Sunrise light on a grove of tufa towers emerging from the water of Mono Lake with soft green and dusty-red wild grasses in the foreground, Canada geese in the shallow water with reflections of the rocky towers, and desert hills in the distance.

Mono’s dust in the Public Eye

Check out the Sacramento Bee‘s Public Eye column article on the Mono Lake dust storms by Tom Knudson. Mono Lake Committee Members can see full details on the dust storms in Greg Reis’ Lakewatch article in the current issue of the Mono Lake Newsletter online.

Dust billowed across Paoha Island on December 6, 2009---shortly after November's record-setting dust storms. Photo by Arya Degenhardt.
Dust billowed across Paoha Island on December 6, 2009---shortly after November's record-setting dust storms. Photo by Arya Degenhardt.
Paoha Island on January 29, 2010, a calm day at Mono Lake---the difference in air quality is clear. Photo by Elin Ljung.
Paoha Island on January 29, 2010, a calm day at Mono Lake---the difference in air quality is clear. Photo by Elin Ljung.