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Successes: Sometimes we win and sometimes we lose. In this section we want to highlight some of our successes to help encourage activists who have yet to succeed. If you have a success story to share please send it to us at watersuccess at nccfff.org (replace at with @ before sending the email) Mono Lake : In 1941, the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power began diverting Mono Lake's tributary streams 350 miles south to meet the growing water demands of Los Angeles. Deprived of its freshwater sources, the volume of Mono Lake halved, while its salinity doubled. Unable to adapt to these changing conditions within such a short period of time, the ecosystem began to collapse. By 1962 the lake had already dropped almost 25 vertical feet. Appalled by this prospect, David Gaines formed the Mono Lake Committee in 1978 and began talking to conservation clubs, schools, service organizations, such as the Sierra Club 's Mono Lake Task Force, legislators, lawyers and to anyone who would listen about the value of this high desert lake. Under David Gaines' leadership, the Mono Lake Committee grew to 20,000 members and gained legal and legislative recognition for Mono Lake. More of the history can be found here. Here is an update recently puplished in the LA Times. Up to Top HOME | Email Signup | About Us | Contact Us | Terms of Use | © 2008 Sierra Club