Aug 24, 2023 · Located at the eastern edge of California, between the arid Great Basin and the snowy Sierra Nevada, Mono Lake is an ancient saline lake that covers over 70 square miles …

Feb 9, 2024 · Located at the edge of the arid Great Basin and the snowy Sierra Nevada mountains of California, Mono Lake is an ancient saline lake that covers more than 70 square …

Since 1978 the non-profit Mono Lake Committee has worked to protect Mono Lake, restore its tributary streams and surrounding lands, and educate the next generation about wise water …

An easy trail and boardwalk meander to the lake through the willows and marsh of the Mono Lake Tufa State Natural Reserve (between the park and the lake), filled with waving grasses, …

Plan your visit to Mono Lake. Learn about upcoming activities and events, important points of interest, and current travel conditions.

Dec 1, 2025 · As a result, over the next 40 years Mono Lake dropped by 45 vertical feet, lost half its volume, and doubled in salinity—threatening the survival of the nesting California Gull …

Instead, rivers in the Great Basin drain into large, saline lakes like Great Salt Lake, Pyramid Lake, Walker Lake, and Mono Lake. The Great Basin lakes, including Mono, are much smaller today …

To save Mono Lake from ecological collapse due to excessive water diversions, a young group of scientists formed the Mono Lake Committee and pursued legal, legislative, and grassroots …

The unusual rock formations that grace Mono Lake’s shores are known as tufa. Tufa is beautiful, and it’s also important habitat, from nesting sites for Osprey and owls to underwater habitat for …

May 1, 2025 · Join a naturalist-guide for a tour among strange tufa towers, bubbling springs, birds, wildlife, brine shrimp, and the behind-the-scenes story of the most unusual lake in …