The epic rain and snow from a few winters ago appears to have changed the lake's chemistry, with big impacts for wildlife.

Mono Lake seen from above in California. (Department of Fish and Wildlife via Courthouse News) The Mono Lake Committee sent a letter in December urging the board to temporarily restrict the Los ...

A 2 ½-hour drive north is Mono Lake — the most protected salt lake in the American West — where this season’s heavy flows could accelerate its restoration. Mono Lake in Mono County, Calif ...

On the afternoon of May 22, a wildfire sparked next to Highway 395 near the Mono Lake Tufa State Natural Reserve in the Eastern Sierra Nevada, causing major damage to the reserve’s infrastructure.

One of Mono Lake’s iconic tufa formations is pictured on the south shore of the lake in Mono County, California, Aug. 8. (Spenser Heaps, Deseret News) ...

One of Mono Lake’s iconic tufa formations is pictured on the south shore of the lake in Mono County, California, on Monday, Aug. 8, 2022. Dust kicks up on the north shore of Mono Lake in Mono ...

Ultimately, the decision on whether to reduce the amount of water the LADWP gets from Mono Lake will be up to the California State Water Resources Control Board. Report a correction or typo ...

A fast-moving fire near Mono Lake in the Eastern Sierra has forced the evacuation of a small mountain town of 332 residents and shut down a key section of U.S. Highway 395, a vital artery that ...

The Inn fire had grown to over 700 acres to the northwest of Mono Lake, near the Nevada border. It’s one of several brush fires that have erupted in California in the last week as the weather ...

U.S. 395 in Mono County is closed in both directions for the Inn Fire burning just north of Lee Vining, Calif., near Mono Lake. The fire, 140 miles south of Reno, has spread to 540 acres with no ...