Saline lakes provide critical stopover habitat for millions of migratory birds from flamingos to phalaropes. Mono Lake, linked to Los Angeles, by a 350 mile-long aqueduct, has yet to reach its Public Trust lake level, and it along with other saline lakes in the western hemisphere, including Laguna Mar Chiquita in Argentina, and Great Salt Lake in Utah are facing significant conservation challenges. Join Mono Lake Committee staff in a conservation presentation and conversation about the current state of Mono Lake, the recent emergency request to protect the California Gull colony on Mono Lake's islands, and how international partnerships are strengthening bird conservation efforts in the Western Hemisphere. 

Nora Livingston (she/her) is the Mono Lake Committee Lead Naturalist Guide. She has studied birds in the Eastern Sierra for 15 years, including 10 seasons on the California Gull project on Mono Lake. She leads field seminars and custom guided trips for visitors to the Mono Basin to inspire a deeper connections with and understanding of Mono Lake and its surrounding ecosystems. 

Bartshé Miller is the Eastern Sierra Policy Director at the Mono Lake Committee. He is a former resident of Los Angles, New York City and Chicago, and after three decades, finds that he is still getting used to the quieter life at Mono Lake.   

Image: Mono Lake Committee

Program will be presented online at: https://bluejeans.com/641810594/7899