A Stephen Fisher Production in association with PBS Station KTEH in San Jose, The Battle For Mono Lake is the most comprehensive television special ever made about the effort to save Mono Lake.

This hour-long documentary looks at Mono Lake's many facets including the natural and human history of the Mono Basin, the growing body of scientific research about the lake, the importance of the public trust doctrine in shaping water policy in the West, and the role of the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power in stream diversions which caused the lake to shrink.

Richard Hatch is everyman, not a scientist or an environmentalist, but an ordinary person who is curious about an unusual and beautiful place. Through his experiences, and interviews with attorneys, scientists, water managers, indigenous peoples and activists, the viewer discovers the many people who were important to the Mono Lake issue.