Fire restrictions for the Inyo National Forest and Bureau of Land Management will take effect on Monday: 🔥 No campfires, briquette/charcoal barbeques, or stove fires are allowed outside of agency-provided fire rings or barbeques at designated developed recreation sites. Dispersed…
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…
Drought forces reduced diversions, causes problems for nesting birds and air quality Mono Lake is suffering from a severe drought. The lake has dropped more than three feet in elevation since 2019, exposing more lakebed. Dust storms have become more…
Stream diversions holding back lake rise On the wall of the Mono Lake Committee Information Center & Bookstore is a vertical blue tube representing Mono Lake’s level, with a yellow sliding arrow pointing to the present-day surface elevation. It is…
It felt like a grim spring here at Mono Lake. It was too dry. No snow to speak of in January, February, or March. Meager storms in April that barely dampened ground that had been drying out for months. It…
We invite you to join us online, from wherever you are, for the virtual Bird Chautauqua, coming up June 10-11, 2022. We’re offering three presentations each evening—take a look at the titles below, read more here, and sign up to…
There are a few spaces left in the upcoming field seminar Capturing the Mono Basin in Pastel. If you’ve ever wanted to get outside at Mono Lake and learn pastel painting with a fantastic teacher, this is your chance to…
Are you looking for a fresh perspective on Mono Lake and its beautiful surroundings? Try booking one of our guided canoe tours! These hour-long canoe tours provide multitudes of information on the geology, ecology, and history of Mono Lake, all…
News from Yosemite National Park: Tioga Pass (the continuation of Highway 120 West through the park) is scheduled to open to vehicular traffic on Friday, May 27, 2022, at 9:00am. Reservations required to enter Yosemite A reservation is required to…
During the 2021 runoff year (April 1, 2021–March 31, 2022), the Los Angeles Department of Water & Power (DWP) was allowed to export up to 16,000 acre-feet of stream diversions from the Mono Basin because Mono Lake was above 6380…
