Support for the Mono Lake Committee is Necessary and Appreciated

Mono Lake is one of the most unusual places in the world, and it’s located only four hours from Sacramento. Most people stop here, if they stop at all, while driving from Sacramento to Mammoth Lakes. The lake, half of its original size thanks to Los Angeles, is nestled between the Great Basin and the Nevada Sierra.

The Mono Lake Committee, Information and Bookstore, is worth a stop on your journey. Apart from t-shirts and information, you can also donate to help protect Mono Lake, restore and preserve this natural wonder.

On the way back from his marriage proposal at Half Dome Summit in Yosemite, Josh Amolsch stopped and shot this photograph of the tufa. Some people call these formations tofu, but the word is really tufa. Tufas grow underwater and are essentially limestone, a mixture of carbonates and calcium. That’s what those structures are growing out of the water. They would be underwater if the lake wasn’t half its normal size of more than 4 million acres.

More than 300 different species of birds visit Mono Lake. It is home to the second largest gull population (Salt Lake City is first). Trillions of brine shrimp — and alkali flies, which spend 2/3rds of their life under water — provide a feast for the birds.

Helping to support the Mono Lake Committee is one way to help the environment and be part of the conservation effort to preserve Mono Lake. Even if it’s only $25. Every little bit helps. You can donate right on the website, or mail a check to:

Mono Lake Committee

P. O. Box 29

Lee Vining, CA 93541