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The Battle for Mono Lake
Thirty years of controversy, grassroots action, and unlikely alliances finally led to a way to protect a desert lake.
- Premiere Date
- September 1, 1998
- Length
- 60 minutes
- Funding Initiative
- Open Call
Producer
Stephen Jay Fisher
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The Film
Thirty years of controversy, grassroots action, and unlikely alliances between environmentalists, lawyers, scientists, public agency representatives, landholders, developers, and concerned citizens finally led to a way to preserve and protect one of the West's few remaining desert lakes.
