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.

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