Welcome to Mono Lake
Mono Lake is an ancient saline lake located at the eastern edge of the Sierra Nevada in California. Home to trillions of brine shrimp, millions of birds, and world-famous tufa towers, its tributary streams also supply water to Los Angeles, nearly 350 miles to the south. After a successful legal fight stopped excessive diversions, ongoing advocacy has shown that balanced solutions mean enough water for both people and the environment.
Since 1978 the 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. (Photo courtesy of Robb Hirsch.)
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The Latest from Mono Lake
LA Times features phalaropes, saline lakes, and the communities at Mono Lake and Laguna Mar Chiquita, Argentina working together to protect them
Tracking the birds: New Motus arrays in the Mono Basin
Outdoor Education Center and Santiago M. Escruceria recognized by East Yard Communities for Environmental Justice
LA Times features phalaropes, saline lakes, and the communities at Mono Lake and Laguna Mar Chiquita, Argentina working together to protect them
Outdoor Education Center and Santiago M. Escruceria recognized by East Yard Communities for Environmental Justice
“At Mono Lake, visitors witness the stark toll of LA’s water use” Los Angeles Times takes a South Tufa tour
“It needs more water” Los Angeles Times front page Mono Lake article tells it like it is
New York Times article “For the Future of Water Conservation, Look to … Los Angeles?” by Mike Kimmelman has it right
DWP exporting water away from the Mono Basin
A collaborative success: Fire-damaged State Reserve boardwalk removed
Inn Fire recovery effort: State Reserve boardwalk requires replacement
An update about the Inn Fire near Mono Lake
Tracking the birds: New Motus arrays in the Mono Basin
Lowering salinity by raising Mono Lake is key to ecosystem health
Mount Lyell shrew photographed alive for the first time near Mono Lake
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