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We’re hiring for seasonal staff positions at Mono Lake

Job descriptions are now posted for summer 2024 positions at the Mono Lake Committee—we’ll be hiring Information Center & Bookstore Assistants, Mono Lake Interns, a Birding Intern, an Education Intern, and a Canoe Program Coordinator. We will begin accepting applications…

Happy solstice from Mono Lake

Your support enables everything we do to get Mono Lake to rise, keep its tributary streams flowing, and ensure that its surrounding lands are protected. Thank you for being a part of protecting this special place. As we near the…

Make a 2023 year-end donation for Mono Lake now

To close out 2023 strong we have set ourselves a challenging goal of 750 supporters donating online this month. Will you join these hundreds of supporters and help us reach the goal by making a donation of any amount today?…

2023 Mono Lake Committee Annual Report

The Mono Lake Committee’s 2023 Annual Report is now available online! The report is full of photos of the Mono Lake Committee in action in our focus areas of protection, restoration, education, and scientific research. It also has the Committee’s audited financial information for 2022, list of…

Tall evergreen trees line the yellow coast of a blue lake, and patches of ice surround the surface under bright sunlight.

Singing ice on a Mono Basin freshwater lake

Editor’s note: This post was originally published on December 5, 2020. As winter ’23-’24 starts out cold and fairly dry, we’ve been enjoying more singing ice on local freshwater lakes, so we’re bringing back this post! Today’s Mono Lake Moment…

Mono Basin ASO flights get off the ground

In the spring, the Mono Lake Committee helped Mono County secure emergency funding from the Governor’s Office of Emergency Services for Airborne Snow Observatories (ASO) LiDAR flights that gave us a crucial understanding of the record snowpack. ASO-derived data and…

An incredible Giving Tuesday for Mono Lake

Thanks to the support of more than 450 members and supporters, we achieved our goal of raising $50,000 to be matched for Mono Lake. That’s the biggest match we’ve ever had for Giving Tuesday! In total, you helped us break…

Your gift is doubled for Giving Tuesday

It has been an extraordinary year, and right now we have an extraordinary opportunity for Giving Tuesday.   All gifts made through tomorrow, November 28, will be matched dollar for dollar, up to $50,000, thanks to the generosity of a longtime…

One man walks with a tripod across his back through a golden field of grass towards snow covered rocks on the shore of Mono Lake.

Eastern Sierra Christmas Bird Counts coming up

If you like the holidays, birds, and know how to count, then the Christmas Bird Count (CBC) is for you! The 2023 CBC marks the 124th year that the National Audubon Society has organized this international community science event. Every…