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  • Tufa is a type of limestone that is formed when calcium-rich spring water mixes with the carbonate-rich Mono Lake water and precipitates around the spring. The towers grow underneath the waters surface. These towers were exposed when the city of Los Angeles diverted four of the five streams flowing into Mono Lake.  Deprived of its freshwater sources, the lake volume dropped by half, exposing nesting colonies of gulls to predation and again doubling the lakes salinity. The entire eco-system began to collapse. In response David Gaines formed the Mono Lake Committee, a citizens group that was formed to reverse this trend and save the lake. In 1994 the California Supreme Court mandated that the lake should rise to a level of 6,392 feet, which will partially restore the ecosystem and migratory bird habitat.<br />
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In this photograph, tufa towers are seen at dawn.
    Tufa Towers, Mono Lake
  • Exposed tufa formations which used to lie at the bottom of Mono Lake give a surreal quality to the landscape.
    South Tufa
  • Tufa is a type of limestone that is formed when calcium-rich spring water mixes with the carbonate-rich Mono Lake water and precipitates around the spring. The towers grow underneath the waters surface. These towers were exposed when the city of Los Angeles diverted four of the five streams flowing into Mono Lake.  Deprived of its freshwater sources, the lake volume dropped by half, exposing nesting colonies of gulls to predation and again doubling the lakes salinity. The entire eco-system began to collapse. In response David Gaines formed the Mono Lake Committee, a citizens group that was formed to reverse this trend and save the lake. In 1994 the California Supreme Court mandated that the lake should rise to a level of 6,392 feet, which will partially restore the ecosystem and migratory bird habitat.<br />
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In this photo, tufa towers stand beneath a cloudy sky as the full moon rises in the distance.
    Tufa Towers and Full Moon Beneath a .. Sky
  • Tufa is a type of limestone that is formed when calcium-rich spring water mixes with the carbonate-rich Mono Lake water and precipitates around the spring. The towers grow underneath the waters surface. These towers were exposed when the city of Los Angeles diverted four of the five streams flowing into Mono Lake.  Deprived of its freshwater sources, the lake volume dropped by half, exposing nesting colonies of gulls to predation and again doubling the lakes salinity. The entire eco-system began to collapse. In response David Gaines formed the Mono Lake Committee, a citizens group that was formed to reverse this trend and save the lake. In 1994 the California Supreme Court mandated that the lake should rise to a level of 6,392 feet, which will partially restore the ecosystem and migratory bird habitat.<br />
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Sand Tufa is formed in more sandy regions of the lake near the shore. When the lake level dropped these tufa were exposed to the elements, the wind blew away the remaining sand, leaving these unique formations behind.
    Sand Tufa, Mono Lake
  • Tufa is a type of limestone that is formed when calcium-rich spring water mixes with the carbonate-rich Mono Lake water and precipitates around the spring. The towers grow underneath the waters surface. These towers were exposed when the city of Los Angeles diverted four of the five streams flowing into Mono Lake.  Deprived of its freshwater sources, the lake volume dropped by half, exposing nesting colonies of gulls to predation and again doubling the lakes salinity. The entire eco-system began to collapse. In response David Gaines formed the Mono Lake Committee, a citizens group that was formed to reverse this trend and save the lake. In 1994 the California Supreme Court mandated that the lake should rise to a level of 6,392 feet, which will partially restore the ecosystem and migratory bird habitat.<br />
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This image shows South Tufa beneath moonlight.
    Tufa and Casseopia
  • Tufa towers in Mono Lake are covered with a fresh layer of snow. Snow covered mountains and a volcanic crater rest in the background.
