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Mono Lake Committee

The Mono Lake Committee is a non-profit 501(c)(3) organization, tax ID number 77-0051124.

P.O. Box 29
Lee Vining, CA 93541
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Lee Vining and Argentinian students together at La

Lee Vining and Argentinian students together at Laguna Mar Chiquita for the Experience Ambientalia program! We love to see this exchange in action after a year of planning to make it happen. 📷 Ryan Garrett

¡Buen viaje Experience Ambientalia! Five local st

¡Buen viaje Experience Ambientalia! Five local students left Lee Vining this week, bound for Laguna Mar Chiquita in Argentina, a sister lake to Mono Lake, connected by the migration of tiny shorebirds called Wilson's Phalaropes. Accompanied by the Committee's Education Director Ryan and local teacher Ms. Taylor, the group will spend a week with Argentinian students learning, birding, and working for the conservation of both saline lakes. 📷 Geoff McQuilkin

KQED covered the crisis facing Mono Lake's Califor

KQED covered the crisis facing Mono Lake's California Gulls: "California gulls that nest at the eastern Sierra's #MonoLake suffered a catastrophic breeding failure last year, according to the latest installment in a four-decade-long series of reports tracking the birds' health." Read the story at our link in bio.

Last year was a very bad year for nesting Californ

Last year was a very bad year for nesting California Gulls at #MonoLake—only 324 chicks fledged last year compared to approximately 11,000 the year before. Data and observations reveal that uncertain food timing and productivity and recurring coyote predation—all due to low lake levels—are likely causing disruption. Read the full story at our link in bio. 📷 Sara Matthews (1 & 3), Russ Taylor (2)

This Fourth of July, keep the holiday fun and igni

This Fourth of July, keep the holiday fun and ignite adventure, not wildfires! Campfires aren't the only thing that can start wildfires. When celebrating this holiday weekend:

🎆 Opt out of personal fireworks, which can lead to stray sparks.
🚬🔥 Make sure stoves, matches, cigarette butts, and other points of ignition are fully extinguished. Do not discard anything on the ground.
🚗 A vehicle's hot tailpipe can ignite dry grass underneath it: Avoid parking or driving on vegetation and stay on trails. Even improper exhaust and under-inflated or damaged tires can spark fires!
⛓️ Watch out for dragging trailer chains, which can spark a fire along highways without the driver knowing.
✅ Be prepared, Carry a fire extinguisher, water, and a shovel in case of an accident.

Have fun this weekend - don't let a fire ruin your good time and threaten our ecosystem and communties' safety. 🎉

Want to learn more about wildfire prevention? Visit www.whitebarkinstitute.org/igniteawareness

Funding for this project provided by the California Department of Forestry & Fire Protection's Fire Prevention Program as part of the California Climate Investments Program. #IgniteAwareness #IgniteConnection #IgniteRespect #IgniteAdventure #FirePrevention #OffRoadSafety #WildfireAwareness

Today's New York Times article, "For the Future of

Today's New York Times article, "For the Future of Water Conservation, Look to ... Los Angeles?" by Michael Kimmelman, is excellent. The Mono Lake Committee’s takeaway: The people of LA are doing their part and seeing the benefits of what Kimmelman calls "generational evolution." It has been 31 years since DWP promised to raise Mono Lake—it's time for DWP to evolve, too. Check it out at the link in bio, we highly recommend it. 📷 Adali Schell, New York Times

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