Storm Over Mono
Storm Over Mono

Author: John Hart

Publisher: Univ of California Press

Published: 1996

Total Pages: 260

ISBN-13: 9780520203686

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A dramatic environmental saga unfolds in Hart's compelling story of the fight to save Mono Lake, and ancient inland sea in located in the eastern Sierra Yosemite National Park. Hart integrates natural, social, and political history into a story that is a source of hope for anyone concerned about the environment. Complementing Hart's narrative are stunning photos takes by many leading nature photographers, including David Sanger, Galen Rowell, and Betty Randall. 61 illustrations. 31 color plates.

Mono Lake
Mono Lake

Author: Abraham Hoffman

Publisher: University of New Mexico Press

Published: 2014

Total Pages: 184

ISBN-13: 0826354440

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Environmental controversy brought so much attention to Mono Lake in the late twentieth century that it became best known for its appearance on "Save Mono Lake" bumper stickers. This thoughtful study is the first book to explore the lake's environmental and cultural history.

Sierra Wings
Sierra Wings

Author: Marie Read

Publisher: Graphic Arts Books

Published: 2014

Total Pages: 124

ISBN-13: 9780944197004

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A simply magical place to observe birds, the Mono Basin provides widely varied habitats for bird life from the lakeshore to high mountain forests. Mono Lake, one of the most important lakes for wildlife in North America, offers a vast food resource for breeding gulls and other birds in summer and an essential refueling stop for countless migrating shorebirds and grebes in autumn.

Mono Lake Basin
Mono Lake Basin

Author: David Carle

Publisher: Arcadia Publishing

Published: 2008-11-01

Total Pages: 132

ISBN-13: 9780738559094

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Mono Lake dominates the volcanic landscape east of the Sierra Nevada between Yosemite National Park and Nevada. The lake's unusual water chemistry produces algae and brine shrimp, feeding millions of birds and creating strange mineral formations called tufa, for which the lake is famed. From the early days of the Kuzedika Paiutes to the arrival of miners and settlers in the late 19th century, the lake has stood sentinel for the surrounding camps, mines, and towns. Around the lake, the town of Lee Vining has served travelers and residents since 1926, and Carson Camp has been a recreational destination for generations. Some of the world's earliest hydroelectric plants were established here, and Los Angeles began diverting streams and channeling their waters beneath the Mono Craters to the city's aqueduct in the 1940s. Impacts of those water diversions gradually became apparent, generating controversy around this otherwise placid landscape.

Fire Mountains of the West
Fire Mountains of the West

Author: Stephen L. Harris

Publisher: Mountain Press

Published: 2005

Total Pages: 488

ISBN-13:

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For general readers or seasoned geologists, Fire Mountains of the West begins with an introduction to volcanoes, the processes that create them, and the glaciers that sculpt them. The heart of the book is a fascinating biography of each of the major volcanoes of the Cascades and Mono Lake area. Dramatic photos and illuminating maps and diagrams illustrate the visible features and hidden activity of these volcanoes. From the subterranean lava tube caves of the Medicine Lake volcano to the fire-and-ice formation of Mount Garibaldi, from the cataclysmic collapse of Crater Lake to the incinerating blast of modern Mount St. Helens, and from deadly volcanic gas presently killing trees at Mammoth Mountain to massive mudflows waiting to burst from Mount Rainier, this book brings to life in dynamic, crystal-clear language the geologic story of our western mountainscape.

The Mono Basin Ecosystem
The Mono Basin Ecosystem

Author: National Research Council

Publisher: National Academies Press

Published: 1987-02-01

Total Pages: 289

ISBN-13: 0309037778

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Mono Basin is a closed hydrologic basin spanning the border between California and Nevada. Los Angeles has been diverting streams since 1941 that normally would flow into Mono Lake. It has been predicted that continued diversion will have major ecological consequences for the natural resources of the Mono Basin National Forest Scenic Area. This book studies the ecological risk assessment that considers the effects of water diversions on an inland saline lake. It examines the hydrology of the Mono Basin, investigates the lake's physical and chemical systems, studies the biological relationships, and predicts the effects of changes in lake levels on the ecosystem.

Fatima's Great Outdoors
Fatima's Great Outdoors

Author: Ambreen Tariq

Publisher: Penguin

Published: 2021-03-30

Total Pages: 42

ISBN-13: 1984816950

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An immigrant family embarks on their first camping trip in the Midwest in this lively picture book by Ambreen Tariq, outdoors activist and founder of @BrownPeopleCamping Fatima Khazi is excited for the weekend. Her family is headed to a local state park for their first camping trip! The school week might not have gone as planned, but outdoors, Fatima can achieve anything. She sets up a tent with her father, builds a fire with her mother, and survives an eight-legged mutant spider (a daddy longlegs with an impressive shadow) with her sister. At the end of an adventurous day, the family snuggles inside one big tent, serenaded by the sounds of the forest. The thought of leaving the magic of the outdoors tugs at Fatima's heart, but her sister reminds her that they can keep the memory alive through stories--and they can always daydream about what their next camping trip will look like. Ambreen Tariq's picture book debut, with cheerful illustrations by Stevie Lewis, is a rollicking family adventure, a love letter to the outdoors, and a reminder that public land belongs to all of us.

Braving the Currents
Braving the Currents

Author: Tamra Pearson d'Estree

Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media

Published: 2006-05-02

Total Pages: 410

ISBN-13: 1402081294

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This thoughtful reference identifies, applies, and evaluates criteria to define success in complex multi-party natural resource disputes. The authors examine 28 "success" criteria from many angles, present a method for systematically considering all the elements necessary for successful environmental CR, and then apply this analytic framework to eight specific western U.S. water conflicts.