Mono Basin snow survey results
Winter started out wet, but January was dry. In Lee Vining, there were only 3.7 inches of new snow measured in January, and none fell since January 8. The Mono Basin was blanketed with snow and then covered in poconip…
Category: Restoration
A summer on the streams
On my first visit to Rush Creek in May of this year, with my field supplies of a backpack, clipboard, and GPS, I followed Restoration Field Technician Robbie Di Paolo through dense willow thickets and freezing streams on the inaugural…
A collaborative success: Fire-damaged State Reserve boardwalk removed
Last week a group of volunteers joined staff from California State Parks, Mono County, and the Mono Lake Committee to remove the recently burned and damaged Mono Lake Tufa State Natural Reserve boardwalk located on the north shore of Mono…
Inn Fire recovery effort: State Reserve boardwalk requires replacement
Recovery efforts are underway from the Inn Fire and a focus is the popular Mono Lake County Park and the Mono Lake Tufa State Natural Reserve boardwalk that crosses wetlands to the edge of Mono Lake. Mono County is actively…
An update about the Inn Fire near Mono Lake
The Inn Fire near Mono Lake is now 70% contained at 728 acres in size thanks to the diligent efforts of more than 500 fire personnel who responded quickly after it ignited last Thursday, May 22 at 3:30pm. The cause…
Inn Fire near Mono Lake started Thursday
Last Thursday, May 22 a wildfire started along Highway 395 near Mono Lake. Named the Inn Fire, it began at approximately 3:36pm and spread rapidly on both sides of the highway. Local Lee Vining and Mono City Volunteer Fire Departments…
DWP withdraws petition for Rush Creek flow waiver
Thank you, letter writers! Thank you to the Mono Lake Committee members and supporters who sent many hundreds of letters to the State Water Board spotlighting DWP’s short-sighted plan. DWP ended up withdrawing its flow waiver request because of the…
Broken Grant valve threatens restoration
Mono Lake Committee proposes reasonable mitigations to achieve required Rush Creek flows Since 1941, the Los Angeles Department of Water & Power (DWP) has used Grant Lake Reservoir to collect, store, and divert fresh water from Mono Basin streams to…
Action alert: DWP seeks Rush Creek flow waiver, neglects restoration
Support letters needed! Update: The comment period is now closed. Thank you to all of you who sent a letter to the State Water Board. The Los Angeles Department of Water & Power (DWP) has asked the State Water Board…
Committee advances a solution to mitigate DWP’s infrastructure problems
The Mono Lake Committee is proposing interim reservoir management requirements designed to mitigate the impacts to Rush Creek imposed by Los Angeles Department of Water & Power’s (DWP) aging and malfunctioning infrastructure at Grant Lake Reservoir. For the second year…