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- About Mono Lake
A unique ecosystem, a home for many Located at the eastern edge of California, between the arid Great Basin and the snowy Sierra Nevada, Mono Lake is an ancient saline lake that covers over 70 square miles and supports a unique and productive ecosystem The lake has trillions of brine shrimp and alkali flies, millions of birds, and freshwater tributary streams Along the lakeshore, scenic limestone formations known as tufa towers rise from the water’s surface Humans have called the Mono
- Mono Lake Committee | Keep Saving Mono Lake
Since 1978 the non-profit Mono Lake Committee has worked to protect Mono Lake, restore its tributary streams and surrounding lands, and educate the next generation about wise water use We invite you to join us and our 16,000 members in protecting the Mono Basin for future generations
- Natural History - Mono Lake
Freshwater streams feed Mono Lake, supporting lush riparian forests of cottonwood and willow along their banks Along the lakeshore, scenic limestone formations called tufa towers rise from the water’s surface Mono Lake and its surrounding basin encompass one of California’s richest natural areas—learn more by visiting one of the pages
- State of the Lake - Mono Lake
In 1941, the Los Angeles Department of Water Power (DWP) began diverting water from Mono Lake’s tributary streams, sending it 350 miles south to meet the growing water demands of Los Angeles As a result, over the next 40 years Mono Lake dropped by 45 vertical feet, lost half its volume, and doubled in salinity—threatening the survival of the nesting California Gull population, air quality with toxic dust storms, and this unique and critical ecosystem Thanks to successful citizen
- Mono Lake Map
Mono Lake Map Planning a visit to Mono Lake? Get up-to-date information about Mono Lake and the Eastern Sierra anytime by contacting our friendly,
- Geology - Mono Lake
Lake Russell as it may have appeared during the last glacial maximum, about 13,000 years ago Illustration by Eric Knight Shaped by fire and ice: Young volcanic activity and glaciation Some of the most striking features of the Mono Basin are related to relatively recent volcanic activity Paoha and Negit Islands, Panum Crater, Black Point, and the Mono-Inyo Craters volcanic chain are each the result of eruptions younger than about 40,000 years old The youngest volcanic features in the Mono
- Visit - Mono Lake
Plan your visit to Mono Lake Learn about upcoming activities and events, important points of interest, and current travel conditions
- Tufa - Mono Lake
Protecting Mono Lake’s tufa Though tufa towers are rock formations, they are fragile—they crumble, topple, and erode from wave action, high desert weather, and, unfortunately, from people being careless around them To protect these fragile formations, thanks in part to the Mono Lake Committee, the California legislature established the Mono Lake Tufa State Natural Reserve in 1981 to help preserve and protect these unusual formations When you visit Mono Lake you can help save the tufa
- Points of interest - Mono Lake
Mono Lake Committee members and friends gathered at the County Park boardwalk during the annual Mono Basin Bird Chautauqua to show their support for California State Parks Bodie State Historic Park Bodie State Historic Park is one of the best preserved ghost towns in the United States, with the many buildings kept in a state of “arrested
- Major Mono Lake report to be released soon by UCLA climate science team
To understand how Los Angeles Department of Water Power (DWP) stream diversions affect Mono Lake in the era of climate change, the California State Water Resources Control Board commissioned UCLA’s Center for Climate Science to conduct a major study Launched in 2023 on the heels of the Board’s Mono Lake workshop, which highlighted the perils of low lake levels and urgent need for action, the Board has indicated that the study will soon be released A final report and interactive
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