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2005 Winter & Spring Mono Lake Newsletter MONO LAKE N E W S L E T T E R Winter~Spring 2005 Chautauqua Registration Highway Success 2005 Field Seminars The Lake and the ‘Hood oday is the first in five that Hwy 395 has been open both to the north and south of Lee Vining after severe winter storms. It’s hard for many people to imagine Twhat that really means—no driving, no mail, no restocking of the shelves at the Mono Market. When you’re not shoveling, you’re carefully watching the snow- flakes fall while drying your gloves for the next round. Around town teams of able-backed shovelers join plows to tackle the roofs and Mono Lake Office driveways of neighbors and friends. In the occasional break in the frozen deluge we Information Center and Bookstore rush for skis and snowshoes to get a glimpse of the lake—barely pausing when Highway 395 at Third Street Post Office Box 29 crossing the unusually quiet road. Sometimes you make it out there only to be Lee Vining, California 93541 shrouded in poconip, the ice fog that glistens in the air hanging right before your (760) 647-6595 eyes. Other times you find you’ve seized just the right moment, and glide out into the [email protected] stunningly quiet world of white and unbelievable blue. Most often, however, you www.monolake.org make it out the door just when a big gust of wind filled with determined snowflakes www.monobasinresearch.org turns you right back to the stash of hot chocolate by the stove. Los Angeles Office The old timers smile and nod knowingly—this is how it always used to be, they 322 Culver Blvd. Playa Del Rey, California 90293 say. Listening to their tales of big winters past, one can see how this much snow can Phone (310) 316-0041 define a town. Skiing out unplowed Hwy 120 to the east, the only traffic equipped enough to Staff travel here is that of rabbits, coyotes, and juncos. Climbing up the Mono Craters to Executive Director, Policy .......... Frances Spivy-Weber catch a glimpse of the lake, I turn to find it staring right back at me. Of course, I think, Executive Director, Operations ...... Geoffrey McQuilkin this landscape too, is defined by snow. To me, it looks like the whole Mono Basin is Eastern Sierra Policy Director ..................... Lisa Cutting Eastern Sierra Policy Coordinator ........ Jen Nissenbaum smiling and nodding knowingly. Education Director .................................... Bartshé Miller Assistant Education Director ........ Santiago Escruceria Like the snowpack, this Newsletter is a combined Winter & Spring issue, and will Communications Director ............... Arya Degenhardt have to last through the spring runoff. Accordingly, we’ve packed it full of interest- Information Specialist ..................................... Greg Reis Office Manager .................................................. Craig Pyle ing updates and stories that will hopefully get you through the winter, wherever Staff Assistant .................................... Douglas Dunaway yours may be. Retail Operations Manager ............................. Brett Pyle Bookstore Manager .................................... Laura Walker —Arya Degenhardt, Communications Director Membership Coordinator .................. Erika Obedzinski Controller ......................................... Donnette Huselton Canoe Tour Supervisor ................................ Gary Nelson Board of Directors Sally Gaines, Mammoth Lakes, Co-Chair Ed Manning, Davis, Co-Chair Tom Soto, Santa Monica, Secretary David Kanner, Redwood City, Treasurer Richard Atwater, La Cañada Martha Davis, Riverside Ryan Hiete, Los Angeles Amy Holm, Los Angeles Andrea Lawrence, Mammoth Lakes Richard Lehman, Fresno Doug Virtue, San Pedro COVER PHOTO BY GEOFF MCQUILKIN Directors Emeriti Helen Green • Ed Grosswiler Grace de Laet • Genny Smith Brent Coeur-Barron, Corporate Counsel ARYA DEGENHARDT Founded by David Gaines in 1978 A snowy view of Mono Lake, Black Point, and the Bodie Hills from the base of the Mono Craters. MONO LAKE NEWSLETTER Mono Lake Committee Mission Winter & Spring 2005 ~ Volume XXVI, Numbers 3–4 The Mono Lake Committee is a non-profit citizens’ group dedicated to protecting The Mono Lake Newsletter is a quarterly publication of the and restoring the Mono Basin ecosystem, educating the public about Mono Lake Mono Lake Committee. Written material contained in this newsletter may be quoted or reproduced for review, reporting, and the impacts on the environment of excessive water use, and promoting educational purposes, or related non-profit uses; a copy of the cooperative solutions that protect Mono Lake and meet real water needs without publication is requested. Reproduction or quotation for other purposes may be approved upon written request. transferring environmental problems to other areas. ISSN #0275-6633. Copyright © 2005 Mono Lake Committee. Printed on 100% recycled paper. 