A close up of yellow wildflowers overlooking the teal waters of Mono Lake on a cloudy day.

Tag: stream restoration

Clear water flowing in a small creek with willows on the shore.

Finding hope in a changed world

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…

A person casts from a fly rod into a willow lined creek channel.

New fishing regulations add complexity for Mono Basin

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…