Last night in North Hollywood, Santiago Escruceria, the Mono Lake Committee’s Outdoor Education Center Manager, was honored with the Environmental Justice Leader Award from Pacoima Beautiful. Pacoima Beautiful is a grassroots environmental justice organization that works in the San Fernando…
This essay, written by mark! Lopez, appears in the 2023 Mono Lake Calendar. My first memory of Mono Lake, like many of my first memories, connects to my grandparents Juana and Ricardo Gutierrez, Co-Founders of the Madres del Este de Los…
This March brought many new and exciting events … but one was missing: the Mono Lake Committee’s hosting of the Wild & Scenic Film Festival. For the past 11 years we’ve been thrilled to bring the South Yuba River Citizens…
This past summer, the Mono Basin Outdoor Education Center (OEC) program reached a milestone—official camp accreditation through the American Camp Association (ACA). The Mono Lake Committee started working toward accreditation several years ago, so we are celebrating this achievement! “The…
After a three-year hiatus Trail Chic sprang back into life last week thanks to the generosity of Randy Arnold of Barefoot Wine & Bubbly and the creativity of the local community. About 75 people from Mono City to Mammoth Lakes…
The Mono Basin Outdoor Education Center (OEC) is the hub of our program that links folks from Los Angeles to the source of their water here in the Mono Basin. During week-long trips participants walk along the shore of Mono…
Don’t miss the latest in hiker, climber, skier, and field biologist fashion! Think: socks-in-sandals meets sequins … on an astroturf runway. Trail Chic is a fashion show fundraiser for the Mono Lake Committee’s Outdoor Education Center Access Fund. The Access…
We’ve added a new feature to the Wild & Scenic Film Festival—a silent auction where you can bid on a variety of outdoor clothing, gear, and fun prize packages to benefit Outdoor Education Center programs. Auction items include binoculars, backpacks,…
Jen Bayer is an independent scientist with the Silicon Valley Barcode of Life project, which engages people in learning why biodiversity is important to human well-being. Jen stayed at the Mono Basin Field Station this past summer to study arthropod…
This article, written by Caelen McQuilkin, was originally published in the Mammoth Times and is posted here with permission. Content warning: It contains content about the displacement of Indigenous people and violence towards communities of color, including police brutality. This…
