After three decades of litigation, Walker Lake moves ever closer to its day of reckoning. In a clear departure from a history of legal delay, US Magistrate Judge Craig S. Denny recently denied a motion by a group of Walker…
The Mono Lake webcams have long been a favorite feature of our website—last year they were viewed nearly 50,000 times! Whether it’s to see how much snow fell in Lee Vining after a big storm, to replay a gorgeous summer…
Each year the Mono Lake Committee supports local students with plans to attend college or other vocational training within a year of graduation who display a personal connection with Mono Lake and the Mono Lake story. We award two Mono…
After missing the last major snowstorm while visiting family for the holidays—only to return to a freshly blanketed Sierra … and lots of poconip—there was no chance I was going to miss this mid-February storm. After mostly living in Southern California, this is my first true winter, and I…
The Mono Basin has been mired in fog since late December 2025. Everyone is always quick to wax poetic about the beauty of the snow blanketed Sierra. They speak fondly of cozying up to warm fires on chilly winter nights.…
If you are inspired by the uniqueness of the Mono Basin and want to help protect Mono Lake in your free time, then the Mono Lake Volunteer program is for you. The program contributes to important work in the Mono…
This essay, written by Marc Del Piero, appears in the 2026 Mono Lake Calendar. “The price for the protection of water rights is vigilance.” —Attributed to Henry Miller of the Miller-Lux Ranch Now is the time that all residents of…
Walker Lake in Nevada is a sister lake to Mono Lake—another Great Basin lake with no outlet and competing interests for water that have left the lake far too low and unhealthy. This short video outlines a groundbreaking land repurposing…
Every year, the Mono Lake Committee awards two $1,000 scholarships to Mono County high school seniors. As part of the application process, we ask seniors to spend time on the shore of Mono Lake, take in their experience, and write…
The battle to restore the fishery of Walker Lake, Nevada suffered a tragic blow earlier this year with the passing of lead attorney Simeon Herskovits, known throughout the Southwest as “Our Water Warrior.” Before taking on the Walker Lake issue,…
