Today, April 19th, is Andrea Mead Lawrence’s birthday. Andrea was a force of nature—an Olympic double gold medalist in skiing, mother of five, visionary environmental leader, 16-year Mono County Supervisor, and a steadfast advocate for Mono Lake’s protection. Before COVID-19…
In a typical year at this time we would be reminding you to buy your tickets for the Andrea Lawrence Award Dinner. However, this is not a typical year, and due to COVID-19 we will be moving our celebration of…
Today’s Los Angeles Times article about the Mono Lake Kutzadika’a Tribe’s efforts to gain Federal Recognition describes a new chapter in their long quest. The Mono Lake Kutzadika’a Tribe has been actively seeking Federal Recognition since the mid-1970s, so far,…
For decades NASA has been involved with research at Mono Lake, and today we watch with extra excitement and pride as the Perseverance rover lands with new scientific instruments partially developed and tested right here at our home planet’s “Martian”…
California lost an extraordinary botanist recently. Dean was known for his Flora of Yosemite Sierra, and was working on an update of A Flora of the White Mountains. David Gaines and I met Dean when students at UC Davis in…
This essay, written by Kristine Zeigler, appears in the 2021 Mono Lake Calendar. Please, stop what you’re doing and hop in. I am going to take you to Mono Lake, one of North America’s oldest lakes, transporting you with my words…
