Sunrise light on a grove of tufa towers emerging from the water of Mono Lake with soft green and dusty-red wild grasses in the foreground, Canada geese in the shallow water with reflections of the rocky towers, and desert hills in the distance.

Lend a hand at restoring the Mono Basin tomorrow

This post was written by Julie Curtis, 2014 Mono Lake Intern.

Looking for a hands-on way to help protect and restore Mono Lake? Come join us tomorrow, August 20 starting at 9:00am in front of the Mono Lake Committee for a restoration day with Mono Lake Committee Education Director, Bartshe Miller.

Invasive white sweet clover can be identified by its three leaves and white flowers. Photo by Emma Oschrin.

We will be working at Mill Creek removing white sweet clover, a legume originally from Europe and a noxious invasive in the Eastern Sierra. Sweet clover can grow up to seven or eight feet tall near the shoreline in areas with maximum sunlight. The biennial plant can produce up to 350,000 seeds per plant and with those seeds potentially viable up to 81 years, we want to be sure to target the large plants before they go to seed in the next few weeks.

If you have questions or want to RSVP, you can email me, but you can also just feel free to show up. Lunch will be provided at Mono Lake County Park after about two hours of invasive removal. It will be a great way to meet some new people and get a free lunch all while giving Mono Lake a helping hand. I hope to see you there!