consideration until they have had…