    Tufa Formations in Snow
  • Last light of the day catches the clouds above South Tufa, Mono Lake
    Evening Light, South Tufa
  • Tufa is a type of limestone that is formed when calcium-rich spring water mixes with the carbonate-rich Mono Lake water and precipitates around the spring. The towers grow underneath the waters surface. These towers were exposed when the city of Los Angeles diverted four of the five streams flowing into Mono Lake.  Deprived of its freshwater sources, the lake volume dropped by half, exposing nesting colonies of gulls to predation and again doubling the lakes salinity. The entire eco-system began to collapse. In response David Gaines formed the Mono Lake Committee, a citizens group that was formed to reverse this trend and save the lake. In 1994 the California Supreme Court mandated that the lake should rise to a level of 6,392 feet, which will partially restore the ecosystem and migratory bird habitat.  In this photo tufa towers stand beneath Cassiopeia and the starry sky.
    South Tufa Beneath the Stars
  • Morning lights up rabbit brush and sage along the shores of Mono Lake as surreal tufa formations stand in the background
    Morning, South Tufa
  • Tufa is a type of limestone that is formed when calcium-rich spring water mixes with the carbonate-rich Mono Lake water and precipitates around the spring. The towers grow underneath the waters surface. These towers were exposed when the city of Los Angeles diverted four of the five streams flowing into Mono Lake.  Deprived of its freshwater sources, the lake volume dropped by half, exposing nesting colonies of gulls to predation and again doubling the lakes salinity. The entire eco-system began to collapse. In response David Gaines formed the Mono Lake Committee, a citizens group that was formed to reverse this trend and save the lake. In 1994 the California Supreme Court mandated that the lake should rise to a level of 6,392 feet, which will partially restore the ecosystem and migratory bird habitat.  <br />
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In this photo, tufa towers exposed on now-dry land stand beneath summer's sky of fire.
    Tufa and Fire Sky
  • A Canada Goose nests on a tufa tower, a place that gives the waterfowl protection from predation.
    Goose Nesting in Tufa
  • Tufa is a type of limestone that is formed when calcium-rich spring water mixes with the carbonate-rich Mono Lake water and precipitates around the spring. The towers grow underneath the waters surface. These towers were exposed when the city of Los Angeles diverted four of the five streams flowing into Mono Lake.  Deprived of its freshwater sources, the lake volume dropped by half, exposing nesting colonies of gulls to predation and again doubling the lakes salinity. The entire eco-system began to collapse. In response David Gaines formed the Mono Lake Committee, a citizens group that was formed to reverse this trend and save the lake. In 1994 the California Supreme Court mandated that the lake should rise to a level of 6,392 feet, which will partially restore the ecosystem and migratory bird habitat.
    South Tufa, Mono Lake
  • Tufa is a type of limestone that is formed when calcium-rich spring water mixes with the carbonate-rich Mono Lake water and precipitates around the spring. The towers grow underneath the waters surface. These towers were exposed when the city of Los Angeles diverted four of the five streams flowing into Mono Lake.  Deprived of its freshwater sources, the lake volume dropped by half, exposing nesting colonies of gulls to predation and again doubling the lakes salinity. The entire eco-system began to collapse. In response David Gaines formed the Mono Lake Committee, a citizens group that was formed to reverse this trend and save the lake. In 1994 the California Supreme Court mandated that the lake should rise to a level of 6,392 feet, which will partially restore the ecosystem and migratory bird habitat.<br />
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In this photo, a tufa tower that was once exposed has been recovered by the rising waters of Mono Lake. It has begun to grow once again, an encouraging symbol of the healing of Mono Lake.
    Tufa Regeneration, Mono Lake
  • Tufa at Mono Lake, California
    Tufa
  • A spring snowstorm places a layer of snow on tufa towers along Mono Lake's South Shore.
    South Tufa, Spring Snow
  • Tufa is a type of limestone that is formed when calcium-rich spring water mixes with the carbonate-rich Mono Lake water and precipitates around the spring. The towers grow underneath the waters surface. These towers were exposed when the city of Los Angeles diverted four of the five streams flowing into Mono Lake.  Deprived of its freshwater sources, the lake volume dropped by half, exposing nesting colonies of gulls to predation and again doubling the lakes salinity. The entire eco-system began to collapse. In response David Gaines formed the Mono Lake Committee, a citizens group that was formed to reverse this trend and save the lake. In 1994 the California Supreme Court mandated that the lake should rise to a level of 6,392 feet, which will partially restore the ecosystem and migratory bird habitat.  <br />
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In this photo tufa towers can be seen above and beneath the lakes surface. Those beneath the surface are growing once again as they exposed to the high carbonate water.
