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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

Highway 270 to Bodie closed this week

Trail Chic 2022 was a huge success

Great Basin Water Justice Summit coming up on Wednesday, August 3

It’s flower season at Mono Lake

A look inside the Mono Basin Outdoor Education Center

Naturalist notes

Great Basin Water Justice Summit coming up on Wednesday, August 3

San Francisco Chronicle covers Mono Lake’s low level

Drought worsens at Mono Lake

Choreographing restoration on Mono Lake’s tributary streams

Streamwatch: Surface water exports curtailed by low Grant Lake Reservoir storage

The 2022 Mono Lake level forecast

Protection near and far: Mar Chiquita receives national park status

Phalarope surveys return to Mono Lake

NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory working at Mono Lake
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