Welcome to Mono Lake, a scenic body of water in the middle of nowhere Central California! This lake isn’t just another body ...

Mono Lake, nestled in California’s Eastern Sierra Nevada, is a haven for unique life forms. Its iconic tufa formations and thriving populations of brine shrimp and alkali flies showcase an ecosystem ...

Los Angeles diverts water from creeks that feed Mono Lake. (Myung J. Chun / Los Angeles Times) The picturesque tufa towers on the shores of Mono Lake, formed over centuries by underwater springs and ...

Globular colonies of the choanoflagellate B. monosierra seen under a microscope. As indicated by the 50-micron scale bar, these colonies are at the limit of what's visible to the naked eye. Mono Lake ...

The Cunningham property on Mono Lake, where 30 lots are for sale. MONO LAKE, California — For two decades, California’s Mono Lake has been a symbol of victory for environmental activists — the place ...

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Lila Seidman is a reporter focused on California wildlife and the outdoors for the Los Angeles Times. Since joining The Times in 2020, she has investigated mental health policy and jumped on breaking ...

California’s effort to secure water supplies is a struggle older than the state itself. It played out during the Gold Rush, and it defines modern San Francisco and Los Angeles. It has created ...

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