Sunrise light on a grove of tufa towers emerging from the water of Mono Lake with soft green and dusty-red wild grasses in the foreground, Canada geese in the shallow water with reflections of the rocky towers, and desert hills in the distance.

#6: Local kids outdoors at Mono Lake

Sunrise light on a grove of tufa towers emerging from the water of Mono Lake with soft green and dusty-red wild grasses in the foreground, Canada geese in the shallow water with reflections of the rocky towers, and desert hills in the distance.

Number 6 on our Top Ten highlights list are all the local kids who explored their Mono Basin backyard with the Committee’s Outdoor Experiences program.

OE Instructor Jessica Francois (in hat) teaches Lee Vining Elementary students about Lee Vining Creek. Photo by Santiago Escruceria.

Between creek walks, watershed studies, watering trees, sketching wildlife, planting saplings at school, and birding, Lee Vining’s students really got out there! Take a look:

Lee Vining fourth graders stop for a drink of water along the Lee Vining Creek Trail.
A new tree at the Lee Vining Elementary School.
Lee Vining High School students learn about the clarity of Mill Creek's water.
Lee Vining Elementary students sketch songbirds at Lee Vining Creek.
Caelen McQuilkin birds Lee Vining.
Lee Vining High School students conduct transect studies at Mill Creek.
Kindergarteners enjoy a day at Lee Vining Creek. Photos by Santiago Escruceria.

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