“David Gaines used to remark that saving
Mono Lake was not his unalterable goal.
His real aim was to make people throughout
California realize what would be lost if the
lake continued to sink. If Californians, and
particularly Angelenos, weighed those values,
understood them deeply, and decided to
sacrifice them for a convenient and inexpensive
water supply, Gaines would accept that choice.
But it had to be a knowing choice.”

John Hart
Storm Over Mono