A report from Tioga Pass
Like we did last year, yesterday my husband and I ventured up Highway 120 West on bikes and skis to check out the snow conditions at Tioga Pass. Caltrans has plowed the road clear of snow all the way up…
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Reserve your spot on a Mono Lake canoe tour
Reservations are now available for this summer’s Mono Lake canoe tours. Tours happen every weekend from mid-June through August and include Labor Day this year, Monday, September 1. Canoe tours are a wonderful way to experience Mono Lake. Glide through…
2025 Field Seminar registration opens February 7
The complete list of all the Mono Lake Committee’s 2025 Field Seminars is now available online. Registration opens at 9:00am on Friday, February 7 for Mono Lake Committee members. This year’s slate of 14 Field Seminars includes one-day and multi-day…
Fall colors starting in the Mono Basin
Fall color season is off to a good start in the Eastern Sierra with a cold snap last week that kicked things into gear! Here in the Mono Basin the aspens, cottonwoods, and willows are steadily turning more colorful every…
Be safe when paddling on Mono Lake
The past two weeks have been full of exciting thunderstorms, giving us Mono Basin residents a generous helping of precipitation, lightning, and rainbows. Unfortunately, the storms also bring with them greater risk to those recreating in the open spaces of the…
Get closer to Mono Lake on a canoe tour
Have you ever wanted to go out past the shore of Mono Lake? Ever wanted to glide like a gull through clouds of brine shrimp? To see tufa towers from the perspective of an osprey? Here is your chance! Let…
Snow conditions at Tioga Pass
Last weekend my husband and I ventured up Highway 120 West, on bikes and skis, to check out the snow conditions at Tioga Pass. Caltrans has plowed the road clear of snow all the way up to between the Saddlebag…
2024 Field Seminar registration opens February 1
The complete list of all the Mono Lake Committee’s 2024 Field Seminars is now available online here. Registration opens at 9:00am on Thursday, February 1 for Mono Lake Committee members. This year’s slate of 18 Field Seminars includes one-day and…
Mono Lake sites will remain open, regardless of government shutdown
In the event of a federal government shutdown this weekend, popular visitation sites at Mono Lake will remain open. Here’s what we know right now about how the shutdown would affect the Mono Lake area. South Tufa: The South Tufa…
Leaves are changing at Mono Lake
Fall color season is starting in the Eastern Sierra! Here in the Mono Basin the aspens, cottonwoods, and willows are still mostly green with patches of gold and orange. None of the local groves are at their peak color yet…