One year ago, the California State Water Resources Control Board issued Order 21-86, mandating enhanced requirements for the restoration of 20 miles of stream habitat in the Mono Basin (see Fall 2021 Mono Lake Newsletter). The order launched a new…
Last fall the California State Water Resources Control Board ordered new requirements to further the restoration of 20 miles of Mono Basin stream habitat on Lee Vining, Rush, Walker, and Parker creeks. Order 21-86 implements new Stream Ecosystem Flows (SEFs)…
Mono Lake Committee and partners start implementing State Water Board Order 21-86 This winter Mono Lake Committee staff were even busier than usual, working to set Order 21-86 into motion to initiate an exciting new phase of restoration for Mono…
After driving all day, I arrived at the Pumice Palace in Lee Vining just after sunset, and no one was home … in June 1995 … and in September 2021. In 1995, I was starting my summer internship with the…
Restoration of damaged stream habitats and fisheries in the Mono Basin is poised to take a huge leap forward! The California State Water Resources Control Board has released a draft of their planned final order, built on thoroughly researched science…
The California Department of Fish & Wildlife (DFW) implemented new freshwater fishing regulations statewide on March 1, 2021. The changes were intended to be simple, but for the Mono Basin, the new regulations create a tangled line of new rules…
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