    Tufa Submerged
  • The June Full Moon rises over South Tufa at Mono Lake.
    Moon Rise over South Tufa, Mono Lake
  • Tufa is a type of limestone that is formed when calcium-rich spring water mixes with the carbonate-rich Mono Lake water and precipitates around the spring. The towers grow underneath the waters surface. These towers were exposed when the city of Los Angeles diverted four of the five streams flowing into Mono Lake.  Deprived of its freshwater sources, the lake volume dropped by half, exposing nesting colonies of gulls to predation and again doubling the lakes salinity. The entire eco-system began to collapse. In response David Gaines formed the Mono Lake Committee, a citizens group that was formed to reverse this trend and save the lake. In 1994 the California Supreme Court mandated that the lake should rise to a level of 6,392 feet, which will partially restore the ecosystem and migratory bird habitat.<br />
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In this image, tufa towers on Mono Lake lie beneath the stars as they appear to rotate around the North Star.
    Tufa of Mono Lake Beneath the Star Wheel
  • Morning dawns with a fresh coat of snow along the shores of Mono Lake, California
    Tufa in Snow
  • A rainbow over Mono Lake with tufa towers rising from the lake
    Rainbow, Mono Lake
  • An Osprey brings a fish to a nest on Mono Lake. Osprey's mainly hunt fish but due to Mono Lake's alkalinity it contains no fish, yet they are safely protected from predator's by nesting on the exposed tufa towers. The Osprey's make a 6-25 mile round trip to catch their prey.
    Bringing Fish to the Nest
  • Tufa is a type of limestone that is formed when calcium-rich spring water mixes with the carbonate-rich Mono Lake water and precipitates around the spring. The towers grow underneath the waters surface. These towers were exposed when the city of Los Angeles diverted four of the five streams flowing into Mono Lake.  Deprived of its freshwater sources, the lake volume dropped by half, exposing nesting colonies of gulls to predation and again doubling the lakes salinity. The entire eco-system began to collapse. In response David Gaines formed the Mono Lake Committee, a citizens group that was formed to reverse this trend and save the lake. In 1994 the California Supreme Court mandated that the lake should rise to a level of 6,392 feet, which will partially restore the ecosystem and migratory bird habitat.
    Evening, Mono Lake
  • A storm rolls over Mono Lake
    Storm Over Mono
  • The other worldly beauty of Mono Lake
    Mono Lake
  • Evening light is reflected on the waters of Mono Lake from South Tufa
    Evening, South Tufa
  • Mono Lake is one of earth's most unique lakes. Resting within the Mono Basin, Mono Lake is home to millions of migratory birds, which feed on the lakes abundant brine shrimp and alkali flies. Mono Lake is 13 x 9 miles wide, making it the equivalent of the city of San Francisco. Tufa towers grow beneath the lake's surface wherever calcium rich spring water mixes with the carbonates of Mono Lake. <br />
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This photo is a minimalist perspective of Mono Lake.
    Mono Lake, A Minimalist View
  • Mono Lake is one of earth's most unique lakes. Resting within the Mono Basin, Mono Lake is home to millions of migratory birds, which feed on the lakes abundant brine shrimp and alkali flies. Tufa towers grow beneath the lake's surface wherever calcium rich spring water mixes with the carbonates of Mono Lake. <br />
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In this image, Mono Lake reflects the auburn sky.
    Mono Lake Reflects the Auburn Sky
  • A fresh snow fall covers the tufa formations and the rabbit brush and sage along the shores of Mono Lake
    Snow, Mono Lake
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