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Mono Lake Tufa State Natural Reserve is located near Yosemite National Park within Mono County, in eastern California. It was established in 1981 [ 2 ] by the California State Legislature to preserve the natural limestone " tufa tower " formations at Mono Lake .
The Mono Lake Basin from near Conway Summit. The Mono Basin National Forest Scenic Area is a protected area in Eastern California that surrounds Mono Lake and the northern half of the Mono Craters volcanic field. It is administered by the Inyo National Forest as a unit of the National Forest Scenic Area program, under the U.S. Forest Service.
The Mono Basin National Scenic Area visitor center is located near Mono Lake just off U.S. Route 395. A bookstore, an information desk staffed by USDA Forest Service Rangers, and museum exhibits help to orient visitors. [ 44 ]
Los Angeles officials plan to take less water from the Mono Basin than the city is entitled to. Environmentalists say it will help Mono Lake.
Mono Lake (/ ˈ m oʊ n oʊ / MOH-noh) is a saline soda lake in Mono County, California, formed at least 760,000 years ago as a terminal lake in an endorheic basin. The lack of an outlet causes high levels of salts to accumulate in the lake which make its water alkaline .
The Mono Lake Committee storefront, August 2013. The Mono Lake Committee (MLC) is an environmental organization based in Lee Vining, California in the United States.Its mission is to preserve Mono Lake, by reducing diversions of water from the Eastern Sierra watersheds by the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power (LADWP).
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