Located
in California's spectacular Eastern Sierra, Mono Lake is an oasis in the
dry Great Basin and a vital habitat for millions of migratory and nesting
birds. For 30
years the Mono Lake Committee has been working to protect Mono
Lake from destruction, to heal the damage done in the Mono Basin, and to
educate the public about the natural environment and wise water use.
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Did you miss Mono Lake?
published 07 Jan 09, 12:01:41
Well, the lake didn’t go anywhere of course . . . but the Mono Lake Website did. A server glitch that became a meltdown put us out of service for the past several days. We’ve been working frantically to get everything going again and we’re close. You’ll probably seeodd behavior for the next couple of [...]
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Mono Lake Top Ten for 2008 … #1
published 31 Dec 08, 07:12:32
1.You
It’s all about people caring for Mono Lake–and that means you. As Committee founder David Gaines once wrote, “So come visit Mono. The old lake needs new friends, and will not begrudge some more human footprints along its shores, provided we walk lightly.”
People celebrated and honored Mono Lake this year spectacularly. In the media, Mono [...]
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Mono Lake Top Ten for 2008 … #2
published 30 Dec 08, 07:12:02
2. Restoration stream studies on Rush Creek
In 2008 California State Water Board-appointed scientists studied Rush Creek, Mono Lake’s largest tributary stream, at multiple levels of flow, including the lowest flow seen in over a decade. The art and science of regulating flow regimes is central to the restoration process on Mono’s streams, and the [...]
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Bill McKibben on the Mono Lake Committee
published 30 Dec 08, 03:12:41
Bill McKibben, the noted author of a dozen books about the environment and culture, penned the introductory essay to the 2009 Mono Lake Calendar (which is still available for purchase).
With two days to go before we flip the calendar page to January, I reread his words and found they gave me fresh inspiration and excitement [...]
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Mono Lake Top Ten for 2008 … #3
published 29 Dec 08, 07:12:30
3. The launch of the new Mono Lake Website
Developed and powered by Mono Lake Committee staff in Lee Vining, the upgrade of the Mono Lake Website www.monolake.org has been a monumental project. With lots of new and fun features to connect people (like you!) with Mono Lake from wherever they may be, the website is [...]
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Tundra Swan Phenomenon
published 29 Dec 08, 10:12:27
On the second day of Christmas our gift was 562 Tundra Swans that swirled in and took refuge along the west shore of Mono Lake. On December 27 at around 10:00 am holiday traffic marched past on 395, but no one took notice of the large, snow-like mounds in the water. Along a pullout between [...]
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Mono Lake Top Ten from 2008 … #4
published 28 Dec 08, 07:12:18
4. The Los Angeles Water Plan
As reported in the 2008 Fall Mono Lake Newsletter, “This year Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa published a 20-year water strategy for Los Angeles that is the most dramatic demonstration of the City’s turn toward conservation.” Developed by the Mayor, the plan is central by the Los Angeles Department of [...]
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Mono Lake Top Ten for 2008 … #5
published 27 Dec 08, 07:12:22
5. The ecosystem marches on
There’s no doubt about it, a long path lies ahead for the restoration of the Mono Basin. But that doesn’t mean we shouldn’t celebrate the steps as we go.
The once-severely threatened California Gulls continue to return to their breeding grounds on the islets in Mono Lake. The endangered Willow Flycatcher, [...]
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Mono Lake Top Ten for 2008 … #6
published 26 Dec 08, 07:12:33
6. Mono Lake Committee members paid the entire mortgage on the Committee’s Mono Basin Field Station and Annex properties
In an amazing show of support for the Committee’s dedication to scientific research in the Mono Basin, Mono Lake Committee members raised over $100,000 to pay off our mortgage, saving thousands of dollars in annual interest [...]
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Mono Lake Top Ten from 2008 … #7
published 25 Dec 08, 07:12:55
7. The Mono Lake Trail and David Gaines Boardwalk project
In 2008 construction began on a new trail connecting the Forest Service Scenic Area Visitor Center in Lee Vining to Mono Lake. Highlights of the trail include an upgraded David Gaines Boardwalk, new facilities for visitors at Old Marina, and an American Disabilities Act approved [...]
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