Person standing in a flooded stream up to her shins while she's holding a clipboard taking notes with lush willows around the creek and snow-capped peaks in the distance.

Science

Person standing in a flooded stream up to her shins while she's holding a clipboard taking notes with lush willows around the creek and snow-capped peaks in the distance.
Eared Grebe researchers on a boat listening for grebes with telemetry equipment.

Scientific research

Scientific research is the foundation for protecting and restoring Mono Lake, the base for the Mono Lake Committee’s policy positions, and inspiration for understanding Mono Lake. We support scientific research to help evaluate the health of Mono Lake, and to ensure that policy making and resource management are based on sound science.

What We Do: Science

Researcher sits on the ground with binoculars and research equipment as she records data in a binder.

Field Station

Field technician stands knee deep in a stream with a tall instrument that he is holding vertically in the stream with a long measuring tape going from across the stream bank, and there are green grasses and willows and rushing water.

Vorster Center

Three bird researchers banding California Gull chicks on an island in Mono Lake.

‘Ologists Lecture Series

Two researchers walk carefully on an island in Mono Lake with California Gulls standing all around the rocky ground and flying in the air, with dramatic snow-covered mountains in the distance.

Research

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