Tuesday, December 17th, 2019 by Arya, Communications Director
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Name: Arya Harp
Title: Communications Director
About: Arya oversees the Committee's communications program, which includes the Mono Lake Newsletter and the Mono Lake Calendar. She loves her job because she gets to share the inspiring work of the Mono Lake Committee with members and visitors alike. Her favorite things to do in the Mono Basin include ice skating on nearby lakes, skiing the Mono Craters, and getting to smell the sagebrush when it rains.See All Posts by Arya (208)
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In an article released today, “Non-native weeds are engulfing the ancient breeding grounds of Mono Lake’s California gulls,” the Los Angeles Times revisits the colorful history and challenging current situation on the gulls’ nesting islands.
It’s another chapter in the fascinating, colorful, and ongoing story of Mono Lake’s California Gulls.
In 1978 the National Guard made the first of two attempts to blast a moat across the landbridge to Negit Island. Archive photo from Storm Over Mono by John Hart.
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Tags: bird colony, California Gulls, colony, invasive weed, LA Times, Los Angeles, Los Angeles Times, Mono Lake, Mono Lake islands, nesting colony
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