2 Mono Lake Newsletter – Winter~Spring 2005 Land Trade Still the Best Option to Stop Lakeside Subdivision by Geoffrey McQuilkin esort home development is currently threatening 120 well. A perennial stream flows through the property and is Racres of natural area on Mono Lake’s west shore and thought to provide habitat for the endangered mountain the federal protections signed into law by Ronald Reagan beaver; endangered willow flycatchers may also use the area. twenty years ago. Steep slopes raise the question of avalanche hazards. As the new year arrives, the The project’s cost to Mono developer is still threatening to County is another issue. construct a 38-home subdivi- Mono Lake PHOTO COURTESY OF DWP OVERLAY BY BARTSHE MILLER While a subdivision would sion. A land trade is still the produce new tax revenue, it best solution, as it would would also bring new costs result in the property going for the county to provide into protected public owner- Hwy 395 services. Perhaps more ship. Disputes about the value significantly, a precedent with of the land continue to be the this project could erode main stumbling block to a natural area and community successful land trade. protections throughout the county. The construction of Forest Service Makes so many homes away from New Offer existing towns violates Mono In December the US Forest Property development plans overlaid onto an aerial photo of the site. County’s General Plan Service sought to break the direction to “Provide for the logjam by offering to go to court jointly with the developer to orderly growth of Mono Basin communities in a manner that seek an independent, third-party valuation of the property. In retains the small town character ... and protects the area’s such an arrangement, the Forest Service would honor scenic, recreational, and natural resources.” whatever dollar value the court sets for the land, and the developer would commit to selling the property at that price. Community Questions So far, there has been no official response to the offer from The proposed project also raises major community ques- the developer. tions for Mono Basin residents. The proposed homes would almost equal the number of homes in Lee Vining and, if Mono County in the Crossfire occupied year-round, would increase the area population by an The out-of-the-area developer, New Cities Land Company, astonishing 20–30%. Questions of community integrity, has indicated plans to force Mono County planning officials demand on local services, and growth-inducing impacts are and supervisors into the hot seat on this issue. New Cities has numerous. Additionally, the proposal is simply unfair to completed almost all of the paperwork necessary to seek residents and business owners who have adapted to live county approval for subdividing the 120-acre parcel. within the Scenic Area guidelines over the past 20 years. If New Cities completes the application, it will be asking A Top Committee Priority Mono County to disregard the federal protections that overlay Whatever the challenges ahead, this issue is a top priority this property and 80,000 other acres surrounding Mono Lake. for the Mono Lake Committee. The Committee’s goal is to keep Allowing a subdivision is an entirely discretionary act for the the protections established by the Scenic Area 20 years ago in county, so whether local officials are willing to undermine the place on the property—meaning subdivision is prohibited. Scenic Area remains to be seen. Committee staff are talking frequently with local, state, and It is clear that it will be a long, expensive road to any final nationally elected officials about this issue, working with media decision. The Mono Lake Committee anticipates lawsuits to raise public awareness, working with the Forest Service and under the California Environmental Quality Act at a minimum; the landowner to find solutions, and working with attorneys to with Mono Lake’s high level of environmental importance, prepare for the fights that may lie ahead. Committee members other legal action is likely as well. will play a critical role as strong public pressure will be the A broad array of questions and problems face the deciding factor in the resolution of this issue. development project should it proceed. Many of the 38 homes proposed for the property will be highly visible from the Scenic Geoff McQuilkin is the Committee’s Co-Executive Director of Highway corridor. Water supply may be challenging to obtain, Operations. He recently dug a skylight in the cave of snow and safe waste disposal on the steep site may prove difficult as that currently covers the window to his office. Winter~Spring 2005 – Mono Lake Newsletter 3 SANTIAGO ESCRUCERIA The Lake and the ‘Hood by Jane Braxton Little ono Lake is a magnificent landmark for all who care would become the standard bearer for Mono Lake. Equally M about conservation. The return to health of this ignored by traditional politics, the rural conservation commu- austere, hauntingly beautiful basin offers hope nity joined hands with urban barrios over water. that dedication and good science can protect Today they share a modern-day watershed the landscapes we treasure. linked by a man-made aqueduct, not a Equally ignored by But the lessons of Mono Lake go natural stream channel.
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